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Norris Benoit (3) has provided explosive plays for North Vermilion this season.

Patriots set for Thursday home game vs. Loreauville

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 12:14pm

MAURICE — North Vermilion head football coach Joe Heintz expects another competitive game on Thursday when his team takes on Loreauville at Patriot Stadium.
the Patriots have been within a touchdown of their opponents in each of the first three weeks, falling to Kaplan 18-14 on a late touchdown to open the season, going three overtimes to beat Erath 23-15 in week 2 and then falling 22-18 to Abbeville in week 3.

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Photo by Kyle Comeaux
Kaplan defenders, from left, Gunnar Bourque (33), Hayes Broussard, Grant Stelly (27) and Wyatt Hebert (24) bring down LaGrange receiver Kyren Richard (8) this past Friday.

Kaplan set for tough challenge from Rayne

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 12:11pm

KAPLAN — The unbeaten Kaplan High Pirates face their toughest challenge to date on Friday when they take on the Rayne Wolves at Ed Douglas Memorial Stadium in their third straight home game.
The Pirates beat District 3-4A’s LaGrange this past week, 48-12, to improve to 3-0 on the season. Kaplan got off to a quick 20-0 start against the Gators, an emphasis for the team before the game.

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The Vermilion Catholic varsity volleyball team honored U.S. military personnel by wearing camouflage jerseys provided by the Louisiana Army National Guard at the team’s first district match on Sept. 11 against Episcopal School of Acadiana. The fathers of two of the VC team members served in Operation Iraqi Freedom following the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Vermilion Catholic played the first varsity district volleyball match in school history on Monday, Sept. 11, against Episcopal School of Acadiana. Though VVC fell short, the team impressed ESA coach Sarah Robicheaux, she told VC coach Melissa Prejean.

Vermilion Catholic Honors Military on 9/11

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 11:28am

On September 11th the Vermilion Catholic Volleyball Team honored our military personnel by wearing camouflage jerseys provided by the Louisiana Army National Guard.
Sgt. 1st Class Cody Thibodeaux, who is currently Active Duty, and Retired Lt. Col. James Williams both served together in Operation Iraqi Freedom following the terrorist attacks on our country on Sept. 11, 2001.
Their daughters, Zoei Thibodeaux and Emma Williams, who are both on the VC volleyball team, were extremely proud to honor their fathers on September 11th.

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Kaplan's offense had an easy time against LaGrange's defense.

Kaplan improves to 3-0

Sat, 09/16/2023 - 2:14am

The Kaplan Pirates improved to 3-0 on the year after destroying LaGrange 48-12 on Friday.
The game was over in the first quarter, with the Pirates leading 20-0 behind a solid running game.
The Pirates nailed the coffin shut in the second period with another score, leading 27-6 at halftime.
In the first period, Bradyn Bearb scored on a 26-yard run at 8:59 mark.
Less than two minutes later, Kaplan was back in the end zone when Daylon Landry had a 2-yard TD run. Carter Petrey converted the two-point run for a 14-0 lead.

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