High School Sports

Huddling during the Iota match, are Lady Cats, facing the camera, from left, Destiny Labbe, Ava Grace Brown and Brooklyn Darbonne. Backs to the camera, from left, are Jaylee Randall, Lainie Ortego and De’miyah Reed. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Huddling during the Iota match, are Lady Cats, facing the camera, from left, Destiny Labbe, Ava Grace Brown and Brooklyn Darbonne. Backs to the camera, from left, are Jaylee Randall, Lainie Ortego and De’miyah Reed. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Lady Cats await state playoff pairing

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, November 1, 2024
This season has just been everything the Eunice High Lady Cats volleyball program could ask for as it closes out the regular season and moves into the postseason. However, the Lady Cats will need to recover from a pair of setbacks as they turn onto the road to the state tournament.
St. Edmund’s Marcus Gradney works to avoid a Catholic-Pointe Coupee pursuit in the 26-22 loss on Oct. 24. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

St. Edmund’s Marcus Gradney works to avoid a Catholic-Pointe Coupee pursuit in the 26-22 loss on Oct. 24. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Blue Jays looking foward to rematches

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
For the first time all season, things didn’t go according to plan for the St. Ed’s Blue Jays. For the first time all season, things weren’t perfect. After a strong first half where the Jays led Catholic-Pointe Coupee by a 22-19 margin, the Hornets did the unthinkable in the second half.
Bobcat quarterback Montana Brown leaps for yards against the Iowa Yellow Jackets in a 48-21 loss on Oct. 25. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Bobcat quarterback Montana Brown leaps for yards against the Iowa Yellow Jackets in a 48-21 loss on Oct. 25. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Despite loss, Bobcats keep playoff hopes alive

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Looks can be deceiving. With that being a cliché that’s been expounded over-and-over through the years, it’s one for a reason. Things aren’t always what they seem, and that’s the case for the Eunice Bobcats after last Friday’s 48-21 loss to the Iowa Yellow Jackets in District 3-4A play.
St. Edmund Blue Jay dancers at the game with Sacred Heart of Ville Platte on Oct. 18, from left, are Emma Myers (co-captain), Lauren Bearb (captain), Audrey Rachal, Stella Summerlin, Kennadi Thibodeaux, Ava Lafleur and Ruby Durham (Photo by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund Blue Jay dancers at the game with Sacred Heart of Ville Platte on Oct. 18, from left, are Emma Myers (co-captain), Lauren Bearb (captain), Audrey Rachal, Stella Summerlin, Kennadi Thibodeaux, Ava Lafleur and Ruby Durham (Photo by Amy Myers)

Blue Jay dancers

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, October 25, 2024
St. Edmund Blue Jay dancers at the game with Sacred Heart of Ville Platte on Oct. 18, from left, are Emma Myers (co-captain), Lauren Bearb (captain), Audrey Rachal, Stella Summerlin, Kennadi Thibodeaux, Ava Lafleur and Ruby Durham (Photo by Amy Myers)
Blue Jay running back Henry Summerlin runs past a Ponte Coupee defender in Thursday’s 26-22 loss. (Photos by Amy Myers)

Blue Jay running back Henry Summerlin runs past a Ponte Coupee defender in Thursday’s 26-22 loss. (Photos by Amy Myers)

Blue Jays drop a tight district battle

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, October 25, 2024
Earlier this season, St. Ed’s head coach James Shiver likened District 5-1A to the most famous high school football district in all of Louisiana, the Catholic League. No, he didn’t mean in terms of sheer talent.
Brooklyn Darbonne serves in this file photo. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Brooklyn Darbonne serves in this file photo. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Lady Cats now 21-2 for season

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, October 25, 2024
Eunice High Lady Cats volleyball continues that surely has the chance to be a historic season for the program. Now 21-2 on the season, they continue to put away team after team. They’ve now won 20 games in a row. Beyond that, they’re getting better and better as they close out the regular season.
Eunice High’s Aiden Lejeune picks up some yardage in the 24-20 win over LaGrange at Paul Trosclair Stadium.

Eunice High’s Aiden Lejeune picks up some yardage in the 24-20 win over LaGrange at Paul Trosclair Stadium.

Bobcats post a win

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The Eunice High Bobcats have experienced nothing short of a struggle throughout its 2024 football season. Be it injuries or misfortune, nothing seemed to go right in the team’s 0-6 start to the season.
Henry Summerlin runs behinds a wall of St. Edmund blockers in the 57-7 win over Sacred Heart of Ville Platte on Friday. Summerlin is closing in on posting 1,000 yards rushing for the season. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Henry Summerlin runs behinds a wall of St. Edmund blockers in the 57-7 win over Sacred Heart of Ville Platte on Friday. Summerlin is closing in on posting 1,000 yards rushing for the season. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Blue Jays stomp Trojans

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
There are some moments when you just begin to understand how good a team can be, and St. Ed’s 57-7 thrashing of Sacred Heart in a rivalry District 5-1A game may have been one of those moments. There’s so many layers to last Friday’s domination that can be explored. For St.
Lady Cats huddle during a pre-season game with the St. Edmund Blue Jays.

Lady Cats huddle during a pre-season game with the St. Edmund Blue Jays.

Hard work paying off for Lady Cats

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, October 18, 2024
There’s no other way to say it for the Eunice High Lady Cats volleyball program, other than they’re in the midst of what could be a special season for the program when the smoke clears on it.
Coach Marion Fruge is shown in this photo from his time at Eunice High School. In 1989, he led the football and track programs, including district and state title challenges in football and track. (Submitted photo)

Coach Marion Fruge is shown in this photo from his time at Eunice High School. In 1989, he led the football and track programs, including district and state title challenges in football and track. (Submitted photo)

Marion Fruge had a 58-year impact on students, athletes

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, October 11, 2024
Impact can be measured in many ways. For Eunice High Athletic Hall of Fame coach Marion Fruge, known to athletes as “Coach Frug” or his family as “Poppsie,” it was a life dedicated to education and inspiring both students and athletes through Evangeline, Acadia and St.