Sports

LSUE’s Rios, Prince named to LSWA All-Louisiana Team

LSU Eunice Softball collected a pair of members on the 2025 Louisiana Sportswriters Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Softball Team, it was announced this week. Reagan Rios was named to the second-team, while Payton Prince was an honorable mention selection.
LSUE Softball Coach Meghan Collins leads girls in warm up drills Thursday morning before the camp begins. (Photo by Myra Miller)

LSUE Softball Coach Meghan Collins leads girls in warm up drills Thursday morning before the camp begins. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Little Bengal Summer Camp at LSUE

Little Bengal Summer Softball Camp was held Monday through Thursday at LSUE softball field from 9 a.m. to noon for girls ages 5-12. Meghan Collins is the LSUE softball coach.
James Shiver

James Shiver

Off-season work pays off for Blue Jays

By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor Speaking to head coach James Shiver around this time last year, he was convinced he’d found the golden ticket to offseason conditioning leading into regular season success. The formula?
Ten teams from around Acadiana have been participating in Metro Ball being held at the Eunice Recreational Complex. At left, Basile’s Jensen Doucet attempts to leave first base as St Edmund’s Aubrie LeJeune plays first.

Ten teams from around Acadiana have been participating in Metro Ball being held at the Eunice Recreational Complex. At left, Basile’s Jensen Doucet attempts to leave first base as St Edmund’s Aubrie LeJeune plays first.

Acadiana Metro Ball

Ten teams from around Acadiana have been participating in Metro Ball being held at the Eunice Recreational Complex. At left, Basile’s Jensen Doucet attempts to leave first base as St Edmund’s Aubrie LeJeune plays first. In the photo at right, Brianna Lopez pitches for St Edmund.
Andrew Whitworth

Andrew Whitworth

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame names 2025 inductees

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will be enshrined in Natchitoches June 26-28. Events are held at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum and Northwest History Museum, 800 Front St., and Natchitoches Events Center, 750 2nd St. For event information visit LaSportsHall.com.

Bengals land pair on NJCAA Baseball All-American Team

The LSU Eunice Baseball duo of Alec Beversdorf and Tyson LeBlanc are the latest to etch their names in the Bengals’ history books as the pair were named to the 2025 NJCAA Division I Baseball All-American team, the organization announced on Wednesday.
Eva Sattler

Eva Sattler

Lady Cat freshman Sattler named to All-State

Every once in a while, an athletic program runs across a special talent. The kind that can help create the foundation of the program for the next several seasons. A building block. They’re sturdy, reliable and in most cases they’re game changers.

Jays continue building baseball under Charlie

St. Ed’s continued its building of the new look of its baseball program under head coach Casey Charlie as they continued in the Metro Summer League play. St. Ed’s colected a 16-5 win over Westminster, lost 3-2 to Sacred Heart before bouncing back with a 12-2 win over Acadia.

LSU defeats Little Rock, 10-6, to win NCAA Baton Rouge Regional

Designated hitter Ethan Frey drove in four runs Monday night, and right-hander Casan Evans fired 6.0 brilliant relief innings as top-ranked LSU posted a 10-6 win over Little Rock to capture the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional title in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.