Darian Duhon
Tyson LeBlanc
Darian Duhon
Darian Duhon, a North Vermilion graduate, is off to a good start as a senior at Washburn University in Kansas.
Duhon has played in all 16 games and has a batting average of .367. He has 22 hits, two doubles, two triples, and two home runs and knocked in 11 runs.
Tyson LeBlanc
Kallie Gibson had a great day on the hill for North Vermilion.
Kallie Gibson struck out 13 batters as the pitcher led the North Vermilion Lady Patriots past the Cecilia Lady Bulldogs 4-2 on Wednesday.
The game was moved to Abbeville’s Luquette Field because NV’s field was too wet.
Gibson surrendered four hits and two runs over seven innings while walking none.
Gibson had a cushion 4-0 lead after the first inning.
North Vermilion opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning thanks to two singles and a walk.
Cole Albert pitched five solid innings for VC to earn the win against North Vermilion.
LEROY – In a game with all the makings of a classic, the Vermilion Catholic Eagles outdueled the North Vermilion Patriots, 4-3, on Monday night in a back-and-forth showdown that came down to the wire.
The Eagles wasted no time flexing their muscles, as Bryce Lege sent a home run to dead center in the top of the second, putting VC on the board first. Lege used a new baseball bat he had just purchased the day of the NVHS game. His regular bat broke during practice the morning of the game.
Joe Langlinais takes a jump shot for VC.
On Tuesday, the Vermilion Catholic Eagles were eliminated from the Division IV Select Basketball Playoffs after blowing a 23-point lead late in the third period.
The Eagles led 36-13 with 3:39 to play in the third period but lost 57-48 to Cedar Creek.
Cedar Creek outscored the Eagles 44-12 over 11 minutes.
It is the second straight year VC has fallen in the second round. The last time VC reached the third round in the basketball playoffs was in 1999, when it fell to Lake Charles Hamilton.
North Vermilion’s Stevie Brasseaux (21) fights for a rebound with an Albany player. The referee called it a jump ball.
NV freshman Ashante Rose goes up for two of her 14 points
LEROY—On Thursday, the No. 2 North Vermilion Lady Patriots ended their historic season by falling to No. 7 Albany, 44-37, in Leroy.
It was historic because it was the first time the Lady Patriots had won a record 27 games in a season and an outright Class 4A district title.
“It was a historic season for North Vermilion,” said NV girls coach Jack LeBlanc. “We achieved a record number of wins, claimed a district title, and defeated teams we’ve never beaten. For the first time in school history, we beat St. Thomas More and LaGrange.
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