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Kallie Gibson struck out 17 en route to a no-hitter against Iowa.

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Zoe Harrington ignited the Lady Pats' offense with a three-run home run against Iowa on Tuesday.

North Vermilion Lady Pats advance to quarterfinals

Thu, 04/24/2025 - 11:56am

IOWA – The No. 11 North Vermilion Lady Patriots went on the road in the second round and defeated the No. 6 Iowa Lady Yellow Jackets behind a no-hitter from pitcher Kallie Gibson to advance to the quarterfinals of the Non-Select Division II playoffs.
The Lady Pats (13-14) battled through a tough regular season filled with injuries, trying to regain the form that led them to the semifinals last season. Now, they are one win away from being back in Sulphur.

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These four freshmen set a new parish record in the 4x800 relays set last week in the parish track meet. The members of the relay team are (left to right) Liberty Greene, Riley Hebert, Camille Marceaux and Isabella Hargrave

Two records fall at Vermilion Parish Track & Field meet

Wed, 04/23/2025 - 11:53am

It is not surprising that the newest track event will be where the Vermilion Parish track record falls.
The LHSAA has been running the 4 by 800 meter relays for five years, and in that time, parish teams have gotten faster each year.
Last week at the parish track meet, the boy’s and girls’ records fell in the 4x800 meter relays.
The Kaplan Lady Pirates relay team, made up of all freshmen, shattered the record by 37 seconds.
Liberty Greene, Riley Hebert, Camille Marceaux and Isabella Hargrave ran a 10:27.31. The old record was 10:54.15.

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Hayes Mire is Kaplan’s left handed pitcher, who also plays center field.

Kaplan High baseball team making history by being No. 5 in Division III playoffs

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 6:18pm

KAPLAN - The Kaplan Pirates baseball team has made history this season, and they likely do not even realize it.
The LHSAA recently released the Division III Non-Select Playoffs, and the Pirates (19-12)  are seeded No. 5.
The high seed earned them a first-round bye, and they will play the winner of No. 12 Caldwell and No. 21 Church Point in the second round. 
Being ranked No. 5 is the highest ranking for the baseball program since the LHSAA began ranking teams.
The Pirates are coached by three non-faculty members, who all graduated from Kaplan High.

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Pitcher Kellie Gibson and the Lady Patriots will play Saturday at 2 p.m. in the first round of the playoffs.

Five Vermilion Parish teams land in softball playoffs

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:36pm

Five parish teams made the LHSAA softball playoffs, which were announced this week.
The playoffs begin with the Bi-District Round deadline set for Saturday, April 19, followed by the Regional Round deadline on April 23. 
The quarterfinal games must be completed by Saturday, April 26. The winners will head to Sulphur for the state softball tournament.
The tournament will be held May 2-3 at North Frasch Park in Sulphur.
Landing in the playoffs from Vermilion Parish  are:

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Kaplan's Addyson Hebert hit a home run against Assumption.

Kaplan Lady Pirates on 17-game winning streak

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 8:49am

The Kaplan Lady Pirates won their 17th straight game, beating Class 5A Barbe on Thursday, Nachitoches Central, 3-2 , Ouachita Parish 9-1 and Assumption 6-5.
With the wins, the Lady Pirates (23-2)  climbed to No. 2 in the Division III Non-Select power rankings. 
This past week, the Lady Pirates beat three Division I Non Select schools that are ranked in the Top 28 and one Division II Non Select school.

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