Sports

Cajuns run past Texas State

LAFAYETTE – Fueled by three takeaways the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football team won its second straight Sun Belt Conference game defeating Texas State 24-7 on Thursday night at Cajun Field in front of a national audience on ESPNU. The win moved the Ragin’ Cajuns (3-3, 2-1 Sun Belt) back to .

Top-ranked Vandebilt Catholic sweeps Berwick

Berwick High School fell to Division III’s top-ranked squad, Vandebilt Catholic, 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-16) in Berwick Tuesday in both teams’ District 8-III action. Alyssa Gray led Berwick with five kills, eight assists and 12 digs.

LSWA Prep Football Polls

The Louisiana Sports Writers Association's high school football polls are listed Class 5A-1A. First place votes are listed in parenthesis: CLASS 5A Rec.

Iota, Church Point to battle in key 5-3A tilt

Both the Iota Bulldogs and the Church Point Bears are coming off of big wins in which a star running back and a staunch defensive effort have carried them to victory. However, this week they face each other. If the Bears win, they will undoubtedly have the inside track to the title.

Delcambre Homecoming Court

The Delcambre High School Homecoming court(left to right) - Top row: Natalie Duhon, Camille Duhon, Shelby Hebert and Meghan Burney; Middle row: Samantha Duhon, Karlie Crochet, Taylor Nguyen and Fatima Tello; Bottom row: Claire Olivier, Hannah Bassett and Bailey Viator.

Evangeline Downs Results For Wednesday 10/11/17

Evangeline Downs Results For Wednesday 10/11/17 POST TIME: 05:35 PM RACE 1 $8,500 - 3, 4, 5 & 6 yo's, 220 Y, QH MCL $5,000 4 Kerrys Fast Jess (Hamilton, J.) $7.80 $3.20 $2.40 6 Natovas Runaway (Rodriguez, J.) $2.40 $2.20 5 Game Corona (Luna, U.) $4.

Blue Jays to face No. 8 Tigers

For the second week in a row, the Blue Jays face a ranked team as St. Edmund travels to No. 8 Oberlin in a key District 4-1A battle. Last week, St. Edmund (5-1, 3-0) stunned No. 8 Elton, 27-21 in overtime to move into the district tie with the Tigers (5-1, 3-0). “It was a big win for us,” St.

Bobcats, Panthers clash

It seems like every week this season the Bobcats have to face a premier running attack. Jennings (263), Rayne (349), Crowley (234) and Church Point (244) all rolled up big yards on the ground against the Bobcats.

North Vermilion falls to Patterson

PATTERSON - The North Vermilion Patriots were three minutes away from upsetting the Patterson Lumberjacks. NV was leading 21-20 with 3:30 to play, but the lead was short. After Patterson cut the lead to one point, the Lumberjacks did a successful on-side kick.

Gueydan hangs on to beat Centerville

On Thursday, the Gueydan Bears hung on to beat the Centerville Tigers, 42-33, in district action. Centerville scored 12 points in the final seven minutes to make it a game. The two teams combined or 731 yards rushing. Gueydan had 383 yards and Centerville had 348 yards.