Sports

KAPLAN — Kaplan High School is now looking to fill the head football coaching position after filling it less than a year ago.
Going into his second football season, John Thompson resigned from his teaching and coaching positions on Tuesday.
The school district did not give a reason for his resignation.
The teaching/head-coaching job opened today and remain open for another 7 days. A new head coach is expected to be named by the end of May.
The 2027 Kaplan senior football class will now be coached by their fourth head coach in four years.

SULPHUR – The Kaplan Lady Pirates came up short in the Division II Non-Select championship game on Sunday.
The Lady Pirates took an early 4-2 lead and held it until the sixth inning, when the Sterlington Lady Panthers scored three runs. Sterlington went on to win 5-4 at Frasch Park in Sulphur.
This was the second time Kaplan and Sterlington faced each other in the state finals. Kaplan won 4-0 in 2023, while Sterlington took the title in 2024 and again in 2026.

The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles’ track team will be competing in different events at this week’s Class A State Track Meet at LSU.
Heading to the state track meet on the boys’ team is Luke McLain in the javelin.
The Class A state meet is Thursday at LSU’s Track Complex.
Two Lady Eagles will be competing in four events at state.
Senior Zoei Thibodeaux qualified to run in the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles,, and she is a member of the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams heading to state.