North Vermilion senior wrestlers Cameron Hebert (left) and Mateo Peterson who competed in the Adidas Wrestling Nationals Meet in Missouri. Cameron was first place All American in the 133 pound weight class and Mateo took second place, and earned All America status in the 218 pound weight class.
Louisiana Armor 8U clean sweeps and wins the division CHAMPIONSHIP in Breaux Bridge this past weekend. Bottom Row Left to Right: Elijah Young, Cullen Dailey, Ryder Romero, Andrew Hebert, Tate Trahan, Liam Trahan. Middle Row Left to Right: Eli Faulk, Gunner Russell, Conner Meaux, Hudson Hebert, Liam Mathers, Hayes Trahan. Coaches Top Row: Josh Trahan, Head Coach Lou Hebert, Jared Trahan, Jake Hebert, Jaron Young.
Player of the Game: First Baseman Hayes Trahan. Hayes is the son of Jared and Adelle Trahan from Abbeville.
Vermilion’s La. Armor 8-U baseball team went 4-0 this past weekend and won a tournament in Breaux Bridge.
The local boys outscored its opponents 32-8 over the four games.
In the fourth game, La. Armor beat Acadiana Bucks 6-1. Liam Trahan doubled, and Eli Faulk hit into a fielder’s choice that scored a run. In the third inning, Hayes Trahan singled home a run that made it 3-0.
Elijah Young was the winning pitcher for La. Armour. He allowed nine hits and one run over six innings.
8U had 15 hits.
Tate Trahan, Conner Meaux, Liam Trahan, and Liam Mathers had two hits each. Hayes Trahan went 3-for-3 and scored a run.
La. Armor scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Young knocked home two runs in a double. Young would score on a fielder’s choice by Andrew Hebert.
In the game before the finals, La. Armor beat Saints 8U 10-4.
Cullen Dailey drove in four runs off two hits to lead the Vermilion Parish team.
Vermilion scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on RBI singles by Tate Trahan, Hudson Hebert, Cullen and Liam Mathers.
Young got the victory on the hill for La. Armor.
Hayes Trahan was named Player of the Game for La. Armor in the final game. He went 3-for-3 in that game.
In four games, Hayes went 10 for 11 at the plate and knocked in six runs.
Ethan Lege had five hits in two games for Ole Miss over the weekend.
Abbeville’s very own Ethan Lege had an impressive performance during the weekend series against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, as Ole Miss won two out of three games.
Lege, who graduated from VC, played a pivotal role in the team’s victories, especially in the last two games.
He recorded five hits, including three home runs, and five RBIs, helping the Rebels improve to 20-16 overall.
In the final game of the series, Lege made his mark by hitting a two-run bomb in the bottom of the first inning, giving Ole Miss an early lead.
He then hit his second home run of the day in the bottom of the fifth inning, opening up the game for the Rebels.
Lege’s impressive performance in the final game included two hits, three RBIs, two homers, and one walk, helping the Rebels secure a 14-2 blowout win.
Lege is currently leading the team in hitting, with a .354 batting average in 127 at-bats.
He has 45 hits, 10 doubles, 11 home runs, and 36 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .453.
Ella Caillouet. holds up her award she won.
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Brent Landry won the Fireman of the Year Award.
Jolene Gaspard Wheelock won 911 Operator of the Year Award.
Jada Breaux (right) won the Law Enforcement of the Year Award.
Nicole Toups won the Teacher of the Year award.
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These three dogs, Sasha, Pepper, and Ringo, were euthanized 10 years ago, which blew up the internet because people were upset.
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Gabe Clement of Kaplan owns the 400 meter parish record. His time is 48.45.
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The Erath boys team
The Erath girls team
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Senior Chief Petty Officer Tony Hardin, a native of Abbeville
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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 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.
Not counting Thursday or Friday’s games, Erath is ranked No. 4 in the power ranking, and if the Bobcats, they will get a first-round bye.
North Vermilion is clinging on to the No. 8 ranking in Division II.
The top eight teams get a first-round bye in the playoffs.
Lutcher (22-6) is expected to be the No. 1 ranked team in Division II, and Iota (23-3) will be No. 3.
In Division IV Non-Select, the DHS Panthers are expected to be the No. 17 or No. 18 team and will be on the road in the first round.
In Division IV Select, the top 12 teams will get a first-round bye.
VC is expected to finish at No. 5 or, depending on how they did against Erath.
Three of the top five teams in the Division IV Select playoffs are from VC’s district. Covenant Christian (22-5) is No. 2, and Central Catholic (20-5) is No. 3.
The first round of the playoffs will be Friday and Saturday.
The second round will take place between April 23-25.
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