Making a statement: Bayou Chicot Elementary goes undefeated in tournament to win state title

By News Staff on Thursday, March 19, 2026
  • The LJHSAA state champion Bayou Chicot Elementary team is pictured. Team members are Reese Zanca, Laikyn Mire, Layken Fontenot, Avery Kraemer, Emily Fontenot, Callie Johnson, Adalynn Dutton, Adalynn Fontenot, Finley Doucet, Nadia Fontenot, Melia George, Blaiklee Mire, and Mica Fontenot. Head coach is Chuncey Fontenot. (Photo courtesy of Chuncey Fontenot)
    The LJHSAA state champion Bayou Chicot Elementary team is pictured. Team members are Reese Zanca, Laikyn Mire, Layken Fontenot, Avery Kraemer, Emily Fontenot, Callie Johnson, Adalynn Dutton, Adalynn Fontenot, Finley Doucet, Nadia Fontenot, Melia George, Blaiklee Mire, and Mica Fontenot. Head coach is Chuncey Fontenot. (Photo courtesy of Chuncey Fontenot)
    By: TONY MARKS Editor Champions again reside in Bayou Chicot. The Bayou Chicot Elementary softball team went undefeated in all four games of the state tournament to claim another Louisiana Junior High School Athletic Association state championship. It is Bayou Chicot’s fourth state championship and third in the last four years. The championships came in 2006, 2023, and 2024. Coach Chuncey...

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