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ERATH - The Erath Bobcats were able to take home the Snooks Relays team title after scoring 132 points in Friday’s track meet.
The Bobcats had four first place finishes on the track, including winning three out of the four relays.
The only individual Bobcat to win first was Cameron Soirez, who won the 800 meter run (2:04.6) and he also finished second in the 1600-meter run (4:58.08).
Erath’s winning 4x100 relay team (44.18) consisted of Isaiah Meadows, Jonathan Goodrich, Torrien Alfred and Cooper Fouroux.
Erath’s winning 4x400 meter relay team (3:33.52) consisted of Landron Romero, Connor Lange, Sean Herrington and Lange).
The winning Erath 4x800 relay team (8:40.55) was made of Connor Lange, Soriez, Braxton Bright and Cadn Lange).
Being named the boys track MVP was Kaplan’s Kodi Clement, the younger brother of UCLA track star Gabe Clement.
Clement won the 200 meter dash (22.44) and the 400 meter run (50.37).
North Vermilion Harley Foreman was named the top field performer.
He won the triple jump (41-2) and the long jump (20-11).
North Vermilion’s Zachary Montet won the 3200 meter run (11:23.55).
VC’s Luke McLain won the javelin (165-7).
In girls, the Kaplan Lady Pirates finished second with 132 points.
The Lady Pirates had first place finishes in the discus (Addyson Hebert, 101-10), javelin (Chloe Painter (94-10) and shot put (Chyna Roy (30-6).
Kaplan’s 4x400 relay team of Selena Alexandria, Emily Roy, Isabel Mendez and Lexi Greene took first in a time of 4:17.75.
Also, Kaplan’s 4x800 relay team of Liberty Greene, Isabella Hargrave, Riley Hebert and Lexi Greene took first place in a time of 10.46.65.
Delcambre’s Emma Smith was named the Outstanding Performer after winning the high jump (5-8), 100 meter hurdles (15.60) and 300 meter hurdles (48.49).

Here are the results of the Snooks Relays held this past Friday at Erath High School.

GIRLS

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Acadiana Renaissance, 149; 2. Kaplan, 132; 3. Erath, 83; 4. Ascension, 45; Delcambre, 45; 6. VC, 36; 7. ESA -32; 8. Catholic High, 23; 9. Crowley, 19; 10. North Vermilion, 5;

FIELD EVENTS

High jump – 1. Emma Smith, Delcambre, 5-8; 2. Kaileigh Broussard, Erath, 4-10; 3. Reace Richard, Kaplan, 4-10.
Long jump – 1. Treasure Matthews, Acadiana Renaissance, 17-2; 2. Marley Moore, Vermilion Catholic, 16-4; 3. Mary Claire Guilbeaux, Erath, 16-1.
Triple Jump – 1. Mya Hall, Acadiana Renaissance, 33-6; 2. Treasure Matthews, Acadiana Renaissance, 33-5.5; 3. Mary Claire Guilbeaux, Erath, 32-11.5.
Pole Vault – 1. Rachel Owens, Acadiana Renaissance, 11-0; 2. Elleyana Miguez, Delcambre, 8-6; 3. Mary Grace White, Erath, 7-6.
Discus – 1. Addyson Hebert, Kaplan, 101-10; 2. Ajia Comeaux, Kaplan, 96-7; 3. Naomi Wyble, Erath, 90-7.
Javelin – 1. Chloe Painter, Kaplan, 94-10; 2. Madison McManus, Kaplan, 90-3; 3. Renee Frederick, Catholic-NI, 88-11.
Shot put – 1. Chyna Roy, Kaplan, 30-6.5; 2. Ashton Lasseigne, Acadiana Renaissance, 30-3.5; 3. Gabby Ahrabi, Ascension Episcopal, 29-7.

