Sports

The Abbeville High Boys Powerlifting Team captured the Calvary Invitational Powerlifting meet in Sherveport over the weekend. The AHS boys, left to right, are Alvaro Lopez, Connor Grouvillia, Noah Richardson, Phillip McCoy, Addison Gaspard, Christian Alvarez, Jason Alvarez, Dontae Dunaway, Adam Nichols, Deion Williams, Raj Patel, Marlon Coco, Chuck Shuford, Ian Grouvillia, Malachi Arriaga, Caleb Garcia and Jerimyah Overton. Overton won the best heavyweight lifter and Christian Alvarez was best lightweight male lifter.

The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles cruised to a 59-39 win over Highland on Monday at home.
Highland hung with the Lady Eagles in the first period, down 15-10. However, then Ainsley Mallet got hot, so the Lady Eagles got hot.
Mallet scored 13 of her team-high 26 points in the second period. She canned four 3-pointers in the game.
She scored 24 of her 26 points in the first half.
Kelli Frith made 17 points. She scored most of her 17 in the second half.
Jay Demouchet added six points.
Kyra Brailey and Emily Bertrand added four points each.

The Abbeville Wildcats Powerlifting Team won the Calvary Invitational Powerlifting Meet in Shreveport over the weekend. Jerimyah Overton (left) won the Best Heavy Male Award and Christian Alvarez won the Best Light Male Award at the meet. The two young men received this week’s Gulf Coast Bank’s Player of the Week honors. Handing them their shirts is Murphy Guilbeau of Gulf Coast Bank.