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Kaplan shortstop Aiden Gaspard flies through the air in order to avoid a sliding Landon Derouen from Erath. Gaspard was able to touch the bag for the out before jumping in the air.

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Seth Leger was the winning pticher for EHS against Kaplan.

Erath blanks Kaplan in district action

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 8:07pm

The Erath Bobcats won its 11th game of the season after blanking the Kaplan Pirates 6-0 on Tuesday in Ross Granger Field.
The win puts EHS at 1-0 in district and it still keeps them at No. 5 in the Division III Non Select Power rankings.
The Erath hitters were able to get to KHS south paw pitcher Hayes Mire. He allowed six hits and three runs (two earned) over five innings, striking out six and walking four.
Erath got on the board in the second inning after Dominic Frederick singled, scoring two runs.

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The Kaplan Lady Pirates finished second in the Snooks Track Meet.

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The Erath Bobcats won the Snooks Relays last Friday.

Erath wins Snooks Relays, Kaplan girls take second

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 11:15am

ERATH - The Erath Bobcats were able to take home the Snooks Relays team title after scoring 132 points in Friday’s track meet.
The Bobcats had four first place finishes on the track, including winning three out of the four relays.
The only individual Bobcat to win first was Cameron Soirez, who won the 800 meter run (2:04.6) and he also finished second in the 1600-meter run (4:58.08).
Erath’s winning 4x100 relay team (44.18) consisted of Isaiah Meadows, Jonathan Goodrich, Torrien Alfred and Cooper Fouroux.

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Braylon Himel allowed only one unearned run and one hit while striking out six in an 11-1 victory over Midland. (Photos by Rosco Harrington)

Abbeville Wildcats beat Midland

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 11:09am

The Abbeville Wildcats defeated Midland 11-1 on Monday thanks in part to eight runs in the fifth inning.
The win was the fourth this season for Abbeville. They travelled to St. Martinville on Tuesday.
Midland scored in the top of the first inning and then Abbeville exploded for three runs for a 3-1 lead.
It stayed that way until the bottom of the fifth inning when Abbeville exploded for eight runs.
Abbeville jumped into the lead in the bottom of the first when Braylon Himel doubled, scoring two runs, and Roland Levine III singled, scoring one run.

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Baseball round up in Vermilion Parish

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 11:08am

The Erath Bobcats, going into Tuesday’s game against Kaplan, are on a three-game winning streak after beating non-district Central Catholic, 10-7, on Friday.
Erath was the first to get on the board in the second when Landon Lemaire singled, scoring one run.
Erath committed an error, which helped Central Catholic tie the game at one in the bottom of the third.
An error gave Erath the lead, 2-1, in the top of the fourth.

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