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Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Hernandez got his start with no-rules Louisiana 'bush' races
A loud banging on the window woke Brian Hernandez Jr. He was 7-years-old. He'd been sleeping in his dad's pickup truck on the backside of Evangeline Downs, a one-mile oval track outside Lafayette, Louisiana. A member of the ambulance crew had come to get the jockey's kid. His dad had...
Baylor softball wins Lafayette Regional, clinches spot in Super Regional
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana (KWTX) - The Baylor Bears softball team advanced to the Super Regionals after beating No. 13 University of Louisiana 4-3 in the Lafayette Regional on Sunday. After beating Ole Miss 3-1 on Friday, Baylor played Louisiana three times during the Lafayette Regional. In their first matchup on Saturday,...
Ole Miss faces do-or-die situations today at Lafayette Regional
Ole Miss faces elimination today at the Lafayette Regional. The Rebels (31-26) will play Princeton (29-17) in an elimination game at 4:30 p.m. CT. The game can be streamed on ESPN+. If the Rebels defeat Princeton, they will immediatley turn around and pplay the loser of today's winner's bracket game at 7 p.m. CT. That game will also be streamed on ESPN+.
Rayne man wins national pool championship in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (KADN) — A Rayne resident has returned from Las Vegas a little richer and with major bragging rights. Josh Schexnayder won his tier at the American Poolplayers Association’s 8-Ball Classic. The APA is a national amateur pool association. Josh was among 6,000 players who competed in...
UL-Lafayette owed more than $30,000 after Arena Football League team folds
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is owed more than $30,000 from a now-defunct Arena Football League team that was supposed to use its on-campus facility. The Lafayette Travel Board of Directors agreed to provide a $20,000 subsidy to the AFL’s Louisiana Voodoo to help the team rent Blackham Coliseum. However, previous AFL commissioner Lee […] The post UL-Lafayette owed more than $30,000 after Arena Football League team folds appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
Champion Cajuns Dominate All-Sun Belt Baseball Team
LAFAYETTE – The Sun Belt Conference champion Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns earned four of six specialty awards and placed five players on the 2024 All-Sun Belt Conference Baseball team, the league office announced on Monday. Led by SBC Player of the Year Kyle DeBarge, Louisiana claimed three other specialty...
It's rodeo time! S.T.A.R. leads off busy slate
Oh boy! Fishing rodeo season is here. Yes, it’s a chance to catch fish and take home something of a prize, although winnings most times don’t match the effort nor the expense. What these rodeos do is bring together families and old friends for two or three days...
No. 21-Ranked Louisiana Gets Story Book Finish in 13-3 Win Over Rival Jags
Louisiana, the top-seeded team in next week’s Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Baseball Championship at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Ala., will open play on Wednesday against the lowest remaining seed (Old Dominion, South Alabama or Georgia State) in the 10-team field
Louisiana faces South Alabama in final regular season series; series tied 1-1
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — The Louisiana Ragin' Cajun baseball team is hosting South Alabama in the final regular season series in the Sun Belt Conference. In Game 1, John Taylor's two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning helped fuel a three-run inning before Thursday's game was suspended due to weather and No. 21-ranked Louisiana rallied in the continuation of the game on Friday to edge South Alabama, 6-5, to claim the outright Sun Belt Conference regular-season title.
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