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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)

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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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VPHS splits road games against Iota

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor IOTA – At its core and traditions, Ville Platte High is a proud basketball school. Highly competitive through the years, both the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs have struggled in comparison this season.

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Lady Trojans in driver’s seat for district title after 64-51 win over WCA

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Monday, January 29, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor OPELOUSAS – There’s no question by now whether Sacred Heart’s first-year basketball coach Craig Whittington has a special group on his hands. Heading into the season with a five-senior starting lineup, the Lady Trojans got off to a hot start behind its experience.

Hayden Deshotel (2) drives toward the net in Sacred Heart’s 73-31 win over False River to begin district play. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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True outcomes

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – If a slow start was a concern for the Sacred Heart boys and girls basketball teams last Friday in their District 6-1A openers against False River Academy, they never showed it.

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Lady Demons open 4-3A play with blowout win

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – The Mamou Lady Demons have been up and down all season long. They've created a 1,000-career point scorer, flipped the culture of the program to a high-effort outfit and have punched above their weight all season.

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Saints’ future depends on making hard decisions

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Monday, January 22, 2024

There are very few things in sports that I get passionate about in this day and age when it comes to rooting interests. Sadly, much of that is because of what I do for a living.

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