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Hall of Fame weekend is set

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. Wooden winner as college basketball’s best player and a...

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

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.

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

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.

Pontificated

By: TONY MARKS Editor TIOGA – The Ville Platte Super 10s came from behind twice in their opening game of the Dixie Youth South Regional Tournament to defeat West Carroll 12-11.

VP, Mamou 8U All-Stars have DYB seasons end at state

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor METAIRIE – After making a run to the state tournament, the Ville Platte 8U All-Stars had their summer season ended at the hands of a familiar opponent last weekend in Metairie. Facing elimination, Ville Platte found itself against parish rival Mamou.

VP Majors drop first two games at state

By: TONY MARKS Editor METAIRIE – After winning the district championship a week before, the Ville Platte Majors’ run in the Dixie Youth State Tournament was short lived as they succumbed to the dreaded two-and-cue scenario. The first game at state was an 18-2 loss to Gonzales City Blues.

Determination, maximum effort are trademarks of Imahara’s incredible life, career

By BRUCE BROWN, Written for the LSWA Never look back. That's not where you're going. If anyone had a reason to look back and wonder why things were as they appeared, Walter Imahara might have had a reason. Imahara is a Japanese American citizen, born on Valentine's Day, 1937, in Sacramento, Calif.

Initially underrated, Forte quickly became invaluable at every level

By LENNY VANGILDER, Written for the LSWA Recruiting services listed Matt Forte as a fullback coming out of Slidell High School. He would make his mark over four years at Tulane and 10 more in the NFL as a lead back.

LSU’s Byrd didn’t look or act the part of an ace pitcher, until he took the mound

By: JOE MACALUSO 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.

VP 7U Coach Pitch All-Stars get over hump, reach World Series

By: TONY MARKS Editor The All-Stars from Haughton have traditionally been the bane in the existence for the 7U Coach Pitch All-Stars from Ville Platte. “We played (Haughton) four or five times last year, and they’re good,” said Ville Platte’s coach Brett Doucet. “I love playing them.