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Class 1A baseball, softball All-State teams are named

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Monday, June 8, 2026
By: WILLIAM WEATHERS Written For the LSWA The theme of the teams for this year’s Class 1A Coaches of the Year in both baseball and softball was one of resilience. Central Catholic of Morgan City’s Brent Hidalgo took his No.
Pictured are the 8U Ville Platte Elite All-Stars and the 8U Ville Platte Select All-Stars.

Pictured are the 8U Ville Platte Elite All-Stars and the 8U Ville Platte Select All-Stars.

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Ville Platte Elite 8U tops Ville Platte Select 8U in first tournament of summer

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Thursday, June 4, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor The summer kicked off with a bang as the Ville Platte Elite 8U All-Stars ran through their first tournament of the season with an undefeated record and claimed the top spot with two wins over the Ville Platte Select 8U All-Stars in Rayne.
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VP 10U, VP 6U All-Stars both go undefeated in Rayne Tournament

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Thursday, June 4, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Ville Platte 10U All-Stars and 6U All-Stars combined to go 11-0 this past weekend in their first tournament of the season, which was held in Rayne. The 10U team, along the way, picked up two wins against Eunice Blue All-Stars and two wins against 10U American All-Stars.
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Annual Free Fishing Weekend to be held June 6-7

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Thursday, June 4, 2026
By: RENE LEBRETON LDWF BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) invites you to take part in its annual Free Fishing Weekend on Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7.
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Guillory steps aside as Basile football coach

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Monday, June 1, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor BASILE - Dale Guillory, the head football coach of the Basile Bearcats has announced he is stepping down from the position after two years at the school. He recently reflected on his time at Basile High School. Question: When did you become a head coach?
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LSUE’s JUCO run ends in loss to Blinn

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Monday, June 1, 2026
LSUE Athletics GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – LSU Eunice Baseball wrapped up its first trip to the JUCO World Series after a 16-6 setback to Blinn College on Wednesday at Sam Suplizio Field. The Bengals (47-13) finished in fifth place in the 10-team field.
Branigan Berzas, of Mamou, recorded an on-base plus slugging percentage that was north of 1.000 during his sophomore season. As a result, he was named as the parish’s most valuable player in baseball (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Branigan Berzas, of Mamou, recorded an on-base plus slugging percentage that was north of 1.000 during his sophomore season. As a result, he was named as the parish’s most valuable player in baseball (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Berzas plays five positions in MVP season

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor MAMOU - For the Mamou baseball team, this season was a little bit of a letdown after last year’s first-round win over Many in a best-of-three series. The Green Demons, this season, with an 11-17 record and got swept by Many in the best-of-three series to open the playoffs.
Kayne Hargrave, of Sacred Heart, guided his Trojans to a top-10 finish and a first-round bye in the playoffs. For his efforts, he was named the parish’s coach of the year in baseball. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Kayne Hargrave, of Sacred Heart, guided his Trojans to a top-10 finish and a first-round bye in the playoffs. For his efforts, he was named the parish’s coach of the year in baseball. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Coach of the Year Hargrave credits team

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - The baseball season might not have ended the way Kayne Hargrave wanted with a loss to district-rival St. Edmund in the second round of the playoffs, but the season did involve several memorable moments for the head baseball coach at Sacred Heart.
High school physicals are held

High school physicals are held

High school physicals are held

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Monday, May 25, 2026
Healthworks Rehab, on Thursday, May 21, held preseason athletic physicals for high school athletes from Ville Platte, Mamou, Pine Prairie, and Sacred Heart. The physicals included screenings from optometrists, physical therapists, dentists, and physicians before final clearance.
Maci Droddy, of Sacred Heart, hit six home runs and 30 runs batted in on her way to being recognized as the parish’s softball most valuable player. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Maci Droddy, of Sacred Heart, hit six home runs and 30 runs batted in on her way to being recognized as the parish’s softball most valuable player. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Droddy sets the tone for Lady Trojans on her way to MVP season

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Monday, May 25, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - While wearing number 77 on the back of her Sacred Heart softball uniform, Maci Droddy set the tone for her team as she batted in the leadoff spot. Droddy enjoys the spotlight being in that leadoff spot. She said, “It’s very fun.
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