RUSTON -- Timing is everything, especially in the arena of sports.
The Ville Platte Dixie Youth Minor All-Stars found that out the hard way this past week here at the Regional Tournament.
RUSTON -- Exceeding expectations.
That phrase comes off as a trite statement at times.
However, for the Ville Platte Dixie Youth Major All-Stars that statement defines the entire post-season, especially for a team with as much youth as they fielded.
GULF SHORES, AL -- Ville Platte is on the national softball map once again.
SHREVEPORT -- To break a record, any record, is a tremendous feat. To set a record is even more impressive.
That is just what the Ville Platte Dixie Youth T-Ball All-Stars did here this weekend at the State Tournament.
Ville Platte head coach Lance Chapman gives his team instructions during a game at the Dixie Youth State Tournament this past weekend held in Rayville. Ville Platte went 6-1-1 in the tourney. (Photo courtesy of Julie Lafleur)
RAYVILLE -- Going 6-1-1 in a tournament usually puts a team in the thick of things for shot at a championship.
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