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Members of the Division IV State Championship Golf Team are Thomas Buckless, Kohen Hebert, Carlyn Ledet, Sawyer Stover and Hayden Patin.

Vermilion Catholic wins state golf title

The Vermilion Catholic boys’ golf team won the Division IV state title on Tuesday, winning by only three strokes.
The two-day state tournament took place at Cane Row in New Iberia. VC led after the first day and successfully held off Westminster Christian on the second day. The Eagles finished with a team score of 517, while Westminster scored 520. The teams completed 18 holes on the first day; however, they could play only nine holes due to inclement weather on the second day.
Cedar Creek had the low individual scorer, with  Alex Roebuck shooting a plus-one.

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Jenna Beth Hagle had a .555 batting average for VC. She was named Co-MVP in district.

Vermilion Catholic's Hagle district Co-MVP; Guidry coach of the year

Head coach Kim Guidry went out in style, coaching her final sport at Vermilion Catholic. 
Guidry was named the Coach of the Year in District 6-1A after helping lead the Lady Eagles to a 3-0 district record.
The Lady Eagles had six players land on the first team, including Co-MVP honors.
VC’s Jenna Beth Hagle, a senior, was named the district co-MVP. She shared the honor with Highland’s Addisen Yate and Mia Sisco of Westminster of Lafayette.
Hagle was the pitcher for VC. At the plate, she batted .555.

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Kaplan’s Carter Petry

Kaplan falls in quarters to Westlake

LAKE CHARLES -  The No.5 Kaplan Pirates’ playoff run ended in the quarterfinals as they fell to the No.4 Westlake Rams 9-2 on Friday and 5-1 on Saturday.
First-year head coach Jake Faulk was proud of his team’s accomplishments.
“I could not be more proud of our boys; the level of personal growth they have shown in one short year speaks for itself.”
The Pirates (21-14) fell behind 4-0 after one inning on Friday. The Rams did their damage with an RBI double, an RBI single, and a two-RBI double.

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Members of the Erath baseball team in no certain order: Head coach Jeremy Picard, along with assistant coaches Tommie Pillette, Trey Price and Bert Migues. The players are Aiden Romero, Brax Champagne, Braxtron Richard, Brennan Broussard, Cade Francis, Camden Gullo, Carter Boutte, Carter Champagne, Cohen Luquette, Connor Toups, Dominic Frederick, Ean LeBlanc, Hudson Guidry, Issac Goutierrez, Jack Landry, Koah Copell, Kolin Rodriguez, Landen Derouen, Landon Lemaire, Logan Duhon, Spencer Lacoste, Talen Landry, Tate Collins and Zaylen Vincent.

Erath baseball team makes history with victory

ERATH – The No. 2 Erath Bobcats defeated the No. 7 Jena Giants 10-0 and 9-0 Saturday at Ross Granger Field to sweep the quarterfinal playoff series and advance to the semifinals for the first time in school history.
The Bobcats (23-11) will face No. 3 South Beauregard (24-10) in the semifinal round at Ross Granger Field. The Knights defeated Berwick in their quarterfinal matchup. The winner advances to the championship series at McMurry Park in Sulphur.
Erath beat South Beauregard 4-2 earlier in the year.

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Photo by Rosco Harrington
Erath’s Brennan Broussard fist bumps coach Jeremy Picard as he rounds third after blasting a three-run homerun Saturday against Mamou.

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Landen Derouen pitched all four innings to earn the win for Erath.

Erath Bobcats dispatch Mamou, advance to quarterfinals

ERATH – The No. 2 Erath Bobcats defeated the No.18 Mamou Green Demons 6-0 on Friday and 17-2 on Saturday at Ross Granger Field to advance to the Division III (Non-Select) quarterfinals where they will host the No. 7 Jena Giants.
The Bobcats (21-11) are making their fifth trip to the quarterfinals under head coach Jeremy Picard. While the Bobcats haven’t made the semifinals yet, Picard points out something different about this time.

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