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Jayla Reaux is surrounded by her family and AHS powerlifting coach Travis Werner during the signing.

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Jerath Bessard watches her daughter, Jayla, sign the Midland University scholarship forms.

Historical Signing Day in Abbeville

Mon, 04/05/2021 - 11:54am

Jayla Reaux, a senior at Abbeville School, made history in Vermilion Parish on Wednesday.
Reaux signed a letter of intent to attend Midland University in Nebraska and be part of its female powerlifting team.
She becomes the first female from the parish to sign a powerlifting scholarship.
Midland University, a small private university in Nebraska, is one of the few colleges that offer scholarships in powerlifting.
Most universities, such as UL-Lafayette, look at powerlifting as club sport and do not offer club sport scholarships.

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Claire Meyers’ name sits on top of the leader board at the Texas Relays. She won the meet with a throw of 163-9.

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Meyers breaks 28-year-old record in women’s javelin

Mon, 03/29/2021 - 3:21pm

AUSTIN, Texas – Senior Claire Meyers, a 2016 North Vermilion graduate, broke a 28-year-old Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun Track and Field record in the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Thursday at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Meyers claimed the individual title in the B section of the women’s javelin after she threw 163-feet, 9 inches on her second attempt eclipsed the Ragin’ Cajuns school record of 160-1 set by Dorsey Steamer in 1993.
Before the meet began, Meyers said she had a feeling it was going to be a good day. She did not think it was going to be a great day.

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Luke Pacetti (31) for Delcambre slides safely between the legs of Abbeville third baseman Evan Caillouet on Monday. Pacetti had a good day stealing four bases for Delcambre. The Delcambre team stole 14 bases against the Wildcats.

17-run fourth powers Delcambre Panthers past Abbeville

Wed, 03/24/2021 - 9:21am

The Delcambre Panthers knocked in 17 runs in the fourth inning on their way to a 21-1 victory over the Abbeville Wildcats on Monday at Theriot Field in Abbeville.
It was a close game for the first three innings.
Delcambre scored two runs in the first inning, two runs in the second inning and then was retired 1-2-3 in the top of the third frame to make it a 4-0 game heading into the top of the fourth inning.
The Panthers had 20 at-bats in the fourth frame. Delcambre managed only four hits in the inning, but they took advantage of three AHS errors.

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North Vermilion Patriots crush LaGrange for 12th straight win

Wed, 03/24/2021 - 9:14am

The wind was blowing out of Patriot Field which meant only one thing, the baseballs had great chance to fly out of the park.
Against LaGrange, in a district opener, North Vermilion cruised to a 21-1 win.
North Vermilion (14-2) is now on a 12-game winning streak and ranked at No. 4 in the Class 4A power ranking.
NV has scored 60 runs in its last four games.
In the five-inning game on Monday, three Patriots smashed home runs.
Tyson LeBlanc, Dale Martin and Dylan Naquin each had a home run.
Martin knocked in four runs and LeBlanc had three.

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