Sports

Lady Cats cruise on Senior Night

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor The Lady Bobcats broke open the game early with 11 runs in the first inning as Eunice cruised to a 16-1 district win over DeRidder on Senior Day. Seniors Harmony Jason and Gabby Mitchell were recognized pregame for their Lady Cat careers.

Blue Jays rally past Panthers

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor St. Edmund exploded for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Monday as the Blue Jays rallied for a 6-5 win over the Pine Prairie Panthers. Ryan Young grabbed the complete-game victory as he struck out five, walked one and allowed one earned run on seven hits.

Behind the jokes of April Fools’ Day

Pranks, practical jokes and various goofs abound at the start of April, when celebrants around the world mark April Fools’ Day, a tradition that dates back several centuries.

A day of upsets for local teams

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor It was a tough outing Thursday for the local teams as the Eunice High and St. Edmund teams all suffered losses. Sacred Heart of Ville Platte exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning Thursday as the Lady Trojans rolled to a 10-0 mercy-rule win over the St.

Seven Blue Jays placed on 6-1A team

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor North Central continued its district dominance and for the fourth time in five years the Hurricanes captured the state championship. North Central’s De’Vion Lavergne was named District 6-1A MVP and Basil Brown II earned district coach of the year honors.

Bobcats open district with win

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Eunice High opened District 3-4A play on Tuesday with an 11-4 win over the Rayne Wolves. The Bobcats (14-3, 1-0) travel to Rayne today to complete the week’s games against the Wolves.

Six Lady Jays land on 6-1A team

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor St. Edmund finished as district runners-up and the Lady Jays placed six players on the All-District 6-1A team. Sacred Heart of Ville Platte’s Kali Shiver was named MVP, while Josh Harper was selected as the district coach of the year. St.

Bobcats host WSB tournament

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Eunice High is the host team for the Washington State Bank tournament that begins today at Bobcat Field. The threat of rain on Friday forced the tournament to begin on Wednesday with Eunice High taking on Vermilion Catholic and St. Edmund facing Tioga.

Lady Jays open district with mercy-rule romp

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor St Edmund opened District 6-1A play Tuesday with a 13-3 mercy rule win over False River Academy.

EHS improves to 3-0 in district

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor DeRIDDER – The Lady Bobcats remained undefeated in district play Tuesday as Eunice cruised to a 21-4 road win over DeRidder.