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GOLF: UL’S ELSTON QUALIFIED FOR SOUTHERN AMATEUR - CRUZ VALLE HONORED - HALL OF FAME GOLF POSTPONED Dan McDonald, The Advertiser, June 28, 2017Anyone who’s been wondering if the new golf facility for UL’s Ragin’ Cajun squad can...
GOLF: ELSTON CARDS 68 TO QUALIFY FOR 111TH SOUTHERN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP NEW ORLEANS, La. - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns junior golfer Triston Elston notched a round of 4-under par (68) at the Southern Amateur...
ATHLETICS: RAGIN' CAJUNS ACCEPTING INTERN APPLICATIONS FOR SPORTS MARKETING, ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns athletics is seeking highly motivated UL students for the Fall 2017 semester with an interest in working...
FOOTBALL: TUESDAYS WITH MARK HUDSPETH - JUNE 27, 2017 This is the second of a weekly feature with Louisiana head football coach Mark Hudspeth as the Ragin' Cajuns prepare for fall camp, which starts on...
ATHLETICS: CAYENNE CAPER - IS CAJUN SPORTS MASCOT DEAD OR ALIVE? Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, June 26, 2017It remains a mystery. Buy PhotoRagin' Cajuns sports spirit leader Cayenne, shown here surfing the crowd...
CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME: LA. REP. STEVE SCALISE IN RAGIN' CAJUNS BASEBALL UNIFORM IN 2016 Click here for the story in the Morning Advocate about the Congressional Baseball Game. The first photo is one of Rep. Steve Scalise, Republican from...
ATHLETICS: RAGIN' CAJUNS BRINGS AD OUTREACH TOUR TO EVANGELINE PARISH ON TUESDAY Maggard, athletic staff continue outreach tour of Acadiana LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Director Bryan Maggard and members...
SPOTLIGHT OF FORMER ATHLETE: WALTER IMAHARA - WEIGHTLIFTING 1955-60 Imahara legacy like chapters in a book By Bruce Brown Athletic Network There is a sense of history when you visit...
LA. SPORTS HALL OF FAME: MCDONALD, BLOCKBUSTER 2017 CLASS ENTERS LA. HALL ON SATURDAY Jason Pugh, Courtesy LSHOF, Published in the Daily Advertiser, June 17, 2017The 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class will be formally inducted at...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: SPONSORS HELP PROVIDE HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION When one clicks on www.athleticnetwork.net away from the home page, banners of AN sponsors appear in the upper right side of the screen. These...
GOLF: CRUZ VALLE NAMED TO LSWA ALL-LOUISIANA SQUAD FOR THIRD TIME LAFAYETTE, La. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns senior golfer Fernando Cruz Valle was tabbed to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association...
ATHLETICS: MANY ALDEN REPORT SUGGESTIONS UNADDRESSED Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, June 23, 2017It has been a little more than a year since the partial results of, and recommendations from, a specially...
ATHLETICS: LOUISIANA NAMES NICO YANTKO DEPUTY AD FOR EXTERNAL OPERATIONS Murray State graduate spent past six years at Missouri LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Director of Athletics Bryan Maggard announced...
BASEBALL & FOOTBALL: RAGIN' CAJUNS ADDING BASEBALL'S JAM WILLIAMS AS DUAL-SPORT ATHLETE Ragin' Cajuns outfielder to have two years of eligibility remaining for football LAFAYETTE – Following in the recent footsteps of former...
FORMER SID & LA. SPORTS HALL OF FAME: MCDONALD'S PATH SHAPED BY TIRELESS WORK ETHIC, COOL DEMEANOR The Daily Advertiser, June 18, 2017 Raymond Partsch III, Written for the LSWA Dan McDonald is known for keeping his...
FORMER ATHLETE/COACH & LA. SPORTS HALL OF FAME: RAY DIDIER PROFILE Brent St. Germain, Written for the LSWA Versatile Raymond Didier finally joins brother Mel in the Louisiana Sports Hall of FameThe Louisiana...
