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Brandt Fontenot stands on second base and smiles after hitting a 3-RBI double in the first inning for NV.

North Vermilion Patriots earn return trip to Class 4A title game

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 4:36pm

SULPHUR — Brandt Fontenot made North DeSoto pay for its pitching and fielding struggles, going 3-for-4 with a double, five RBIs and two runs scored Thursday afternoon as North Vermilion advanced to its second straight Class 4A baseball championship game with a 14-2, five-inning mercy rule win at McMurry Park.
The Patriots (39-2) fell behind 1-0 in the first inning but answered with five runs in the first and four in the second to lead 9-1, then blew up for another five runs in the bottom of the fourth to put it out of reach.

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North DeSoto coach Bo Odom (center) earned his 400th coaching win this spring. Odom, who has been at North DeSoto for 16 years after nine years at Mansfield, led the Griffins to the 2012 Class 3A baseball championship. NDHS plays North Vermilion at 2 p.m.today in Sulphur in a Class 4A semifinal game. (Photo from North DeSoto baseball Facebook page)

Griffins preparing for NVHS pitching staff

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 9:48am

Two teams accustomed to playoff success meet in the Class 4A semifinals of the LHSAA State Baseball Tournament at McMurry Park in Sulphur today when top seeded North Vermilion takes on North DeSoto, which is making its third trip to the state tournament since 2012.

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The 2022 North Vermilion Patriots baseball team is 38-2 and playing in their second straight Class 4A state semifinal game.

Patriots to battle North Desoto in semifinals

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 9:38am

The North Vermilion Patriots have found their way back to the Class 4A semifinals.
The Patriots (38-2) battle North Desoto (33-5) in the semifinal game in the Class 4A state tournament. Game time is at 4 p.m. in McCurry Park in Sulphur. The winner advances to the finals, which will be played on Saturday at 2 p.m.
North Vermilion head coach Jeremy Trahan said, “We are excited to be in the state tournament for the second year in a row. Our kids have worked really hard to get to this point.”

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All season, a photo of Ramsie Bumgardner hung with the other five North Vermilion senior baseball players at the field.

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Patriots’ baseball caps have the initials RKB, which stands for Ramsie Kate Bumgardner.

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This is the front of the Patriots’ warm up shirt that everyone wears during the game.

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Some players wore red bracelets with the saying, “Live Like Ramsie.”

North Vermilion Patriots playing ‘fear/less’

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 9:05am

The North Vermilion Patriots have dedicated the 2022 season to a special senior that they plan to take to Sulphur with them today.
That senior is Ramsie Kate Bumgardner, who was considered one of the Patriots’ biggest fans. She was leading the cheer last year at the state baseball tournament in Sulphur and she also had plans to be there again this weekend.
Unfortunately, her life was cut short on Jan. 23, 2022 when she was killed in a two-car accident on La. 167, north of Abbeville.

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Rory Abshire

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As a senior in 1997, Rory Abshire easily cleared the height in the pole vault at a high school track meet.

Abshire’s mom stunned to hear her son’s state vault record still stands

Tue, 05/10/2022 - 2:18pm

Rory Abshire’s Class C state pole vault record is safe for another year, bringing joy to his mother, Kathie Abshire.
Rory still holds the Class C pole vault record of 15 feet, set at the Class C state track meet in 1997. The record has been safe for 25 years and looks safe for another few years. This year’s pole vaulters at the Class C state meet vaulted 9 feet.

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