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Marcantel earns All-State honors

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.

Ragin’ Cajuns open Sun Belt play with 75-65 win at Georgia State

Four Ragin’ Cajuns scored in double figures and the team matched a season high in 3-pointers with eight en route to a 75-65 victory over Georgia State in its Sun Belt Conference opener on Thursday evening.

McNeese names former UCLA standout Kristee Porter as new Cowgirl Volleyball head coach

A three-time All-American at UCLA and NCAA Player of the Year, Director of Volleyball Operations on the national level, and veteran head coach Kristee Porter has been named the McNeese Cowgirl Volleyball head coach, Director of Athletics Bruce Hemphill has announced.

UL Lafayette extends Napier’s contract

Louisiana Athletics and head football coach Billy Napier have announced a two-year extension of the second-year coach’s contract with the University, Director of Athletics Bryan Maggard announced on Thursday.

Blue Jays defeat Lady Demons

The Lady Jays used a balanced scoring offense as St. Edmund grabbed a 54-39 non-district win over the Mamou Lady Demons. St. Edmund opened with a 12-7 first quarter lead, aided by six points by Savannah DeVillier and a bucket each from Rebecca Benoit, Mary Beth Lafleur and Tanzy Miller. B.

Bengals end year with sweep in Arkansas

If the end of the 2019 portion of the season is any indication, LSU Eunice women’s basketball will ring in the new year with a bang after taking down North Arkansas College in a weekend doubleheader at the HPRE Center.

Bobcats fall in Northwest's Holiday tourney

PRAIRIE RONDE – Ville Platte exploded for 36 points in the third period to break open a close game as the Bulldogs rolled to a 80-61 win over the Eunice Bobcats in Northwest High’s Holiday tournament.

Lady Jays grab win over VC

ABBEVILLE – It was a low-scoring game that worked in the Lady Jays’ favor as St. Edmund earned a 39-32 road win over Vermilion Catholic. With the win, St. Ed’s (5-7) broke a three-game losing streak and will entertain Mamou (5-8) on Monday.

Lady Cats roll, Bobcats fall in parish tourney

LEBEAU – The Lady Bobcats used a balanced offense and a stingy defense as Eunice rolled to a 58-32 win over Port Barre to open the St. Landry Parish basketball tournament held at North Central High School. Eunice opened with a 7-2 run, aided by four points from Shanyia Toussaint.

5-1A All-District team released

Catholic High of Pointe Coupee advanced to the Division IV state championship game and the Hornets captured top honors in District 5-1A. The Hornets went 5-0 in district to slip past Opelousas Catholic and St. Edmund for the title. No. 7 Catholic–PC opened the playoffs with a 28-7 win over No.