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Paul Mainieri

Mainieri invested in himself and LSU, mentored players, and Tiger baseball stock soared

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

By: GLENN GUILBEAU Written for the LSWA (Editor’s Note: This is the finale in a series of feature stories spotlighting this year’s induction class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Amari Carr (9) scores on an RBI single from Emmett Lafleur (13) to give the Ville Platte 7U Coach Pitch All Stars a 4-2 lead over Shelby County in the Dixie Youth Region III World Series. Shelby County, though, won 9-8 in extra innings, on Saturday, July 22, and eliminated Ville Platte from the tournament. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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An extra sting

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor CENTER, Texas – The Ville Platte 7U Dixie Youth All-Stars gave it everything they had in their World Series encounter. They proved their ability to hang with the best, going undefeated in pool play and taking down the Alabama state champions in bracket play.

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High school football game coverage to now run on Thursdays

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Changes are coming to local high school coverage in the Ville Platte Gazette. The Sunday pages will no longer be held for football games on Friday night and will continue to be printed on Friday afternoon. As a result, game summaries will be uploaded to the Gazette’s Website at www.evangelinetoday.

Lyons

Indomitable, influential Lori Lyons has made the most of a very modest opportunity

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Monday, July 24, 2023

By TED LEWIS Written for the LSWA It doesn’t happen as frequently as a decade ago these days. But still, inevitably, when Lori Lyons is out and about somewhere in the River parishes, someone will see her and exclaim, “You’re the Times-Picayune Lady!” With good reason.

Woodruff

Woodruff didn’t plan on being a coach, but quickly became one of the game’s best

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Monday, July 24, 2023

By ROBIN FAMBROUGH Written for the LSWA Many things about M.L. Woodruff’s life paint the picture of an old-school baseball coach. His meticulous focus on fundamentals and love of working a natural grass field paved the way for 13 state titles at Parkview Baptist.

Ron Washington

Washington’s influence has been transformational for years in MLB

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Monday, July 24, 2023

By: GIL LEBRETON Written for the LSWA (Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a series of feature stories spotlighting this year’s induction class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Manuel

Kelly’s LSU, for better or worse, has had the bar upped in 2023

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Monday, July 24, 2023

Well, it’s that time of the year again. With SEC Media Days behind us, let the hype train begin and let football season wash over us once more. Yes, I know it’s still 105 degrees outside at 7 p.m. and you have to figure out how you’re going to cut your grass in this nonsense.

LSHOF

Hall of Fame weekend is set

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Friday, July 21, 2023

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2023 Induction Class Competitors ALANA BEARD – A phenomenal shooting guard and defender at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, Beard was the 2000 Miss Basketball in Louisiana, the 2004 John R.

Eli Manning

Easy-going Eli didn’t try to match older Mannings, he paved his own path

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

By: TED LEWIS Written for the LSWA (Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a series of feature stories spotlighting this year’s induction class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

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Softball 10U All-Stars claim runner-up at World Series

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BRANDON, Miss. – They maybe took the road less traveled. But ultimately, the Ville Platte 10U softball All-Stars made the most of the less beaten path and finished runners-up at the 2023 Gulf Coast World Series.

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