Sports

All-District nods

Pine Prairie softball swept the major honors in the District 5-3A all-district team that was released on Wednesday. Senior outfield Asia George was selected as the District MVP after dominating the district at the plate and coach Alycia Hebert was named as the Coach of the Year.

Pair of Lady Trojans earn first-team nods

If the District 5-1A selections for softball are any indication, the future is very bright for the Sacred Heart Lady Trojans. The school placed seven players overall on the team released on Wednesday.

Celebrating something special

SULPHUR -- Sports are a special thing. It breeds a sense of competition and teamwork in our young people. At the same time, it provides incredible entertainment for people all around the world. Since March 2020, that entertainment aspect has had to be observed from a distance.

A star is born on the diamond

PINE PRAIRIE -- There’s a certain excitement in Pine Prairie softball coach Alycia Hebert’s voice when she talks about Maycie Hardy. There’s talk of her passion, her versatility and her selflessness on the diamond.

Amidst scandal, hiring Mulkey is almost a no-brainer for LSU

Imagine being Will Wade. Imagine the hard work you’ve done over the past four years to rebuild the men’s basketball program at LSU. Imagine the pride in drawing top recruits on a year-after-year basis and being a yearly contender in the Southeastern Conference. Still with me?

Competing until the end

For a sophomore, Pine Prairie starting pitcher Evan Ardoin gave his team everything they could possibly need and more. The young ace certainly did his part, striking out 12 batters and keeping No. 18 Kaplan off-balance all night in the first round of the Class 3A baseball playoffs.

Lutcher out duels Mamou in playoffs

LUTCHER -- It’s been a struggle most of the season for Mamou baseball, and its draw in the first round in the Class 3A playoffs did them no favors. The No. 30-seeded Green Demons hit the road to play a favorite in Class 3A, No. 3-seed Lutcher.

A good day to run

IOTA -- The Ville Platte girls’ and boys’ track teams put in strong showings Thursday afternoon at the District 5-3A meet held at Iota High School. The girls finished second overall with 132 points and the boys finished third with 101 points.

Pine Prairie’s softball season comes to an end

The No. 11-seeded Pine Prairie softball team had its season ended on a sour note Wednesday, never finding itself in a 12-3 loss to No. 6 Lutcher in the second-round of the Class 3A playoffs The Lady Panthers took a 2-1 lead in the third inning behind Maycie Hardy and Brianna Wall RBI hits.

Mamou gets by West Feliciana, bows out to Kaplan Pirates

You win some, and you lose some. This old adage applied this week to the Mamou Softball Demons as they got past West Feliciana in the opening round of the Class 3A softball playoffs but fell to Kaplan in consecutive nights.