Sports

Pine Prairie hosts jamboree Friday night

By: TONY MARKS Editor Friday night lights will again be shining bright in Evangeline Parish tomorrow night as Pine Prairie High School hosts the 2026 Evangeline Parish Jamboree. Admission is $12. The jamboree begins with the Mamou Green Demons facing the Basile Bearcats at 6 p.m.

Mariners select LHP Anderson from Double-A Arkansas

SEATTLE – Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced the following roster moves: Kade Anderson (#13), LHP, selected from Double-A Arkansas. Jhonathan Díaz, LHP, designated for assignment.

LDWF to offer dove lease fields in Colfax and DeRidder on Sept. 5

By: TREY ILES LDWF Baton Rouge, Aug 24, 2026 - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will have lease fields available in Colfax and DeRidder for the opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 5 along with several LDWF Wildlife Management Area (WMA) dove fields.

Landing on their feet

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - When former head coach Jacob Aguillard left Sacred Heart after three years to take the head job at St. Edmund, the Trojans turned to a home town boy in the person of Derek Landry to lead them on their way to a possible district championship winning season.

LHSAA announces return of cheer & dance as a non-sanctioned sport after more than a decade

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) is excited to announce the return of Cheer & Dance to the LHSAA championship calendar as a non-sanctioned activity, marking the first time in more than a decade that Louisiana high school cheer and dance programs will have an...

Looking for another push

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Last season was one of the most successful seasons in several years for the Ville Platte High football team as the Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 4-6 overall record and a 3-3 district record. The team then lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Fresh faces

By: TONY MARKS Editor MAMOU - To fill the vacancy created by the departure of former head coach LaQuintin Lamb, the Mamou Green Demons turned to first-year head coach Daniel Scully to lead the football team.

A little of this, and a little of that

By: TONY MARKS Editor PINE PRAIRIE - The outlook on the season at Pine Prairie is high as the Panthers will play a non-district schedule, which means no games this year against teams like Crowley, Iota, and Church Point.

Bearcats entering new territory with move to 2A

By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor Experience up front, athleticism in the backfield, and a healthy mix of returning veterans and younger players have the Basile Bearcats ready to trade summer workouts for Friday-night football.

Friday nights and why they matter

There is a moment, every fall, that reminds me why I love this state. The sun goes down. The lights come up. The smell of popcorn and the smoke of pit hamburgers drifts across a parking lot that was empty six hours ago and is now packed bumper to bumper. The band strikes up.