Sports

The Abbeville High Lady Wildcats Power Lifting Team secured a fourth place finish at the West Regional Power lifting tournament held last week.
Here is how they placed at Regionals.

• Khandi Shuford in the 123 pound class won the West Regionals and was also named the girls’ oustanding light lifter.
Here is how much she lifted at regionals.
• Squat - 365 pounds (New Regional and Composite State Record)
• Bench -185 pounds
• Deadlift - 390 pounds (New Regional and Composite Record)
• Total - 940 pounds (New Regional and Composite Record)

Tonight, the North Vermilion Lady Patriots will compete in their most significant game in four decades at the University Center in Hammond.
The No. 3 Lady Patriots (26-3) will face the No. 2 LaGrange Gators (25-4) in the Division II Non-Select semifinal. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
The winner plays the winner of the No. 1 Sterlington/No. 4 Wossman game Saturday in the state finals.
The state tournament is being played in Southeastern Louisiana University Center, which seats 7,500.

LEROY – Forty years. It really does sound like a long time, and it is. That’s how long it’s been since the North Vermilion Lady Patriot Basketball Team last made it to Marsh Madness.
Forty years ago, none of the current Lady Patriots were even born. Only a few of their parents were around back then. Head coach Jack LeBlanc was just two years old, and assistant coach Mya Touchet hadn’t been born yet. NV principal Casey Meador was also only two.