Sports

District baseball titles don’t come around too often at Erath High School. So when one does occur, it is a pretty big deal.
On Tuesday the Bobcats won only the school’s baseball district title after sweeping Abbeville.
“It was our first goal we made this season - to win district,” said first-year head coach Doug Vicknair. “We reached that goal and players earned it by continuing to fight and get better each day.”
Erath (11-17) only needed to win one out of two games for the title. Instead, they beat Abbeville 16-2 and then 10-0.

Cory Brodie has been named the new head football coach of the Kaplan Pirates.
Kaplan High Principal Patricia Thibodeaux made the announcement last Friday.
“Coach Brodie exudes all of the traits we are looking for in a leader and teacher,” said Thibodeaux. “I am confident he will maintain our tradition of excellence both in the classroom and on the field at Kaplan High School. We welcome Coach Brodie to our Pirate family and look forward with enthusiasm and promise on the new horizon.”

LAKE CHARLES – McNeese softball was scheduled to begin a four-game home stand beginning Tuesday with a 6:30 p.m. game against No. 15 LSU. But it was canceled.
North Vermilion graduate Kaylee Lopez currently leads the Cowgirls with a .310 batting average with 26 hits, seven doubles and 11 RBI.
Lopez, a power hitter in high school, has yet to hit a home run in her three years playing for McNeese.
The home stand will continue with a three-game Southland Conference series against Abilene Christian beginning Friday.