Sports

Abbeville High School is seeking a new head boys basketball coach following Trevor Eaton’s decision to transfer to North Vermilion High School.
Eaton, 33 years old, replaces outgoing North Vermilion boys head coach Jean Paul Boullion.
“My decision to leave Abbeville, especially as the school is poised for academic and athletic progress with the hiring of a good head coach, was based on what is best for my family and my desire to gain experience in different schools. I believe this will help prepare me for a future in administration,” Eaton said, who lives in Abbeville.

KAPLAN — Kaplan High School is now looking to fill the head football coaching position after filling it less than a year ago.
Going into his second football season, John Thompson resigned from his teaching and coaching positions on Tuesday.
The school district did not give a reason for his resignation.
The teaching/head-coaching job opened today and remain open for another 7 days. A new head coach is expected to be named by the end of May.
The 2027 Kaplan senior football class will now be coached by their fourth head coach in four years.

SULPHUR – The Kaplan Lady Pirates came up short in the Division II Non-Select championship game on Sunday.
The Lady Pirates took an early 4-2 lead and held it until the sixth inning, when the Sterlington Lady Panthers scored three runs. Sterlington went on to win 5-4 at Frasch Park in Sulphur.
This was the second time Kaplan and Sterlington faced each other in the state finals. Kaplan won 4-0 in 2023, while Sterlington took the title in 2024 and again in 2026.