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VC catcher Jacob Dubois caught both no hitters thrown by Aidan Bertrand (left) and Will Simon in two of VC’s last three games.

Vermilion Catholic pitchers throw two no-hitters in 3 games

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:15pm

Vermilion Catholic turned in a complete performance Monday night, rolling to a 10–0 victory over Highland Baptist Christian behind a dominant outing on the mound from Will Simon.
Simon controlled the game from the start and never allowed Highland Baptist to generate any momentum. The right-hander tossed five hitless innings, striking out eight and issuing just one walk in an efficient performance that powered the Eagles to the run-rule victory.

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VC’s Bree Thomassee holds two balls she hit over the fence this weekend.

Thomassee has good day at plate for Lady Eagles

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:13pm

The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles are still searching for their first win of 2026.
VC dropped three games this weekend.
The Lady Eagles fell to Beauregard 17-5, Winnfield 13-3, and Ascension Catholic 18-1.
One Lady Eagle had a good day at the plate on Saturday.
Bree Thomassee hit two home runs in two different games.
Against Winfield, Thomassee homered to center field in the second inning and scored two runs.
Against Ascension, she hit a solo home run following a 7-pitch at bat.

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AHS catcher Josh Citizen (14) applies the tag to prevent a run from scoring against Northwest on Monday. (photo by Rosco Harrington)

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Senior pitcher Braylon Himel allowed one earned run and did not walk any in Abbeville’s win. (photo by Rosco Harrington)

Abbeville Wildcats end six-game skid

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:11pm

The Abbeville Wildcats halted a six-game losing streak on Monday with an 8-3 victory over the Northwest Raiders at Roy Theriot Field.
The Wildcats (6-11) entered the contest fresh off a weekend sweep courtesy of Morgan City. The Tigers outscored Abbeville 42-14 in the three-game series.
Abbeville has a power ranking of No. 30 in Division II Non-Select. Northwest (5-12) has a power ranking of No. 28.
AHS head coach Jeff Stephens is proud of the way his team responded to the losing streak.

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Erath’s Koah Copell leads off from second base. Copell delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh inning against Newman on Saturday. (photo by Cadn Lange)

Erath Bobcats earn 10th win

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:07pm

As of Monday, the Erath Bobcats got their 10th win of the year and moved up to No. 4 in the Division III Non-Select power standings.
The Bobcats, winners of four straight, beat the Newman Greenies 7-6 on Saturday to improve to 10-5 overall.
The Greenies, out of New Orleans, fell to 9-6 overall.
Erath needed all seven innings to secure the win. The Bobcats were down 6-5 heading into the bottom of the seventh frame.
Erath scored two runs in its last at-bat for the win.

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Kaplan Lady Pirates win two

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:04pm

The Kaplan Lady Pirates have now won three straight, beating Cecilia 16-5 and Chalmette 7-2 on Saturday.
In the win over Chalmette, Gabrielle Braus hit two home runs and drove in four for Kaplan.
She homered in the third and fifth innings.
In the bottom of the second, Kadey Duhon tripled, scoring two runs.
Lexi Greene pitched five innings and allowed five hits and two runs for the win.
In the big win over Cecilia, Lexie Greene drove in six runs on four hits.

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