MEN'S TENNIS: MARK YOUR CALENDAR - 2017 REUNION AND JOHN BREAUX CAJUN TENNIS CLASSIC Schedule of Events: Friday – September 22nd 8:30am Cajun Tennis Classic Begins: Matches all day until 6:00pm Teams Playing: Baylor, Texas Tech,...
BASEBALL: LEGER AND MARKS NAMED TO ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-AMERICA TEAMS LAFAYETTE, La. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball juniors Gunner Leger and Wyatt Marks added yet another honor to an outstanding season as...
FORMER DIRECTOR OF SPORTS INFORMATION & LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: DAN MCDONALD PROFILE Tireless work ethic, cool demeanor blended with immense talent to shape McDonald’s pathDan McDonald is known for keeping his composure....
FORMER TRACK & FIELD AND FOOTBALL: BILLY DALTON INDUCTED INTO HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME March 15, 2017 - New Orleans Dalton Inducted Into Holy Cross Hall of Fame Mr. Dalton was a three-year letterman in track and field and...
BASEBALL: UL PITCHER MARKS OPTS TO GO PRO, SIGN WITH OAKLAND Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, June 16, 2017Even while still coming to grips with the fact he is losing one of the top arms from his pitching staff...
MEN'S BASKETBALL: CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC BRACKET RELEASED; CAJUNS TO OPEN AGAINST IOWA GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Game matchups for the inaugural 2017 Cayman Islands Classic were announced Thursday by tournament officials....
BASEBALL: FOUR CAJUNS TAKEN ON FINAL DAY OF 2017 MLB DRAFT LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team had four players selected on the final day of the 2017 MLB Draft on Wednesday....
BASEBALL: MARKS AND LEGER ADD TO ALL-AMERICAN HONORS LAFAYETTE, La. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball juniors Wyatt Marks and Gunner Leger added to their 2017 All-American honors as the pair...
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL OF OUR ATHLETIC NETWORK FATHERS AND FATHER-FIGURES Please click here for an overview of the background and current state of the celebration of Father's Day in the U.S. May it be a day of celebration,...
SOFTBALL:RAGIN' CAJUNS AMONG TOP 20 IN FINAL SOFTBALL POLLS LAFAYETTE – For the 10th consecutive season, and 25th overall in the past 28 seasons dating back to 1990, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball...
L'ACADIEN POSTINGS COMPLETED - FROM 1912 - 2016 - CHECK PHOTO GALLERY 50-ITEM MENU-ARRANGED BY YEAR The Athletic Network, through the initial efforts of John Dugas, began scanning and posting photos and information from the L'Acadiens on May 2,...
LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME: SPORTS HONOR FITS MCDONALD 'LIKE A GLOVE' + TWO VIDEOS Kevin Foote, The Advertiser, June 11, 2017 If you listen to Dan McDonald, he’ll tell you it's still far too early for his name to even be...
DAN BOUILLION'S LATEST BOOK IS AVAILABLE WITH AMAZON - DIMENSION: UNKNOWN One of the first Friends of the Athletic Network (FAN), was Daniel J. Bouillion, one of our HPE graduates and close friend. After a successful...
TRIBUTE TO LOUISIANA COACHES ACTIVATED - FIRST TRIBUTE POSTED - OTHERS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION On the right side of the News Box, the banner "Tribute to Louisiana Coaches" is now active. It replaces the Sports Information banner,...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: COMMUNITY CHRONICLES FEATURES STORY ON THE ATHLETIC NETWORK UL Athletic Network By: Dwayne Fatherree, June 8, 2017 When Ed Dugas retired from teaching at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in...
MEN'S BASKETBALL: RAGIN' CAJUNS SIGN CALIFORNIA PREP PRODUCT TO GRANT-IN-AID LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball coach Bob Marlin announced on Friday the addition of California high school product Elijah...
FOOTBALL: SEASON TICKETS ON SALE TO GENERAL PUBLIC FOR 2017 SEASON LAFAYETTE – Season tickets for the 2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football season are now available to the general public through a variety of...
