Sports

LSUE places 27 student-athletes on NJCAA All-Academic teams

Myra Miller
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
LSU Eunice continued to shine on the field of play and in the classroom as 27 student-athletes received All-Academic Team honors by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), the organization announced on July 18. Four of the five athletic teams on campus had honorees on the team.
Construction is underway at LSUE’s baseball stadium. A ground breaking ceremony is planned at 9 a.m. Friday for a new stadium. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Construction is underway at LSUE’s baseball stadium. A ground breaking ceremony is planned at 9 a.m. Friday for a new stadium. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

LSUE Baseball to hold baseball stadium groundbreaking celebration

Myra Miller
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
LSU Eunice Baseball will kick off the construction of its new stadium with a groundbreaking celebration at 9 a.m. Friday in the shadows of the original Bengal Stadium on the LSUE campus as construction has already commenced.
St. Ed’s junior quarterback Nathan Zaunbrecher fires a pass downfield during the Air It Out seven-on-seven tournament Wednesday evening at St. Thomas More. This contest is one of between 50 and 60 contests that head coach James Shiver estimates his team has participated in this summer. (Photos by Rhett Manuel)

St. Ed’s junior quarterback Nathan Zaunbrecher fires a pass downfield during the Air It Out seven-on-seven tournament Wednesday evening at St. Thomas More. This contest is one of between 50 and 60 contests that head coach James Shiver estimates his team has participated in this summer. (Photos by Rhett Manuel)

7-on-7 preps the passing game

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 12, 2024
It’s another step in the process of getting better over the summer months. High school seven-on-seven tournaments have taken off in recent years as an opportunity to teams to improve their passing offenses. The rules are simple: games are on a 20-minute running clock. Only passing plays are allowed.

LSU’s Jayden Daniels named Roy Kramer SEC Male Athlete of the Year

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
LSU’s Heisman Trophy quarterback Jayden Daniels added another prestigious award to his resume as he was named the 2023-2024 Roy F. Kramer SEC Male Athlete of the Year by a vote of the league’s athletics directors, Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Tuesday.
Owen Cart, a junior defensive back for the St. Edmund High School football team, builds strength in preparation for the coming season. James Shiver, head football boach, believes if a team has 10 or more players who can power clean 225 pounds or more they stand a good chance of becoming a state title contender. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Owen Cart, a junior defensive back for the St. Edmund High School football team, builds strength in preparation for the coming season. James Shiver, head football boach, believes if a team has 10 or more players who can power clean 225 pounds or more they stand a good chance of becoming a state title contender. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

St. Ed coach reveals a secret

(not verified)
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
St. Ed’s head football coach James Shiver has a secret. It’s a secret he hopes will help launch his Blue Jays into the elite teams in the Division IV Select division playoffs in 2024. The secret is simple.
John Plumbar

John Plumbar

LSUE names Plumbar its men’s soccer head coach

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 5, 2024
LSU Eunice has tabbed John Plumbar to serve as its next men’s soccer head coach, it was announced on Wednesday. Plumbar comes to the Cajun Prairie with extensive coaching experience in the club and high school levels, based out of nearby Lafayette.
Deanna Habetz, seated, was presented an official Ragin’ Cajun jersey and named “honorary coach” of the UL Lafayette team after her daughter, Alyson Habetz, right, was announced as the newest head coach. Making the presentations was Dr. Bryan Maggard, UL’s director of athletics. (Photo by Glenn Quebedeaux/Crowley Post-Signal)

Deanna Habetz, seated, was presented an official Ragin’ Cajun jersey and named “honorary coach” of the UL Lafayette team after her daughter, Alyson Habetz, right, was announced as the newest head coach. Making the presentations was Dr. Bryan Maggard, UL’s director of athletics. (Photo by Glenn Quebedeaux/Crowley Post-Signal)

Alyson Habetz introduced as Ragin’ Cajun’s softball coach

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 5, 2024
Crowley favorite sons — Nelson Stokley and Tony Robichaux — both were greeted by large, enthusiastic crowds when they were formally named head coaches of their respective major sports at the University of Louisiana: Stokley in football and Robichaux in baseball.
Eunice High football player Caleb Haley participates in a morning workout during the team’s summer strength and conditioning program. Summer strength and conditioning is a vital part of the development of football programs across the state and both Eunice High School and St. Edmund High School take different directions in ensuring their players reach their goals. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Eunice High football player Caleb Haley participates in a morning workout during the team’s summer strength and conditioning program. Summer strength and conditioning is a vital part of the development of football programs across the state and both Eunice High School and St. Edmund High School take different directions in ensuring their players reach their goals. (Photo by Rhett Manuel)

Summer training lifts fall success

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 5, 2024
Championship teams are never built in the summertime. But, they certainly could be destroyed there. It’s the reason why summer strength and conditioning programs have become so important to high school football programs around the state. It’s in the dog days of summer where resilience is built.
Rhett Manuel is the new sports editor of The Eunice News. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Rhett Manuel is the new sports editor of The Eunice News. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Manuel named sports editor

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Rhett Manuel, a native of Eunice and teacher at Eunice High School, has been tabbed to replace longtime Sports Editor Tom Dodge here at the Eunice News.
Twelve state sports heroes were inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in ceremonies held June 20 to 22 in Natchitoches. Inductees, from left, back row, are Kerry Joseph, Kevin Jackson, Ron Higgins, Wilbert Ellis, Perry Clark, Tom Burnett and Seimone Augustus. Inductees in the front row, from left, are Ray Sibille, Frank Monica and Bobby Ardoin. (Submitted photo)

Twelve state sports heroes were inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in ceremonies held June 20 to 22 in Natchitoches. Inductees, from left, back row, are Kerry Joseph, Kevin Jackson, Ron Higgins, Wilbert Ellis, Perry Clark, Tom Burnett and Seimone Augustus. Inductees in the front row, from left, are Ray Sibille, Frank Monica and Bobby Ardoin. (Submitted photo)

Louisiana Sports Writers Hall of Fame

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Twelve state sports heroes were inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in ceremonies held June 20 to 22 in Natchitoches. Inductees, from left, back row, are Kerry Joseph, Kevin Jackson, Ron Higgins, Wilbert Ellis, Perry Clark, Tom Burnett and Seimone Augustus.