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King Cotton LXVII Jeff Willis

King Cotton LXVII Jeff Willis

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Willis, head LSUE baseball coach, will serve as King Cotton LXVII

Tony Marks
Monday, October 18, 2021
Winning the World Series usually lands you a trip to Disney Land. But for LSU Eunice head baseball coach Jeff Willis, leading his Bengal team to its seventh NJCAA crown landed him a trip to Ville Platte and the honor of serving as King Cotton LXVII.
In a game against Port Barre earlier this season, Jaclarion Fontenot (58) attempts to make a tackle against Andre Tremble (3). The Green Demons now host Pine Prairie tomorrow night after earning a district opening win against Ville Platte last week. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

In a game against Port Barre earlier this season, Jaclarion Fontenot (58) attempts to make a tackle against Andre Tremble (3). The Green Demons now host Pine Prairie tomorrow night after earning a district opening win against Ville Platte last week. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Battle of the Highway

Rhett Manuel
Thursday, October 14, 2021
When Pine Prairie and Mamou met in the jamboree to open the season, it was ultimately with the knowledge that they would see each other again in District 5-3A play. The result, a 20-0 Pine Prairie win, ultimately didn’t count towards either team’s win-loss record.
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Undefeated Crusaders await Trojans

Rhett Manuel
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Sacred Heart head coach Josh Harper won’t go on the record saying that this year’s version of District 5-1A is the most difficult he’s ever seen.
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Quarantine bug again hits Bulldogs

Rhett Manuel
Thursday, October 14, 2021
The Ville Platte High football team was informed on Monday that it must quarantine for two weeks due to a pair of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases within its program. It is the third such instance for the program this season, one that has been full of twists and turns for the winless Bulldogs.
Mamou native Claney Duplechin is pictured coaching his Episcopal High School players at a recent state cross country meet. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame)

Mamou native Claney Duplechin is pictured coaching his Episcopal High School players at a recent state cross country meet. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame)

A humbled Duplechin reflects on Hall of Fame career

Tony Marks
Monday, October 11, 2021
When he got the phone call saying he was elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Mamou native Claney Duplechin was humbled and surprised, even though suspicions arose about a week earlier when he got a phone call from friend and mentor Pete Boudreaux, who coaches track and field at Catholic...
Jakhalan Slaughter (6) of the Ville Platte High Bulldogs lays out for a tackle on Mamou’s Jerez Edwards (7) in the district opening contest for both teams. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Jakhalan Slaughter (6) of the Ville Platte High Bulldogs lays out for a tackle on Mamou’s Jerez Edwards (7) in the district opening contest for both teams. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Step at a time

Rhett Manuel
Monday, October 11, 2021
VILLE PLATTE- With every loss, Ville Platte head coach Roy Serie knows it will be that much harder to motivate his team. But it shouldn’t be that way, because every week his Ville Platte Bulldogs take one more step in the right direction.
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Trojans dominate in district opener

Rhett Manuel
Monday, October 11, 2021
VILLE PLATTE - Matt Fontenot started the night off with a bang for Sacred Heart. With the previous struggles of playing Catholic-Pointe Coupee fresh on their minds, Fontenot’s punt block served as a kickstart for Sacred Heart’s 36-12 blowout to open District 5-1A play.
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Pine Prairie overwhelmed by Northwest

Rhett Manuel
Monday, October 11, 2021
PINE PRAIRIE - With District 5-3A play starting up, Pine Prairie head coach Richard Clark was optimistic that his team would be competitive in district play this year.
Basile’s Christian Bergeron (73) makes a tackle on Elton’s Shermon Bellow (20). Later in the game, Bergeron forced a fumble and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Basile’s Christian Bergeron (73) makes a tackle on Elton’s Shermon Bellow (20). Later in the game, Bergeron forced a fumble and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Battle of the Bayou trophy goes to Basile with win over Elton

Tony Marks
Monday, October 11, 2021
ELTON - As the sun began to set on the western bank of Bayou Nezpique, football teams from two communities separated by five miles met on the field of battle for the right to take home coveted hardware.
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Orgeron fished for trouble with outburst

Rhett Manuel
Monday, October 11, 2021
Come to find out, LSU may have been fishing in the wrong hole all along and it may be time for a new captain to man the ship at Tiger Stadium. For those of us who have been living under a rock, the last year-plus of the Ed Orgeron Era haven’t gone quite as well as other years.
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