High School Sports

Shock pad dispute delays BB gridiron

A special school board meeting Monday afternoon failed to resolve a holdup in the installation of artificial turf on the Breaux Bridge High football field. A contract with Geo Surfaces of Baton Rouge, a firm that installed the St. Martinville Sr.

Patterson 12U All-Stars win bracket opener

The Patterson Babe Ruth 12U All-Stars won their first bracket game at the Babe Ruth Southwest Region Tournament with an 11-1 victory against Hamburg, Arkansas, Thursday in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Wriborg tabbed to USA Today All-Louisiana Team

Hunter Wriborg’s list of accolades continue to grow well into the summer after the junior hurler helped lead the Iota Bulldogs to a Class 3A state championship appearance last month.

Area standouts named to LSCA All-State teams

2018 Louisiana Softball Coaches Association Class 3A All State Selections Name School CL Pos Mary Cathryn Comeaux Brusly Jr. P Victoria Abrams Caldwell Jr. P Nella LaGrange Crowley Jr. P Karlie Ortego Pine Prairie Sr. P Kaylee Lopez North Vermilion Sr. C Sckylier Baronet Crowley Jr.

Bobcats go 2-1 in McNeese tourney

LAKE CHARLES – The Eunice Bobcats finished play at McNeese with a 2-1 record, losing on Friday to South Beauregard before defeating the DeRidder Dragons later on Friday and defeating the Legends 15, a team from the Lafayette area on Saturday.

Hitting the showcase baseball tour

Eunice High’s Austin Phillips and Tyler Darbonne are enjoying a summer full of baseball. As the Metro League winds down for the summer, the Bobcat duo along with EHS head coach Scott Phillips are participating in a summer showcase for underclassmen.

LBCA All-Region 5 team named

Four Eunice High baseball players were named to the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association All-Region 5 team.

LSCA All-State softball team

The post season accolades continue for several area softhall players as the 2018 Louisiana Softball Coaches All-Stste teams have been released. St. Edmund senior shortstop Gabby Fontenot and senior pitcher Maggie Larrievere (were named to Class 1-A All-State team.

Local trio heads to showcase

LAKE CHARLES – Eunice High juniors Austin Phillips and Tyler Darbonne, along with Iota High junior Hunter Wriborg have been selected to play today in a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m. at the McNeese baseball stadium. The showcase is called the Louisiana/Texas shootout.

Manuel signs with LSUA

Austin Manuel, a 2018 graduate of Church Point High School, has signed to play baseball at LSU Alexandria. Seated, from left, are LSUA head baseball coach Steven Adams, Austin Manuel and his parents, Holly and Steven Manuel.