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LSU Eunice freshman Payton Prince is shown in action. She is on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American team, (LSUE photo)

LSU Eunice freshman Payton Prince is shown in action. She is on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American team, (LSUE photo)

Prince tabbed to NFCA All-American team

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 6, 2025
LSU Eunice freshman Payton Prince has been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American team, the organization. Prince is a second-team member on the 37-player team comprised of NJCAA Division II student-athletes.

Blue Jays drop summer opener to Louisiana Kings

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 6, 2025
High school athletics have become a year-round endeavor. Whether it is the actual seasons where wins and losses are recorded or off-season preparation, the reality has become that if your team is not working on its craft in some way, shape or form year-round they’re falling behind.
Marion Fruge holds a plaque he was presented at the Oct. 11, 2024 Eunice High School football game. The plaque noted him being named to the Eunice High Athletic Hall of Fame. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Marion Fruge holds a plaque he was presented at the Oct. 11, 2024 Eunice High School football game. The plaque noted him being named to the Eunice High Athletic Hall of Fame. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

‘Coach Frug’ recalled for 58 years of coaching, teaching

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Coach Marion Fruge, known more commonly as “Coach Frug” to his athletes and students and “Poopsie” to his family, passed away May 30. He was 89 years old.
Peyton Prince, a freshman at LSUE, has been named a first-team selection to the All-South Region team.

Peyton Prince, a freshman at LSUE, has been named a first-team selection to the All-South Region team.

Prince named First-Team NFCA All-Region

Myra Miller
Friday, May 30, 2025
EUNICE–LSU Eunice freshman Payton Prince has been named a first-team selection to the All-South Region team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), it was recently announced.
Coach Tre Brown with his family. From left are his son, Beau, a sophomore at Eunice High; his wife, Lauren; Brown, and his daughter, Ava Grace, a senior at Eunice High. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Coach Tre Brown with his family. From left are his son, Beau, a sophomore at Eunice High; his wife, Lauren; Brown, and his daughter, Ava Grace, a senior at Eunice High. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Assistant Brown promoted to Eunice High volleyball head spot

Myra Miller
Friday, May 30, 2025
By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor When former head volleyball coach Wayne Fontenot’s departure from Eunice High for Class 5A’s Acadiana High in Lafayette Parish to become that school’s head volleyball coach became public last week, it wasn’t a shock.
St. Edmund Class of 2021 were delcared winners in the annual St. Ed Softball Tourney.

St. Edmund Class of 2021 were delcared winners in the annual St. Ed Softball Tourney.

St. Edmund High Alumni Softball Tournament

Myra Miller
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
St. Edmund High School held its annual Alumni Softball Tournament Friday and Saturday at the Eunice Recreational Complex with many class teams playing. The 2021 class were declared the winners. (Photos by Amy Myers)

EMTL finishes spring season

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, May 23, 2025
The Eunice Men’s Tennis League’s completed its spring season. Team Moosa finished in first place, with Team Ashford in second, Team Pitre took third place, and Team D’Aubin placed fourth. In the Championship game, Teams Moosa and Ashford fought it out.
The ELTL (Eunice Ladies Tennis League) held its Spring Season tennis banquet Tuesday evening with team members attending. The winning team, The Pitre Sisters, won the season and were awarded T-shirts. Door prizes and an evening meal of boiled crawfish were enjoyed. The captains of the winning team were Bonnie P. Kyzar and Laura Pitre. In front from left are Emily Francois, Bonnie P. Kyzar, Heidi Dischler, Andrea Hurst, Lisa Brown, and Andrea White. Standing, in back from left are Laura Pitre, Debbie Miller

The ELTL (Eunice Ladies Tennis League) held its Spring Season tennis banquet Tuesday evening with team members attending. The winning team, The Pitre Sisters, won the season and were awarded T-shirts. Door prizes and an evening meal of boiled crawfish were enjoyed. The captains of the winning team were Bonnie P. Kyzar and Laura Pitre. In front from left are Emily Francois, Bonnie P. Kyzar, Heidi Dischler, Andrea Hurst, Lisa Brown, and Andrea White. Standing, in back from left are Laura Pitre, Debbie Miller

Pitre Sisters win Spring ELTL League

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, May 23, 2025
The ELTL (Eunice Ladies Tennis League) held its Spring Season tennis banquet Tuesday evening with team members attending. The winning team, The Pitre Sisters, won the season and were awarded T-shirts. Door prizes and an evening meal of boiled crawfish were enjoyed.
Casey Charlie

Casey Charlie

Charlie to lead Blue Jay baseball

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, May 23, 2025
There are few, if any, coaches in the state of Louisiana that are wired like new St. Edmund head baseball coach Casey Charlie. The Eunice native, a 2007 graduate of Eunice High, hasn’t changed his stripes in 11 years of teaching and coaching. He’s loyal. He’s standard-driven.

District, region teams reflect Blue Jay, Bobcat talent

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
When it comes to accolades, one can make the argument that a team that isn’t an all-state team can sometimes mean more. In teams like All-District and All-Region, there is a better chance that players are actually seen by the people making the decisions rather than by a stat line.