Sports

Indians run past Eunice

Tom Dodge
Friday, January 24, 2020
The district struggles continued for Eunice High as Washington-Marion earned a sweep Friday night. The Lady Indians (5-13 overall, 2-1 in District 4-4A) jumped out to a 10-4 first quarter lead, sparked by seven points from Makenzie Tillman.

St. Ed’s splits wins with Plainview

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The Lady Jays hung tough with fourth-ranked Plainview for three quarters. But the Lady Hornets out scored St. Edmund 20-8 in the final period to grab a 52-38 win. The Lady Jays opened strong with a 5-2 first quarter surge, sparked by buckets from Rebecca Benoit and Tanzy Miller.

Rayne sweeps Eunice

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
RAYNE – It was a district sweep over Eunice for Rayne Tuesday. Rayne 59, Eunice 47 Eunice’s Leah Walker got it started for the Lady Bobcats after nailing two mid-range shots to start off the game. Rayne responded with four points from Paige Figaro.

Blue Jays sweep Sacred Heart

Tom Dodge
Friday, January 17, 2020
It was easy to tell that rivals were facing each other Wednesday as St. Edmund battled Sacred Heart of Ville Platte. Using the emotion of a crowded gym filled with Blue Jay fans wearing white, St. Edmund earned a sweep over Sacred Heart. The Lady Jays opened with a 15-5 run as St.

Blue Jays give out fall sports awards

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
St. Edmund athletics celebrated its fall sports with a ceremony as numerous athletes were recognized. In volleyball, Anna Belle Fontenot, Savannah DeVillier, Rebecca Benoit and Sarah Duplechain received patches for earning All-District and All-Parish honors.

Eunice falls in district opener

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The Eunice Lady Cats fell in the District 4-4A opener to North Vermilion, 49-42. Eunice got on the board first with a layup from Shanyia Toussaint. North Vermilion made their first basket with 4:45 left to go in the first quarter.

Class 4-A All-State list released

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Although their roads didn’t end where they had hoped entering the Class 4A state football playoffs, both Neville defensive back Andrew Cagle and Lakeshore quarterback Christian Westcott had seasons their respective schools will be talking about for quite some time.

Marcantel earns All-State honors

Tom Dodge
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Longtime rivals Oak Grove and Ouachita Christian accomplished the rarest of feats in bringing two state championships to District 2-1A. Both combined for 11 first-team selections to the Class 1A All-State team voted by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.