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VP 6U Softball All Stars begin summer undefeated

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor The 6U Softball All Stars kicked off their summer this past weekend and went undefeated in three games. They won all the games on a combined scoring differential of 55-30. The following is a rundown of all three games. Ville Platte vs.
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Tigers defeat West Virginia, 12-5, to earn 2025 CWS berth

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
By: BILL FRANQUES LSU Athletics BATON ROUGE – Shortstop Steven Milam and rightfielder Jake Brown each drove in four runs Sunday night to lead LSU to a 12-5 win over West Virginia in Game 2 of the NCAA Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
Pine Prairie head football coach Lance Myers (left) watches as members of the team lift weights during summer workouts. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Pine Prairie head football coach Lance Myers (left) watches as members of the team lift weights during summer workouts. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Consistently prowling

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Monday, June 9, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor PINE PRAIRIE - The Pine Prairie football team opened summer workouts this week with a different feel around them. For the past several years, they have had a head coach who was one-and-done. They now have a head coach who is returning for his second season with the program.
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Coach Marion Fruge dies

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor EUNICE - Marion Fruge, who served as the Basile Bearcats’ head football coach and athletic director for four school sessions (1984 - 1988), passed away last week at age 89. A life-long Eunice resident, Fruge coached many years at St.
Liam Darbonne, son of Paula and Mayor Justin Darbonne, of Chataignier, casts his line into the village’s fishing pond. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Liam Darbonne, son of Paula and Mayor Justin Darbonne, of Chataignier, casts his line into the village’s fishing pond. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Fishing in the park

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor CHATAIGNIER - As the old adage goes, “If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but, if you teach a man how to fish, he will eat for life.
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10U All Stars go undefeated in warmup tournament

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Ville Platte softball 10U All-Stars got off to a hot start as they went 7-0 in a warmup tournament in Rayne this past weekend. The tournament began with a 6-0 win over Eunice Green on Saturday, May 31. Avery J.
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VP 8U All Stars slide past VP Red Hots in warmup action

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Before the All-Star season gets in full swing, local softball teams participated in a warmup tournament in Rayne. As part of the tournament, two Ville Platte teams competed against each other with the 8U All-Stars getting a 10-0 win over the Red Hots.
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McNeese football kickoff times moved to 6 pm

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Reporter LAKE CHARLES – McNeese football fans won't have to wait as long for kickoff in the fall. The McNeese Cowboys are moving their kick-off times up an hour to 6 p.m. this fall.
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Tigers, Cajuns announce football kickoff times

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III Sports Reporter The LSU Tigers have kickoff times for the first two games inside Death Valley this season. LSU’s home opener against Louisiana Tech on Saturday, September 6, will kick off at 6:30 p.m. inside Tiger Stadium.
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