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Dad’s love of sports trickled down

Rhett Manuel
Monday, June 20, 2022
This won’t come as a surprise to any of you, but a man who chose sportswriting as a side hustle had sports play a large part in his life growing up. It’s a tale as old as time with any kid who comes up around sports. If you love sports, there’s a very good chance it’s because of your dad.
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Trojans place three on LBCA All-Region team

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Monday, June 20, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – After a 25-9 season that saw the program make the Division IV quarterfinals, accolades continue to roll in for the Sacred Heart baseball program.
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)

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Starting off hot

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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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.
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10U softball wins opening tourney

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Thursday, June 16, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor CROWLEY – The Ville Platte 10U softball all-star team headed into its first tournament of the season on a mission. All teams go in wanting to win. However, these ladies looked to make a statement.
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LeCompte Jr., author of Sharpened Iron, passes away

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Thursday, June 16, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor Melvin LeCompte Jr., author of Sharpened Iron: The Tee Cotton Bowl Story, passed away on Saturday, June 11, at the age of 52. He was an accomplished author and musician. He taught school for 20 years in the St. Landry Parish School system having touched many lives.
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Bulldogging running backs, then steers, came naturally for Duhon

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Monday, June 13, 2022
By: RON HIGGINS Written for the LSWA (Editor’s Note: This is a first in a series of feature stories spotlighting this year’s induction class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Sacred Heart pitcher and outfielder Briggs Ardoin puts the bat on the ball Tuesday morning in the LBCA Uncerclass All-State games. Ardoin was selected to the West squad. Over the two days, he pitched and played outfield. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Sacred Heart pitcher and outfielder Briggs Ardoin puts the bat on the ball Tuesday morning in the LBCA Uncerclass All-State games. Ardoin was selected to the West squad. Over the two days, he pitched and played outfield. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Making the list

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Monday, June 13, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor HAMMOND – There are many in the world who make their livings off of making lists. Sportswriters vote on a weekly Top 10 or Top 25. Billboard has been telling us what the Top 40 songs are for as long as most have been living at this point.
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The Marks Post: Well... maybe I am bad luck

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
A few years ago, Oakdale held football coach Destin Dieterich called me bad luck because his team won the games I missed that season. The more time that goes by, the more I think he’s right.
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Red-hot Ragin’ Cajun run ends in College Station regional

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor COLLEGE STATION, Texas – After getting hot at the right time, Louisiana’s baseball season came to an end over the weekend in the NCAA College Station regional.
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