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St. Edmund’s Kane West makes a tag at 2nd base in the 5-4 win over Cedar Creek on Wednesday. (Photo by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund’s Kane West makes a tag at 2nd base in the 5-4 win over Cedar Creek on Wednesday. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Blue Jays win first playoff games

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 25, 2025
One of the toughest parts of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association starting the baseball playoffs when they did was, frankly, St. Ed’s upholding of a Holy Week tradition.
Jillian DeVillier, left, and Clara Brown, both seniors at St. Edmund High School, are regional champs, girls doubles, in tennis. The duo played in Alexandria in the Division IV, Regional II Tennis Tournament. They won 6-3, 6-4 in the championship round against a team from Menard High. DeVillier has won regionals four years in a row and Brown has won regionals two years in a row. (Submitted photo)

Jillian DeVillier, left, and Clara Brown, both seniors at St. Edmund High School, are regional champs, girls doubles, in tennis. The duo played in Alexandria in the Division IV, Regional II Tennis Tournament. They won 6-3, 6-4 in the championship round against a team from Menard High. DeVillier has won regionals four years in a row and Brown has won regionals two years in a row. (Submitted photo)

Tennis regional champions

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Jillian DeVillier, left, and Clara Brown, both seniors at St. Edmund High School, are regional champs, girls doubles, in tennis. The duo played in Alexandria in the Division IV, Regional II Tennis Tournament. They won 6-3, 6-4 in the championship round against a team from Menard High.
Eunice High pitcher Montana Brown, a junior, unloads a pitch. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Eunice High pitcher Montana Brown, a junior, unloads a pitch. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Bobcats beat Brusly, Franklin Parish to advance

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
There’s no question that the Eunice Bobcat baseball team wants to take it as far as it possibly can on the Scott Phillips Retirement Tour. The retiring coach is in his final season of 33 at the helm of the Bobcat baseball program, and the No.
Sloane Cart attempting to steal to third base in St. Edmund’s victory over Slaughter Community Charter School on April 17. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Sloane Cart attempting to steal to third base in St. Edmund’s victory over Slaughter Community Charter School on April 17. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Lady Jays end season with loss to Opelousas Catholic

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Despite a regular season that didn’t go according to plan, the No. 18-seeded St.
Sophomore pitcher Madelyn Smith. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Sophomore pitcher Madelyn Smith. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Lady Cats took 17-2 win over West Feliciana

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
It’s been a theme all season. When the Eunice High School Lady Cats softball team is usually at its best is when the lineup is firing on all cylinders. That was exactly the case last Thursday, with the No. 10 Lady Cats using an 11-run third inning to blow away No.
Jeff Willis

Jeff Willis

Willis receives inaugural coach award

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
LSU Eunice athletic director and baseball head coach Jeff Willis received the Walter Hauck NJCAA Coaches Association President of the Year award, the NJCAA announced on Tuesday at their annual convention.

ELTL two teams, tied up match, week 10

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The tenth week of Eunice Ladies Tennis League (ELTL) ended the evening with both teams, Team Pitre and Team Renee, having a tie, 16 to 16. On Court 1, Team Pitre’s Sydney Augustine and Tracey Brown won 6-2, 6-4 against Jamie Kirsch and Phyllis Hargroder of Team Renee.

Lady Cats poised for playoff

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor The Eunice High School Lady Cats split a pair of games against Welsh and Church Point to close out the regular season at 17-8 overall and put themselves in a position to host a first-round playoff matchup when softball playoff pairings are released by the Louisiana...
St. Edmund’s Kane West is in action against Comeaux High on April 14. (Photo by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund’s Kane West is in action against Comeaux High on April 14. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Blue Jays end season with 12-2 win over Comeaux

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The St. Ed’s Blue Jay baseball team closed out the regular season against higher classifications, losing 12-3 to perennial power Teurlings Catholic but bouncing back with a 12-2 win over Comeaux to finish the regular season at 16-14. It finished a regular season where St.

Bobcats, Blue Jays host in first-round of playoffs

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Eunice High Bobcat and St. Edmund Blue Jay baseball teams know exactly where their playoff fates lie after the Louisiana High School Athletic Association released its playoff brackets for all 10 baseball-playing classifications on Tuesday.