Sports

Mason Hebert has always dreamed of playing football on the collegiate level. On Feb. 5, National Signing Day, his dream came true.
On Wednesday, Hebert signed a letter of intent to play for the Louisiana  Christian University Wildcats in Pineville, La. Enrollment is just under 900 students. Hebert has started for the Erath Bobcats for four years, where he played running back and linebacker.
He is one of two Vermilion Parish athletes to sign a letter of intent on Feb. 5. VC’s Jonathan Dartez signed with Nicholls State in Thibodaux.

Last week, a historic moment in Acadiana area basketball occurred, and Erath High graduate Sarah Touchet Alpough played a significant role in it.
Alpough, a city employee in Abbeville, also serves as a basketball referee with the Lafayette Referee Association. She’s been in the game for 15 years, officiating both boys’ and girls’ basketball games. Typically, there are three referees on the court for each game.
Over the past 15 years, it’s usually been Alpough and some other guys on the basketball court.
But last week, something extraordinary happened.

A former Vermilion Catholic head basketball coach won his 500th basketball game this past week.
Chris Dupuy is the head coach at Avoyelles High School in central Louisiana. Avoyelles beat Port Barre, giving Dupuy his 500th win
Dupuy was the VC boys basketball coach from 1994 to 1999 where he posted a 122-57 record at VC.
Dupuy left VC in 1999 to coach at Marksville High School and then went to Avolyelles High School.
“What does 500 wins to me? It means I have been blessed to be around some gifted players,” Dupuy said.