College Sports

Jeff Willis, LSUE athletic director and head baseball coach, explains the plan for a new Bengal Baseball Stadium to the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday, (Photo by Myra Miller)

Jeff Willis, LSUE athletic director and head baseball coach, explains the plan for a new Bengal Baseball Stadium to the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday, (Photo by Myra Miller)

New Bengal Baseball Stadium promises to transform campus

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 30, 2024
A transformation of the LSUE campus is underway with the construction of a baseball stadium born out of the athletic program’s success. Jeff Willis, LSUE athletic director and head baseball coach, said the stadium will have endless possibilities. “This will be more than a baseball field.

McNeese rally blown off course

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
STEPHENVILLE, Texas – History nearly repeated itself for the McNeese Cowboys here in Memorial Stadium in front of a nation audience on ESPN2.

LSUE women split opening weekend on road

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
LSU Eunice Women’s Soccer showed the building blocks of a promising 2024 campaign as the Bengals split a pair of games in Georgia to begin the campaign. The Bengals (1-1) start the year on a nine-game road trip.
From left, LSUE head soccer coach John Plumbar and assistant Braeden Hoppough during a recent preseason game. (LSUE photo)

From left, LSUE head soccer coach John Plumbar and assistant Braeden Hoppough during a recent preseason game. (LSUE photo)

Plumbar era begins with weekend sweep

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
LSU Eunice Men’s Soccer opened the 2024 regular season in impressive fashion, taking a pair of games in Barnesville, Georgia. The 12th-ranked Bengals (2-0) swept the weekend under the direction of first-year head coach John Plumbar.
Construction began in July on the LSU Eunice Baseball Stadium. The area is now the site of impressive dirt work where a state-of-the-art facility will be constructed by January. The turfed field will feature amenities such as covered chairback seating for attendees, improved concessions and fan shop. The artificial surface will allow the new Bengal Stadium to serve as a multi-purpose facility, serving the local community for athletic and entertainment events. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Construction began in July on the LSU Eunice Baseball Stadium. The area is now the site of impressive dirt work where a state-of-the-art facility will be constructed by January. The turfed field will feature amenities such as covered chairback seating for attendees, improved concessions and fan shop. The artificial surface will allow the new Bengal Stadium to serve as a multi-purpose facility, serving the local community for athletic and entertainment events. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

LSUE Bengal Field construction

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
LSUE Bengal Field construction

LSU Tigers earn pre-season honors

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
As college football expands its playoff field to 12 teams for the 2024 season, the LSU Tigers will have top-level talent needed to make noise, as junior offensive tackle Will Campbel and junior linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. were both named preseason first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press.

LSU sells out of season tickets for 100th year of Tiger Stadium

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
BATON ROUGE – LSU’s 100th year of football in Tiger Stadium has already reached a milestone as the school announced a sellout of season tickets with 71,250 being sold for 2024. The 71,250 season tickets sold this year are the most for LSU since 2017.
Kayla Schumaker

Kayla Schumaker

Lady Bengals add Schumaker to staff

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
As the LSUE Lady Bengals continue to rebuild their women’s basketball staff, they recently added Kayla Schumaker to the women’s basketball staff. Schumaker comes to Eunice from Independence Community College, where she served as the top assistant on the Pirates’ staff head coach coach Rob Beckmann.
In this file photo from May 2021, William Tate gives his first press conference as LSU president-elect with members of the LSU Board of Supervisors behind him. (JC Canicosa/Louisiana Illuminator)

In this file photo from May 2021, William Tate gives his first press conference as LSU president-elect with members of the LSU Board of Supervisors behind him. (JC Canicosa/Louisiana Illuminator)

LSU president shares anti-trans misinformation, breaking his own neutrality policy

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
LSU President William Tate shared a video Thursday (Aug. 1) from an anti-transgender group on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that amplified misinformation about an Olympic athlete.
Tommy Goodale

Tommy Goodale

Goodale Joins LSUE Baseball coaching staff

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
LSU Eunice Baseball has hired Tommy Goodale to join its staff, the Bengals Athletic Department announced on Wednesday. Goodale comes to the Cajun Prairie after serving the last season as an assistant at Murray State University.