Defending champion Opelousas Catholic falls short in state championship game

SULPHUR — Opelousas Catholic head softball coach Cullen Matherne was more than pleased with the way the Vikings swung the bats against Holy Savior Menard at Frasch Park in Sulphur on Sunday.

Unfortunately for Matherne and the Vikings, those good swings didn’t materialize into many hits as OC loss 4-1 to Menard in the Division IV select state finals.

“We hit the ball, but we hit the ball right at them,” Matherne said. “Sometimes that is life. They played extremely well. They made the plays that needed to be made to win the game.”…

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