Sports

Ville Platte knocked out by Red River

COUSHATTA -- The Ville Platte Lady Bulldogs knew that it would be a tough season coming into the 2017-18 campaign, having lost a number of very important players to graduation last year. But, Ville Platte fought the valiant fight all year long, making it to the first round of the Class 2A playoffs.

Demons earn big win over Bears

EUNICE -- On Wednesday night the Mamou Demons hosted the Church Point Bears in a District 5-3A contest with the hopes of gaining some positive ground going into the playoffs next week.

Taking a step back

IOTA -- Coming into Monday night’s contest with the Iota Bulldogs, the Pine Prairie Panthers were hoping to overcome the poor performance against Northwest High this past Friday night and regain some ever important footing in the chase to make the playoffs.

2018 LHSAA Girls’ playoff brackets released Monday

The regular season journey is over and now the post-season road has been revealed. On Monday afternoon the LHSAA released the brackets for the 2018 girls’ playoffs. Within those brackets were the names of four of the five parish teams, Mamou, Ville Platte, Sacred Heart and Basile.

Ville Platte High Bulldog standout Doucet to take talents to La. College

To be able to take your talent to the next level is a dream that all athletes have, especially those that are passionate about the sport that they play. Such is the case for Villle Platte High standout gridiron warrior Jaishaun Doucet.

Basile wrestlers prepare for state

A long, hard fought season for the Basile High Bearcat wrestling team will cap off this weekend as they travel to Bossier City to do battle in the 2018 LHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at Century Link Center. Competition will begin on Friday with preliminary round matches.

No answer at all

PINE PRAIRIE -- Sometimes a team just cannot find the answers needed to stop the momentum that your opponent has gained. Such is the case for both the Pine Prairie Panthers and Lady Panthers as they were taken down by the Northwest Raiders and Lady Raiders Friday night.

With win, Mamou gains momentum toward playoffs

EUNICE -- With the district championship basically out of reach, the Mamou Demons headed to Eunice with power points on their mind. A win over the Bobcats and the Demons would pick up some much needed help in improving on their No. 13 ranking before the playoffs begin a week from Friday.

Ville Platte boys, Sacred Heart girls secure victories

It was a great night for two parish teams, as the Ville Platte Bulldogs and the Sacred Heart Lady Trojans each came away with district wins on Friday. For Ville Platte, a trip to Welsh to face off against the Greyhounds proved fruitful, as they hauled in a 62-49 victory.

Lady Demons take one on the chin from Lady ‘Cats

EUNICE -- The Mamou Lady Demons came into Friday night’s contest needing some momentum heading into next week’s Class 3A playoffs. Unfotunately, for the Lady Demons, they did not find it in Eunice, as the Lady Bobcats strolled past Mamou 52-33.