RUNNING EVENTS

100 – 1. Maci Gautro, Acadiana Renaissance, 12.72; 2. Marley Moore, Vermilion Catholic, 12.78; 3. Emily Roy, Kaplan, 13.32.
200 – 1. Maci Gautro, Acadiana Renaissance, 25.97; 2. Marley Moore, Vermilion Catholic, 26.59; 3. Selena Alexandria, Kaplan, 27.12.400 – 1. Isabel Mendez, Kaplan, 1:02.59; 2. Lexi Green, Kaplan, 1:03.59; 3. Sara Grace Hoggatt, ESA, 1:04.68.
800 – 1. Sara Grace Hoggatt, ESA, 2:29.43; 2. Alexa Tarin-Carlon, Erath, 2:34.34; 3. Isabella Hargrave, Kaplan, 2:39.30.
1600 – 1. Bella Biggerstaff, Ascension Episcopal, 5:17.68; 2. Gracie Daigle, Acadiana Renaissance, 5:47.71; 3. Ava Lebouef, Acadiana Renaissance, 5:48.02.
3200 – 1. Bella Biggerstaff, Ascension Episcopal, 12:10.09; 2. Sophie Wilson, ESA, 12:40.50; 3. Ava Lebouef, Acadiana Renaissance, 12:47.24.
100 hurdles – 1. Emma Smith, Delcambre, 15.60; 2. Kelsey Bomersbach, Vermilion Catholic, 15.66; 3. Emily Currie, Catholic-NI, 16.62.

300 hurdles – 1. Emma Smith, Delcambre, 48.49; 2. Emily Currie, Catholic-NI, 51.18; 3. Kinsly Templet, Acadiana Renaissance, 52.40.

RELAYS

4x100 – 1. Acadiana Renaissance 50.81, 2. Erath 54.09, 3. Kaplan 54.21.
4x200 – 1. Acadiana Renaissance 1;50.12; 2. Crowley 1:59.02; 3. Kaplan 1:58.96.
4x400 – 1. Kaplan (Selena Alexandria, Emily Roy, Isabel Mendez, Lexi Greene) 4:17.75, 2. Erath (MG White, MC Guilbeaux, Mylee Toups and Alexa Tarin Carlon) 4:27.21, 3. Acadiana Renaissance 4:38.21.
4x800 – 1. Kaplan (Liberty Greene, Isabell Hargrave, Riley Hebert, Lexi Greene) 10:46.65, 2. Acadiana Renaissance 11:07.87.

Awards

Track MVP - Bella Biggerstaff, Ascension;
Field MVP - Treasure Matthews, Acadiana Renaissance
Outstanding Performer - Emma Smith, Delcambre

Here are the results of the Snooks Relays held this past Friday at Erath High School.

BOYS

TEAM STANDINGS

1, Erath, 132; 2 Acadiana Renaissance, 104; 3. Ascension Episcopal, 78; 4. North Vermilion, 73; 5. Catholic High, 54; 6. Kaplan, 48; 7. Delcambre, 39; 8. Crowley, 18; 9. Loreauville, 11; 10. Hanson, 10; VC, 12. ESA, 8;

FIELD EVENTS

High Jump - 1. Dylan Nelson, Catholic High, 6-4; 2. Zaviier Ledet, Catholic Hihg, 5-10; 3. Alex Larson, Delcambre, 5-10;
Pole vault - Elijah Parich, Catholic High, 14-6; 2. Beaux Domengeaux, Ascension, 14-0; 3. Even Cloteaux, NVHS, 11-0;
Long Jump - 1. Harley Foreman, NVHS, 20-11 1/2; 2. Branon Mitchell, Ascension, 20-9; 3. Jackson Brougth, ARCA, 20-7 1/2’
Triple Jump - 1. Harley Foreman, NVHS, 41-2’ 2. Torrien Alfred, Erath, 40-9 1/2; 3. Jackson Bright, ARCA, 39-3 1/2;
Shot put - 1. Kelton Milton, Kaplan, 40-7; 2. Charlie Milam, Ascension, 39-5; 3. Andrew LeBlanc, Erath, 39-2;
Discus – 1. Roan Judice, Catholic-NI, 114-0; 2. Elijah Larson, Delcambre, 111-5; 3. Charlie Milam, Ascension Episcopal, 107-7.

