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Church Point head coach Riob Pool, center is joined by offensive players Gavin Benoit, Carter Fontenot, Jaden Reese and Bryce Lejeune. (Photo by Tom Dodge)

Pool era begins at Church Point

Tom Dodge

Friday, August 11, 2023

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor CHURCH POINT – The Bears’ senior group has been part of deep playoff runs and district titles. New Church Point head coach Rob Pool expects them to help the 2023 team build on that foundation for another successful season.

EHS to hold 17th Alumni tourney

Tom Dodge

Friday, August 11, 2023

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor The tradition continues as the 17th annual Eunice High Alumni softball tournament will be held Friday and Saturday at the Eunice Rec Complex. The committee is led by Tricia Fruge Fontenot (1997), Clay Francois (2013) and Chris Gaspard (2007).

LDWF schedules drawdown on Chicot Lake in September

Harlan Kirgan

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has scheduled a drawdown on Chicot Lake in Evangeline Parish for reduction of giant salvinia and for fish habitat improvement. The water control structure is scheduled to open on Sept. 5 and the lake should dewater at a rate of 1.

Gerald Hardy

Coach Gerald Hardy remembered

Tom Dodge

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Long-time coach and educator Gerald Hardy passed away on Aug. 6. Hardy, 85, was born in Eunice on Nov. 16, 1937. The wake will be held Monday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Bishop Ceasar Hall. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Mathilda Catholic Church.

Iota top returning defensive starters kneeling from left, are Christian Beasley, Bryson Allison and Brock Keltner. Standing, from left, are Trevor Ruffner, coach Ray Aucoin, Blayton Fontenot and Scott Jackson. (Photo by Charles Sexton)

Iota looks to defend district title

Tom Dodge

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor IOTA – The Bulldogs finished 9-3 in Ray Aucoin’s first season as Iota’s head football coach. After winning the District 4-3A title last season, Aucoin said his players have high hopes for another successful run in 2023.

The Bearcat seniors kneeling, from left, are Tucker Leblanc and Kade Sweeney. Standing, from left, are Wyatt Bertrand, Tyler Newman, Ross Cortez, Gage Craton and Emery Lejeune. (Photo by Tom Dodge)

Bearcats ready to defend district title

Tom Dodge

Friday, August 4, 2023

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor BASILE – The 2022 Bearcats made the quarterfinals for the seventh time in the last nine seasons. Basile head coach Kevin Bertrand knows a playoff run begins the summer as his team prepares for the challenges each season brings. “I thought we had a great summer,” he said.

Nicole Lanthier

Lanthier to lead St. Ed’s softball

Tom Dodge

Friday, July 28, 2023

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Her love for softball started at a very early age, now Nicole Lanthier wants to use her experience to help the St. Edmund program compete for district titles and make playoff runs. “I am thrilled to join St. Edmund,” she said.

M L Woodruff

M L Woodruff - 2023 LSHOF Inductee

Tom Dodge

Friday, July 28, 2023

Woodruff didn’t plan on being a coach, but quickly became one of the game’s best By ROBIN FAMBROUGH, Written for the LSWA Many things about M.L. Woodruff’s life paint the picture of an old-school baseball coach.

Ron Washington

Ron Washington - 2023 LSHPF Inductee

Tom Dodge

Friday, July 28, 2023

Washington’s influence has been transformational for years in MLB By GIL LeBRETON, Written for the LSWA The summer of 1970 was a trying and turbulent time to be young and growing up in America. The military draft was sending high school and college graduates off to war.

Eli Manning

Eli Manning - 2023 LSHOF Inductee

Tom Dodge

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Easy-going Eli didn’t try to match older Mannings, he paved his own path By TED LEWIS, Written for the LSWA It couldn’t have been easy being the guy they called Easy.