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North Vermilion’s Stevie Brasseaux (15) skies for the kill against VC.(photo by Rosco Harrington)

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VC's Emma Prejean points to a grinning Sarah-Ellen Hagle (35) as Emma Williams, Bree Thomassee (13) and Ali Broussard join the huddle.

North Vermilion Lady Patriots down VC in volleyball

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 9:59am

The North Vermilion Lady Patriots headed south down 167 Thursday night and scored a four-set victory over the Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles at Kim Guidry Gym, 20-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-18.
The gym was packed, and the intensity was high as the two rivals took the court. NV head coach Ashly Boudreaux thought playing against familiar faces gave her team a boost.

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Keira Gordon (25) goes up high for the kill against Breaux Bridge Tuesday.

Abbeville Lady Wildcats drop four setter to Breaux Bridge in volleyball

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 9:56am

The Abbeville Lady Wildcats showed glimpses of their capabilities in a four-set loss the Breaux Bridge Lady Tigers on Tuesday, 13-25, 25-21, 15-25, 18-25.
The Lady Cats (0-4) started slow, then rallied to win the second set in come-from-behind-fashion, before being unable to rally in the third and fourth sets. Head coach Madison Trahan said her team’s emotions got the best of them.
“I saw a lot of people get in their feelings when things started going bad,” Trahan said. “Then I also saw a really good team, at times. And then we got back in

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John Thompson is now 1-1 as a head football coach.

Thompson gets his first varsity win at Kaplan

Tue, 09/16/2025 - 10:39am

KAPLAN – The Kaplan Pirates dismantled the Berwick Panthers 49-0 at Ed Douglas Memorial Stadium Friday night, giving head coach John Thompson his first career win.
When asked about win number one, Thomspon gave credit to his team. He said they had a great week of practice, and it showed.
“These kids played their butts off tonight,” Thompson said. “We pushed them in practice this week. We corrected the mistakes, and they got it done. I’m proud of them.”
He did admit the gravity of win number one hadn’t quite sunk in.

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Erath gang tackling North Vermilion runner Gage Wise were Landon Lemaire (left), Zach Broussard (on bottom), Cardin Nguyen (on top). Photo by RagenAshley Photography)

Erath Bobcats off to a great start

Tue, 09/16/2025 - 10:02am

Things are going according to the plan for the Erath Bobcats.
Heading into the Eunice Bobcat (1-1) game on Friday, the EHS Bobcats are 2-0, just like a year ago.
In 2024, Erath entertained Eunice and came away with a 28-21 victory.
This year, Erath would love start the year 3-0 with a win over Eunice. However, Erath head coach Eric LeBlanc is not taking Eunice too lightly. The 2024 Eunice Bobcats finished 2-8. Already, the 2025 Eunice team is 1-1. They lost this past Friday to Jennings 22-16, but beat Northwest 16-14 to open the season.

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Abbeville senior Keira Gordon blocks a shot against Acadiana. (photos by Rosco Harrington).

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Abbeville’s Alayna O’Bryan delivers a perfect set against Acadiana Wednesday.

Abbeville volleyball team falls to Acadiana

Fri, 09/12/2025 - 11:07am

The Abbeville Lady Wildcats dropped a three-set decision, 15-25, 14-25, 12-25, to the Acadiana Lady Rams at home on Wednesday.
The Lady Cats (0-3) went toe-to-toe with the 5A school early in each set, but the depth and experience of Acadiana proved to be too much.  
 Head coach Madison Trahan was happy with the effort her team 
“This was one of the better games we’ve played so far,” Trahan said.  “We moved our feet, we communicated, and we had some really good rallies.  “It’s not the outcome we wanted, but they played hard and I’m impressed.”

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