Javelin – 1. Luke McLain, Vermilion Catholic, 165-7; 2. Griffin LeBlanc, Erath, 145-1; 3. Aidyn Nelson, Catholic-NI, 130-3.

RUNNING EVENTS

100 – 1. Terry Matthews, Acadiana Renaissance, 11.52; 2. Ridge Honore, Loreauville, 11.56; 3. Cooper Fourroux, Erath, 11.65.
200 – 1. Kodi Clement, Kaplan, 22.44; 2. Gykel Bessard, Delcambre, 23.06; 3. Cooper Fourroux, Erath, 23.37.
400 – 1. Kodi Clement, Kaplan, 50.37; 2. Gykel Bessard, Delcambre, 53.43; 3. Josiah Porter, Acadiana Renaissance, 53.68.
800 – 1. Cameron Soirez, Erath, 2:04.69; 2. Landon Gray, Acadiana Renaissance,2:09.41; 3. Cain Meche, ESA, 2:10.53.
1600 – 1. Hayes Trotter, Ascension Episcopal, 4:56.68; 2. Cameron Soirez, Erath, 4:58.08; 3. Zachary Montet, North Vermilion, 5:00.52.

3200 – 1. Zachary Montet, North Vermilion, 11:23.55; 2. Connor Guillory, Acadiana Renaissance, 11:26.65; 3. Parker Blanchard, Erath, 11:28.90.

110 hurdles– 1. Terry Matthews, Acadiana Renaissance, 15.19; 2. Andre Abshire, Ascension Episcopal, 15.73; 3. Sean Herrington, Erath, 15.79.

300 hurdles – 1. Andre Abshire. Acadiana Renaissance, 40.90; 2. Sean Herrington, Erath, 40.95; 3. Zander Frederick, North Vermilion, 43.40.

RELAYS

4x100 – 1. Erath, (Isaiah Meadows, Jonathan Goodrich, Torrien Alfred and Cooper Fourroux) 44.18; 2. Crowley 45.20; 3. North Vermilion 45.31.
4x200 – 1. Acadiana Renaissance, 1:35.69; 2. Ascension Episcopal, 1:36.69; 3. Kaplan 1:36.72.
4x400 – 1. Erath (Landon Romero, Connor Lange, Sean Herrington, Cameron Soirez) 3:33.52; 2. Acadiana Renaissance 3:35.87; 3. Ascension Episcopal 3:38.00.
4x800 – 1. Erath (Connor Lange, Cameron Soriez, Braxton Bright, Cadn Lange) 8:40.55; 2. Acadiana Renaissance 8:40.96; 3. Hanson 10:05.74.

Awards

Track MVP - Kodi Clement, Kaplan
Field MVP - Harley Foreman, North Vermilion
Outstanding Performer - Terry Matthews, Acadiana Renaissance

The Abbeville Wildcats defeated Midland 11-1 on Monday thanks in part to eight runs in the fifth inning.
The win was the fourth this season for Abbeville. They travelled to St. Martinville on Tuesday.
Midland scored in the top of the first inning and then Abbeville exploded for three runs for a 3-1 lead.
It stayed that way until the bottom of the fifth inning when Abbeville exploded for eight runs.
Abbeville jumped into the lead in the bottom of the first when Braylon Himel doubled, scoring two runs, and Roland Levine III singled, scoring one run.

Himel earned the win for Abbeville. The hurler surrendered one hit and one run (zero earned) over five innings, striking out six and walking five.
Abbeville accumulated 12 hits in the game.
Deylon Joseph, Himel, and Dugas each collected two hits for Abbeville. Himel and Dugas each drove in two runs.
Himel had a two run double and a single.
Ryan Thibodeaux stole two bases.

