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Dylan Darbonne

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2022 top athletes named

Tom Dodge

Friday, July 1, 2022

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor Their high school careers will be remembered for their accomplishments as stellar athletes and quality individuals. The Eunice News 2022 Athletes of the Year are Eunice High’s Sophie Vidrine and Dylan Darbonne along with St.

Tom Dodge Sports Editor

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The Fourth of July is sadly different this year

Tom Dodge

Friday, July 1, 2022

The Fourth of July would have been our 30th wedding anniversary. Sadly, Barbara passed away on May 19th after suffering a burst aneurysm in her brain. I am grateful for the compassionate neurosurgeon, intensive care doctors and nurses as they did all they could to help her survive.

From left are State Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, Distinguished Service Award recipient Garland Forman, and Louisiana Sports Writers Association President Raymond Partsch III. (Photo by Tony Marks/Ville Platte Gazette)

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‘Country Journalist’ Forman inducted into La. Sports Hall of Fame

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

All roads lead to the banks of the Cane River as a new class of inductees joined the ranks of legendary athletes enshrined in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on June 23. For this year’s 12 honorees, they all took different roads getting them to that point of their careers.

Susannah Summerlin and Greta Miller

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LHSAA Academic All-State recognized

Tom Dodge

Friday, June 24, 2022

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor They proved themselves to be quality performers in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Numerous area student-athletes earned LHSAA Academic All-State honors.

Garland Forman

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Ego-free Garland Forman has had broad impact statewide

Rebecca Chaisson

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Garland Forman always listened. As a teenage bat boy for the Alexandria Aces, Forman listened to the legendary baseball players that came through on barnstorming tours.

EH seniors LHSAA composite academic all state

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LHSAA Academic All-State named

Tom Dodge

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor They proved themselves to be quality performers in both the classroom and on the field. Numerous area student-athletes earned LHSAA Academic All-State honors.

Everette Jackson

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Body of former LSUE baskeball player found

Rebecca Chaisson

Monday, June 20, 2022

The body of former LSUE basketball player Everette Jackson was found about 2 miles downstream from where he was last seen tubing on the Payette River. The Gem County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday in a press release that a volunteer located Jackson’s body.

Gabby Mitchell

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Eunice, Lady Jays lead All-Parish team

Tom Dodge

Friday, June 17, 2022

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor It was a banner year for St. Landry Parish softball teams as four teams advanced to the state tournament.Eunice High and Beau Chene both advanced the Class 4-A semifinals.Opelousas Catholic fell in the Div. IV title game to Calvary Baptist, while while St.

Gabby Mitchell

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Lady Bobcat duo earn All-State honors

Tom Dodge

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor The Eunice Lady Bobcats won the district title and advanced to the state semifinals for the first time since 1997. Lady Cat junior Gabby Mitchell was selected to the Class 4-A All-State first team as an infielder.

Everette Jackson

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Former LSUE basketball player missing after tubing in Idaho

Rebecca Chaisson

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Authorities are searching for a 21-year-old former LSUE basketball player from Lafourche Parish who went missing in an Idaho river near Boise after visiting the state for a trip, according to a report on WDSU’s website.