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Simone Clay (25) dribbles past a defender in a recent home game for LSU Eunice Women’s Basketball. (LSUE photo)

Simone Clay (25) dribbles past a defender in a recent home game for LSU Eunice Women’s Basketball. (LSUE photo)

LSUE women score wins in Texas

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
LSU Eunice Women’s Basketball continues to heat up as the temperatures drop on the Cajun Prairie as the Bengals took a pair of road games in Texas to start the week. The two wins helped LSUE draw even on the season with a 9-9 record with conference play just on the horizon.

Lady Jays overcome deficit for 44-42 victory over Grand Lake

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
By almost any measure, the St. Edmund Lady Jays basketball program has skated by nearly unchallenged nearly all season. At 14-3 heading into Tuesday’s non-district tilt with Grand Lake, they’d almost become accustomed to double-digit wins.
Eunice’s KeKe Monday drives to the hoop during Tuesday’s 45-33 loss to the Basile Lady Bearcats. Monday led all Bobcat scorers with 12 points, while Kyndrea Frank added nine points.

Eunice’s KeKe Monday drives to the hoop during Tuesday’s 45-33 loss to the Basile Lady Bearcats. Monday led all Bobcat scorers with 12 points, while Kyndrea Frank added nine points.

Lady Cats improve, but run hot and cold

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 17, 2025
The Eunice High Lady Cats are much improved over last season. When head coach Kassidi Thibodeaux took the helm a couple seasons ago, she inherited a winless program. Now in her third season, the effort and fight her team shows on a nightly basis has resulted in four wins so far this season.
Perry Pitre Jr. with a black bear paw. (Submitted photo)

Perry Pitre Jr. with a black bear paw. (Submitted photo)

2 La. hunters harvest bears where Teddy Roosevelt hunted

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The recently concluded Louisiana black bear hunting season, administered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), produced an impressive harvest by 10 hunters in northeast Louisiana. For two of those hunters, Fisher Brown and Perry Pitre Jr.
The Blue Jay’s Powerlifting team competed at the Sacred Heart Invitational on Saturday. SEH Junior, Charles Sonnier was second overall in the Super Heavy Weight division. He squatted 510 lbs, dead lifted 445 lbs. and broke the Super Heavy Weight meet record on bench at 305 lbs. He is with his sister, Laura Sonnier and Coach Corey Diaz. Photo by Dusty Sonnier)

The Blue Jay’s Powerlifting team competed at the Sacred Heart Invitational on Saturday. SEH Junior, Charles Sonnier was second overall in the Super Heavy Weight division. He squatted 510 lbs, dead lifted 445 lbs. and broke the Super Heavy Weight meet record on bench at 305 lbs. He is with his sister, Laura Sonnier and Coach Corey Diaz. Photo by Dusty Sonnier)

Power lifting winner

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Blue Jay’s Powerlifting team competed at the Sacred Heart Invitational on Saturday. SEH Junior, Charles Sonnier was second overall in the Super Heavy Weight division. He squatted 510 lbs, dead lifted 445 lbs. and broke the Super Heavy Weight meet record on bench at 305 lbs.
Blue Jay wrestlers and Opelousas Catholic Vikings after hosting a tri-dual, which included Rayne on Jan. 8. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Blue Jay wrestlers and Opelousas Catholic Vikings after hosting a tri-dual, which included Rayne on Jan. 8. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

St. Edmund wrestling making its mark on the mat

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
With the program still in its infancy stages, make no mistake about it, St. Ed’s wrestling program is alive and thriving under the tutelage of Shane LeBleu.
St. Ed’s junior Ava Smith dribbles looking for a teammate to pass to during Friday night’s win against Iota that improved the team’s overall record to 14-3. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

St. Ed’s junior Ava Smith dribbles looking for a teammate to pass to during Friday night’s win against Iota that improved the team’s overall record to 14-3. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

St. Edmund splits with Iota

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
There’s nothing quite like a local matchup in high school sports. The type where the kids may know each other. The effort ramps up. It’s more than a win or loss. Bragging rights are at stake and when that happens, the emotion ramps up as well. That was the scenario last Friday night as St.
Simone Clay (25) and Markiyah Jefferson (4) trap a Jones ballhandler during LSUE’s victory on Thursday.

Simone Clay (25) and Markiyah Jefferson (4) trap a Jones ballhandler during LSUE’s victory on Thursday.

LSUE uses fast start, strong finish to defeat Jones

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, January 11, 2025
LSU Eunice Women’s Basketball raced out to a big lead early before holding off Jones College 65-59 on Thursday at the HPRE Center.  The Bengals (7-9) swept the home-and-home series with the Bobcats.

LSUE Softball faces challenging 2025 slate

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 10, 2025
LSU Eunice Softball is set for a rugged spring schedule starting January 31 with the Mardi Gras Invitational in Youngsville. The Bengals have 14 games against teams that ended last season in the NJCAA rankings and play four opponents that were in their respective National Tournaments last spring.
The Blue Jay Wrestling Club hosted a dual meet on Jan. 8 with Opelousas Catholic and Rayne High School. Through this meet they were able to gain more experience and prepared to travel to South Beauregard this weekend. Charles Sonnier wins his match. (Photo by Amy Myers)

The Blue Jay Wrestling Club hosted a dual meet on Jan. 8 with Opelousas Catholic and Rayne High School. Through this meet they were able to gain more experience and prepared to travel to South Beauregard this weekend. Charles Sonnier wins his match. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Blue Jays host dual meet

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 10, 2025
The Blue Jay Wrestling Club hosted a dual meet on Jan. 8 with Opelousas Catholic and Rayne High School. Through this meet they were able to gain more experience and prepared to travel to South Beauregard this weekend. Charles Sonnier wins his match. (Photo by Amy Myers)