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Cole Veronie is joined by family and the NV coaches.

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Allen Johnson is joined by family and the NV coaches.

North Vermilion’s Johnson, Veronie sign to play baseball for Baton Rouge Community College

Over the last two years, around 10 North Vermilion Patriots have signed to play baseball at the next level.
On Monday, two more inked on the dotted line to play at the next level
Allen Johnson and Cole Veronie, two right-handed pitchers, signed to play baseball for Baton Rouge Community College, a junior college program.
BRCC already has two NV players on the roster.
Already on the BRCC team are former NV players John Touchet and Lane Patin. The two were on hand for Monday morning’s signing.

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North Vermilion’s 13 senior baseball players produced a state championship and a return trip to the state finals in their four-year career, after seeing their freshman season cut short to eight games by COVID-19. The group went 104-20 over their careers. The seniors this past season included Tyson Leblanc, Camden Breaux, Landon Duhon, Ethan Frederick, Cole Veronie, Aiden Leonard, Ian Erbe, Seth Abboud, Evan Deshotel, Allen Johnson, Brandt Fontenot, Braxton Savant and Jace Day.

North Vermilion coach proud of group of 13 seniors

The North Vermilion High School baseball team is losing a group of 13 seniors to graduation this month after a four-year career that saw them win one state championship, finish as state runner-up in another season and reach the quarterfinals this year, which doesn’t even count a season cut short by COVID their freshman year.

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BRCC softball coach Mark Suire tells the NV students and parents that Ashton Duhon (left) and Kennedy Kelly (right) will be awarded a softball scholarship.

Baton Rouge Community College coach gives great news to players

Monday morning was signing day for four North Vermilion High athletes.
All four seniors signed to play sports for Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC), located 90 minutes from North Vermilion.
Two signed to play baseball, and the other two signed to play softball.
The two softball players had a pleasant surprise during the signing.
Lady Patriot pitcher Ashton Duhon and infielder Kennedy Kelly had planned to be preferred walk-ons to BRCC. However, that meant they would have to pay their tuition, and there was no guarantee they would make the team.

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Rachel Trahan
The Delcambre High Panthers are seeded seventh in the non-select Division IV playoffs and have a first-round bye in the postseason. Five other teams from Vermilion Parish earned bids to the playoffs as well.

Six Vermilion Parish teams earn baseball playoff bids

Six Vermilion Parish baseball teams earned entry into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state playoffs on Tuesday, led by North Vermilion, the No. 2 seed in non-select Division 2.
Twenty-four teams were chosen for each of the five non-select divisions, and 20 for each of the top four select divisions. Ten teams were chosen in select Division V.
Non-select divisions 1-3 play a best-of-three series from the first round through the quarterfinals. The top eight teams in those divisions draw first-round byes.

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Five parish softball teams make the playoffs

Five Vermilion Parish softball teams earned bids to the LHSAA playoffs this year, led by Kaplan, the No. 2 seed in the non-select Division III bracket.
The LHSAA released the playoff brackets on Thursday. First-round games must be played by Monday.
Kaplan (23-8) earns a bye in the first round as the top six teams in all five non-select divisions have byes. Twenty-six teams were chosen in each of the non-select divisions. Twenty-four teams were chosen in select divisions I-IV, with eight teams chosen in Division V.

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