Sports

Local teams ready for new districts

Every two years, the LHSAA makes changes in the districts and this time it affected both the St. Edmund and Eunice High athletic programs. For the past two years, St. Edmund was with False River Academy, Catholic High of Pointe Coupee, Westminster Christian Academy, North Central and Basile.

Evangeline Downs Results For Saturday 07/22/17

Evangeline Downs Results For Saturday 07/22/17 POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $13,000 - 3 yo's & up, 1M, CLM $15,000-$12,500 5 Yeowzer (Broussard, A.) $32.20 $5.80 $3.00 3 Mending Fences (Saenz, D.) $2.60 $2.10 2 Endurance (Taylor, B.) $2.80 Exacta (5-3), $64.20; Superfecta (5-3-2-4), $44.

Evangeline Downs Results For Friday 07/21/17

Evangeline Downs Results For Friday 07/21/17 POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $13,000 - 3 yo's & up, 5 1/2F, CLM $15,000-$12,500 2 Glitz N Glam (Batista, A.) $7.40 $3.40 1 Suppose So (Cortez, A.) $2.40 5 Relentless Dear (Melancon, J.) Late Scratches: Lucky Henny, Persuade Me Lady Exacta (2-1), $6.

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.