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Seth Leger pitched in Erath's win over ED White.

Leger helps Erath beat ED White

Mon, 04/07/2025 - 4:32pm

ERATH – The No. 3 Erath Bobcats defeated the Select Division II No. 8-ranked ED White Cardinals 7-3 Saturday at Ross Granger Field to earn their 11th-straight victory.
The Bobcats (18-8) haven’t lost since March 7 when they fell to St. Thomas More. As his team prepares for its final four games and a playoff run, head coach Jeremy Picard likes what he sees.

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VC shortstop Jonathan Dartez jumps in the air to avoid a runner at second base. (photo by Rosco Harrington).

VC takes care of Vandebilt Catholic

Mon, 04/07/2025 - 4:31pm

The No. 3 Vermilion Catholic Eagles stepped up in classification and defeated the Select Division II No.3-ranked Vandebilt Catholic Terriers 5-3 Saturday at Ralph Sellers Field.
The Eagles (17-7) got a strong performance on the mound from Fisher Quackenbos. The junior hurler went six innings, allowing one run on five hits and one walk while striking out three.

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Delcambre High hires former Kaplan head football coach, Cory Brodie

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 9:02am

Cory Brodie, the former Kaplan High head football coach, was named the new head coach and athletic director at Delcambre High School.
Coach Brodie is a 2010 graduate of Catholic High School and 2015 graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Coach Brodie comes from a family of coaches. His coaching history includes being the defensive coordinator at Central Catholic, Vermilion Catholic and Lakeshore High.
Most recently, he was the head coach at Kaplan High School for three years.

Abbeville High Lady Wildcats finish second at state power lifting meet

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 11:30am

Vermilion Parish has become a powerhouse in powerifting.
This past weekend, the powerlifting state meet took place in Kenner, where athletes from Vermilion Parish performed impressively. The parish earned a state runner-up team trophy and nine individual state titles.
Abbeville High did exceptionally well.
The Lady Wildcats powerlifting team secured second place in Division III, while Church Point won the state title.
The Lady Wildcats have not won a state title in powerlifting.

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Abbeville’s second place state powerlifting team is made up of (left to right) Emma Trahan, Yasmeen Cormier, state champion Khandi Shuford, stae champion Tonie Landry, state champion Brylee Batiste, Sarinity Wallace and Melissa Mai.

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Abbeville High’s powerlifters (left to right) Leo Tomino, state champion Bryand Mao, state champion Aiden Brown, Trey Nguyen and Peter Duong.

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North Vermilion's Ethan Tate won a state title.

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Gueydan’s Grace Braus (left) won the Division V state title in her weight class, while Lacey Hebert finished second in her weight class.

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Kaplan’s Tyrin Doucette shakes former Abbeville High powerlift head coach Travis Werner after accepting his state championship trophy that he won over the weekend.

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VC's Lene-Claire Romero won state in the 132 pound division.

Abbeville High Lady Wildcats finish second at state power lifting meet

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 11:28am

Vermilion Parish has become a powerhouse in powerifting.
This past weekend, the powerlifting state meet took place in Kenner, where athletes from Vermilion Parish performed impressively. The parish earned a state runner-up team trophy and nine individual state titles.
Abbeville High did exceptionally well.
The Lady Wildcats powerlifting team secured second place in Division III, while Church Point won the state title.
The Lady Wildcats have not won a state title in powerlifting.

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