Sports

Bobcats working through QB options

By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor Eunice High School head football coach Andre Vige has four players vying for playing time as Eunice works to name QB1 before the Aug. 28 jamboree.

Jamboree renews Eunice-Opelousas matchup

By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News Correspondent What was once a premier parish football rivalry will be resumed Aug. 28 when Eunice and Opelousas meet in the annual six-team St. Landry Parish Jamboree scheduled at Donald Gardner Stadium.

Blue Jays prepare for season ahead of Joe Nagata Memorial Jamboree

The St. Edmund football program began preparations for the upcoming season with an evening devoted to faith, fellowship and family before the Blue Jays take the field in the Joe Nagata Memorial Jamboree later this month.

Local football coaches warned of high temps on the field

By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News correspondent The extremely hot practice days preceding the start of the 2026 high school regular football season should be approached with cautionary protocols and monitoring, a licensed athletic trainer told St. Landry Parish public school coaches last week.

Green steps down as Eunice High boys basketball coach, accepts assistant position at Brusly

By Rhett Manuel - Sports Editor After one season leading the Eunice High boys basketball program, head coach Craig Green is stepping down to accept an assistant coaching position at Brusly High School in the Baton Rouge area.

New Coach, Same Tradition Andrus driven by Basile spirit to take over Hanson Field

By Darrel LeJeune - Basile Weekly Editor BASILE — Basile High School has announced the hiring of Josh Andrus as the new head football coach of the Bearcats, making him the 18th head coach in the program's history dating back to the school's inaugural football season in 1946.

SEC coaches face new era of challenges

By Tony Marks - LSN Editor TAMPA, Fla. - With a nine-game conference schedule, football coaches in the Southeastern Conference will now face greater challenges in addition to ever-changing trends associated with the transfer portal and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreements.

Set for Success!

By Rhett Manuel - Sports Editor A year ago, Tre Brown entered his first season leading the Eunice High volleyball program with a group that brought plenty of effort to the court but was still learning how to win together. The Bobcats took some lumps along the way.

St. Edmund embraces the grind during summer workouts

By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor The first offseason under Jacob Aguillard has brought a new voice and a new vision to the St. Edmund football program, but one thing remained constant throughout the summer: the Blue Jays kept showing up.

Memories made for 12U Eunice All-Stars

Eunice 12U All-Star Coach Garrett Daville announced the end of their season last week, July 17, after their single elimination loss at the South Zone Tournament in Scott.