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Joe Langlinais takes a jump shot for VC.

VC Eagles knocked out of basketball playoffs

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 10:54am

On Tuesday, the Vermilion Catholic Eagles were eliminated from the Division IV Select Basketball Playoffs after blowing a 23-point lead late in the third period.
The Eagles led 36-13 with 3:39 to play in the third period but lost 57-48 to Cedar Creek.
Cedar Creek outscored the Eagles 44-12 over 11 minutes.
It is the second straight year VC has fallen in the second round. The last time VC reached the third round in the basketball playoffs was in 1999, when it fell to Lake Charles Hamilton.

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North Vermilion’s Stevie Brasseaux (21) fights for a rebound with an Albany player. The referee called it a jump ball.

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NV freshman Ashante Rose goes up for two of her 14 points

Historic season comes to end for North Vermilion Lady Patriots

Mon, 03/03/2025 - 1:38pm

LEROY—On Thursday, the No. 2 North Vermilion Lady Patriots ended their historic season by falling to No. 7 Albany, 44-37, in Leroy.
It was historic because it was the first time the Lady Patriots had won a record 27 games in a season and an outright Class 4A district title.
“It was a historic season for North Vermilion,” said NV girls coach Jack LeBlanc. “We achieved a record number of wins, claimed a district title, and defeated teams we’ve never beaten. For the first time in school history, we beat St. Thomas More and LaGrange.

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Dominic Frederick had two hits and an RBI for Erath against Northwood. Photo by Rosco Harrington

Vermilion Parish Baseball/Softball Roundup

Mon, 03/03/2025 - 1:29pm

The Abbeville Wildcats have won two straight games after scoring a combined 46 runs.
Last week, the Wildcats (2-3) beat Opelousas 26-25 and Glenco Charter, 20-6.
Abbeville’s Greg Meaux, Nathan Daniels, and Roland Levine III combined for five of the team’s 10 hits in the victory against Glenco. They scored five runs and drove in six.

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Alexander Marceaux pitched three innings and got the win for VC.

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Bryce Lege made a difficult catch in the outfield for VC. At the plate, he had three hits and drove in three runs against St. Ed’s.

Late rally lifts VC over St. Ed Blue Jays

Mon, 03/03/2025 - 1:25pm

EUNICE  – The Vermilion Catholic Eagles clawed their way to a hard-fought 7-6 victory over the St. Edmund Blue Jays on Saturday, using timely hitting and a strong bullpen to seal the win.
The Eagles wasted no time getting on the board. In the top of the first, Dominic Gautreaux and Jacob Dubois were hit by pitches before Jackson Trahan executed a sacrifice bunt to move them into scoring position. Brice Lege then ripped a single to left, bringing in Gautreaux and Dubois for an early 2-0 Eagles lead.

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Abbeville’s Kaylon Fletcher (2) plays defense against Iowa.

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Abbeville’s Kaylon Fletcher (2) plays defense against Iowa.

Abbeville's ‘D’ big reason for its success

Mon, 03/03/2025 - 1:21pm

The Abbeville Wildcats advanced to the second round of the Division IV Non-Select Playoffs, where they faced a tough No. 1 Wossman team on Monday.
The Wildcats  (20-13) were the No. 16 seeded team, while Wossman is the top seed in the playoffs. The Meridional went to press Monday before the game ended. Wossman has been to the state finals five years in a row. 
Wossman won the Division II Non-Select state title last year as the No. 2 seed. 

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