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Lady Trojans continue their winning ways in district at North Central

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

By: SYLIS MANUEL Staff Reporter LEBEAU - The Sacred Heart Lady Trojans traveled to North Central Tuesday night to take on the hosting Lady Canes. The Lady Trojans were victorious in their affair, taking home a 54-38 victory.

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LHSAA members vote to delay split update until summer

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor The talk around the LHSAA for at least the past 10 years has revolved around the state’s playoff format for high school sports. Select versus non-select. It’s a tired song and dance for just about every school that participates in athletics on any level.

Alaina Boutte (seated) signs to play college softball for the John Melvin University Millers. She is the 17-year-old daughter of Dwana and Shane Boutte, of Pine Prairie. She signed on Thursday, January 26, inside the school’s auditorium. Standing in the photo is Pine Prairie’s head softball coach Alycia Hebert. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Writing her own Miller’s tale

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Monday, January 30, 2023

By: TONY MARKS Editor PINE PRAIRIE – With all respect to Geoffrey Chaucer, a new version of his second Canterbury Tales is being written as Alaina Boutte, of Pine Prairie High School, signed to play at the next level for the John Melvin University Millers in Crowley.

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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.

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