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: LOUISIANA TO HOST NEW ORLEANS IN 2017 PRESEASON WNIT FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team will host a first-round game in the 2017 Preseason Women's National...
GOLF: RAGIN' CAJUN PROGRAM COULD GET BOOST FROM SIGNEE - HALL OF FAME GOLF Dan McDonald, The Advertiser, June 9, 2017UL’s golf team hasn’t had the successes that coach Theo Sliman would have liked over the last...
SOFTBALL: CAJUN'S SIGNEE DIXON RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION Casey Dixon, who will join the Ragin' Cajuns Softball program in fall 2017, was named the 2016-17 winner of the Gatorade Texas Softball Player...
BASEBALL: MARKS RECEIVES ALL-AMERICA HONORS FROM BASEBALL AMERICA DURHAM, N.C. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns junior reliever Wyatt Marks became the third player in program history to be named a first team...
WEIGHTLIFTING: PORTRAIT OF WALTER IMAHARA - HOW A JAPANESE IMMIGRANT FOUND COMMUNITY IN LOUISIANA Nicholas Campbell, The Current, June 1, 2017Walter Imahara, at age 8, sat alone on a swing in a playground at his elementary school in New Orleans....
TRACK & FIELD: CARTER EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONORS IN MEN'S 100-METER DASH Senior finishes 20th overall; joins Harold Porter as UL All-Americans in sprintsEUGENE, Ore. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns sprinter Hanoj...
OBITUARY: LAWRENCE RICHARD, JR. - MEN'S BASKETBALL EARLY 60S - JUNE 3, 2017 Lawrence Richard Jr.November 6, 1943 ~ June 3, 2017 (age 73) A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 pm on Friday, June 9, 2017 at...
MILITARY: D-DAY REMEMBERED TODAY - BATTLE OF NORMANDY LASTED JUNE 6 - LATE AUGUST, 1944 During World War II which lasted from 1939-1945, the Battle of Normandy resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from the control of Nazi...
ATHLETICS: PERKS, PAY DETAILED IN NEW UL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR'S CONTRACT Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, June 1, 2017Details of new University of Louisiana at Lafayette athletic director Bryan Maggard’s contract with...
WEIGHTLIFTING: THE RAGIN' CAJUNS 12 - A DOCUMENTARY BEING PLANNED ABOUT THIS CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM Nicholas Campbell, The Current, June 3, 2017Warren Perrin speaks about his inspiration, French Canadian wrestler and later Louisiana resident Adrien...
SOFTBALL: DJ SANDERS NAMED ONE OF FOUR NOMINEES FOR HONDA AWARD The award is presented to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports and signifies "the best of the best in collegiate...
BASEBALL: CAJUNS ANNOUNCE 2017 SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball program has kicked off preparations for the 2018 season with six players headed out on...
BASEBALL: LEGER NAMED TO COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ALL-AMERICA TEAMS TUCSON, Ariz. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball junior Gunner Leger became the fifth Cajuns player since 2014 to be named to the...
SOFTBALL: SANDERS CHOSEN TOP HITTER, EIGHT NAMED ALL-LOUISIANA DJ Sanders named Louisiana's collegiate softball Hitter of the Year and the Ragin' Cajuns led the state with six first team All-Louisiana Softball...
BASEBALL: MOORE TABBED A COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN FOR PROGRAM RECORD SECOND TIME DJ Sanders named Louisiana's collegiate softball Hitter of the Year and the Ragin' Cajuns led the state with six first team All-Louisiana Softball...
SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: HISTORY LESSON - SELECT GROUP OF CAJUNS HISTORY LESSON Select group of Cajuns leaves a mark in the NFL By Bruce Brown Athletic Network Who would you...
FOOTBALL: FELONY CHARGES AGAINST 13 CAJUNS REDUCED, MAY BE DROPPED Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, June 2, 2017Thirteen University of Louisiana at Lafayette football players recently arrested for conspiracy to commit...
MEMORIAL DAY: REMEMBERING THOSE SLII, SLI, USL, UL VETERANS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.[1] The...
