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Basile girls ride winning streak

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor Don’t look now, but the Basile Lady Bearcats are looking to be a threat in District 4-1A. Basile is in the midst of a five-game winning streak that has them sitting at 12-6 overall. Basile 42, St.
With Carter Guillory (42) nipping at his heels, Sacred Heart’s Ellis Chapman (2) looks to pass the basketball to a Trojan teammate. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

With Carter Guillory (42) nipping at his heels, Sacred Heart’s Ellis Chapman (2) looks to pass the basketball to a Trojan teammate. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Raided

By: TONY MARKS Editor REEVES — Sacred Heart went into Reeves looking to continue its hot hand after finishing as runner-up in the tournament at St. Edmund. But, the Trojans came out of Reeves with their collective tails between their legs after a 74-68 loss against the Raiders.
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Mamou boys look solid heading into district play

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor With district play beginning in about three weeks, Mamou boys head coach J.B. Fontenot has his Green Demon team flying through the 2024-2025 basketball season thus far.
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PPHS girls create second winning streak

By: TONY MARKS Editor For the second time this season, the Pine Prairie girls’ basketball team is riding a two-game winning streak after back-to-back victories against David Thibodaux and St. Joseph’s - Plaucheville. The win against St. Joe’s was a 41-36 affair at home on Tuesday.
Jonathan Dartez holds his outstanding award trophy that he won after his Vermilion Catholic team won the LHSAA Football Division IV Select state championship. (Photo courtesy of Abbeville Meridional)

Jonathan Dartez holds his outstanding award trophy that he won after his Vermilion Catholic team won the LHSAA Football Division IV Select state championship. (Photo courtesy of Abbeville Meridional)

Dartez, outstanding offensive player of Class 1A, has Ville Platte roots

By: CHRIS SINGLETON Written for the LSWA (Editor’s Note: Jonathan Dartez, of Vermilion Catholic, is the son of Sacred Heart graduate Tobie Dartez and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Carol “Flea” Fontenot, of Ville Platte.
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Big first half propels LSU to Texas Bowl win

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor In the Transfer Portal era, bowl games outside of the College Football Playoff have seemingly become glorified exhibition games.
Elliot Fontenot (1) drives down the court past a Lacassine defender in Sacred Heart’s 74-48 loss in the finals of the Kendall and Brad Fontenot Memorial Shootout. (LSN photo by Rhett Manuel)

Elliot Fontenot (1) drives down the court past a Lacassine defender in Sacred Heart’s 74-48 loss in the finals of the Kendall and Brad Fontenot Memorial Shootout. (LSN photo by Rhett Manuel)

Trojans take second at St. Ed’s tourney, girls go 1-1

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor When the Sacred Heart Trojan boys and girls basketball teams visited the Kendall & Brad Fontenot Memorial Shootout, hosted by St. Edmund in Eunice, after Christmas it's clear what they saw their role as. It's a St. Ed's event.