High School Sports
Abbeville’s Derrian Nolan, pictured above with her coaches.
Nolan named to 3A All-State team
Abbeville’s Derrian Nolan, a senior and a team leader throughout her time on the team, was picked by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association to be on the second team All-State 3A team. Nolan, who ...
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Desmond Trahan covers second base in preparation for a pick-off out.
Wildcats steal for win in extra innings
Getting as far ahead as three runs over the Abbeville Wildcats, it looked as though things could go right for Franklin. But a comeback to tie the game at 9-9 and send it into extra innings was all ...
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North Vermilion Patriot Ryan Thompson safely reaches home on a slide Tuesday against Patterson in the Patriots’ opening district game.
Patriot’s Comeaux shuts out Patterson
LEROY - The North Vermilion Patriots opened District 9-3A play Tuesday afternoon by defeating the Patterson Lumberjacks, 9-0. Sophomore right-hander Donald Comeaux (4-1, 1-0) pitched a complete-gam...
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Lexi Breaux gets ready to take her shot at the plate. Breaux scored twice and knocked in two runners against Erath on Tuesday.
Lady Pirates shut out Erath
Kaplan’s Lady Pirates picked up a big district win on the way to taking on the biggest district challenge so far. Kaplan defeated Erath 14-0 Tuesday night, paving the way for a showdown with North ...
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Delcambre picks up pair of wins against Jeanerette
Mercy-ruling their opponent twice in a row on Tuesday, the Delcambre Lady Panthers walked away with a 5-0 district record. The Lady Panthers, who are 16-2 overall, beat Jeanerette this first time i...
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Lady Eagles softball picks up wins over Highland
On Monday night, the Lady Eagles won the first the first game of the week against Northside Christian, 10-6. The second game, on Tuesday, also saw a VC win, this time 15-8 over Highland Baptist. Ke...
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The Erath Bobcats began district play Tuesday in the first of two games against Berwick. The second is coming up on Thursday afternoon. Head coach David Jordan said a tough non-district schedule has helped to prepare his team for a very competitive district this season.
Bobcats get into swing of things
The Erath Bobcats have officially opened up district play with a game at Berwick that could set the tone for the rest of the season. Prior to the game, the Bobcats were 7-7 due in large part, accor...
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Vermilion Catholic’s Tyler Derouen on the mound for the Eagles against Kaplan.
District baseball officially underway for local teams
While softball district play has been underway for a while now, local baseball teams are just starting their district season. Abbeville began theirs on Tuesday with the first of two games against F...
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Kim Guidry was named Coach of the Year for the state's Class 1A team.
VC tops LSWA All-State 1A team
There was a lot of drama in the Class 1A basketball circles. On the girls side, the No. 2-seeded Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles shocked many by knocking off overwhelming favorite and No. 1-seeded W...
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North Vermilion Lady Patriot Cydney Akers pitching for her team.
Top softball squads meet this week
Headlining local softball action this week is a fierce battle between district and parish rivals, North Vermilion and Kaplan. Both teams, who have so far dominated district play, will meet this Th...
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Former Abbeville basketball star, J.J. Davenport, took part in New Mexico Junior College’s Region V championship victory recently. Davenport is picture about with his family, who attended the game.
Former Abbeville standout among regional champs
A 10-0 Howard College run was cut short after getting within three points before former Abbeville standout J.J. Davenport scored a three-point play at the 10-minute to spread the game out a bit. In...
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