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Evangeline Downs Entries For Thursday 06/29/17

Post Time: 5:25PM RACE 1 $22,000, 2 yo, 5F, MSW 1 Beauty Boy (Contreras) 115 5/1 2 Ready Prospector (Saenz) 115 3/1 3 Flashy Image (Broussard) 115 10/1 4 Piranha Tough (Clark) 115 5/1 5 Kiss of the Wolf (Thornton) 115 4/1 6 Nothings Changed (Melancon) 115 5/2 7 Tee's Black Irish...

Five Lady Bengals moving on up to the next level

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor They won two national championships while at LSU Eunice, now they have a chance to add to their softball accomplishments at the next level. Two-time NJCAA Division II All-American Rebecca Skains will play for the Southeastern Louisiana University Lady Lions this fall.

Evangeline Downs Entries For Wednesday 06/28/17

Evangeline Downs Entries For Wednesday 06/28/17 Post Time: 5:25PM RACE 1 $22,000, 2 yo, 5F, F, MSW 1 Suckerforagrey (Batista) 115 15/1 2 Run By (Saenz) 115 6/1 3 Love Ice (Thornton) 118 4/1 4 Yes Gorgeous (Melancon) 115 3/1 5 She'screative (Shepherd) 115 4/1 6 Call Me Sidney (Woodley)...

Gators sweep LSU to win title

OMAHA, Neb. – For the first time in program history, the Florida Gators are College World Series champions. For the second straight night, the Gators held on in a nail-biter over conference rival LSU — though the final score might not reflect the close nature of the Tuesday night contest.

Evangeline Downs Results For Saturday 06/24/17

POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $7,500 - 3 yo's & up, 5 1/2F, CLM $5,000 4 Catwalk Commando (Bonilla, C.) $29.40 $8.40 $6.40 1 Cajun Dame (Clark, K.) $4.60 $4.80 3 Shay Parker B. (Bourque, C.) $10.40 Exacta (4-1), $77.30; Superfecta (4-1-3-6), $155.85; Trifecta (4-1-3), $158.

Evangeline Downs Results For Friday 06/23/17

POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $11,500 - 3 yo's & up, 1 1/16M, CLM $10,000-$8,000 3 Hook (Melancon, G.) $6.20 $3.00 $2.20 2 Aspen Sky (Clark, K.) $2.60 $2.10 4 Yeowzer (Broussard, A.) $3.20 Late Scratches: Reckless Ransom Exacta (3-2), $7.20; Trifecta (3-2-4), $10.75; Off: 05:25 PM Final: 1:45.

Bengals hit the road for summer ball

When school is out for summer, it is normal for the students to scatter. But 17 LSU Eunice baseball players are spending their summer across the country participating in numerous collegiate leagues. “It is great that our players get to participate in these leagues,” LSUE head coach Jeff Willis said.

Evangeline Downs Results For Thursday 06/22/17

POST TIME: 05:25 PM RACE 1 $13,000 - 2 yo, 4 1/2F, MCL $20,000 5 Enough Bling (Thornton, T.) $3.00 $2.40 $2.10 2 Live Like Jerry (Journet, J.) $5.40 $3.80 1 Freak Nasty Flyer (Melancon, G.) $2.20 Late Scratches: Half Blink Exacta (5-2), $5.40; Superfecta (5-2-1-6), $3.01; Trifecta (5-2-1), $7.

Bobcats down Rayne, 10-5

The Eunice Bobcats captured a 10-5 decision over the Rayne Wolves in Metro League action Tuesday at Bobcat Field. Rayne scored two runs in the top of the first inning against Eunice starting pitcher Jessi Linch, but the Cats tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the first inning.

‘Mr. Baseball’ bypasses LSU for Angels

For a guy that isn’t big on individual awards, West Monroe’s Jacob Pearson has accumulated an impressive pile of them. Pearson was named Louisiana’s Gatorade Player of the Year and the MVP of the LSWA’s Class 5A All-State team just last week alone.