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Senior safety and wide receiver Ethan Landry (7) said he is hoping to make his final football season at Vermilion Catholic a fun one and hopes to help the Eagles go as far as they can in the playoffs.

Senior Leader: Senior safety, receiver looks to make final season with VC a fun one for himself and his teammates

Wed, 08/16/2023 - 2:14pm

Senior safety Ethan Landry will take on a bigger role for the Vermilion Catholic Eagles this fall after VC graduated 1o of its 11 starters off one of the most stifling defenses in the state in 2022.
The Eagles allowed only 93 total points in 14 games, giving up more than 7 points only twice, in the season opener against Ascension Episcopal (24 points) and the championship game against Ouachita Christian (28 points). VC’s defense pitched six shutouts and allowed 6 points in one game and 7 points in five other games, including four of the team’s five playoff games.

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Chris Landry / The Abbeville Meridional
Kaplan High School junior Dane Frick (26) is moving from middle linebacker to outside linebacker for the Pirates after earning first-team All-District honors in 2022 with 92 tackles. Frick also will play some quarterback behind starter Sabe David.

Frick shifting from middle linebacker to outside LB for Kaplan this season

Thu, 08/10/2023 - 12:48pm

KAPLAN — Dane Frick will move from middle linebacker to outside linebacker for the Kaplan Pirates this season after compiling 92 tackles and earning first-team All-District honors in 2022.
Kaplan head coach Cory Brodie said Frick, who will be a junior this season, accepted a leadership role this summer, becoming a more vocal leader, along with fellow junior Bradyn Bearb.

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Erath senior receiver Christian Pillette (4) led all of Vermilion Parish in receptions (44), receiving yards (843) and receiving touchdowns (8) as a junior in 2022.

Erath senior receiver Christian Pillette wants to help Bobcats to best playoff finish ever in ’23

Thu, 08/10/2023 - 9:40am

ERATH — Star receiver Christian Pillette is looking to make his senior season memorable.
While he put up big numbers in 2022, leading all Vermilion Parish high school players in receptions (44), receiving yards (843) and receiving touchdowns (8), Pillette has his eyes set on a bigger goal.
“We’re looking to make something big,” he said. “We’re looking to do something Erath has never done before, just get to the second round and get through it, and keep working.”

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John Tommasini (left) holds up the trophy he won for winning the Southern Oaks Country Club Members Championship tournament over the weekend. Cade Hebert also presents Tommasini a flag with the word “Champion.”

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John Tommasini reads the green on No. 17 before putting.

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Here the flight winners of the tournament (left to right): Christopher Cain (Junior Flight), Weston Reed (Super Senior Flight), Brent Eckert (Senior Flight), Titus Pillette (Third Flight), Garrett Becker (Second Flight), Les Bradley (First Flight), John Tommasini (Championship Flight) and Scott Hollier (Legends Flight).

2023 Champion: Oregon native adds golf title to his very impressive resumé

Mon, 08/07/2023 - 11:42am

John Tommasini has an impressive resumé at the age of 34.
He is married with a child, a college graduate (Oregon State, predentist), a former D-I college baseball player (played infield for Oregon State), and a successful business owner (he owns four Jet Coffee establishments in Lafayette). Now, he can put on his resumé — a championship golfer.
On Sunday, July 30, Tommansini won his first-ever golf title by winning the Southern Oaks Country Club Members Championship Tournament.

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Ty Detraz, front left, works out with teammates on Wednesday morning as the Abbeville High Wildcats prepare for the upcoming football season. Detraz will start at center for the third straight year, and also will start at inside linebacker this year.

‘The Iron Man’

Tue, 08/01/2023 - 4:19pm

Ty Detraz displays the kind of work ethic that Abbeville High head football coach Roderick Moy would love to see out of every player on his team.
Detraz, who will be starting at center for the third straight year for the Wildcats this fall, will also fill another role for Abbeville this season as a starting linebacker.
“The work ethic speaks for itself,” Moy said. “As far as attendance goes, you’re talking about a kid who’s missed one workout in four years, and that speaks to who he is and his level of commitment to the program and a guy we can get behind.

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