As a freshman, Cody Jones began making noise as a high school quarterback. He had been doing that long before in just about everything he ever tried. From the classroom, to the basketball court to ...
Poullard inks the line and becomes an NSU Demon As a young boy, Darius Poullard wanted to play baseball in high school, college and eventually the major leagues. As time went on, he made those ambitions known while playing in the Ville Platte Di...
Williams steps in as new skipper at Sacred Heart Sacred Heart High School announced their new 2012 head football coach. Hammond native Roderick Williams took over the job earlier this week. Williams was defensive coordinator during the 2011 footb...
Sacred Heart tops PCC in hardwood hoops Wins are wins as the season slowly creeps to an end. For the Sacred Heart basketball teams, the wins are crucial right now. The Lady Trojans are trying to stay in playoff contention, while the boys...
VPHS boys remain perfect in league At 6-0 in league play, it seems as though the Ville Platte Bulldogs can’t be touched. The third rated team in Class 2A could clinch district with two more wins. They are coming off of a pair of big...
Giants have momentum for Sunday Teams always want to play good and they want to be playing great as the playoffs begin. The New York Giants played great to start the season, then fell short, and then got hot again. Right now, the...
Patriots defense has point to prove Coming into the Super Bowl, the Patriots had all they needed to win on offense and special teams. The problem that was looming was the defense, but after the last couple of games, the New England d...
Girls basketball has been a part of Basile High School dating back at least to the 1930s, but the school’s history is not filled with championship teams. Colleen Stockwell and Barbara Evans played...
In back-to-back thrillers the basketball teams of Pine Prairie High School pulled away from the teams of Mamou High School. The Lady Panthers took a one-point win, while the Panthers had to go to o...
It was set up to be one of the most competitive battles all season. It was a game with a playoff atmosphere. The ninth ranked Lady Bulldogs of VPHS traveled to Iota to battle the Lady Bulldogs who ...
For years, the Hall of Fame Classic has featured some of the best high school basketball in central Louisiana. The 2012 version, hosted by Pine Prairie, looks to be no slouch. The action begins thi...
The Pine Prairie Lady Panthers are playing good basketball right now in District 5-2A basketball. The Lady Panthers battled Oakdale and Bunkie recently. They earned the pair of wins and improved to...
It was an amazing display of character and fight in the two basketball teams of SHHS. Although both teams fell to the basketball teams of St. Eds, they had a lot to be proud of as the games came to...
The only way to describe Basile’s loss to Sacred Heart last Friday night is heart breaking. The Bearcats played their hearts out, only to come up short in the over-time period. When SHHS’ Nick Firm...
Mamou and St. Eds (1-1) meet in a battle of old district foes Friday night. The Green Demons (0-2) return home after an upsetting loss to Opelousas Catholic. The Demons felt as though they should h...
The Panthers of Pine Prairie (1-1) are going to be riding a wave of momentum this Friday night when they host 2-0 Hanson Memorial Tigers. The Panthers are coming off of a victory over the North Cen...
By Tom Dodge tom.dodge@eunicetoday.com There will be new head coaches next season for the Eunice High softball and St. Edmund baseball programs. Scott Deshotel stepped down this month after 1...
The first round of the Class 2A playoffs was the goal of every team in Class 2A. However only 64 teams made the playoffs and one of them is the local Ville Platte High Bulldogs. The Bulldogs finish...
It’s the first round of the Class 1A state playoffs. Basile has earned the 22nd seed and that means they have to get on the road. Where are they going? They will head south down highway 90 to Morga...
College football followers who wondered why Ohio State didn’t act when its coach admitted covering up NCAA violations by some of his star players don’t have to wonder anymore. Jim Tressel resigned ...
LSU Alexandria hosted Texas College in its season-opening baseball game Tuesday (Feb. 1) with a 2 p.m. doubleheader at Generals Field, according to athletic director and baseball coach Dan Purvis. ...
Renotta Edwards, new Assistant Girl’s Basketball Coach at LSUE, is shown here with the LSUE Girl’s basketball team and some of the girls that attended the camp. The camp was held June 7-10, and a s...
Week four of the Pigskin Picks and the Football Contest has come and gone and is in the record books. Contestants in both contests were blown away by the Saints losing to the Falcons. The other NFL...