High School Sports

Seven Blue Jays on District 6-1A list

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor When three teams from a district earn first round byes, it means the district battle was pretty competitive. The teams in the LHSAA Div. IV select team bracket who rested in the first round included No. 4 Opelousas Catholic, No. 5 Catholic High of Pointe Coupee and No.

Bobcats dominate District 3-4A list

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor The Bobcats had several goals at the start of the 5oth season in program history: capture the district title, win more than 20 games, open the playoffs at home and advance to the state tournament.

Lady Bobcats dominate all-district lists

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor The Eunice Lady Bobcats won their third straight district title and dominated the All-District 3-4A selections. EHS head coach Trenon Troclair was named the district coach of the year.

Darbonne signs with Ragin’ Cajuns

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor It was an exciting month for Hayden Darbonne and his family. The Bobcat baseball team advanced to the state semifinals where Darbonne belted a two-run home run at his final at-bat. Friday, Hayden was presented his high school diploma along with his senior classmates.

St. Edmund holds sports award ceremony

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor St. Edmund athletes were recognized for their accomplishments in the annual award ceremony. Miss Blue Jay was Julia Zaunbrecher and Blake Summerlin was named Mr. Blue Jay.

Ten Lady Jays named to District 6-1A list

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor It was an impressive season for District 6-1A softball as four of the six teams earned at least one win the Div. IV playoffs. No. 12 St. Edmund (14-15) grabbed its first playoff win in seven seasons with a 16-0 mercy-rule victory over No. 21 Central Private.

Bobcats fall in state semifinals

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor SULPHUR – Lakeshore scored eight runs in the first two innings and that proved to be enough as the Titans grabbed an 8-3 victory Thursday over the Eunice Bobcats in the Div. II state baseball semifinals at McMurry Park in Sulphur.

Bobcats punch ticket to Sulphur

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor With an impressive 15-4 win over Pearl River in the quarterfinals, No. 5 Eunice advances to today’s state semifinals against Lakeshore at McMurry Park in Sulphur. The Bobcats and Titans will face each other at 11 a.m. on Field 40.

Lady Jay duo finishes strong at state meet

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor BATON ROUGE – It was a beautiful finish for one and a great start for another as St. Edmund’s Ellie Manuel and Aubrie Lejeune stood together on the podium after the girls’ javelin state competition was finished. Manuel, a senior, finished first with a throw 133.

Bobcats earn quarterfinal win

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor It was a battle from the first pitch to the final out as the No. 4 Bobcats earned a 2-1 victory Thursday over No. 5 Pearl River in the first game of the quarterfinal series.