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New coach, same tradition

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Monday, July 13, 2026

By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor Basile High School has announced the hiring of Josh Andrus as the new head football coach of the Bearcats, making him the 18th head coach in the program’s history dating back to the school's first football team in 1946.

Pictured in the left photo are the Super 10s. Players are Baylor Doucet, Ty Fontenot, Everett Fontenot, Mattox Sylvester, Levi Welch, Rivers Ortego, Joseph LaHaye, Buddy Scott, Emmett Lafleur, Rhett Fruge, Elliott Bischoff, and Amari Carr; and coaches are Derek Fontenot, Josh Fontenot, and Brett Doucet.

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Heads of state

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor All heroes do not wear capes. Some wear baseball uniforms and a cap and a glove.

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Skenes is named to National League All-Star Team

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes has been named to the National League All-Star team for this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will take place on Tuesday, July 14 at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park. The announcement was made by Major League Baseball tonight.

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Roger Cador, former Southern baseball coach and player, dies at age 74

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Monday, July 6, 2026

By: WILL NICKEL The Advocate Roger Cador, who coached the Southern Jaguars baseball team for over 30 years and was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2019, died at the age of 74. Cador played for Southern in the early 70’s and led the Jaguars with a .

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LHP Kade Anderson to represent Mariners at All-Star Futures Game

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Monday, July 6, 2026

SEATTLE – Major League Baseball announced today the rosters for the 2026 All-Star Futures Game, with the Mariners top pitching prospects LHP Kade Anderson and RHP Ryan Sloan set to represent the Mariners. Both Sloan (No. 5) and Anderson (No. 7) are ranked in Baseball America’s top 10 prospects.

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Fenske Named NJCAA Pitcher of the Year

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Monday, July 6, 2026

EUNICE – LSU Eunice's Lane Fenske (New Iberia, LA, Catholic-New Iberia HS) was named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Pitcher of the Year, the organization announced on Monday. Fenske was given the same award by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).

Raymond Partsch III (left) and Tony Marks (right) hold their major awards that they won at the 2025 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Awards Contest luncheon in Natchitoches on Sunday, June 28. (Photo by Tina Partsch)

Major hardware

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

Staff Report NATCHITOCHES - The Ville Platte Gazette and The Oakdale Journal received hardware after staff members earned top honors at the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Awards Contest luncheon held on Sunday, June 28.

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LSHOF Class of 2026 was formed by strong foundations

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

By: JASON PUGH For The LSWA NATCHITOCHES – “When you build a house, you don’t build it from the roof down. You build it from the foundation up.

Sweeties head to state

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Sweeties head to state

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

The Pine Prairie Sweetees 6U team earned a 1st-place finish in the District Tournament, securing their spot in the Louisiana State Tournament in Alexandria. The girls will begin State Tournament play on July 10.

Mamou 6U All-Stars win district championship

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Mamou 6U All-Stars win district championship

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

The Mamou 6U DYB All-Stars won the district championship after beating Ville Platte twice to finish with a 4-1 record. The team will now head to state in Metairie July 9-12.

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