FAMILY CONNECTIONS: BLAIRS, LINDSAYS, GAARS, LAMERES - ARE YOUR FAMILY CONNECTIONS POSTED ON THE AN? Please click on the Athletic Network facebook page to view a recent addition by Don Blair, the AN facebook coordinator.It is the perfect example of...
OBITUARY: BOB PATTERSON, ASSISTANT FOOTBALL AND TRACK & FIELD COACH, 1958-60 - MAY 15, 2017 MEMPHIS – Former Memphis Athletic Director and assistant football coach Bob Patterson passed away, Monday. Patterson, who played at...
SOFTBALL: STEWART READY TO CARRY THE LOAD Kevin Foote, The Advertiser, May 17, 2017 Click here for team video.Hearing UL softball coach Michael Lotief discuss his senior pitcher Alex...
BASEBALL: LSUE TRIO STEPPING UP FOR CAJUNS BASEBALL + VIDEO - CAJUN MOMS ON MOTHER'S DAY FIRST PITCH Bobby Ardoin, The Advertiser, May 17, 2017Click here for "These Cajun Moms Have Some Arms" - video of Mother's Day First Pitch being thrown...
FOOTBALL: EX-UL ASSISTANT AT CENTER OF NCAA INVESTIGATION LOSES JUCO JOB Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, May 16, 2017Pearl River Community College has announced that former UL assistant coach David Saunders will not return as...
SOFTBALL: CAJUNS GO TO BATON ROUGE REGIONAL (LSU, FAIRFIELD, MCNEESE, CAJUNS) MAY 19-21 LAFAYETTE – 14th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball received its NCAA postseason assignment on Sunday as it was revealed during the...
TRACK & FIELD: HEATH, THEYARD CLAIM SBC TITLES AS CAJUNS FINISH THIRD AT SBC OUTDOOR ARLINGTON, Texas – Seniors Dionte Heath and Ricky Theyard each claimed titles in their individual events while Hanoj Carter finished second...
BASEBALL: FOUR-RUN INNING LIFTS LOUISIANA TO SERIES VICTORY OVER BOBCATS LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team used a four-run fourth inning to defeat Texas State 4-3 to take the series in the...
BASEBALL: LATE RALLY PROPELS TEXAS STATE PAST CAJUNS TO EVEN SERIES LAFAYETTE, La. – Texas State rallied for five runs in the final two innings on Saturday night as the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team fell...
TRACK & FIELD: BEYER FINISHES THIRD IN DECATHLON: CAJUNS THIRD AFTER DAY TWO OF SBC OUTDOOR ARLINGTON, Texas – Franz Beyer finished third overall in the men's decathlon while Beau Robinson, Dylan Heck and Jacob Chicola each placed in...
FORTY-ONE STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN DEGREES IN SPRING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES LAFAYETTE – A total of 41 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns student-athletes were awarded their college degree on Friday as the University held its...
MEN'S TENNIS: LIBAUD NAMED TO ALL-LOUISIANA COLLEGIATE MEN'S TENNIS TEAM HAMMOND – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis player Arthur Libaud picked up more postseason honors when he was named to the 2017...
TRACK & FIELD: BASIC CLAIMS JAVELIN TITLE AS RAGIN' CAJUNS IN SECOND PLACE AT SBC OUTDOOR Cajuns finish 1-2 in men's javelin to trail first-day leader South Alabama ARLINGTON, Texas – Junior Bartul Basic led from wire-to-wire in...
BASEBALL: BATS, BREAKS HELP THE CAJUNS CLIP TEXAS STATE Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, May 12, 2017With neither ace Gunner Leger nor standout reliever Wyatt Marks at their finest, UL needed either its...
SOFTBALL: CAJUNS CAPTURE CHAMPIONSHIP AND NCAA BID - JOIN TEAM FOR SELECTION SHOW TROY, Ala. – 14th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball collected a second straight Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship and the...
