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Panthers, Trojans snap baseball losing streaks

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Monday, April 1, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor With the baseball regular season winding down, one thing is clear. All of our local teams are in the fight, for better or worse. The Sacred Heart Trojans and Pine Prairie Panthers have hit a recent skid but are hoping to turn it around in time for the playoff season.

The 2024 Girl’s Division V State Powerlifting Runner-up Sacred Heart Lady Trojans are pictured with the trophy. The team finished with 37 points behind Cedar Creek with 66 points. Among those pictured are Madeline Fuselier, Karlee Lafleur, Adeline Launey, Eliza LaHaye, Lily Deshotel, Ali Fontenot, Abbie Quibodeaux, Abbie Perrodin, Haley Dupre, Camille Buller, and Blakelee Thibodeaux. (Gazette photo by Angela DeVille)

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Lady Trojans are state runners-up

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor LAFAYETTE – The girls are proving their strength once again. The Sacred Heart powerlifting team made a huge impact on the Division V State Powerlifting Tournament held on Wednesday and Thursday at the Cajundome with the girls’ team finishing as the state runner-up.

The BCE softball team is pictured with the state championship trophy. Team members are Adalynn Fontenot, Brylee Fontenot, Emily Fontenot, Kynaddi Ware, Blaiklee Mire, Callie Johnson, Macy Hebert, Laken Fontenot, Ella Ortego, Angel Tezeno, Callie Byrd, Julie Messer, Laikyn O’Conner, Finley Doucet, Avery Kramer, Madison Messer, Jaidyn Santoro, Aniyah George, Ann-Katherine Vidrine, Vayda Maricle, and Macy Hebert. (Photo courtesy of Chuncey Fontenot)

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BCE softball wins back-to-back titles

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor For the second year in a row, Bayou Chicot Elementary won the softball junior high state championship. The team clinched the title with a 1-0 win over East Ouachita and a 1-0 win over LaSalle.

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Youth Wrestling Wonders

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor BATON ROUGE - The wonderful world of wrestling was on display in miniature form at the Louisiana USA Freestyle State Tournament at the Raisin’ Canes Center on the banks of the Mississippi River on Saturday, March 16, when the Bearcat Wrestling Club took 44 young...

Mackenzie Floyed (center) is pictured with her mother, Ann; and father, Robert, during a signing ceremony on Monday, March 25, at Sacred Heart. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Breaking away

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor Mackenzie Floyed, the daughter of Ann and Robert Floyed, is taking her rodeo game to McNeese State University after a signing ceremony was held at Sacred Heart on Monday, March 25. Floyed competes in break away and goat tying. “It’s not easy,” she said about tying goats.

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Lady Panthers continue hot streak in softball

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – The Lady Panthers (17-4) were dominant in two Saturday games in beating Sacred Heart 10-2 to avenge an early season loss and then downing Marksville 8-1.

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Worst shooting night of year dooms McNeese against Gonzaga

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Monday, March 25, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – McNeese entered Thursday’s appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the school’s first in 22 years, riding a high the program had previously never seen.

Landon LeBlanc (20) attempts to lay down a bunt. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Sloane drives in five to lead Trojans over Welsh

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – The hot streak at the plate for Sacred Heart’s Preston Sloane hot streak continued on Monday in the Trojans’ 13-3 win over the Welsh Greyhounds in a five-inning run-rule game.

Pine Prairie’s Sydney Fontenot (20) advances to second base ahead of a throw to Ville Platte’s Janiah Leday. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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PPHS overwhelms VPHS in baseball, softball doubleheader

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor The Pine Prairie Lady Panthers continue to march through another solid season under head coach Alycia Hebert.

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Parallels between Gonzaga, McNeese in opening round

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Years ago, there was a plucky underdog out of the northwest region of the country. Their past was famously linked to a Hall of Fame point guard. Frankly, not much else was worth bragging about for the school’s men’s basketball program.

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