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North Vermilion Patriots move on to second round

Thu, 04/28/2022 - 9:30am

The North Vermilion Patriots took the first step to defeding their Class 4A state title by cruising to a 20-0 win over Westgate in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.
The Patriots will play their second round game at home on Saturday at 11 a.m. and then Sunday at noon and if needed, Sunday at around 2 p.m.
In Tuesday’s win, the Patriots scored three runs in the first inning, eight in the third inning and nine runs in the fourth frame.
After four innings, the score was 20-0.
The Patriots had 16 hits in blowout.

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Christen Migues (21) lays down a bunt for the Erath Bobcats during a 9-2 win over Booker T. Washington in the first round of the Class 3A baseball playoffs Tuesday.

Erath Bobcats slam BTW 9-2 in 1st round

Thu, 04/28/2022 - 9:27am

ERATH — Facing a first-round opponent about whom they knew little didn’t slow the Erath High Bobcats for long.
The seventh-seeded Bobcats scored a single run in the first inning, then scored in four of the next five innings to roll to a 9-2 win over No. 29 seed Booker T. Washington of New Orleans in a Class 3A bi-district playoff game Tuesday at Ross Granger Field.
Erath (17-17) will play host to No. 10 seed Loranger starting Friday in a best-of-three regional playoff series. Loranger beat No. 23 Caldwell Parish 4-2 Tuesday.

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Camden Breaux has been a steady bat for the North Vermilion Patriots. He plays third base on defense.

Six Vermilion Parish teams make baseball playoffs

Tue, 04/26/2022 - 11:36am

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association released its baseball playoff brackets and the parish has six teams that made it.
Making the playoffs are North Vermilion, Kaplan, Erath, Delcambre, VC and Gueydan.
The North Vermilion Patriots (32-2), the defending Class 4A state champions, are the No. 1 seed and play today against No. 32 Westgate (7-18) in the first round. The first pitch is at 6 p.m. at North Vermilion High.
Last year the Patriots were the No. 3 seed and went on to win the state title.

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Kennedy Marceaux is all smiles as she rounds third base after hitting a game-winning three-RBI home run for Kaplan on Thursday.

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Kennedy Marceaux is swarmed at home plate.

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Pinch runner London Greene slides safely into third base and then checks to see if Lainnie Bourque reached second base.

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Lainnie Bourque stands on second base after hitting a bunt single and then advanced to second base on an error.

Lady Pirates win playoff game in dramatic fashion

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 9:44pm

KAPLAN - The Kaplan Lady Pirates had to do something they do not usually do - play small ball in order to win 4-2 in the second-round Class 3A playoffs.
Kaplan will be back in action Saturday at home against No. 6 Sterlington. The game time is 4 p.m.
With the wind blowing in, the Lady Pirates went nine innings and only produced one run against the Jena Giants, the defending Class 3A state champs.
Going into the bottom of the 10th inning, down 2-1, the Lady Pirates needed more than one run.

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The Kaplan Lady Pirates have a hit a school record 65 home runs this year. Kennedy Marceaux leads the team with 20 home runs.

Five softball teams make the playoffs

Thu, 04/14/2022 - 3:24pm

The Kaplan Lady Pirates, coming off of a 2021 season where they were the second seed in the playoffs, followed that with what should be the third seed when the LHSAA announced the Class 3A playoff pairings Thursday.
Kaplan (25-4 overall) held the number two seed for most of the second half of the season but dropped to the third seed in the final week and will play host to No. 30 seed Ville Platte High (6-11) in the opening round. It will be played Monday at 5:30 p.m.

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