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Senior Night at St. Edmund for the baseball team was held March 20. Seniors, from left, are David Evans, Marcus Gradney, Grant Miller, Kane West, Blake Moran, John Logan Floyd, Ryan Young and Ian Rider. Coaches, from left, are Corey Diaz, Kevin McFarlin, Nick Trosclair and Louis Rider. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Senior Night at St. Edmund for the baseball team was held March 20. Seniors, from left, are David Evans, Marcus Gradney, Grant Miller, Kane West, Blake Moran, John Logan Floyd, Ryan Young and Ian Rider. Coaches, from left, are Corey Diaz, Kevin McFarlin, Nick Trosclair and Louis Rider. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Senior Night for St. Edmund baseball

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Senior Night at St. Edmund for the baseball team was held March 20. Seniors, from left, are David Evans, Marcus Gradney, Grant Miller, Kane West, Blake Moran, John Logan Floyd, Ryan Young and Ian Rider. Coaches, from left, are Corey Diaz, Kevin McFarlin, Nick Trosclair and Louis Rider.
Lady Cats’ Madelyn Smith.

Lady Cats’ Madelyn Smith.

Lady Cats earn city bragging rights

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
In football, we rarely see it. It maight even be rare in basketball and baseball, as well. Bottom line, Eunice High and St. Edmund rarely cross paths in sports. However, in that rare occurrence where they do you can bet each team is going to savor the opportunity to prove which program is superior.

Halfway through season Team Pitre takes lead

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 21, 2025
The sixth week of Eunice Ladies Tennis League (ELTL) ended the evening with Team Pitre having a score of 18 and Team Renee having 14 points. On Court 1, Team Pitre members Sydney Augustine and Tracey Brown won in split sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 against Team Renee’s Phyllis Hargroder and Jamie Kirsch.
LCCAC Coach of the Year: Rob Beckmann, LSU Eunice

LCCAC Coach of the Year: Rob Beckmann, LSU Eunice

Beckmann, McDonald headline All-LCCAC Team

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 21, 2025
LSU Eunice Women’s Basketball captured both major awards and landed four players on the Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference (LCCAC) Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team, it was announced last week. The Bengals captured both top honors for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.
St. Edmund’s Emma Myers pitched a 10-0 shut out against Westminster Lafayette on March 18. (Photo by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund’s Emma Myers pitched a 10-0 shut out against Westminster Lafayette on March 18. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Iowa ends Lady Cats three-game streak

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 21, 2025
The Eunice High Lady Cats softball team is beginning to find who it is. After a tough-luck loss to a good Notre Dame softball team, they went on a red-hot run of hitting in winning three games in a row.
Former St. Ed’s stars Carlton and Stan Loewer had their numbers retired prior to Tuesday’s 8-4 loss to Sacred Heart. The Loewer brothers are pillars of St. Edmund baseball. Stan, the older brother, played four years at LSU and was instrumental in the program’s rise to national prominence under Skip Bertman. His time at LSU included the school’s first appearance in the College World Series. Carlton led St. Ed’s to a pair of state championships and starred at Mississippi State before making his Major League B

Former St. Ed’s stars Carlton and Stan Loewer had their numbers retired prior to Tuesday’s 8-4 loss to Sacred Heart. The Loewer brothers are pillars of St. Edmund baseball. Stan, the older brother, played four years at LSU and was instrumental in the program’s rise to national prominence under Skip Bertman. His time at LSU included the school’s first appearance in the College World Series. Carlton led St. Ed’s to a pair of state championships and starred at Mississippi State before making his Major League B

Carlton and Stan Loewer honored

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 21, 2025
Former St. Ed’s stars Carlton and Stan Loewer had their numbers retired prior to Tuesday’s 8-4 loss to Sacred Heart. The Loewer brothers are pillars of St. Edmund baseball.
St. Edmund’s Ian Rider pitching against Sacred Heart on March 18. (Photo by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund’s Ian Rider pitching against Sacred Heart on March 18. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Blue Jays lose pitching duel

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 21, 2025
There’s no questioning the amount of talent and seniority the St. Edmund Blue Jay baseball team has in 2024. However, they’ve yet to put it together and continue struggling, this time in a pair of losses to Franklin Parish and Sacred Heart.
McCray Jacobs makes a pitch during Sunday’s win vs. North Iowa Area CC. (LSUE photo)

McCray Jacobs makes a pitch during Sunday’s win vs. North Iowa Area CC. (LSUE photo)

Jacobs shines as Bengals pull away late for series sweep

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
LSU Eunice freshman pitcher McCray Jacobs kept North Iowa Area CC in check before a late offensive surge helped the Bengals secure an 11-1 run-rule victory in eight innings on Sunday at Bengal Stadium.

LSUE to hold community tailgate Saturday

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
LSU Eunice will host a community tailgate on Saturday with both baseball and softball teams playing doubleheaders at home that afternoon. The tailgate will begin at noon in the Community Education Building parking lot, between baseball’s Bengal Stadium and softball’s Lady Bengal Field.
By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor The Eunice Bobcats baseball team opened District 3-4A play on the right foot, defeating DeRidder 3-1 and 9-1 in a home-and-home series before dropping a 15-11 thriller to Pine Prairie. With the district success, the Bobcats sit at 10-7 overall and 2-0 in District 3-4A play. Bobcats 3, DeRidder 1 Starting pitcher Aiden Lejeune was once again a force for the Bobcats, going all seven innings and allowing only six hits and no walks. He struck out three. The Bobcats opened scoring i

By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor The Eunice Bobcats baseball team opened District 3-4A play on the right foot, defeating DeRidder 3-1 and 9-1 in a home-and-home series before dropping a 15-11 thriller to Pine Prairie. With the district success, the Bobcats sit at 10-7 overall and 2-0 in District 3-4A play. Bobcats 3, DeRidder 1 Starting pitcher Aiden Lejeune was once again a force for the Bobcats, going all seven innings and allowing only six hits and no walks. He struck out three. The Bobcats opened scoring i

Bobcats defeat DeRidder, then drop thriller to Pine Prairie

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
The Eunice Bobcats baseball team opened District 3-4A play on the right foot, defeating DeRidder 3-1 and 9-1 in a home-and-home series before dropping a 15-11 thriller to Pine Prairie. With the district success, the Bobcats sit at 10-7 overall and 2-0 in District 3-4A play.