Up and running

By News Staff on Thursday, September 29, 2022
VPHS, PPHS duel for first win of season
  • The Ville Platte High offense keeps churning against a vaunted Iota defense in a loss last week to open up district play. Coach Roy Serie’s Bulldogs will now take on Pine Prairie tonight. (LSN photo courtesy of Chris Quebedeaux)
    The Ville Platte High offense keeps churning against a vaunted Iota defense in a loss last week to open up district play. Coach Roy Serie’s Bulldogs will now take on Pine Prairie tonight. (LSN photo courtesy of Chris Quebedeaux)
  • The Pine Prairie Panthers are pictured as they take the field against Church Point. The team will again take the field tonight in another district contest against Ville Platte High. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    The Pine Prairie Panthers are pictured as they take the field against Church Point. The team will again take the field tonight in another district contest against Ville Platte High. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – Pine Prairie and Ville Platte have both experienced significant struggles so far this year. With Ville Platte coach Roy Serie in the midst of a program rebuild and Pine Prairie coach Joe Heintz attempting to establish his own culture in his first year on the job, both teams have struggled to 0-4 starts in the 2022 season. One of those teams will…

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