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Claw of the parish

PINE PRAIRIE -- If it wasn’t for science, Renotta Edwards would have likely never been the girls basketball coach at Pine Prairie High School. “I actually wanted to be an occupational therapist,” said Edwards, who played for the legendary Elton Williams at Ville Platte High.

Claw of the parish

PINE PRAIRIE -- Kameron Allen wasn’t a selfish basketball player and that was an actual issue. Early on in her decorated four-year career with the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers, Allen would be so focused on getting her teammates involved that she sometimes passed up on open looks at the basket.

Ville Platte, Oberlin take home top honors at Bearcat Relays

BASILE - Oberlin High and Ville Platte High were the top two schools at the Bearcat Relays held Friday, March 11 with the boys’ and girls’ teams from the two schools swapping first and second place finishes.

Mixed dividends

The Pine Prairie softball team finally got to taste victory. After having the season delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions, Pine Prairie got on the field earlier this week with a game at Class 5A opponent Southside High.

Fontenot shines in blow out wins at BRCC

BATON ROUGE – LSU Eunice’s high powered offense continued its tear with a pair of impressive mercy rule wins over Baton Rouge CC on Thursday. The Bengals (21-8) scored 28 runs off 31 hits, smashed six home runs and collected 16 extra base hits over the two games.

Work in progress

Gary Ashworth promises to do better. “It falls back on me,” the Sacred Heart baseball coach said. “I got to do a better job of training these guys and putting them in a position to have success.” The Trojans have dropped three straight contests.

Mamou baseball ends losing skid; other teams pick up wins

The Mamou baseball team wrapped up last week by snapping a four-game losing streak. Mamou opened up the Eunice Tournament by suffering a 20-1 defeat to Plaquemine, who scored seven runs in both the second and the fifth innings. Mamou then dropped a 15-2 decision to Welsh on Friday.

UL’s Doucet is named DPOY

LAFAYETTE – Ty'Reona Doucet has made Ragin' Cajun history. The former Ville Platte High girls basketball star helped the University of Louisiana this year claim the Sun Belt Conference regular season championship for the first time in program's history.

Laden with accolades: All-District basketball teams are announced

Ernest Roberts highlights the group of Evangeline Parish basketball players who received all-district honors this season. The Ville Platte High senior forward earned first-team District 5-3A honors, and was selected as the District MVP in a vote conducted by the district's coaches.

On the brink

The Sacred Heart baseball team is producing football-esque final scores. In the Trojans’ first nine games this season, Sacred Heart (6-3) has scored 113 runs which averages a robust 12.5 runs per game.