Ross Granger has been in the dugout for every LSU-E baseball game since 2016, and he was also a member of the team that secured their eighth national championship in June of 2024.
In March of 2015, Granger signed a baseball scholarship to attend LSU-E and play for the Bengals.
However, the Erath High graduate never threw a pitch for the Bengals. Two months after he graduated EHS, he was diagnosed with a brain stem astrocytoma. Then, on Nov. 11, 2016, he passed away at his house. He was buried on Nov. 14, 2016, in his LSUE baseball jersey.
During Ross’s battle with cancer, the LSU-E baseball team made Ross feel like he was part of the team. Ross was given jersey No. 11 (his high school jersey) at LSU-E. 
After Ross’s passing impacted the team, LSU-E head coach Jeff Willis began a tradition in 2016 that continues today.
At the beginning of the LSU-E baseball season, jersey No. 11 is awarded to an exceptional player who embodies everything that Ross represented.
Also, that player not only wears the No. 11 jersey, but is also responsible for bringing and hanging it in the dugout for every game. The player has to wash and iron the jersey.
This year’s player responsible for Ross’s jersey is Barbe High graduate  Crawford Courville.  Courville, a sophomore, is caring for the jersey for the second year.
Over the weekend, long-time LSU-E photographer Dwight Jodon captured an image of Courville and a teammate hanging No. 11 jersey before an LSU-E home game.
“I’ve been taking game shots at LSUE for many years. The jersey has been in the background of hundreds of shots. I happened to get to the game early Friday and noticed it being hung, so I grabbed the shot. It’s a very special part of Bengal Baseball,” said Jodon.
Ross’s parents, Nathan and Dana Granger, are well aware of the tradition of honoring their son, Ross.
“Coach Jeff runs a first-class operation at LSU-E,” said Nathan. 
Ross requested that a scholarship be awarded in his memory to a deserving student who exemplified and modeled strong faith, academics, leadership, and athleticism.
The Ross Granger Memorial Foundation has been established to raise money for his favorite charities and assist families of children with similar diagnoses to his own.
A scholarship has also been established in Ross’ memory to be awarded to a deserving student who exemplified and modeled strong faith, academics, and athleticism.
The foundation awards five scholarships to seniors throughout Acadiana.  This year, the Ross Granger Foundation will have given out 46 scholarships.
In September of 2017, Erath High named the baseball field at Ross.
Today, the EHS baseball team’s caps still have the initials #WUPKAR printed on them.
Those initials stand for Wake up, Pray, Kick A**, Repeat.

Former and current players, their families, and the VC community gathered in Kim Guidry Gym Saturday night to pay homage to the gym’s namesake, Lady Eagles’ head coach Kim “Gidge” Guidry, who’s retiring after 40 years at the helm.
Former player and current assistant coach and former player, Hollie Nelms Trahan, spoke first, officiated the event, and helped plan it. She admitted that until Guidry walked through the doors, they weren’t 100 percent sure she was going to show up.
“If you know Gidge, you know that this is the last place she wants to be,” Trahan said as the crowd roared with laughter.
“When I first told her we were doing this, she said I’m not coming. Two weeks ago, she told me she was on the fence. So, I want to thank all of you for being here tonight, but I especially want to thank you, Gidge.”
From 1985-2025, Guidry won 936 games, made nine Sweet 16 appearances, finished state runner-up twice, and won two state championships.
Those stats make Guidry one of the winningest high school girls basketball coaches in state history. But according to Nelms, it was more about building quality people.
“It was never always about the wins for Gidge,” Trahan continued. “I respected her as my coach, but quite honestly, she scared the bejeezus out of me. Coaching alongside her the last two years, I respect her so much more because of her commitment to her players having accountability and character.”
Former player (2006-2010), former assistant coach (2012), and Guidry’s niece, Lacy Dennies followed Trahan. She spoke about Guidry’s commitment to Vermilion Catholic and the impression she made on so many people’s lives. Then she explained who Guidry is to her, her Nana.
“She’s always been the biggest force in the smallest body,” Dennies said. “She’s always been the