SOFTBALL: CAJUNS TOP TEXAS STATE, ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TROY, Ala. – 14th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball will play for the 2017 Sun Belt Tournament championship at 1 p.m. on Saturday after...
BASEBALL: CAJUNS LOOKING TO LEAVE THE TIGUE IN STYLE Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, May 12, 2017Some, like senior second baseman Brenn Conrad, know this weekend seems bound to be their last playing...
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: SOFTBALL 2014 & BASEBALL 2014 - SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY MESSAGES Happy Mother's Day to all of our AN mothers. May today be a special day for each of you. Please find below two articles from 2014 about Mother's Day...
BASEBALL: CAJUNS DEFEAT MCNEESE TO COMPLETE SEASON SWEEP LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team defeated McNeese 4-1 on Wednesday night behind a strong performance by...
SOFTBALL: SANDERS AMONG TOP 10 CHOSEN FOR SOFTBALL'S TOP HONOR OKLAHOMA CITY – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball junior shortstop DJ Sanders was named a Top 10 Finalist for the 2017 USA Softball...
SOFTBALL: CAJUNS FOLLOW STEWART'S LEAD IN SBC TOURNEY OPENER TROY, Ala. – Alex Stewart struck out a career-high 13 and Aleah Craighton accounted for three RBI in 14th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns...
BASEBALL: LOUISIANA TAKES DOWN LA. TECH 3-1 LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team picked up a 3-1 victory over Louisiana Tech in a non-conference midweek game at M.L....
SOFTBALL: SANDERS GRABS TOP HONOR, EIGHT CAJUNS EARN ALL-SUN BELT Alyssa Denham (Freshman of the Year) and Michael Lotief (Coach of the Year) joined DJ Sanders in receiving top honors TROY, Ala. – DJ...
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TO PLAY IN 2017 PRESEASON WNIT LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns women’s basketball team has been selected to participate in the 24th annual Preseason WNIT,...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: PHOTO GALLERIES UPDATED FOR ALL TEAMS & SUPPORT GROUPS FOR 2014, 2015, 2016 Photo updates for the last 3 years have been posted for all teams and support groups. Photos are obtained from a variety of sources -...
BASEBALL: CAJUNS DROP SERIES TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team fell 9-1 in the rubber game against Georgia Southern on Sunday at M.L....
SOFTBALL: CRAIGHTON AND STEWART KEY SERIES-SWEEPING WIN AT ULM MONROE – Aleah Craighton homered twice and Alex Stewart pitched a shutout for a fourth consecutive start as 15th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns...
SOFTBALL: CAJUNS REACH 40 WINS, SET SUN BELT WINS RECORD AT ULM MONROE – 15th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball opened its final Sun Belt Conference series of the 2017 season with a 4-0, 6-5...
BASEBALL: SCHMIDT STARTS, CAJUNS FALL IN MIDDLE GAME + VIDEO Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, May , 2017Click here for video of game atmosphere and events surrounding home games at Russo Park. Junior lefty...
BASEBALL: CAJUNS BLANK GEORGIA SOUTHERN TO OPEN SERIES + VIDEOS AND DIGITAL PHOTO GALLERY LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team posted its ninth shutout of the year as the Cajuns blanked Georgia Southern 3-0 on...
ATHLETICS: RAGIN' CAJUNS SEEK FEEDBACK TO ENHANCE GAME-DAY EXPERIENCE AT CAJUN FIELD RAGIN’ CAJUNS SEEK FEEDBACK TO ENHANCE GAME-DAY EXPERIENCE AT CAJUN FIELD LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns...
FOOTBALL: 2018 MISSISSIPPI STATE GAME CHANGED FROM NOV. 3 TO SEPT. 15 The date for Louisiana's 2018 game at Mississippi State has been changed from Nov. 3 to Sept. 15 ... the 2019 game remains for Aug. 31 in New Orleans...
BASEBALL: MOORE NAMED TO 2017 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT BASEBALL TEAMS LAFAYETTE, La. – For the second straight season, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball junior Dylan Moore has been tabbed to the College...
