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Gabe Clement of Kaplan owns the 400 meter parish record. His time is 48.45.

No Vermilion Parish track and field records broken at Vermilion Parish Track meet

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:08am

Here is a list of parish records.

Field Events

Javelin
Glen Pere, Vermilion Catholic (1970, 207-04)

Discus
Michael Baudoin, Abbeville (1975), 172-10

Shot Put
Brandon Mitchell Abbeville (1992), 58-06

Long Jump
Daniel Allen, Kaplan (2002) Tied
Marlon Brown, Abbeville (1990) 22-9

Triple Jump
O’Daylon Thibeaux Kaplan (2009), 47-08

High Jump
Neal Guidry, Kaplan (1985), 6-11;

Pole Vault
Matt Wilson, VC, (2013), 15-03

Relays

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VC shortstop Ethan Landry goes up to catch the baseball on a play at second base against Hanson. (photo by Marcy Lege)

Five Vermilion Parish baseball teams expected to make the playoffs

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 10:40am

Five high school baseball teams are expected to make the LHAAA high school baseball playoffs.
The LHSAA will release the brackets on Tuesday, and five parish teams are in.
In Division II Non-Select. Erath (21-6), North Vermilion (17-11), and Kaplan (13-13) will make the playoffs.
In Division IV Non-Select, the Delcambre Panthers (9-15) will advance to the next round.
In Division IV Select, the Vermilion Catholic Eagles (16-7) will make the playoffs.

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Celebrating the NV win after the game are Nylah Harrison (left), Kayla Landry, Ann-Claire Campbell and Briley Steven (25). (Photo by Rosco Harrington)

North Vermilion Lady Patriots primed for playoffs

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 10:38am

LEROY – The North Vermilion Lady Patriots proved they are ready to make a serios playoff run by defeating the Kaplan Lady Pirates 3-1 in their regular season finale.
North Vermilion finished the regular season with a 22-6 record, including a nine-game winning streak to conclude the season.
In their final three regular season games, the Lady Pats defeated the seventh-ranked team in Division II Non-Select, the fourth-ranked team in Division II Select, and the defending Division III Non-Select state champions.

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NV's Hunter Denais (20) and Colton Jeansonne during a game this saeson.

Vermilion Parish baseball roundup

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 10:34am

The Kaplan Pirates got the win it needed to secure a playoff berth after crushing the Westminsters Crusaders earlier this week.
Before this weekend, it was the 13th win of the season for Kaplan.
The big stick in the game was Karter Meaux. He had three hits in three at-bats in Kaplan’s 11-1 win.
He had a double in the first, second, and fourth innings.
Kaplan scored five runs in the first inning.
Remi Broussard doubled and scored Aiden Gaspard, tying the game 1-1 in the first inning. Hayes Mire singled home another run, giving KHS the lead, 2-1.

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