Sports

Lady Bulldogs, Trojans pick up solid league wins

The Ville Platte High Lady Bulldogs evened out their District 6-2A record at 4-4 with an 8-0 blanking of the Welsh Lady Greyhounds. With the win, Ville Platte finishes the season at 9-6 and will await the release of the LHSAA playoff brackets that were due out yesterday.

Parish perfection!

For someone who started out liking another sport, Pine Prairie’s Kameron Allen sure does shine on the basketball court. This year’s Evangeline Parish Most Valuable Player, Allen was a “connoisseur” of softball at the ripe old age of six.

Parish perfection!

It can be a daunting task to take the role of senior leader on a team filled with seniors, but that is just what Isaiah Payne brought to the table all season long for the Pine Prairie Panthers.

Jones draws inspiration from a familiar source; his grandfather

Inspiration and influence come in many different forms and from many different places. For Ville Platte High head coach Tommy Jones, that influence came from one man in particular, his grandfather Coach Curley Dossman.

Dedication to the sport she loves has molded Edwards’ philosophy

For such a storied career in the game of basketball, one would think that Pine Prairie head coach Renotta Edwards would have dreamed of one day being on the sidelines coaching her own team. That thought would be wrong.

Dinger party!

VILLE PLATTE -- The Sacred Heart Trojans feasted on the pitching of the Mamou Demons, blasting four dingers, including two from Christian Duplechin, for a 15-5 non-district win Monday afternoon. With the win, Sacred Heart improves to 10-10-1 on the season.

Lady Panthers glide past Lady Bulldogs; stay in first place

PINE PRAIRIE -- The Pine Prairie Lady Panthers dominated the Iota Lady Dogs off the back of a strong defensive showing and a huge fifth inning to seal an 8-1 victory. Pine Prairie improves to 17-9 on the season and 11-2 in district play.

Lady Trojans blow past Lady Gators in district win

FALSE RIVER -- The Sacred Heart Lady Trojans used an eight run third inning to blow past the False River Lady Gators 16-5 in a District 5-1A contest Tuesday afternoon. With the win, Sacred Heart moves their record to 10-8 on the year and finish league play at 4-1.

Ville Platte boys and girls take wins; Mamou cruises

Both the Ville Platte High baseball and softball teams took to the diamond this past week and each came away with big non-district wins. Meanwhile the Mamou Demons and the Lady Demons each picked up key district wins on Tuesday.

Late attack

PINE PRAIRIE -- Showing tremendous patience at the plate, the Pine Prairie Panthers scored all of their runs after the third inning, as they dropped district and parish rival Mamou 5-1 Thursday afternoon. Pine Prairie improves to 10-10 on the season and 4-1 in district play.