High School Sports

Basile travels to take on 2A Vinton

A rusty performance in the first half of the jamboree against Mamou this past Friday turned into a 21-0 win for the Basile Bearcats. According to Basile head coach Kevin Bertrand, that was something to be expected.

Pine Prairie opens on road at Bunkie

Revenge will be on the minds of the Pine Prairie Panthers, as they travel to Bunkie tomorrow night to face off against the Avoyelles Parish version of the Panthers.

Sacred Heart looks to carry momentum into home opener

Jamboree games are not supposed to carry much weight. They are supposed to be a way to find out how far a team has come in a game-like situation. But, when that jamboree is played against a long time rival, jamborees become more than what is normally intended.

Ten-mile battle

The two towns and schools are approximately 10 miles apart from each other. But, when it comes to Friday night football, both Ville Platte and Mamou share the same indisputable passion for their hometown team.

Sacred Heart passes first test with 20-0 win over St. Ed’s

EUNICE — The dress rehearsal didn’t go as planned for St. Edmund as Sacred Heart of Ville Platte earned a 20-0 win over the Blue Jays in the finale of the Joe Nagata Memorial jamboree.

Learning what’s needed

Two things were proven for all of the teams participating in the 2016 Evangeline Parish Jamboree; there were flashes of good solid football and there is a lot of room for improvement.

Jamborees kick off high school football

It’s hard to believe but the 2016 LHSAA high school football season is upon us.
And with that, the Evangeline Parish gridiron teams are ready to get started with the first test of the season; the jamboree.

Weather plays havoc

As storms continued to roll through the area, the grounds remained highly saturated from recent historical flooding events that took place two weeks ago. Because of that, two parish schools were not able to get in their annual fall scrimmage.

Hard work pays off

How does an undersized baseball player from the small town of Mamou get personally recruited by Skip Bertman and share a clubhouse with future MLB Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan and Cal Ripken, Jr.? Just ask Barry Manuel.

Long time Pine Prairie coach moves on to a new chapter in his life

For Chris Guillory, the transition from Pine Prairie High School’s head boy’s basketball coach to that same position at Northwest High was not a decision that was taken lightly. According to Guillory, the process took a lot of praying and some sleepless nights.

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