Sports

As they reflect on the 2026 Vermilion Parish Track and Field meet, which has been held for over 60 years, one thing will certainly stand out: 2026 is the year when six parish track and field records were broken.
The records can only be broken at the Vermilion Parish Track and Field Meet held once a year.
Two 24-year-old parish records were broken this past Wednesday at Erath High School. Those records were broken by an Erath freshman long distance runner.
Erath’s Cheyenne Earnest broke the 1600-meter and 3200-meter records.

The LHSAA Baseball Playoff brackets have been released. One parish team will begin the playoffs on Thursday, while another will not play until the end of the month.
Five parish baseball teams advanced to the playoffs, with two earning first-round byes.
Teams in Division IV and Division III will compete in a best-of-three series.
The Erath Bobcats are the No. 5 seed in the Division IV Non-Select brackets and drew a first-round bye.
The Bobcats will face the winner of the No. 12 Pine vs. No. 21 Lakeside matchup.

Vermilion Catholic High School has concluded its search for a new head football coach.
On Wednesday afternoon, Broc Prejean informed the VC community by email that he will remain at the school and return as head football coach next school year. Prejean announced he was not returning to VC two weeks ago.
“I recognized I would be missing a lot more than just football with the relationships that have come into our lives through VC. I am just appreciative that I was blessed to recognize that before it was too late,” said Prejean.