Sports

4-H goes to the Cotton Festival

Amid last week’s activities for Cotton Festival the Evangeline Parish 4-H Club has celebrated too. It was National 4-H Week. From pumpkin carving to pet shows club members stayed busy. The week began with 4-H Members hanging posters throughout the parish to promote National 4-H Week.

Hobbling along

Injuries have plagued the Sacred Heart Trojans (4-3, 1-2) all season long. And when the Trojans hit the road tomorrow night to Slaughter Community Charter for their battle with the Knights, Sacred Heart will still be nursing a number of injuries that have key players unavailable at kickoff.

Ville Platte faces tough challenge with Notre Dame

It is hard enough to play in District 6-2A, with the success that teams like Kinder, Welsh and Lake Arthur have had over the past five seasons. But, going up against arguably the best team in the state regardless of class is another challenge all its own.

Pine Prairie needs win over Northwest to stay in the playoff hunt; stands at No. 38

The Pine Prairie Panthers are in that same position they found themselves in last season. The Panthers sit at 3-4 on the year and at No. 38 in the latest power ranking released by the LHSAA.

Basile travels to Oberlin seeking win No. 4 and to keep themselves in top 10 position

After going 2-2 to start this season, the Basile Bearcats are poised to pick up their fourth win in a row and are seeking to secure a top 10 spot in the final power ranking come November 4th.

Mamou looks to take improvement from last week and bring to the field tomorrow

“We are improving.” That was the key phrase uttered out of the mouth of Mamou head coach Dwight Collins after his team put a scare in their 33-13 loss to No. 16 Crowley this past Friday.

Bayou bandits

BASILE -- Having everyone healthy once again, the Basile Bearcats used explosive play after explosive play to roll past the Elton Indians 49-20 in the Battle of the Bayou here Friday night. With the win, the Bearcats improve to 5-2 on the season and 3-1 in district play.

Ville Platte throws away chances in loss to Kinder

KINDER – The Kinder Yellow Jackets overcame numerous penalties and turnovers to notch a 20-8 homecoming over Ville Platte Bulldogs here Friday evening. Ville Platte falls to 2-5 overall, and the Dogs are still winless in district play.

Demons give Gents run; fall short in end

The Mamou Demons scored twice in the second quarter and only trailed Crowley High by six points at the half, but could not sustain their success, as they fell to the Gents 33-13 here Friday night. With the loss, Mamou falls to 0-7 on the season and 0-4 in district play.

Pine Prairie jumps out on top of Eunice; unable to sustain momentum in loss

The Eunice High Bobcats overcame a sluggish start before righting the ship in the second quarter on their way to a 35-6 victory over the Pine Prairie Panthers in District 5-3A football action Friday evening at Bobcat Stadium.