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EMTL teams fight for the top spots

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 13, 2024
The Eunice Mens Tennis League finished its third week of tennis play with Team D’Aubin taking an 8-6 win over Team Moosa in the early match, while Team Pitre defeated Team Manuel 8-5 in the late match.
Boat ramp opened on Acadiana Conservation Corridor Wildlife Management Area. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

Boat ramp opened on Acadiana Conservation Corridor Wildlife Management Area. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

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New boat ramp on Acadiana Conservation Corridor WMA

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 13, 2024
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has opened a new boat ramp on Louisiana Highway 29 on the west side of I-49 at the Acadiana Conservation Corridor Wildlife Management Area (WMA).
Sophomore setter Cayli Lemelle, in the photo at left, during the Eunice High tournament against Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy on Sept. 7. Photo at right shows, from left Brooklyn Darbonne, Cayli Lemelle and Ava Grace Brown. The player at left is not identified.. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Sophomore setter Cayli Lemelle, in the photo at left, during the Eunice High tournament against Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy on Sept. 7. Photo at right shows, from left Brooklyn Darbonne, Cayli Lemelle and Ava Grace Brown. The player at left is not identified.. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Volleyball teams off to winning starts

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 13, 2024
Weather may have dampened their chance to play all of their matches this week. However, the Eunice High Lady Cat and St. Ed’s Lady Jay volleyball teams are both off to winning starts in the 2024 season thus far.
LSU’s junior receiver Kyren Lacy rushes toward the end zone as Nicholls players Laurence Sullivan Jr., No. 3, and Quinton Sharkey, No. 11, pursue in Saturday’s game in Tiger Stadium. LSU won 44-21. (Photos by Dwight Jodon)

LSU’s junior receiver Kyren Lacy rushes toward the end zone as Nicholls players Laurence Sullivan Jr., No. 3, and Quinton Sharkey, No. 11, pursue in Saturday’s game in Tiger Stadium. LSU won 44-21. (Photos by Dwight Jodon)

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LSU pulls away from Nicholls in home opener, 44-21

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier passed for a career-high six touchdowns and 302 yards through the air as No. 18 LSU rolled past Nicholls on Saturday night, 44-21. Nussmeier joined Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels as the only Tiger quarterback to throw six or more touchdown passes in a single game.
Eunice High’s Malik Thomas hunts for a hole in the Northwest defense. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Eunice High’s Malik Thomas hunts for a hole in the Northwest defense. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Bobcats lose defensive battle with Raiders

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The 15-minute drive between Eunice and Prairie Ronde has been pretty kind to the Eunice Bobcats over the years. Before Friday night, Northwest and Eunice had played many times with the Raiders winning only once over the years.
Blue Jay running back Henry Summerlin races through the Elton defense on the way to a 45-15 victory on a muddy field. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

Blue Jay running back Henry Summerlin races through the Elton defense on the way to a 45-15 victory on a muddy field. (Photo by Dwight Jodon)

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Blue Jays pass Indians on the ground

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
All offseason, signs pointed to the St. Ed’s Blue Jays gravitating towards the passing game and a presumed drop off in the running attack after the transfer of Ke’Von Johnson to Northwest. Apparently, we all got the memo except for the Blue Jays. St.

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Blue Jays blow out Elton 42-15 to open 2024

Rhett Manuel
Friday, September 6, 2024
All preseason it seemed like St. Ed’s was going to rely on the passing game. However, they proved us wrong in Friday’s 42-15 season-opening win over Elton in rushing for 235 yards while attempting only six passes.
Eunice linebacker Zyon Fontenot attempts to drag down a Northwest ball carrier during Friday's 21-14 loss.

Eunice linebacker Zyon Fontenot attempts to drag down a Northwest ball carrier during Friday's 21-14 loss.

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Bobcats fall to Northwest in season-opener

Rhett Manuel
Friday, September 6, 2024
The Eunice Bobcats lost 21-14 to the Northwest Raiders on Friday night to open the 2024 season. After a scoreless first half, the Raiders used a 14-point third quarter and a big performance from a former St. Ed’s running back to put it over the top.
Gabby Stone

Gabby Stone

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Stone earns weekly NJCAA recognition

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 6, 2024
Eunice Women’s Soccer freshman Gabby Stone has been named the NJCAA Division I National Player of the Week, the organization announced on Wednesday. Stone is the first Women’s Soccer student-athlete to earn Player of the Week honors in program history.

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Saints may need a dose of good fortune

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 6, 2024
The New Orleans Saints play their divisional football in what is seen by many as the worst division in the National Football League, the NFC South. That can only mean one thing for Saints fans.