Sports

St Edmund’s volleyball team held a camp Monday through Wednesday for fifth- to eighth-grade students. Campers were taught different skills like digging, attacking, blocking and how to serve. They also were able to scrimmage at the end of the day. Pictured here are senior Lauren Bearb bumping with sixth-grader Molly Miller. Ellie Reed is observing. Campers are shown in a group photo, above. (Photo by Amy Myers)

St Edmund’s volleyball team held a camp Monday through Wednesday for fifth- to eighth-grade students. Campers were taught different skills like digging, attacking, blocking and how to serve. They also were able to scrimmage at the end of the day. Pictured here are senior Lauren Bearb bumping with sixth-grader Molly Miller. Ellie Reed is observing. Campers are shown in a group photo, above. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Saint Edmund volleyball camp

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
St Edmund’s volleyball team held a camp Monday through Wednesday for fifth- to eighth-grade students. Campers were taught different skills like digging, attacking, blocking and how to serve. They also were able to scrimmage at the end of the day.
Kassidi Thibodeaux

Kassidi Thibodeaux

Lady Cats shoot for a winning culture

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 2, 2024
When it comes to wins and losses at Eunice High, few programs have struggled to find consistent success as the girls’ basketball program has. The Lady Cats have seen the playoffs in the past, but for the most part there hasn’t been a long-term track record of success.

LDWF schedules drawdown for Henderson Lake

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Continuing their long-standing collaboration to enhance the overall health of Henderson Lake, and based on the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recommendations, the St. Martin Parish Government has scheduled a drawdown for Henderson Lake in St.
Former LSU Eunice catcher Hunter Feduccia. (Photo courtesy of LSUE)

Former LSU Eunice catcher Hunter Feduccia. (Photo courtesy of LSUE)

Former Bengal Feduccia called up by Dodgers

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Former LSU Eunice catcher Hunter Feduccia is the latest Bengal to receive the call up to Major League Baseball, joining the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Feduccia was sent up on Saturday while the Dodgers are in Houston for a weekend series.

LSUE Men’s Soccer opens season in August

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
LSU Eunice begins the John Plumbar era on Aug. 24 as the Bengals Men’s Soccer team announces the 2024 regular season schedule. LSUE will play three preseason tune-ups beginning Aug. 10 at Xavier University-New Orleans. After two home scrimmages against LSU Alexandria (Aug.
The new Bengal Stadium was celebrated on Friday with indoor groundbreaking. From left, are Marion “Nootsie” Sattler, Eunice City Council alderman at-large; Scott Fontenot, City of Eunice mayor; Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice athletic director; Dr. Nancee Sorenson, LSU Eunice chancellor; Beau Petitjean, Acadia Parish Police Jury; and Jeffery Morgan, Acadia Parish Police Jury. (Photos by Rhett Manuel)

The new Bengal Stadium was celebrated on Friday with indoor groundbreaking. From left, are Marion “Nootsie” Sattler, Eunice City Council alderman at-large; Scott Fontenot, City of Eunice mayor; Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice athletic director; Dr. Nancee Sorenson, LSU Eunice chancellor; Beau Petitjean, Acadia Parish Police Jury; and Jeffery Morgan, Acadia Parish Police Jury. (Photos by Rhett Manuel)

New Bengal Stadium celebrated with indoor groundbreaking

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
It’s the type of idea that anyone who has attended LSUE through the years couldn’t have seen coming even in their wildest visions of growth.
Fish stocking operation. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

Fish stocking operation. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

LSUE’s Haythem Abraham called to Palestine’s U20 World Cup qualifying camp

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) hatcheries produced and stocked approximately 4.2 million freshwater sportfish into 50 waterbodies statewide during the spring 2024 stocking season. The stocked fish primarily consisted of Florida Bass (4.

LSUE Women’s Soccer set for road heavy fall campaign

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
LSU Eunice Women’s Soccer embarks on the second season under the direction of Courtney Murdoch with a 13-game schedule, it was announced on Wednesday. The Bengals will become road warriors this fall, playing ten of their 13 regular season games on the road.
Eunice High sophomore Gracie Guillory goes up for a block. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Eunice High sophomore Gracie Guillory goes up for a block. (Photo by Amy Myers)

Lady Cats keep in shape with summer league

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
There isn’t much Eunice High head volleyball coach Wayne Fontenot can do during the summer with his team.

Tarzan movie had a spy story, too

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 26, 2024
World War I interrupted the filming when the first Tarzan movie was made in the swamps near Morgan City in 1917, and that led to some international intrigue, including the arrest of one of its crew members as a notorious spy.