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Bengals advance in postseason play

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 1, 2024
LSU Eunice Men’s Soccer continued its strong late season form with a 2-0 win over Blinn College in the Gulf South District Quarterfinals on Wednesday at the Bengal Soccer Complex.

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Team Pitre won in 8th week of play

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 1, 2024
The eighth week of Eunice Ladies Tennis League (ELTL) ended the evening with Team Pitre winning 22 points and Team R&B scoring 12 points. On Court 1, Team R&B members Sydney Augustine and Kacie West won in split sets 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 against Michelle Lafleur and Jamie Kirsch of Team Pitre.
Huddling during the Iota match, are Lady Cats, facing the camera, from left, Destiny Labbe, Ava Grace Brown and Brooklyn Darbonne. Backs to the camera, from left, are Jaylee Randall, Lainie Ortego and De’miyah Reed. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Huddling during the Iota match, are Lady Cats, facing the camera, from left, Destiny Labbe, Ava Grace Brown and Brooklyn Darbonne. Backs to the camera, from left, are Jaylee Randall, Lainie Ortego and De’miyah Reed. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Lady Cats await state playoff pairing

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 1, 2024
This season has just been everything the Eunice High Lady Cats volleyball program could ask for as it closes out the regular season and moves into the postseason. However, the Lady Cats will need to recover from a pair of setbacks as they turn onto the road to the state tournament.
A fishing crew off the Louisiana coast reels in a large net full of menhaden. (Courtesy of Louisiana Sea Grant)

A fishing crew off the Louisiana coast reels in a large net full of menhaden. (Courtesy of Louisiana Sea Grant)

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Fewer fish spills reported after Louisiana pushes pogy boats from coast

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Friday, November 1, 2024
In 2022, a menhaden fishing ship and its net boats spilled about a million fish off the Louisiana coast, leaving the floating mass to rot in the summer sun. A few months later, another spill blanketed Louisiana beaches with an estimated 850,000 dead fish.
St. Edmund’s Marcus Gradney works to avoid a Catholic-Pointe Coupee pursuit in the 26-22 loss on Oct. 24. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

St. Edmund’s Marcus Gradney works to avoid a Catholic-Pointe Coupee pursuit in the 26-22 loss on Oct. 24. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

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Blue Jays looking foward to rematches

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
For the first time all season, things didn’t go according to plan for the St. Ed’s Blue Jays. For the first time all season, things weren’t perfect. After a strong first half where the Jays led Catholic-Pointe Coupee by a 22-19 margin, the Hornets did the unthinkable in the second half.
Bobcat quarterback Montana Brown leaps for yards against the Iowa Yellow Jackets in a 48-21 loss on Oct. 25. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Bobcat quarterback Montana Brown leaps for yards against the Iowa Yellow Jackets in a 48-21 loss on Oct. 25. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

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Despite loss, Bobcats keep playoff hopes alive

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Looks can be deceiving. With that being a cliché that’s been expounded over-and-over through the years, it’s one for a reason. Things aren’t always what they seem, and that’s the case for the Eunice Bobcats after last Friday’s 48-21 loss to the Iowa Yellow Jackets in District 3-4A play.
St. Edmund Blue Jay dancers at the game with Sacred Heart of Ville Platte on Oct. 18, from left, are Emma Myers (co-captain), Lauren Bearb (captain), Audrey Rachal, Stella Summerlin, Kennadi Thibodeaux, Ava Lafleur and Ruby Durham (Photo by Amy Myers)

St. Edmund Blue Jay dancers at the game with Sacred Heart of Ville Platte on Oct. 18, from left, are Emma Myers (co-captain), Lauren Bearb (captain), Audrey Rachal, Stella Summerlin, Kennadi Thibodeaux, Ava Lafleur and Ruby Durham (Photo by Amy Myers)

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Blue Jay dancers

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, October 25, 2024
St. Edmund Blue Jay dancers at the game with Sacred Heart of Ville Platte on Oct. 18, from left, are Emma Myers (co-captain), Lauren Bearb (captain), Audrey Rachal, Stella Summerlin, Kennadi Thibodeaux, Ava Lafleur and Ruby Durham (Photo by Amy Myers)
Blue Jay running back Henry Summerlin runs past a Ponte Coupee defender in Thursday’s 26-22 loss. (Photos by Amy Myers)

Blue Jay running back Henry Summerlin runs past a Ponte Coupee defender in Thursday’s 26-22 loss. (Photos by Amy Myers)

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Blue Jays drop a tight district battle

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, October 25, 2024
Earlier this season, St. Ed’s head coach James Shiver likened District 5-1A to the most famous high school football district in all of Louisiana, the Catholic League. No, he didn’t mean in terms of sheer talent.

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Team Pitre won in 7th week of play

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, October 25, 2024
The seventh week of Eunice Ladies Tennis League (ELTL) ended the evening with Team Pitre winning 20 points and Team R&B scoring 14 points. On Court 1, Team Pitre’s members Tracey Brown and Robin Savoy won in split sets, 6-7, 6-0, 6-2 against Daphne Simoneaux and Bonnie Beaullieu of Team R&B.
Brooklyn Darbonne serves in this file photo. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Brooklyn Darbonne serves in this file photo. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Lady Cats now 21-2 for season

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, October 25, 2024
Eunice High Lady Cats volleyball continues that surely has the chance to be a historic season for the program. Now 21-2 on the season, they continue to put away team after team. They’ve now won 20 games in a row. Beyond that, they’re getting better and better as they close out the regular season.