Sports

A final look back - fall high school sports

Editor’s Note: This is the first of the three story series looking back at the 2020-2021 sports seasons. By Tom Dodge Sports Editor The conronavirus pandemic forced the teams to adjust and then wait and see when the fall sports seasons would begin.

2021 top athletes named

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Their high school careers will be remembered for their accomplishments as stellar athletes and quality individuals. The Eunice News 2021 Athletes of the Year are Eunice High’s Olivia Thibodeaux and Jahiem Mitchell along with St.

LDWF agents participating in Operation Dry Water this weekend

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement Division (LDWF/LED) agents will take part in Operation Dry Water from Friday through Sunday. During the Operation Dry Water weekend, LDWF agents will be out in force patrolling state waterways for impaired boat operators.

Whooping crane population continues to make progress

Patience has paid off for one of Louisiana’s female whooping cranes that was a part of the initial population from 2011The female crane, designated L7-11, laid the first egg of the experimental population in 2014. However, that attempt, along with subsequent others for her, were unsuccessful.

LDWF clarifies new lifetime license structure after recent legislative session

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has received a large volume of calls regarding the future of their lifetime licenses in the wake of the recent legislative session. Act 356-HB 691, recently signed by Gov.

Parts of Sherburne WMA Shooting Range to be closed for construction beginning Monday

Portions of the Sherburne Shooting Range Complex, located on the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA), will be closed beginning Monday for renovation and infrastructure improvement, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.

Landreneau lands world-record fish

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor SUNSET – Fishermen’s tales include the one that got away and the size of their catch. Former Eunice resident Michael Landreneau recently experienced both events at a private pond near Sunset. “I have been fishing there over the past five years,” he said.

Softball builds a father-daughter bond

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor There are a lot of dads who coached their kids when they were young athletes. But not many fathers get to stay next to their daughter all the way through high school softball.

Local athletes earn Academic All-State

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor It is a challenge to balance academics and athletics, but several local students have accomplished that feat. Each year, the LHSAA All-Academic Award Program recognizes the academic excellence of senior student-athletes who have attained a 3.

Willis reflects on championship run

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor LSU Eunice’s seventh championship run actually began in 2019 when the Bengals lost in the NJCAA Region 23 tournament.