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OAKDALE – The Lady Jays improved to 5-0 on the season as St. Edmund grabbed three wins over the weekend at the Oakdale softball tournament.
St. Edmund opened the Lady Warrior tournament with a hard-fought 12-10 victory over South Beauregard.
The Lady Jays scored a run in the top of the first when Jaedyn Soileau singled to left field and crossed home plate on a hit by Anna Chapman.
South Beauregard responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning begun when Makenna Rutherford walked, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball.

OPELOUSAS – St. Edmund put up a vallient effort but the undersized and out-manned Blue Jay squad wore down against the Vikings as Opelousas Catholic earned a 83-49 win in the opening round of the LHSAA Division IV boys basketball playoffs.
The game started well for the Blue Jays as St. Edmund took a 15-12 lead into the second period.
After Caleb Rubin converted a three-point play fot the Vikings, St. Edmund’s Kieran Davis scored in the lane.
Rubin scored on a put-back bucket, but Luke Trahan then put in three straight free throws to tie the game.

PORT BARRE – St. Edmund exploded for four runs in the top of the sixth inning as the Lady Jays grabbed a 6-3 road win Thursday over the Port Barre Lady Devils.
Lady Jay lead-off batter Jaedyn Soileau walked to begin the game, stole second and scored on a throwing error to give St. Edmund a 1-0 lead.
But no other runs were scored until the Lady Devils tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning.
St. Ed’s Mary Beth Lafleur advanced on a dropped third strike in the second inning but could not advance.