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New-look Bulldogs showing signs of life

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

It’s so hard to take anything from the round of scrimmages that precede the high school football season. In a nutshell, they’re a chance for teams to see something different. In terms of determining how good teams will be in the coming season, they’re practically useless.

Pine Prairie Panthers

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Long-time assistant Heintz steps in to lead Panthers

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – There was plenty of reason for optimism for the Pine Prairie Panthers entering the 2022 season after a breakout 2021 year.

Basile Bearcats

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The veer machine will keep on rolling

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor With seven returning offensive starters and six defensive returnees, head coach Kevin Bertrand will once again have his eyes on success. But, the Bearcats are in a rare spot for the program.

Mamou’s Keontez Campbell (21) tries to find a running lane against a stingy Basile defense in the teams’ scrimmage held Thursday, August 18. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Stingy Scrimmage

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Monday, August 22, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE – Basile head coach Kevin Bertrand nailed it when talking about Thursday night’s scrimmage between Basile and Mamou that opened the football season in Evangeline Parish. Looks can be deceiving. There is no real flow. No consequences to big plays made.

Chris Serie (left) presents a $500 donation to James Stephens Montessori Principal Melanie Bordelon for the school’s athletics program. (Photo courtesy of Melanie Bordelon)

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NLYB presents donation to JSM athletics

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Monday, August 22, 2022

Staff Report Christopher Serie created Next Level Youth Basketball in 2018. Serie wanted to enhance the basketball game for the youth in his community and give his daughter the best basketball experience she could have for little money.

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The Marks Post: Resting up before a new season

News Staff

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Do you hear that? It is the proverbial calm before the storm before high school football begins. This past weekend was the last weekend without high school football through December. Because of that, I stayed home this past weekend and caught up on some rest.

Manuel

Brennan’s selfless loyalty is his legacy

News Staff

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Let it be known that despite his decision to walk away from the LSU Tigers football team, no one can accuse quarterback Myles Brennan of throwing in the towel.

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Southland was on the brink of being demolished

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

Due to an absentee landlord, the Southland Conference had become a small town’s derelict property -- a once proud family home that had turned into a neighborhood eyesore where kids throw rocks through windows, and homeless and opossums alike utilize it as shelter on stormy nights.

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More of the same

News Staff

Monday, August 15, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor LAFAYETTE – The sustaining of the culture previously built at Louisiana by now-Florida coach Billy Napier rests in the hands of a local boy and a legend in his own right.

Manuel

Football season: Perfect way to burn off summertime blues

News Staff

Thursday, August 11, 2022

I’m sorry that we’re still sweating through the dog days of summer and all the rain has certainly made your lawn more fruitful than it’s ever been as well. That being said, I’ve got great news … relief is upon us.

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