Sports

The annual John R. Young Chevrolet/Frey Holding Company begins today with 28 teams partcipating at nine different locations.
“We are looking to finaly get to play some games at home,” Eunice High head baseball coach Scott Phillips said. “Because of the rainy weather we have had to move to fields that had turf.
“We want to play in front of our home crowd and hopefully we can get some sunny and warmer weather.”
At Eunice High, New Iberia will take on South Beauregard at 4:30 p.m.
The Bobcats will then face South Terrebonne at 6:45 p.m.

The Lady Bobcats exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the first inning as Eunice cruised to to 16-1 mercy-rule win over the Jennings Lady Bulldogs.
McKenzie Guillory walked, Natalie Vidrine singled and Cassie Thomas drilled a double to score both Lady Cats.
Alissa Pate followed with a triple to drive in Thomas as EHS moved ahead, 3-0.
Jailyn Pavich singled with two outs to score Pate.
Carli Boone and Kelsea Aguillard both walked to load the bases.

The St. Edmund Lady Jays began the 2019 softball season with a win and a close loss.
In the season opener against Elizabeth, the Lady Jays rallied from a five-run deficit to grab a 10-6 win.
The Lady Bulldogs exploded for an early lead with five runs in the top of the first frame as St. Edmund struggled early with three errors, two walks and a hit batter.
Kaitlyn Lilly and Brylee Young both reached on errors and Ava Ramsey walked to load the bases.
Karlee Buxton then walked to plate Lilly, while Adri Johnson was hit by a pitch to score Young.