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Ashly Boudreaux was Abbeville's basketball coach for seven years.

North Vermilion has a new volleyball coach - Abbeville high's volleyball/basketball coach

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 10:47am

LEROY – The North Vermilion Lady Patriots volleyball team has a new head coach and it’s a familiar face – Ashly Boudreaux.
Boudreaux has been the head basketball and volleyball coach at Abbeville High since 2017. This past season she won her second consecutive district title and third overall with the Lady Cats’ basketball team.
While the decision wasn’t easy, Boudreaux is excited for a new challenge. Seeing familiar faces will make the transition easier.

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Playing in his first ever regional golf tournament, Kaine Stevens of NVHS won it.

Butterfly helps North Vermilion sophomore win regional golf title

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:09am

Kaine Stevens needed help to win the regional golf tournament, and he found help when a butterfly landed on the green of the final hole.
Stevens needed to make a 20-foot putt to win the regional tournament.  
As the tension mounted, Stevens was grappling with the best approach to read the putt. Suddenly, a butterfly materialized on the putting green, seemingly out of thin air, adding an unexpected twist to the already nail-biting situation.  

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The state championship team - (top, left to right) Graham Snodgrass, Nick Cope, William Romero, John Fontenot, Jake Rogers and Lane Godwin (Bottom left to right): Owen Noegel, Vi Truong, Ethan Hebert and Patrick Moresi.

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The state championship team - (left to right) Katelyn Listi, Sarah Bourque, Emma Williams, Grace Hebert, Jenna-Beth Hagle, Ali Broussard, Madison Rogers, Grace Sewall.

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By John Fontenot reaching the finals., it helped the Eagles win the team state title.

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Ali Broussard (left) and Emma Williams needed to win their match in the finals for VC girls to win the state title. The two girls did exactly that.

Vermilion Catholic tennis teams each win a state title

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:05am

The Vermilion Catholic boys’ and girls’ tennis teams traveled to Monroe on Monday for the Division IV LHSAA State Tennis Tournament. They left Tuesday with three state championships, including the girls’ doubles, girls’ team, and boys’ team titles.
While VC had previously claimed an individual state tennis championship, neither the boys nor girls had ever won a team championship. Tuesday, they killed two birds with one stone.
Vermilion Catholic head tennis coach Duane Dartez knew he had a talented team going in, but talent alone doesn’t win championships.

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Joe Heintz is leaving North Vermilion for a possible job at Teurlings High School.

North Vermilion High searching for head football coach

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 2:16pm

Joe Heintz was named as the head coach of the North Vermilion High football team in April 2023. However, he resigned from his position a year later in April 2024.
Reportedly, he will go back to Teurlings High School in Lafayette, where he had previously been coaching for over 15 years.

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Kallie Gibson will be the starting pitcher for NVHS on Friday.

North Vermilion Lady Pats will play three-time defending state champs on Friday

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:59am

The North Vermilion Lady Patriots have a challenge Friday in the semifinals of the Non-Select Division II LHSAA softball playoffs.
They battle the No. 1 seed, North DeSoto Griffins, on Friday at noon. The game will be played on Field 15 at North Frach Park in Sulphur. 
The Griffins are the three-time Division II defending state champions.
Last year, they beat No. 2 Albany 7-4 in the Division II finals. They also won in 2022 and 2021.
Since 2014, North DeSoto has been to the semifinals and has gone on to win six softball state titles. 

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