Sports

Making history

TIOGA – To embrace history gives a person a sense of pride and respect. To make history brings that to heights unimaginably more.

Pitching Machine All-Stars finish season at state

JONESBORO – It was not quite the fairy tale ending that the Ville Platte Pitching Machine All-Stars had hoped for, but the young, talented players did make a splash at the Dixie Youth State Tournament this past weekend.

Hebert named head coach at ASH

ALEXANDRIA – Logan Hebert is a Trojan once again. The former Sacred Heart High school standout has recently been named the head coach for the Alexandria High Lady Trojan softball team. She replaces Erica Harwell, who stepped down as coach after the 2018 LHSAA state softball tournament.

Battling forward

JONESBORO -- Ville Platte all-star pitching machine head coach Nick Fontenot knew his team was going to give battle every step of the way at the Dixie Youth State Tournament that began here Thursday afternoon, but even he was a tad surprised at the way his team performed in the first three games of...

Ville Platte T-Ball All-Stars advance on at State Tourney

TIOGA -- The Ville Platte T-Ball All-Stars got off to a tremendous start at the Dixie Youth State Tournament beginning here on Thursday afternoon, as they rolled past all three of their pool play opponents to advance on to the championship bracket.

SHS players pick up more honors

The awards keep coming for a few Sacred Heart Trojan baseball players, as the Louisiana Baseball Coach’s Association Class 1A All-State and All-Region 5 Team were announced. Earning All-State and All-Region honors were utility player Garrett Fontenot and outfielder JT Harper.

Correct ingredients

LEESVILLE -- If there were a recipe for winning a district title, the Ville Platte Dixie Youth Major All-Stars would definitely be culinary geniuses.

Ville Platte Minor All-Stars secure district runner-up

VILLE PLATTE -- Despite being as young as they are, the Ville Platte Minor All-Stars came out and showed flashes of being a veteran team here this past weekend in the Dixie Youth District 7 Tournament.

VPGSA 6U finish as runners-up

YOUNGSVILLE -- Accomplishments come in many different forms. Some of those accomplishments involve championships, but some appear in the effort given to win those championships. Such is the case for the Ville Platte Girl’s Softball Association 6U All-Stars.

Another title

SLIDELL -- The Ville Platte Girl’s Recreational Association 8U All-Stars are at it again. The young ladies with the tough as nails, never say die attitude took home another championship title last weekend, as they battled their way to the USSSA Recreational All-Stars State Tournament title.