Sports

It’s déjà vu all over again

In the famous words of Yogi Berra, it was deja vu all over again for the Ville Platte High Bulldogs and the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers, as they secured their second Evangeline Parish basketball titles in a row this past weekend.

LSU named No. 1; Tigers, Tech, ULL, Tulane all head to bowls

The College Football Playoff selection committee has met and the decision as to who the four teams are heading into the semi-finals on December 28 has been reached.

Former Panther, Sims, helps lead Southern Jags

Former Pine Prairie High Panther, Jerrod (JJ) Sims, made his presence felt in the latter half of the year for the Southern Jaguar football program, as the freshman running back helped lead the Blue and Gold to a Bayou Classic win and an appearance in the Southwest Athletic Conference Championship...

Making their way forward

MAMOU – After three days of play in the 2019 Evangeline Parish Basketball Tournament, four teams emerged with a chance to claim the title as best hard court squad in the parish and take home the hardware that comes with that championship.

SH basketball earns split dividends against Oakdale

VILLE PLATTE – A 34-point night for senior Blair LaFleur elevated her Sacred Heart Lady Trojans 54-39 over the visiting Oakdale Lady Warriors Monday night. With the win, the Lady Trojans improved to 3-4 on the season.

Down right dominant

BASILE – The Oberlin Tigers scored on seven of their first eight possessions and rushed for 557 yards on 43 carries as they blew past the Basile Bearcats 48-12 in the Class 1A quarterfinals Friday night. With the loss, Basile finishes the season with an overall record of 8-5.

Showdown in B-Town

For the second time in three weeks, the Basile Bearcats and the Oberlin Tigers will square off in a crucial and decisive game that will determine the fate of each team’s season. In the first meeting between the squads on November 8, it was the District 4-1A championship on the line.

Ville Platte boys claim tournament title; girls take home third place

VILLE PLATTE -- The Ville Platte High boys basketball team is off to another great start as they went 3-0 in their own tournament held this past week. Ville Platte started tourney play Wednesday with a huge 88-65 win over the Marksville Tigers.

Local cross country runners compete at state meet; come home with good results

NATCHITOCHES – Three of the five parish schools recently sent representative runners to the LHSAA State Meet held in Natchitoches and the results were pretty darn good. In the Class 3A girl’s competition, Ville Platte High placed 14th as a team overall.

All about heart

HAYNESVILLE – Calling on their relentless pursuit of playing a full four quarters, the No. 10 Basile Bearcats scored with 45 seconds left in the game and then converted on a two-point run to stun the No. 7 Haynesville Golden Tornado 28-27 in the second round of the LHSAA Class 1A playoffs.