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Cowboys picked 1st in SLC preseason poll; 5 Pokes named preseason All-SLC

By: MATTHEW BONNETTE Senior Associate AD/Sports Communications LAKE CHARLES – Coming off one of the most historic seasons in school history with a 30-win season plus Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships, the McNeese Cowboys have been selected as an overwhelming favorite...
Mamou’s Andre Vidrine (2) looks to come away with a completion as Ville Platte’s Kendarius Doucet (5) keeps pace in the second half of the Bulldogs’ 24-14 win on homecoming night last Friday. (Photo by Alyus Dick)

Mamou’s Andre Vidrine (2) looks to come away with a completion as Ville Platte’s Kendarius Doucet (5) keeps pace in the second half of the Bulldogs’ 24-14 win on homecoming night last Friday. (Photo by Alyus Dick)

Gold rush

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - The Ville Platte Bulldogs debuted their all black football uniforms on homecoming night last Friday against parish and district rival Mamou. They then pulled an old switcheroo at half time and came out in all gold uniforms.
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Trojans working into homecoming against NCHS

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor Sometimes it's not your night, and when it's coupled against an opponent that may be in the midst of something special it makes it even harder. For the Sacred Heart Trojans, they ran into a difficult matchup last Friday in District 5-1A play against the St.
Yankees face Dodgers in Fall Classic

Yankees face Dodgers in Fall Classic

Yankees face Dodgers in Fall Classic

Major League Baseball today announced the broadcast schedule for the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One.
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Grand Lake powers past Basile

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor It was one of those days at the office for the Basile Bearcats last Friday night in a 44-12 loss to the Grand Lake Hornets. On one hand, seemingly everything was going well enough. The Bearcats, after all, had another game over 200 yards rushing as a team.
Caden Rollins (1) looks to hold onto the football as he tries to pick up yardage for the Pine Prairie Panthers in a loss to Crowley Thursday night. (LSN photo by Zander Quebedeaux)

Caden Rollins (1) looks to hold onto the football as he tries to pick up yardage for the Pine Prairie Panthers in a loss to Crowley Thursday night. (LSN photo by Zander Quebedeaux)

Ungentlemanly: Pine Prairie Panthers fall on the road against Crowley in district contest; next up is Pickering

By: CHRIS QUEBEDEAUX LSN Sports Editor CROWLEY – Floyd Flugence is a threat no matter where he is on the field for the Crowley Gents. The Pine Prairie Panthers found that out the hard way Thursday evening in their District 5-3A matchup with the Gents Thursday evening.
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LHSAA reaffirms commitment to promoting sportsmanship

BATON ROUGE- The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) is dedicated to cultivating a positive and respectful environment for athletes, coaches, officials, and fans throughout the state.
Ja’maury Thomas (0) shakes off a would be Northwest tackler as he fights for additional yardage in Ville Platte’s road district loss to Northwest, 42-0, last Friday night. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Ja’maury Thomas (0) shakes off a would be Northwest tackler as he fights for additional yardage in Ville Platte’s road district loss to Northwest, 42-0, last Friday night. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Shutout on the prairie

By: TONY MARKS Editor PRAIRIE RONDE - Still searching for their first win of the 2024 football season are the Ville Platte Bulldogs after losing 42-0 to the Northwest Raider last Friday night.
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Last-second heroics lift Mamou in homecoming win

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor MAMOU – For weeks, it has felt like the trajectory of the Mamou Green Demons would be that they would eventually find themselves on the winning side of a game at some point this season.
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New Pine Prairie losing streak is extended

By: TONY MARKS Editor Since a 60-6 win over North Central that snapped a 23-game losing streak, the Pine Prairie Panthers went on to begin another losing streak and extended it to three games following a 55-0 home loss against Church Point last Friday.