Sports

Granger jersey holds special honor

It was his dream to play college baseball, but Ross Granger never threw a pitch for LSU Eunice. On April 10, 2015, Granger signed with the Bengals and the left-hander pitcher was just 10 days away from starting his collegiate career before cancer ended his dream of playing college ball.

St. Edmund splits with South Camerom

In a game dominated by defense, it all came down to free throws as St Edmund earned a 34-31 win over South Cameron. Trailing 30-29 with less than two minutes remaining, the Lady Jays pushed in five free throws to seal the victory. Gabby Fontenot hit two from the charity stripe to help St.

Iota earns sweep over Eunice

IOTA – The Eunice High Lady Bobcats stayed within striking distance of the Iota High School Lady Bulldogs for three quarters, but were unable to catch the Lady Bulldogs, who sealed the win with a 15-10 advantage in the fourth quarter.

Fair Grounds Results For Sunday January 21, 2018

POST TIME: 01:00 PM First Race, Purse $18,000, SOC $10,000-$5,000, 4 yo's & up, Five And A Half Furlongs 6 D J Soul Sista (E Walker) $34.20 $12.00 $5.60 8 Flashy Shoes (C Hernandez) $4.80 $2.60 4 Rainwalker (M Murrill) $2.80 Off Time: 01:00 PM Exacta (6-8) $172.20; Superfecta (6-8-4-5) $44.

Basile sweeps Jays

The Basile Bearcats grabbed a key district sweep over rival St. Edmund Friday night at the Blue Jay gym. The Lady Bearcats (7-15 overall, 3-4 in District 4-1A) exploded for a 18-2 first quarter run as Basile rolled to a 65-52 win.

Eunice falls to Northwest

The Eunice High Lady Bobcats trailed by one point at halftime against the Northwest High Lady Raiders in District 5-3A action Friday at the Eunice High gym. But Coach Wayne Fontenot’s Lady Cats were unable to keep pace with the Lady Raiders in the second half.

Crowley boxers headed to Arkansas

SUBMITTED PHOTO Four boxers from Crowley took home belts from the state Silver Gloves tournament held at the Wyndham Hotel in Lafayette Dec.

Burnett, Byers lead Gents past Bulldogs

Crowley’s one-two punch of Josh Burnett and Ja’Colby Byers have given opponents problems all season long. Tuesday, the Iota Bulldogs became the latest team to experience the pair’s talents.

Notre Dame pulls off district sweep of Kinder

The Notre Dame Lady Pios didn’t exactly shoot lights out from the free throw line Tuesday in their District 6-2A opener at Kinder. In fact, they hit just 17 of their 32 free throw attempts on the night.

Lady Rebels cruise past Bell City; Rebels fall short in overtime

The Midland Lady Rebels blew open a tight game in the second half by exploding for 40 points to cruise past Bell City, 60-31, Tuesday evening. The Lady Rebels (11-12, 1-0) took a slim 20-15 advantage at the break before outscoring the Lady Bruins 15-6 in the third quarter.