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Third period dooms SH boys against WCA

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Monday, January 30, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Sometimes, all it takes in sports is one quarter or period to make it a bad night.

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NFL title games are tales of different styles

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor It doesn’t happen this way every year in the National Football League, where the tournament gets it right.

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Wilson’s 18 leads VPHS past Northwest

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – The Ville Platte Lady Bulldogs got its District 4-3A slate jumped off on the right foot last Friday night, riding the shooting of senior guard Vandryua Wilson to a 50-42 win over Northwest.

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Depth, expectations hallmarks of LSU baseball in ‘23

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor BATON ROUGE – Take a look at any preseason baseball poll that matters – Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com, Baseball – and they all have one thing in common. The LSU Tigers are the preseason No. 1 in all of them.

Mamou’s Tyrian Broussard garnered 25 off his team’s 64 points in a win over Teurlings Catholic. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Broussard leads Mamou past Teurlings

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Monday, January 23, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – The Mamou Green Demons are one of those boys basketball teams that, on a good night, are capable of competing with most teams they play. Much of that has to do with star forward Tyrian Broussard, who has shouldered the load most nights this year.

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Big 2nd half lifts Opelousas past VPHS

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Monday, January 23, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor OPELOUSAS – The Ville Platte Bulldogs may well be on their way to something special this season, but Wednesday night saw them face a team that was able to match them blow-for-blow in the Opelousas Tigers.

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The Idiot’s Guide to Sports TV and Film

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Monday, January 23, 2023

I am a man of many passions. I’ve been known to (poorly) swing a golf club or two in my lifetime. Prime Tiger Woods I ain’t. I can’t even hold Charlie Woods’ golf bag on a good day.

Kenney Courville (right) was inducted into the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Friday, January 13. Courville was introduced by current Kinder baseball coach Rick Whittington (left). (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

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Kinder’s Courville is inducted into HOF

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Monday, January 23, 2023

By: TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editor LAFAYETTE – Over the course of his coaching career at Kinder High School that spanned nearly two decades, Kenney Courville compiled a record of 409 wins and 181 losses.

Alex Dick, of Mamou High School, squats in the Sacred Heart Invitational. His best mark in the event was 585 pounds, and his total mark on the day in all three events was 1,450 pounds. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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SH hosts second annual powerlifting invitational

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Area schools competed in the second annual Sacred Heart Invitational, held Saturday, January 14. In the boys competition, Pineville placed first with 69 points, Sacred Heart placed second with 41 points, and Mamou placed third with 29 points.

Emily Stagg (10) takes the ball toward the net for her Sacred Heart Lady Trojans in a district win over Opelousas Catholic.

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SH glides past OC in sweep at home

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Every team wants to get its run towards a district championship off on the right foot. That means getting a win. Usually, it also means executing well and if you’re lucky winning comfortably.

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