New season begins for girls’ basketball teams

By News Staff on Thursday, February 19, 2026
  • Sacred Heart’s Riley St. Cyr (34) moves the ball down the court in the Lady Trojans game against Opelousas Catholic earlier this season. The team now has a first-round bye in the playoffs. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Sacred Heart’s Riley St. Cyr (34) moves the ball down the court in the Lady Trojans game against Opelousas Catholic earlier this season. The team now has a first-round bye in the playoffs. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    By: TONY MARKS Editor A new season commences tonight as four of the five girls’ high school basketball teams begin play in the playoffs. One of those teams begin its journey to Hammond for the LHSAA Girls’ Marsh Madness with a first round bye. The Sacred Heart Lady Trojans received a first round bye as 8th seed in the Division IV Select playoffs. It is the second time in school history th...

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