Sports

Eunice JV action

Eunice Junior Varsity topped Jennings on the road Tuesday with an 8-6 final score, winning their first contest of the young season after a 0-0 tie against Iota’s JV the previous week. Next week, the Bobcats’ JV squad will return to action on Tuesday against visiting Kinder. (Photos by Dwight Jodon)

Eunice Bobcats runs over Bunkie Panthers

By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor Eunice High head coach Andre Vige expressed confidence in his Bobcat football team throughout the offseason. Confidence? Sure. It's a coach's job to hype up his team. It doesn't matter if the team managed just eight wins over the past two seasons.

Blue Jays pull away from West St. John for 48-28 road win

By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor EDGARD — For a half, St. Edmund and West St. John traded punches. Then the Blue Jays took control. St. Edmund scored 24 unanswered points in the third quarter to turn a two-point halftime advantage into a rout, defeating West St.

Young Jays Jamboree

The St. Edmund Junior High Jamboree was held last Saturday, with the Blue Jay’s fifth and sixth grade team topping Sacred Heart by an 8-0 score. The Blue Jay seventh and eighth graders tied Sacred Heart in a 0-0 shutout, then later fell to Iota 14-0. Iota also defeated Sacred Heart, 12-6. St.

Adult tennis league in full swing

The Eunice Ladies Tennis League opened its fall 2026 season Sept. 1, with Team Pitre defeating the H&L Slice Girls 20-10. Team Pitre earned four points on five of the seven courts. The H&L Slice Girls won on two courts and earned another two points by extending one match to a deciding tiebreaker.

Eunice survives LaGrange comeback, wins five-set thriller

By Rhett Manuel - Sports Editor Eunice High let a two-set lead slip away Wednesday night, but the Bobcats refused to let the match slip away with it. Eunice survived a dramatic five-set battle with LaGrange, winning 25-21, 29-27, 19-25, 23-25, 15-11 to come away with a 3-2 victory.

Markets open today

Reminder that it's a new month, and the City of Eunice is home to three different farmers' markets on the first Saturday of every month, including Eunice Tractor Supply Farmer's Market, Market on the Lawn and Eunice Farmer's Market on Second Street.

Beet it to the garden and plant some root vegetables

By Mary Ferguson LSU AgCenter While many are winding down their gardens, September signals the time when you can start to plant root vegetables like beets, carrots and radishes. If you don’t want to be out in the heat, many of these cool-season crops can be planted well into winter.

Heat affecting your garden?

By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter Horticulturist If hot and dry weather is stressing your garden (and you) out, you're not alone!

Bobcats use takeaways to secure jamboree win

By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor Eunice got a glimpse of what it will take to win football games this season during its 14-8 victory over Opelousas in jamboree action last Friday.