SOFTBALL: SENIOR TRIO RECEIVES ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT™ RECOGNITION .. LAFAYETTE – The senior trio of Haley Hayden, Alex Stewart and Kassidy Zeringue represented 15th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball...
BASEBALL: SCHMIDT TO START AS CAJUNS FOCUS ON THEMSELVES + TIMELAPSE CONSTRUCTION VIDEO OF RUSSO Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, May 4, 2017Click here for time lapsed video of construction of Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park. UL baseball coach Tony...
SOFTBALL: SUN BELT TOURNAMENT TICKETS ON SALE LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball fans who plan to attend the 2017 Sun Belt Conference Softball Tournament set for...
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY EARNS APR PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARD FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR Cajuns' APR score in top 10 percent of schools in their sport; full APR to be released May 10 LAFAYETTE - The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's...
GOLF: CRUZ VALLE TABBED TO ALL-SUN BELT MEN’S GOLF TEAM NEW ORLEANS, La. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns senior golfer Fernando Cruz Valle earned his second career All-Sun Belt Men's Golf Team honor...
UNIVERSITY/ATHLETICS: AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE WRITTEN BY 147 STUDENTS/FACULTY -1928-01 A Unique Historical Perspective of SLI, USL and UL by Former Students/Faculty In 1998 the request was made for former and current students/faculty to...
ATHLETICS: WASHINGTON, MONTOYA HONORED AS UL STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Top athletes from each sport honored during annual Student-Athlete of the Year Banquet LAFAYETTE - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: PHOTOS - LOCATIONS - EASE OF NAVIGATION AND SEASONS VS. REUNIONS PHOTOS INCLUDED Photos are located throughout the Athletic Network. Using the information below, you may view recent postings from 1901 - 2016.By clicking the Ragin'...
FAQ: ATHLETIC NETWORK, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE - WHICH CAME 1ST? - HISTORY, ORIGINS, AND PERSPECTIVES Which came first? Facebook On February 4, 2004, the Facebook site was launched by Harvard sophomore 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: HELP TO PROMOTE LOUISIANA'S ATHLETICS PROGRAM -- PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE January 20, 2017 · Athletic Network: University of Louisiana at Lafayette ________________ Important message from Dr. Ed Dugas, Athletic...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: 2017 PART I FLASH PROGRAM IDENTIFIED FOR REUNIONS & SPECIAL EVENTS 2012-13 Athletic Network: 2017 Part I Flash Program Identified for March, 2012 - December, 2013 Reunions and Special Events The new flash program (timed...
FOOTBALL: 1944 OIL BOWL CHAMPIONS (1ST BOWL) AND HEARTBREAK AT 1970 GRANTLAND RICE BOWL (2ND BOWL) Football Bowl History began long before the New Orleans Bowl.Houston Oil Bowl, Jan. 1, 1944At the conclusion of the 1943 football season, the SLI...
DEC. 7, 1941 JAPANESE ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII - VIEW OUR UL MILITARY HEROES + SURRENDER VIDEO December 7, 1941 marked the start of the U.S. involvement in World War II. Many of our UL athletes and support group members of that...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING: THE MEANING OF THANKSGIVING + SOME OF THE AN BLESSINGS The meaning of Thanksgiving DayLeon R. Kass,Amy Kass | What So Proudly We Hail November 15, 2013 American Enterprise Institute ...
MILITARY: VETERANS DAY (11/11) PLEASE HONOR OUR SLI, USL & UL VETERANS - VISIT THE AN MILITARY PAGE History of Veterans DaySource, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs website. World War I – known at the time as “The Great...
FOOTBALL: CAJUNS OPEN HOME SLATE THIS SATURDAY WITH HERBERT HEYMANN FOOTBALL CLASSIC Why is the first UL home football game named The Herbert Heymann Football Classic? Click here , then scroll down for the answer. Peace, Ed...
FORMER BASEBALL: CECILIA COACHING LEGEND DEVILLIER DIES Kevin Foote, The Advertiser, Aug. 29, 2016The first thing that most remember about former Cecilia High football coach Johnny Devillier is the many...
