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9 Lady Jays notch scores, but Lavergne double-digits

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, January 20, 2025
Even when the St. Edmund Lady Jays have a chance to clear the bench and get other girls on the floor, junior guard Caroline Lavergne just can’t seem to help herself from dominating games at times.
Senior forward Matthew Joseph goes up for a layup in the Bobcats’ win over the Rayne Wolves on Friday night. Joseph was one of four Eunice players who finished in double-digits in scoring. He had 10 points and the Bobcats were led by Brilon Ceasar’s 13 points. (Photos by Rhett Manuel)

Senior forward Matthew Joseph goes up for a layup in the Bobcats’ win over the Rayne Wolves on Friday night. Joseph was one of four Eunice players who finished in double-digits in scoring. He had 10 points and the Bobcats were led by Brilon Ceasar’s 13 points. (Photos by Rhett Manuel)

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Tales differ for Bobcat basketball

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, January 20, 2025
The Eunice Bobcats are getting ready for district play and continued to do so in splitting a pair of games against Rayne last Friday. The girls struggled out of the gate and never recovered, while the boys overwhelmed Rayne with a strong second quarter and didn’t look back.

13 former LSU Tigers remain in NFL Playoffs

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 17, 2025
BATON ROUGE – Thirteen former LSU football players, including Heisman Trophy quarterback Jayden Daniels, remain in the NFL Playoffs following wild card weekend. LSU is represented on seven of the eight remaining NFL playoff teams with the Houston Texans leading the way with four former Tigers.
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

Rebecca Chaisson
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.

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

Rebecca Chaisson
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.

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Lady Cats improve, but run hot and cold

Rebecca Chaisson
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)

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2 La. hunters harvest bears where Teddy Roosevelt hunted

Rebecca Chaisson
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)

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Power lifting winner

Rebecca Chaisson
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)

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St. Edmund wrestling making its mark on the mat

Rebecca Chaisson
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.