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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’

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

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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Caden Campisi reacts on second base after hitting a 3-RBI double for Kaplan.

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Kaplan’s Reece Guidry hurries back to first base before a Crowley player tags him out.

Kaplan knocks off Crowley in playoffs

KAPLAN — The Kaplan Pirates advanced to the second round of the Class 3A baseball playoffs on Tuesday after 10-run ruling Crowley 12-2.
The No. 14 Pirates will be on-road on Friday to play No. 3 Lutcher in the best two-out-of-three series. The first game of the series is Friday at 6 p.m. The second game will be Saturday at 11 a.m., and if a third game is needed, it will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
This is the third year in a row the Pirates have reached the second round of the Class 3A playoffs.
On Tuesday, the Pirates never trailed and led 3-0 after the first inning.

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North Vermilion Patriots move on to second round

The North Vermilion Patriots took the first step to defeding their Class 4A state title by cruising to a 20-0 win over Westgate in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.
The Patriots will play their second round game at home on Saturday at 11 a.m. and then Sunday at noon and if needed, Sunday at around 2 p.m.
In Tuesday’s win, the Patriots scored three runs in the first inning, eight in the third inning and nine runs in the fourth frame.
After four innings, the score was 20-0.
The Patriots had 16 hits in blowout.

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Christen Migues (21) lays down a bunt for the Erath Bobcats during a 9-2 win over Booker T. Washington in the first round of the Class 3A baseball playoffs Tuesday.

Erath Bobcats slam BTW 9-2 in 1st round

ERATH — Facing a first-round opponent about whom they knew little didn’t slow the Erath High Bobcats for long.
The seventh-seeded Bobcats scored a single run in the first inning, then scored in four of the next five innings to roll to a 9-2 win over No. 29 seed Booker T. Washington of New Orleans in a Class 3A bi-district playoff game Tuesday at Ross Granger Field.
Erath (17-17) will play host to No. 10 seed Loranger starting Friday in a best-of-three regional playoff series. Loranger beat No. 23 Caldwell Parish 4-2 Tuesday.

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