Starting off hot

By News Staff on Thursday, June 16, 2022
T-Ball, 7U Coach Pitch teams go unbeaten over weekend
  • Amari Carr (9) trots around the bases and approaches home plate after hitting a home run in Ville Platte East’s 21-5 win over Oakdale to begin the East Sub-District Tournament. Carr and the rest of the T-Ball All-Stars from Ville Platte will now compete in the Dixie Youth District 7 Tournament here in Ville Platte beginning Thursday, June 23. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Amari Carr (9) trots around the bases and approaches home plate after hitting a home run in Ville Platte East’s 21-5 win over Oakdale to begin the East Sub-District Tournament. Carr and the rest of the T-Ball All-Stars from Ville Platte will now compete in the Dixie Youth District 7 Tournament here in Ville Platte beginning Thursday, June 23. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
  • Shortstop Ty Fontenot (23) reacts as a play is made at first base in Ville Platte East’s opening game of the East Sub-District Tournament in Oakdale. Also pictured at first base in Levi Welch (10). (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Shortstop Ty Fontenot (23) reacts as a play is made at first base in Ville Platte East’s opening game of the East Sub-District Tournament in Oakdale. Also pictured at first base in Levi Welch (10). (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor Dixie Youth All-Star season started hot-and-heavy this past weekend for Ville Platte. With three teams playing in three different cities, all of them managed to put up undefeated weekends in their first tournaments of the All-Star season. Ville Platte T-Ball was represented in Oakdale and Ragley, while the 7U Coach Pitch played its games in town. The T-Ball teams,…

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