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Two Lady Bengals named All-Americans

LSU Eunice softball players sophomore infielder Rebecca Skains and freshman outfielder Emily Henderson earned NJCAA Division II All-American first team honors after a Lady Bengal national championship season. Skains (West Ouachita) ended her career at LSUE with a .

Georgia plans to win East

The Florida-Georgia line is more than a boundry or the name of a country band. The fine line between winning the SEC East recently has been determined at the showdown between the Gators and the Bulldogs. Florida has won the last three and captured two straight SEC East titles.

Evangeline Downs Results For Thursday 07/20/17

Evangeline Downs Results For Thursday 07/20/17 POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $13,000 - 2 yo, 5F, MCL $20,000 6 My Sharp Pal (Batista, A.) $38.00 $10.20 $5.00 4 Maggie True (Hernandez, C.) $2.40 $2.10 3 Run By (Broussard, A.) $3.20 Late Scratches: Call Me Sidney Exacta (6-4), $47.

Leaders join for basketball tourney

Numerous ministers and police officers battled on the basketball court Tuesday night at the New Zion Baptist Church. But the clash of teams was a sign of unity with the Leaders Building Leaders basketball charity basketball game trying to build a bridge of repect in the Eunice community. Rev.

Florida will look to repeat

This is the sixth team in the SEC football preview series: After back-to-back SEC titles, it may be harder for Florida to grab a threepeat in 2017. Jim McElwain’s Gators could have a great season with 10 wins and another trip to the SEC championship game.

Evangeline Downs Results For Saturday 07/15/17

Evangeline Downs Results For Saturday 07/15/17 POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $7,500 - 3 yo's & up, 5 1/2F, CLM $5,000 3 Successful Ryker (Thornton, T.) $4.20 $2.40 $2.10 4 Gentleman's Prize (Hernandez, C.) $2.40 $2.20 5 Love Alley (Trujillo, Jr., M.) $3.80 Exacta (3-4), $4.

NJCAA competes in sectional play

SURREY, British Columbia – The NJCAA National All-Star team fell 2-0 to No. 10 Mexico by a score of 2-0.

Tennessee’s trip to the top could be rocky

This is the fifth team in the SEC football preview series: The Tennessee Volunteers have improved each season under the direction of Butch Jones. In the past four years, the Volunteers were, 5-7, 7-6, 9-4 and 9-4.

Evangeline Downs Results For Wednesday 07/12/17

POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $8,000 - 3, 4, 5 & 6 yo's, 5F, MCL $7,500 3 St. Euphrasia (Journet, J.) $19.20 $10.80 $6.80 7 Spirit of Acadiana (Clark, K.) $21.00 $13.60 6 My Pal Viv (Louviere, W.) $6.40 Late Scratches: La Madera Exacta (3-7), $132.20; Superfecta (3-7-6-2), $252.

Skains competes with national team

SURREY, British Columbia – The 2017 NJCAA Softball National Team is currently north of the border to compete in the 2017 Canada Cup International Softball Championship. The tournament in Surrey, British Columbia, concludes on Monday.