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Kaplan catcher Owen Marceaux attempts to catch the baseball while a Lion player slides safely into home plate. (photo by Rosco Harrington)

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Trent Guidry started on the hill for the Kaplan Pirates. He pitched four innings against Covenant Christian on Monday.

Kaplan Pirates win two, lose one in three games

Wed, 03/04/2026 - 9:16am

After winning two straight games, the Kaplan Pirates lost to Covenant Christian Lions 11-1 on Monday.
It was a scoreless game for two innings, and then the Lions scored four runs in the third, two in the fourth, and five in the fifth to seal the win.
Kaplan, who scored 19 runs in its two wins, was held to only one run off three hits.
Trent Guidry was the opening pitcher for KHS. He allowed six runs (one earned) over four innings, strikingout one and walking five.
Gage Guidry went 2/3 of an inning, allowing five runs on three hits.

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Erath head coach Jeremy Picard talks with players Tate Collins (6) and Carter Champagne. Collins had three hits and he drove home three runs on Saturday.

EHS nips Central LaFourche in bottom of seventh inning

Wed, 03/04/2026 - 9:12am

The Erath Bobcats got back to their winning ways on Saturday, over the weekend, nipping Central Lafourche 6-5 in dramatic fashion.
With the score tied, 5-5, in the bottom of the seventh inning, Cade Francis singled home the game-winning run for EHS.
Erath (7-5) outhit Central Lafouche, 6-5.
Tate Collins had half of Erath’s six hits. He singled in the second inning, doubled in the third, and doubled again in the fifth.
He knocked in three runs and scored two.
Landen Derouen and Francis had two hits.

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Abbeville goes hitless twice against Mamou

Wed, 03/04/2026 - 9:09am

The Abbeville Wildcats dropped a double-header to Mamou over the weekend and did not get a hit in two games.
In the first game, Abbeville lost, 10-0, and then fell, 14-0, in the second game.
In the first loss, Mamou scored four runs in the first inning and two runs in the second for a convincing 6-0 lead. It added four more runs in the next three innings.
The Wildcats (4-7) did not get a hit in the first game and also committed three errors.

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North Vermilion out scored its last 3 opponents, 39-1

Wed, 03/04/2026 - 9:06am

The North Vermilion Patriots have outscored their last three opponents 39-1.
The Patriots beat Cecilia, 15-1, on Thursday, Beau Chene, 15-0, and again on Saturday, West Ouachita, 9-0.
North Vermilion improves to 9-3 and, as of Monday, is ranked No. 5 in the Non-Select Division II Power Point rankings.
North Desoto (10-2) is No. 1, and Pearl River (9-2) is No. 2.
In the win over Cecilia, Blaze Duhon drove in four runs to lead the Patriots.
He doubled in the second inning, scoring two runs, and he hit a home run in the fourth inning that scored two runs.

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Here are the top three AHS finishers at regionals. (left to right) Coach Ronnie Cormier, Yasmeen Cormier (third place), Khandi Shuford (first place) and Melissa Mai (second place) and Coach Kamilah Todd.

Abbeville Lady Wildcats place fourth at regional powerlifting meet

Wed, 03/04/2026 - 9:03am

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)

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