FORMER TRACK: CHARLES WINBERLEY TO BE INDUCTED INTO NEW ORLEANS TRACK CLUB HALL OF FAME 2016 InducteesThe 2016 Hall of Fame inductees will be introduced at the NOTC 53rd Anniversary Race on August 14, 2016. Posted on the NOTC...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: 2016 PART II FLASH PROGRAM IDENTIFIED FOR 2012-09 REUNIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS The new flash program (timed rotation of photos above the news box) for the last six months of 2016 contains a dozen photos from reunions...
ACADIANA HISTORY: RUN FOR IT (PHOTO OF 1928 TRACK & FIELD TEAM) The Daily Advertiser, July 11, 2016Photo courtesy of Clerk of Court Louis J. PerretThe 1928 Southwestern Louisiana Institute’s track team...
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY: BACKGROUND VIDEO - KISS SALUTES OUR TROOPS - BRIEF VIDEO - AN MILITARY PAGE Known as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of...
BASEBALL: THE ERIC SEARCY STORY - "IT JUST TAKES ONE BAD DECISION." Reprinted from December, 2015Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, December 23, 2015Former UL baseball player Eric Searcy, submitted photo.The initial call...
ATHLETIC NETWORK FACEBOOK: IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER Don Blair, Athletic Network Facebook Coordinator, continues to find ways to provide photos and information which may not be presented in the same...
MILITARY PAGE: ALMOST 200 VETERANS POSTED - SOME WITH MILITARY ATTIRE PHOTOS Military Page Update For those who have not taken the opportunity to review the Military Page, you are strongly encouraged to do so.Some...
ATHLETIC NETWORK BROCHURE: POSTED IN PHOTO GALLERY - PRINTABLE VERSION AVAILABLE - PLEASE SHARE Here is one helpful tip to help viewers navigate www.athleticnetwork.net - the new Athletic Network brochure. The new Athletic Network brochure was...
FORMER FOOTBALL COACH: EULOGY FOR COACH RUSS FAULKINBERRY BY LEE FAULKINBERRY MORGAN Eulogy for Russ FaulkinberryNovember 19, 2005I'm Lee Faulkinberry Morgan, Russ' daughter. On behalf of our family, I extend our thanks for sharing...
VETERANS DAY IS NOV. 11TH - VIEW OUR UL VETERANS AND THEIR SPECIAL SACRIFICES FOR OUR FREEDOM November 11 is Veterans Day. In preparation of that special day, the AN is attempting to provide greater visibility for our veterans. The Athletic...
PAST/CURRENT FACILITIES: YOUR UNIQUE MEMORIES OF FACILITIES EXPERIENCES NEEDED IN HISTORICAL PAGE Since going online in 2002, the Athletic Network has encouraged visitors to submit photos and information in many areas of...
BENCHES FOR BEAUTIFICATION TAKING OFF AT UL:UNIQUE NAMING OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BEAUTIFY THE CAMPUS This is a unique opportunity for you, family, friends, teammates, etc., to remember a special person - a faculty member, a loved one,...
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: A VERY SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY PERSPECTIVE FROM SHELLIE LANDRY AND MOM DEBBIE Softball: Mother's Day Salute - Cancer battle strengthens bond of UL softball player's familyPosted from the 2014 story. Happy Mother's Day to...
MILITARY VETERAN: WWII VETERAN HAS NEVER STOPPED SERVING Scott Rogers, Gannett Louisiana, Posted in Daily Advertiser, April 28, 2015Bobby Wilson, a 90-year-old veteran, delivers treats and root beer to...
FOOTBALL: VISIT TO PREVIOUS BOWLS - 1943, 1970, 2011, 2012, 2013 - STORIES, PHOTOS, VIDEOS Click here to view the Bulldog's win at the Oil Bowl in Houston on Jan. 1, 1944. Led by the late, great Alvin Dark, the Bulldogs made their...
