Sports

The Fourth of July is a special day

Today, while the country celebrates Independence Day, my wife and I will celebrate our wedding anniversary. Covering sports for a living sounds exciting, but in reality it also has its own set of issues.

Basile looking for District 4-1A title

District 4-1A will remain an eight-team football district but without two familiar names. Two-time district champions St. Edmund has moved to District 5-1A and South Cameron has dropped football for the forseable future.

Bulldogs, Bears favorites in 5-3A title race

Last football season, Iota went 10-0 in the regular season, beating rivals Church Point and Eunice High en route to the District 5-3A title. The Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals but fell to Sterlington. Church Point defeated Eunice High but the Bears fell to Sterlington in the second round.

Shiver era begins at St. Ed’s

A Blue Jay has returned to the nest. James Shiver has been named the athletic director and head football coach at St. Edmund. Shiver, 42, is the 16th head football coach for St.

Bobcats face new district challenges

A football state championship by the Bobcats will be remembered for a long time by the Eunice High faithful. But a Class 3-A repeat isn’t possible as the Bobcats are moving up a division for at least the next two years. In fact, four of the five teams in District 4-4A are moving in classification.

SHVP downs Lady Jays

MAMOU – A bases loaded hit by the Lady Trojans lifted Sacred Heart of Ville Platte to a 3-2 win over St. Edmund in Acadiana Softball League play. The Lady Jays grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Kinsley Marcantel walked and scored on a hit by Anna Belle Fontenot.

Bobcats swat down Yellowjackets

The Eunice Bobcats took on the Kinder Yellowjackets in summer varsity vaseball action on Wednesday at Bobcat Field following a junior varsity contest between the two teams. In the varsity game, the Yellow Jackets scored two runs in the top of the first inning to claim a 2-0 lead.

LSUE softball coaching staff recognized

LSU Eunice was voted as the 2019 NFCA NJCAA DII National Coaching Staff of the Year, the Association recently announced.

Softball coach Lee leaving LSUE

Andy Lee, a six-time national champion and three-time national coach of the year, has been named the next head softball coach at Northwest Florida State College, Athletic Director Ramsey Ross announced Wednesday afternoon.

Bobcats defeat Breaux Bridge, Sacred Heart

The Eunice Bobcats defeated the Breaux Bridge Tigers by an 8-3 margin in baseball action at the LSUE Baseball Tournament this past weekend. The Bobcats scored two runs in the top of the first inning to take the early lead.