Sports

Blue Jays fall to Tarpons in opener

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor GALLIANO – South Lafourche scored 50 points in two quarters as the Tarpons out lasted St. Edmund for a 54-40 win over the Blue Jays.

Bears rally for win over Bobcats

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Consistent lightning delayed the showdown for over two hours as the Eunice – Church Point game didn’t kick off until 9:15 p.m.

Returning to football after COVID-19 infection

A first-of-its-kind study conducted in collaboration with LSU’s School of Kinesiology, LSU Athletics, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake researched how the immune system of elite student-athletes responded to the COVID-19 virus.

Bobcats, Bears battle in opener

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Eunice High was scheduled to face North Vermilion Thursday at Clark Field in the first game of the Acadia-Vermilion Parish jamboree. Torrential rains and rapid-fire lightning caused the contest between the Bobcats and Patriots to be cancelled after a lengthy weather delay.

Jays visit to Tarpons

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor The Bulldogs took advantage of several Blue Jays miscues on a muddy field as Iota grabbed a 22-0 win over St. Edmund in the annual Joe Nagata Memorial jamboree. “Everything that could go wrong went wrong,” St. Edmund head coach James Shiver said.

Quebedeaux named to EHS Sports Hall of Fame

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Russel “Rusty” Quebedeaux is the newest member of the Eunice High Athletic Hall of Fame. The son of Russel and Betty Quebedeaux, Rusty is a 1984 EHS graduate who played football and baseball for the Bobcats.

Panic over gun fears cuts the St. Landry Parish Jamboree in Opelousas short

Jitters over gun violence were evident at Friday night’s St. Landry Parish Jamboree. The jamboree was cut short when panic about a possible shooting overwhelmed the crowd at Donald Gardner Stadium.

Iota shuts out Blue Jays, 22-0

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor The Bulldogs took advantage of several Blue Jays miscues as Iota grabbed a 22-0 win over St. Edmund in the annual Joe Nagata Memorial jamboree. Iota threatened to score on the opening drive, sparked by Braydon Lavergne’s long run to the St. Ed’s 32.

Lightning cancels Bobcat jamboree

Eunice High was scheduled to face North Vermilion Thursday at Clark Field in the first game of the Acadia-Vermilion Parish jamboree. Torrential rains and rapid-fire lightning caused the contest between the Bobcats and Patriots to be canceled after a lengthy weather delay.

Coutee named to EHS Sports Hall of Fame

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Benjamin Todd Coutee is the newest member of the Eunice High Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be on Sept. 16 in the EHS – Avoyelles football game. Coutee is a 1984 EHS graduate and participated in football and track as a Bobcat.