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Interviews underway for new head football coach at Kaplan High

KAPLAN — The interviews for the next head football coach at Kaplan High School have already begun, despite the job still being open until noon on Friday.
As of Thursday, six candidates had applied for the head football coaching job. The school district did not release the names of the six. Interviews began at 11 a.m. on Thursday. 
One of those six names who interviewed on Thursday is a parish native who has coached at Vermilion Catholic for many years.
VC assistant football coach John Thompson confirmed he applied for the head football job at Kaplan High School. 

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Vermilion Catholic's Albert, Erath’s Leger named parish’s Co-MVPs

    The Vermilion Catholic Eagles and the Erath Bobcats ventured into unchartered territory this Spring as both programs advanced to the state championship in Sulphur for the first time in school history.
For that reason, Erath head coach Jeremy Picard and VC head coach Ben Harrington are the Vermilion Parish Co-Coaches of the Year. At the same time, pitcher Seth Leger of Erath and pitcher Cole Albert of VC are the Vermilion Parish Co-MVPs.
 The Eagles (25-7) won their final 11 games en route to VC’s first baseball state championship. 

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Kaplan pitcher Lexi Greene holds her Player of the Year plaque.

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Kaplan coach Brittney LeBeouf holds her Coach of the Year award.

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Kaplan's Lexi Greene named Player of the Year

KAPLAN — The 2025 softball season started with little expectations for the Vermilion Parish softball teams, almost like their motto was “whatever happens, happens.”
For one team heading into the 2025 season, there was no heavy weight on their shoulders like the previous two years. The Lady Pirates were coming off a season in which they failed to defend their Division III, Non-Select state title despite returning most of their senior-strong lineup from the previous year.

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Kennedy Marceaux

Kaplan's Kennedy Marceaux leaving Alabama after one year

Two days after Alabama softball’s 2025 season ended, a Crimson Tide player entered the transfer portal.
 According to a report by Softball Portal on X, Alabama, freshman infielder Kennedy Marceaux has entered the portal.
Marceaux, from Kaplan,  played in 27 games with 10 starts this season for the Crimson Tide, mostly at third base. She hit .310 with two home runs and nine RBIs. 

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The Erath players close their eyes during the prayer before the game.

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Erath's Jack Landry flicks his bat after getting walked.

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Talen Landry rounds third base after hitting a solo home run.

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The Erath community came out and supported the Bobcats.

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Erath shortstop Landen Derouen touches second base and throws to first base.

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Talen Landry (left) and Landon LeMaire celebrate when Landry crosses home plate after his home run.

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Erath starting pitcher Talen Landry hugs new pitcher Hudson Guidry on the mound.

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Erath catcher Brennan Broussard tags out a Sterlington runner at home plate.

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The Erath fans filled the stands.

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Landen Derouen hustles to first base but was called out. He rested for a minute before getting up.

Here are a few photos from the third game on Saturday

Here are a few photos of the Saturday Erath/Sterlington baseball game on Saturday.

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