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Blue Jays sweep Sacred Heart

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

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

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

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

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.