Sports

Heartbreaking!!

Heartbreaking!!! It is the most spoken word around the high school sports world ever since the LHSAA announced that it was suspending any and all spring sports competition because of the threat of the spread of CoVid-19.

Trojans collect win; Panthers lose lead in last two innings

In the last diamond contests until the LHSAA lifts the suspension of all spring sports, the Sacred Heart Trojans took down the Livonia Wildcats in an 11-0 route and the Pine Prairie Panthers lost a six run lead in a 17-9 loss to the Marksville Tigers. Here is a rundown of those two games.

Parish athletes showcase talent at Basile Bearcat relays

BASILE -- On Friday afternoon, several parish track teams gathered in Basile to complete one of the last remaining track meets until the LHSAA lifts their suspension of spring sports.

Round one

MAMOU -- In one of the biggest rivalries around the area, the Mamou Lady Demons scored a 6-1 win over the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers in round one of their two district showdowns this season.

Parish teams find some success

Although the weather played havoc once again this week on the LHSAA baseball and softball schedule, mother nature was kind enough to allow games to be played on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

Collecting honors

With Ville Platte High’s loss to Brusly in the quarterfinals this past Friday night, the 2019-20 high school basketball season officially came to an end for the four schools in the parish. Overall, it was a pretty successful season for Evangeline Parish hoop teams.

Teams throughout the parish begin diamond action

The 2020 parish baseball season is now in full force, and with that all four Evangeline schools that bring a team to the diamond are expecting big things. On Monday, those teams took to the field of play with three of the four squads garnering wins.

Mamou, Pine Prairie, Ville Platte all secure softball wins

It was a banner last six days in the parish softball world, as three of the four schools sporting teams took home wins over that span. For the Mamou Lady Demons, Friday was a display of grit and determination as they took an 11-8 win over the South Beauregard Lady Knights.

Unsustainable

BRUSLY -- Despite a valiant effort Friday night, the Ville Platte High Bulldogs were unable to sustain an 11 point advantage heading into the final quarter of play as they fell to the Brusly Panthers 67-62 in the LHSAA Class 3A state quarterfinals.

Parish softball teams produce mix bag of results

Despite the rain and thunderstorms that rushed through here on Wednesday, three of the four parish softball teams were able to get in early week games on Monday and Tuesday.