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DANNY GRANGER -- A New Orleans native and Grace King High School product, Granger carved out an impressive 10-year career in the NBA, including an All-Star Game appearance, after playing collegiately at Bradley and New Mexico. (Photo courtesy of LSWA)

DANNY GRANGER -- A New Orleans native and Grace King High School product, Granger carved out an impressive 10-year career in the NBA, including an All-Star Game appearance, after playing collegiately at Bradley and New Mexico. (Photo courtesy of LSWA)

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Granger sparkled at every level by doing things the right way in every aspect

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
By: BILL BUMGARNER Written for the LSWA Enshrinement in an athletic Hall of Fame most times requires a high level of success over a lengthy period of time.
The 6U Softball All Stars won the sectional tournament. Players are Aria Montelaro, Anna Kate Latiolais, Piper Lafleur, Marissa Fruge, Remi Kate Ortego, Adaline Johnson, Livie Rose Launey, Ellis Fontenot, Eloise Guillory, Maddie Frank, Khloe Edwards, and Maddison Griffin.

The 6U Softball All Stars won the sectional tournament. Players are Aria Montelaro, Anna Kate Latiolais, Piper Lafleur, Marissa Fruge, Remi Kate Ortego, Adaline Johnson, Livie Rose Launey, Ellis Fontenot, Eloise Guillory, Maddie Frank, Khloe Edwards, and Maddison Griffin.

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Softly rolling along

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Two softball all star teams from Ville Platte found success in Kaplan last weekend while competing in their respective sectional tournaments. The 6U team went undefeated and emerged as sectional champions.
Sacred Heart head football coach Jacob Aguillard (center left) looks on as members of his team lift weights during summer workouts on Tuesday, June 9. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Sacred Heart head football coach Jacob Aguillard (center left) looks on as members of his team lift weights during summer workouts on Tuesday, June 9. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Coming full cycle

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Monday, June 16, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - As the Sacred Heart football team enters summer workouts, it is doing so in the third year under head coach Jacob Aguillard. The key factor associated with that is the members of the team who are sophomores and juniors have been in his system all three years.
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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)

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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)

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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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