Sports

Collective improvement

It has been at least 10 years since Mamou has won a season opener. However, the Demons will have the opportunity to reverse that trend tomorrow night when they tackle the Merryville Panthers at home.

Pine Prairie hoping to get more experience as they host a tough Oberlin Tiger squad

Pine Prairie head coach Yves Prince knew that his team would be inexperienced in key areas this coming season. However, Prince did not realize just how inexperienced his team truly was until their debut at the Evangeline Parish jamboree.

LSU gets first real test of season at Texas

BATON ROUGE -- The No. 6 LSU Tigers get their first real test of the season when they travel to Austin to battle the No. 9 Texas Longhorns. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Leading by example

The annual Tee-Cotton Bowl crowns a city champion in Ville Platte as it is played between Sacred Heart High School and Ville Platte High School. The team who emerges with bragging rights is presented a trophy in memory of Jerome Vidrine.

Tee Cotton Bowl

Tee Cotton I Year: 2000 Site: Soileau-Landry Field Score: Sacred Heart 24, Ville Platte 21 Note: The first time the traveling Vidrine Cup was presented to the winner, a trophy the Trojans win seven straight years.

Getting real

BASILE -- After the completion of the 2019 Evangeline Parish football jamboree, one thing rings true for all of the area gridiron teams: it gets real next week with the start of the regular season.

Saints fall in final pre-season game; whittle down team

NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Saints ended their pre-season with a narrow 16-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins Thursday night.

One step closer

The Evangeline Parish gridiron teams move one step closer to the regular season when they travel to Basile for the annual jamboree.

Great expectations

Like a brand new car owner, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron is set to roll out his latest version of the Tigers to the NCAA football world.

Overcoming dissapointment

We all know the heartbreak and disappointment that was the 2018 season for the New Orleans Saints. However, head coach Sean Payton and the organization have put what happened in the NFC Championship game to rest and are now focused on making sure that 2019 brings more palatable results.