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Rachel Trahan
The Delcambre High Panthers are seeded seventh in the non-select Division IV playoffs and have a first-round bye in the postseason. Five other teams from Vermilion Parish earned bids to the playoffs as well.

Six Vermilion Parish teams earn baseball playoff bids

Wed, 04/19/2023 - 11:23am

Six Vermilion Parish baseball teams earned entry into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state playoffs on Tuesday, led by North Vermilion, the No. 2 seed in non-select Division 2.
Twenty-four teams were chosen for each of the five non-select divisions, and 20 for each of the top four select divisions. Ten teams were chosen in select Division V.
Non-select divisions 1-3 play a best-of-three series from the first round through the quarterfinals. The top eight teams in those divisions draw first-round byes.

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Five parish softball teams make the playoffs

Thu, 04/13/2023 - 2:55pm

Five Vermilion Parish softball teams earned bids to the LHSAA playoffs this year, led by Kaplan, the No. 2 seed in the non-select Division III bracket.
The LHSAA released the playoff brackets on Thursday. First-round games must be played by Monday.
Kaplan (23-8) earns a bye in the first round as the top six teams in all five non-select divisions have byes. Twenty-six teams were chosen in each of the non-select divisions. Twenty-four teams were chosen in select divisions I-IV, with eight teams chosen in Division V.

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North Vermilion's new coach Joe Heintz

Joe Heintz named new football coach at North Vermilion High School

Thu, 04/06/2023 - 12:46pm

Joe Heintz has been named the new head football coach at North Vermilion High School.
On Thursday afternoon, North Vermilion High Principal Denise Lotief recommending the hiring of Heintz as the head coach.
“All of our top candidates had different strengths and backgrounds,” said Lotief. “The six members of the interview committee were able to discuss plans for both football logistics and strengthening our program. Ultimately, we made a decision to select the Coach with the highest interview score.

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Abbeville’s Angela Dubois Gallet (left) stops LSU head coach Kim Mulkey and takes a quick selfie before the team heads to practice this past Saturday in Dallas.

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On Saturday, Angela Dubois Gallet takes a selfie with Jasmine Carson of LSU. Carson turned out to the be star in the finals, scoring 21 points.

Bucket List: In person watch my idol, Kim Mulkey, win her fourth national championship

Wed, 04/05/2023 - 10:38am

Angela Dubois Gallet fell in love with watching Kim Mulkey play basketball when Mulkey played for Louisiana Tech from 1980-84. The crazy thing was Gallet was only eight years old.
An eight-year-old girl from Abbeville was star-struck by a college player 250 miles away because of her maternal grandfather, Jake Ussery.
Ussery did not live in Abbeville but made his way at times to watch his granddaughter play basketball.

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Larry Winters (right) talks about the scrapbook with Coach Johnny Picard. Winter’s scrapbook was donated to the Museum in Maurice.

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Eric Trahan (right), a member of the 1973 state championship team, talks about Coach Johnny Picard.

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Maurice High’s 1969 state championship basketball team that went 43-1. Their only loss was to Gueydan. The team consist of (left to right) Allen Prejean, Jimmy Duhon, Terry Trahan, Coach Johnny Picard, Ben Broussard, Richard Breaux, Stafford Menard, Dale Broussard and Rodney Trahan, who is sitting.

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The 1969 cheerleaders (left to right): Marlene Broussard Theriot, Connie Duhon Suire, Katie Duhon Trahan, Charmaine Fabre Dupuy and Cathy Lalande Holmes.

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Members of the 1973 Maurice High basketball state championship team. (left to right) Eric Trahan, Kim Broussard, Arnold Trahan, Coach Johnny Picard, Darrel Breaux, Larry Winters and Keith Sellers.

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The 1973 cheerleaders: (left to right) Clarissa Comeaux, Glenda Mire, Pearline Trahan, Bonnie Broussard, Donna Trahan and Wanda Clark.

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This is an athletic jacket worn by a Maurice student in 1969.

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Richard Breaux, a member of the 1969 team, and Coach Picard look at a scrapbook that Breaux donated to the Maurice Museum.

Maurice basketball reunion: Scrapbook donation turns into reuniting coach with 1969, 1973 state championship teams

Mon, 03/27/2023 - 12:01pm

MAURICE — When Larry Winters approached former Maurice High head basketball coach Johnny Picard with newspaper clippings and photos from the Bulldogs’ 1973 state championship team, the former longtime coach suggested the items belonged in a museum.
That idea turned into a reunion of players and cheerleaders from Maurice High’s 1973 and 1969 Class C state championship teams when scrapbooks commemorating those two teams were donated to the Maurice Museum on Wednesday morning.

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