definition of strength. Not only in the challenges she’s overcome but in the way she always carried herself. I’ve never seen her face an obstacle without grace. From her I learned to be the person I am today, someone who stands strong in my beliefs.
“I grew up watching her coach and patiently awaited the time I could be a Lady Eagle and be under her guidance and leadership. When that day finally came, I was so overwhelmed by the emotion, but also, the amount of running.”
Former player and assistant coach for the past 24 years, Angela Dubois Gallet talked about how it was to play for Gidge. She remembered how tough it was trying to do suicides, box jumps, line hops, ladder drills, stadiums, and distance running. She also remembered what it taught her.
“Those drills caused plenty of knee scrapes and shin gashes for me,” Gallet said. “But it all taught me and my teammates that if you work hard and put in effort for yourself and your team, you will be rewarded. Gidge used the game of basketball to teach us life lessons.”
Allyson Marceaux played for VC in the early nineties and was part of Guidry’s first Sweet 16 team in 1990-91. The Lady Eagles were riding high heading into their matchup with Oak Grove in Alexandria but lost 57-48.
“We were devastated,” Marceaux said. In true Gidge fashion, she comforted us and focused on what we were able to accomplish that year. History had been made.”
Ellen Eldridge was a member of the 1999 state championship team. Her claims to fame are playing 32 seconds in the championship game and being the funniest ninth-man in VC history.
“I’m so pumped to be here to celebrate Gidge,” Eldridge said. “Her servant’s heart created in us a love of the game. We still love it very much. I still play some, mostly while I wait for the bus. I try to be like Brooke Williams and swat my son’s shot into the grass.
“We had to run a mile on limestone in under 12 minutes. We didn’t want to do that, Gidge. But more so, we didn’t want to let you down and each other down. The whole idea of doing things you don’t want to do for the good of others builds virtue. You taught us virtue through the game and made us better.”
Rillee Guidry tore her ACL in the preseason her senior year. All her hopes and dreams for her final year were over, but Guidry didn’t let that be the end of her story.
“Gidge pushed me to train, show up, and contribute in every way that I could,” Guidry said, holding back tears. “I wasn’t able to help physically, but she made sure I knew my role as a leader and as a teammate was just as important.
“That kind of faith, believing in a player when they can’t help on the court, defines who Gidge is. She didn’t just coach the player; she coached the person.”
Lexi Venable played shooting guard for the Lady Eagles from 2012-2015. She was a member of the 2013 state championship team and a member of the 2015 state runner-up team.
“I didn’t know anything about Gidge when I got to high school,” Venable said. “The first thing I learned about her was that she’d get so angry at her players, she’d throw the locker room door open and dented the cinder block wall. I was terrified.
“My junior year I was the sixth or seventh man. I was so scared to be on that court,” Venable said. “I practiced and played scared. Gidge never gave up on me. By my senior year, I had confidence in my game. That wouldn’t have happened without her confidence in me.”
St. Thomas More head coach Danny Broussard came straight from the state championship game, which the Cougars lost.
“I’m a terrible loser,” Broussard said. “My wife said do you really want to go? I said I have to go. That’s my girl. I need to pay tribute to someone so wonderful who’s done so much for her community.”
After hearing the positive impact she’s had on so many people’s lives, Guidry gave the credit to God.
“I have to give that to God,” Guidry said. “Hopefully, He works through me to do His will. I’m humble. I didn’t play one minute of any game. It’s not me. It’s the girls.”
Even though Guidry’s days of patrolling the sidelines are over, she’ll still be teaching at VC. She’s not quite ready to leave the place she’s called home for 40 years.
“I’m going to stay and teach at least another year,” Guidry said. “I enjoy what I do. I just don’t have the energy to do it for 14 hours a day.”