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Church Point head coach Riob Pool, center is joined by offensive players Gavin Benoit, Carter Fontenot, Jaden Reese and Bryce Lejeune. (Photo by Tom Dodge)

Church Point head coach Riob Pool, center is joined by offensive players Gavin Benoit, Carter Fontenot, Jaden Reese and Bryce Lejeune. (Photo by Tom Dodge)

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Pool era begins at Church Point

Tom Dodge
Friday, August 11, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor CHURCH POINT – The Bears’ senior group has been part of deep playoff runs and district titles. New Church Point head coach Rob Pool expects them to help the 2023 team build on that foundation for another successful season.

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EHS to hold 17th Alumni tourney

Tom Dodge
Friday, August 11, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor The tradition continues as the 17th annual Eunice High Alumni softball tournament will be held Friday and Saturday at the Eunice Rec Complex. The committee is led by Tricia Fruge Fontenot (1997), Clay Francois (2013) and Chris Gaspard (2007).
Gerald Hardy

Gerald Hardy

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Coach Gerald Hardy remembered

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Long-time coach and educator Gerald Hardy passed away on Aug. 6. Hardy, 85, was born in Eunice on Nov. 16, 1937. The wake will be held Monday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Bishop Ceasar Hall. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Mathilda Catholic Church.
Iota top returning defensive starters kneeling from left, are Christian Beasley, Bryson Allison and Brock Keltner. Standing, from left, are Trevor Ruffner, coach Ray Aucoin, Blayton Fontenot and Scott Jackson. (Photo by Charles Sexton)

Iota top returning defensive starters kneeling from left, are Christian Beasley, Bryson Allison and Brock Keltner. Standing, from left, are Trevor Ruffner, coach Ray Aucoin, Blayton Fontenot and Scott Jackson. (Photo by Charles Sexton)

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Iota looks to defend district title

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor IOTA – The Bulldogs finished 9-3 in Ray Aucoin’s first season as Iota’s head football coach. After winning the District 4-3A title last season, Aucoin said his players have high hopes for another successful run in 2023.
The Bearcat seniors kneeling, from left, are Tucker Leblanc and Kade Sweeney. Standing, from left, are Wyatt Bertrand, Tyler Newman, Ross Cortez, Gage Craton and Emery Lejeune. (Photo by Tom Dodge)

The Bearcat seniors kneeling, from left, are Tucker Leblanc and Kade Sweeney. Standing, from left, are Wyatt Bertrand, Tyler Newman, Ross Cortez, Gage Craton and Emery Lejeune. (Photo by Tom Dodge)

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Bearcats ready to defend district title

Tom Dodge
Friday, August 4, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor BASILE – The 2022 Bearcats made the quarterfinals for the seventh time in the last nine seasons. Basile head coach Kevin Bertrand knows a playoff run begins the summer as his team prepares for the challenges each season brings. “I thought we had a great summer,” he said.
Julia Zaunbrecher

Julia Zaunbrecher

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2023 top athletes named

Tom Dodge
Friday, July 14, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Their high school careers will be remembered for their accomplishments as stellar athletes and quality individuals. The Eunice News 2023 Athletes of the Year are Eunice High’s Gabby Mitchell and Hayden Darbonne along with St.
Bryan Allen

Bryan Allen

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Summer workouts key to success

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor With high school football pre-season practices set to begin in a few weeks, the local teams are winding down the summer workouts. “I would grade us an A+ at this point,” St. Edmund head coach James Shiver said of the summer workouts.
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor When the door opened, Brittany Thibodeaux Comeaux was excited about the opportunity to be the next St. Edmund head girls volleyball coach. “I was thrilled there is an opportunity for me to coach at St. Ed’s,” she said. “I want them to have fun and yet be competive on the court.” A 2007 graduate of Pine Prairie, Comeaux was a multi-sport athlete for the Lady Panthers after starting her high school days at Chataignier High before consoliation. “My main sport was basketball but I al

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor When the door opened, Brittany Thibodeaux Comeaux was excited about the opportunity to be the next St. Edmund head girls volleyball coach. “I was thrilled there is an opportunity for me to coach at St. Ed’s,” she said. “I want them to have fun and yet be competive on the court.” A 2007 graduate of Pine Prairie, Comeaux was a multi-sport athlete for the Lady Panthers after starting her high school days at Chataignier High before consoliation. “My main sport was basketball but I al

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Comeaux excited to lead Lady Jays

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 30, 2023
When the door opened, Brittany Thibodeaux Comeaux was excited about the opportunity to be the next St. Edmund head girls volleyball coach. “I was thrilled there is an opportunity for me to coach at St. Ed’s,” she said. “I want them to have fun and yet be competive on the court.

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LeBlanc to lead Blue Jays

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Like many, teaching and coaching is a calling for Cade LeBlanc who was recently promoted to be St. Edmund’s next head basketball coach. A 2013 SEH graduate, LeBlanc attended LSUE and St. Joseph Seminary College in New Orleans.