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SH, VPHS girls end regular basketball seasons

SH, VPHS girls end regular basketball seasons

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SH, VPHS girls end regular basketball seasons

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Monday, February 12, 2024
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – After completing the unbeaten district season on Tuesday night, you’d assume there’d be little else for the Sacred Heart Lady Trojans to accomplish in the regular season heading into Thursday’s non-district tilt with Port Barre.
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Ranking super memories on Super Sunday

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Monday, February 12, 2024
Today, at 5:30 p.m. , Super Bowl LVIII will kick off. And if you picked up our paper from last Sunday, you would’ve seen our annual Super Bowl preview. It’s arguably the biggest television event in the United States on an annual basis.
Logan Bergeron, State Champ at 106 lbs., is shown in action.

Logan Bergeron, State Champ at 106 lbs., is shown in action.

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Bergeron takes title at 106 pounds

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor BOSSIER CITY - The Basile Bearcat wrestling team fell short of its state championship goal as the local grapplers placed third in Division III at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s State Wrestling Tournament held Friday and Saturday, February 2 and 3 at...
The Sacred Heart Lady Trojans are treated to a hero’s welcome as they return to the Halls of Troy after winning the District 6-1A championship on Tuesday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

The Sacred Heart Lady Trojans are treated to a hero’s welcome as they return to the Halls of Troy after winning the District 6-1A championship on Tuesday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Celebration ensues as Lady Trojans finish off 6-1A unbeaten mark

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor EUNICE – The nets came down at Sacred Heart’s home gymnasium and “We Are The Champions” played as the District 6-1A champion Lady Trojans basked in the glow of another district title Tuesday night, this time under first-year coach Craig Whittington.
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District title goals in front of VPHS boys

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – It hasn’t been an ideal season for the Ville Platte boys’ basketball team. Used to a lofty standard of annual 20-win seasons, it hasn’t quite gone that way for the Bulldogs.
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Trojans ride rivalry wave to take down SEH 52-43

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor EUNICE – Rivalries are a special part of the fabric of sports. They’re the lifeblood. They’re a motivating factor that, whether you’re in a championship race or not, can always add fuel to a game.
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Brain trust gazes into crystal ball for Super Bowl LVIII predictions

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Monday, February 5, 2024
By: GARLAND FORMAN Publisher RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor, Ville Platte Gazette and TONY MARKS Sports Editor, Oakdale Journal It may not be the Super Bowl rematch that America wanted between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, but, instead, football fans across the country are getting a...
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LSU baseball remains in title chase

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Monday, February 5, 2024
It’s that time of the year … Yes, right now your grass is dead. Don’t blame me, blame the winter freeze. But soon enough you’ll be running your lawnmower, sprucing up your gardens and complaining about how fast your growing. Which can only mean one thing … baseball is around the corner.
Lady Trojans’ Kali Shiver (22) looks to pass the basketball down the court in her team’s win against North Central. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Lady Trojans’ Kali Shiver (22) looks to pass the basketball down the court in her team’s win against North Central. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Waiting out the eye

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
By RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – The Sacred Heart Lady Trojans found themselves in a dogfight Tuesday night against the North Central Lady Hurricanes.
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