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It’s not breaking news that the NCAA transfer portal has made life more difficult for college-athletes across the board at the highest levels.
Monday, November 13, 2023
Ville Platte’s Braylin Griffin (12) attempts to get rid of the football before being taken down by Oberlin’s Kadyn Dart (82) in the regular season finale last Friday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
VPHS finishes regular season with 51-16 loss to Oberlin
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By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor
OBERLIN – It was an ending chapter of two different sorts in Oberlin’s regular-season ending 51-16 defeat of the Ville Platte Bulldogs.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Road warriors
News Staff
By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor
It was an uncharacteristically rough regular season for both the Basile Bearcats and Sacred Heart Trojans.
Both faced adversity and ended the year with records that don’t live up to the programs’ expectations of themselves.
That said, it’s a new season and both the No.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Mamou ends rough regular season with 49-0 loss
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By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor
MAMOU – Things didn’t finish ideally for the Mamou Green Demons last Friday night as the Northwest Raiders wrapped up the District 4-3A title with a 49-0 shutout of Mamou.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Jude Hebert (23) finds running room for his Sacred Heart Trojans in their 42-6 win over North Central Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
Past is in the past
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By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor
LEBEAU – With the regular season over, there's no one inside the Sacred Heart Trojans football program that will tell you that they are satisfied with a 3-7 regular season after Thursday night's 42-6 steamrolling of the North Central Hurricanes in District 6-1A play.
Monday, November 6, 2023
Basile misses on share of district title after loss to E. Beau
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By: TONY MARKS
Editor
BASILE - A win would have given the Basile Bearcats a share of the District 5-1A title with the Oberlin Tigers. However, the East Beauregard Trojans had other plans on an unseasonably cool night in early November.
Monday, November 6, 2023
Bulldogs head to state cross country meet
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Two Bulldog cross country runners from Ville Platte High qualified for the state meet in Natchitoches on Monday, November 13. Ja'Kylin Manley placed 22nd and Kaden Ardoin placed 24th at the regional cross country meet.
Friday, November 3, 2023
Sacred Heart’s Kohen Joubert (3) attempts to bring down an Opelousas Catholic ball carrier last Friday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
Resilient heart
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By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor
VILLE PLATTE – Going into last Friday's 52-21 loss to Opelousas Catholic, Sacred Heart head coach Jacob Aguillard thought that the Vikings may perhaps be the best team they'd seen all season.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
After win one, Demons hope to build against Northwest
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By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor
MAMOU – With the monkey off of their back, the Mamou Green Demons can breathe a bit easier.
Winning does that, and last week's 38-6 win over Pine Prairie had to do wonders for their confidence.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Bearcat Gage Craton (16) attempts to get around Sacred Heart Trojan Cole Tate (7) in non-district play earlier this season. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
BHS defeats Merryville; district crown on the line against East Beau
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By: DARREL
LEJEUNE
LSN Editor
MERRYVILLE - In yet another exciting District 5-1A football game, the Basile Bearcats emerged victorious against the Merryville Panthers.
Thursday, November 2, 2023