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LOUISIANA DRAWS LSU IN FIRST-ROUND OF 2018 NIT

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball will make the 50-minute trip east to Baton Rouge on Wednesday to face LSU in the first round of the NIT as the official 2018 bracket was released Sunday night. Tipoff will be set for 6 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3.

5-1A All-District team released

The St. Edmund Lady Jays placed five players on the All-District 4-1A team as selected by the coaches. Merryville claimed the district title and finished as the Class 1-A state runners-up after a 69-53 loss to No. 1 Delhi.

Lady Jays split district games

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor OBERLIN – The St. Edmund Lady Jays opened District 4-1A play with a 4-2 win over Oberlin before falling 3-2 to Merryville. St. Edmund (5-6, 1-0) grabbed an early 1-0 lead over Oberlin Wednesday when Jaedyn Soileau walked and scored on an error.

Pine Prairie runs past Lady Cats

PINE PRAIRIE – The Pine Prairie Lady Panthers improved to 9-1 overall after crusing past the Eunice Lady Bobcats 16-5. With the win over Eunice the Lady Panthers are now 3-0 in District 5-3A play, while the Lady Cats are 3-10 overall, 1-3 in district.

Bobcats clip Saints

LAKE CHARLES – The Eunice High School Bobcats improved their overall record to 6-5 with a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Saints in non-district baseball action.

Young-Frey tournament starts Thursday

The annual John R. Young/Frey Holding Corporation baseball tournament continues to expand each year. “We joined with St. Edmund to have a city tournament where both schools could make some money and play some good teams,” Eunice High head baseball coach Scott Phillips said.

Bobcats split tourney games

The Eunice High Baseball team completed play in the DeRidder High Baseball Tournament with a 8-2 loss to Calvary Baptist and a 20-5 win over Leesville.

Blue Jays down Panthers

It what turned out to be a defensive standoff, St. Edmund earned a 3-1 win Monday over Pine Prairie at Blue Jay Field. St. Edmund pitcher Brock Bieber and Remi Guillory limited Pine Prairie to just four hits and five shutout innings before the Panthers scored a run in the sixth frame.

Lady Jays roll in home opener

St. Edmund exploded for seven runs in the fourth inning to seal a 16-1 win over Abbeville Monday in the Lady Jays’ home opener. St. Edmund jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, begun when Jaedyn Soileau and Jamie Fuselier both singled and scored on a triple by Gabby Fontenot.

Mamou finishes off regular season with loss to Northwest

PRAIRIE RHONDE -- It was a bittersweet way to end the regular season for the Mamou Demons, as they came up just short in their 56-41 loss to the Northwest Raiders Friday night.