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Trojan runner Gavin Patin (22) finds a running lane against the Oakdale Warriors in Sacred Heart’s season-opening 34-6 win at home Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Trojan runner Gavin Patin (22) finds a running lane against the Oakdale Warriors in Sacred Heart’s season-opening 34-6 win at home Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Trojans rattle off 34-unanswered points for first win under Landry

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Thirty-four unanswered points from the Sacred Heart led to the team getting its first win under new head coach Derek Landry as the Trojans earned a 34-6 win over the visiting Oakdale Warriors Thursday night.
Ville Platte’s Kailep Hall (11) stays on his feet as he gains nine yards down to the Pine Prairie 5-yard line in a Bulldog 28-0 win over the Panthers in the final game of the Evangeline Parish Jamboree last Friday night in Pine Prairie. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Ville Platte’s Kailep Hall (11) stays on his feet as he gains nine yards down to the Pine Prairie 5-yard line in a Bulldog 28-0 win over the Panthers in the final game of the Evangeline Parish Jamboree last Friday night in Pine Prairie. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Green Demons, Bulldogs earn wins in parish jamboree

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Thursday, September 3, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor PINE PRAIRIE - The season began on the wrong side of the ledger for the Basile and Pine Prairie football teams as the Bearcats lost 28-7 to the Mamou Green Demons and the Panthers lost 28-0 to the Ville Platte High Bulldogs in the Evangeline Parish Jamboree last Friday night...
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State cracks down on marijuana on campus

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Thursday, September 3, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, in a memorandum, urged the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to address a problem of marijuana on campuses across the state.
Liam Kincanon, a junior student at Sacred Heart, is pictured as he competes at the IPF/NAPF North American Regional Championships in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where he won four gold medals and set a record in squats. (Photo courtesy of Kayla Kincanon)

Liam Kincanon, a junior student at Sacred Heart, is pictured as he competes at the IPF/NAPF North American Regional Championships in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where he won four gold medals and set a record in squats. (Photo courtesy of Kayla Kincanon)

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Gold to the fourth power

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Monday, August 31, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor There is an old saying that goes “the world is your oyster.” For Liam Kincanon, a junior student at Sacred Heart, this statement is true literally and figuratively as he recently traveled to St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. “Canada was a lot of fun,” Kincanon said.
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Pine Prairie hosts jamboree Friday night

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Thursday, August 27, 2026
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.
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Landing on their feet

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Thursday, August 27, 2026
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.
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LHSAA announces return of cheer & dance as a non-sanctioned sport after more than a decade

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Thursday, August 27, 2026
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...
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Looking for another push

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Thursday, August 27, 2026
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.
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Fresh faces

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Thursday, August 27, 2026
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.
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