SPORTS

By: LANCE REED
Sports Editor

In Class 2A, the teams of Evangeline Parish had to battle in two pretty tough districts. Mamou and Pine Prairie were involved in District 5-2A, one of the strongest in the state. Ville Platte and Sacred Heart competed in District 6-2A, a district that has always been tough and has some great traditional powerhouses. All four teams were fortunate to have team members named to their respective All-District teams when they were released last week.

By: LANCE REED
Sports Editor

The Mamou Lady Demons began their District 5-2A schedule with a bang. They destroyed the Oakdale Lady Warriors 17-0 in four short innings. This came right before the Lady Demons headed to the Tioga Tournament and pulled off a tournament victory.
Against Oakdale, Katie Deville got the victory in the circle. She improved to 3-5 overall and 1-0 in league play. She fanned three batters and allowed just one hit. Cydni James also did work on the hill for Mamou.

By: LANCE REED
Sports Editor

The Pine Prairie Lady Panthers scooped up their first league victory in a hard-fought game. The PPHS girls defeated Kinder 1-0 in a nail-biting contest.

Pine Prairie junior hurler Courtney Townsend did the job for the Lady Panthers in the circle. She was lights out for seven straight innings. She hurled a one-hitter and fanned 13 batters. Overall, only three Lady Yellow Jackets made it on base.

By: LANCE REED
Sports Editor

Sacred Heart’s baseball team took a quality win over the DeQuincy Tigers last week. The Trojans went to the Kinder Tournament and left with a 9-3 victory.

Taylor Veillon got the win on the mound. He went three innings, before giving way to Kaleb Fontenot.

The Trojans picked up a run in the first inning. Fontenot reached on an error and scored in the same fashion. Cain Thevenot forced an error in the DHS infield, allowing Fontenot to come home.

By: LANCE REED
Sports Editor

Fast breaks are common in basketball. They happen many times per game. Unfortunately for the Mamou Demons, the Red River Bulldogs used the fast break over and over to score points in Friday’s Class 2A quarter-final match-up. The Bulldogs also found a way to take advantage of several missed shots from Mamou. No matter what happened, the basket just kept squeezing the ball right out of the rim. In the end, the Demons were uprooted by the Bulldogs 55-31 and eliminated from the playoffs.

The Sacred Heart seventh and eighth grade softball team has rolled through their non-league schedule. They are 4-0 with wins over St. Eds, OLI, Westminster and OMP. They have out-scored opponents 61-5. They are pictured above. Kneeling, left to right, are Heather Fontenot, Taylor Perry, Alex Ardoin, Anna Marie Soileau, Elizabeth Soileau, Kristin Ortego and Morgan Manuel. Standing, same order, are Courtney Vidrine (mgr), Lyndsey Ardoin, Ann-Christian Ardoin, Hannah Fontenot, Heather Johnson, Courtney Cloud, Malerie Limoges and Hannah Lemoine (mgr).