BASEBALL: GEHRIG'S IMAGE ENDURES, 75 YEARS AFTER 'LUCKIEST MAN' SPEECH IN YANKEE STADIUM Reposted from July 4, 2014 (75th anniversary) - still a high interest read. Dan Schlossberg, Special for USA TODAY SportsLou Gehrig wipes...
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL OF OUR ATHLETIC NETWORK FATHERS AND FATHER-LIKE FIGURES Please click here for information on Father's Day in the United States. Peace, Ed Dugas...
BASEBALL: UL ATHLETES PAY TRIBUTE TO NO. 1 FAN - THEIR MOTHERS - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY Megan Wyatt, The Advertiser, May 11, 2014Catcher Michael Strentz of Lafayette describes his mom, Christine Mikolajczyk, as his No. 1 fanThey stay...
SOFTBALL: MOTHER'S DAY SALUTE - CANCER BATTLE STRENGTHENS BOND OF UL SOFTBALL PLAYER'S FAMILY Happy Mother's Day to all of our Ragin' Cajuns Mothers. On this Mother's Day, the AN honors one very special MOTHER, a former USL Volleyball player,...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: DON BLAIR ACCEPTS POST AS COORDINATOR OF ATHLETIC NETWORK FACEBOOK- FROM OUR FILES Don Blair - Athletic Network Facebook Coordinator - April 2, 2013Congratulations to Don on the exceptional job he is doing of promoting...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: APPEAL FOR SCANNED NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FROM THE PAST The Athletic Network is constantly seeking ways to document the performances/accomplishments of our former athletes and support groups and will go...
FORMER BASKETBALL: TRIBUTES TO BLACKHAM - VIDEOS BY TV 3 & 10 - COACHES, PLAYERS, OLD-TIMERS GAME Originally posted on the AN on Jan. 28, 2011and back by popular demond.Jay Walker: Videos of Blackham - Coaches, Players,Ole-timers game, game...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: VIDEOS - FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL (M), SOFTBALL & TRACK & FIELD - 1962 -2013 Extended searches and postings from several sources have made it possible for the AN to post its first list of game/season highlights...
PHOTO GALLERY: MISCELLANEOUS PHOTO GALLERY - TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE - LINK FOR CONTENT INCLUDED The challenge of organizing photos of the past and present is quite interesting and has been made more livable when the Miscellaneous Page was...
FORMER FOOTBALL: HEISMAN TROPHY - EVER WON BY A FORMER SLI, USL, UL FOOTBALL PLAYER? Former Football: Heisman Trophy – Ever Won by a Former SLI, USL, UL Football Player? – Maybe Closer Than One Might ImagineGEAUX, the...
FOOTBALL: TENNESSEE STATE NIPS USL RAGIN' CAJUNS 26-25 1970 GRANTLAND RICE BOWL + MORE BOWL HISTORY On Dec. 12, 1970, 43 years ago last Thursday, the Cajuns experienced their only bowl game loss. In 2011 and 2012, the team won both of the New...
FAMILY CONNECTIONS - A KEY PAGE IN THE HISTORY OF UL ATHLETICS - PLEASE REVIEW AND SEND YOUR FCS When one clicks on the History of UL Athletics link on left side of the AN home page, a most unique menu appears, one which is not available in...
"UNIVERSITY FACULTY/STAFF (CURRENT & FORMER)" ATTRIBUTE FOR NON-ATHLETES ADDED TO PROFILE FORMAT A new attribute has been added to the Athletic Network profile format. NOTE: This attribute is for those faculty and staff who were...
ATHLETIC NETWORK PROFILES: IS YOUR PROFILE CURRENT,ACCURATE & COMPLETE? IT REPRESENTS YOU TO VIEWERS Please use any of the search engines in the upper left of www.athleticnetwork.net to view your profile. Did you take advantage of the...
ATHLETIC NETWORK: PLEASE CHECK EMAIL ADDRESS & SPAM-BLOCKERS - HELP WITH FAMILY,TEAMMATES,FANS Please check your profile to see if the email address in your profile is current. This is vital for electronic communications and an area where the...
REMEMBERING 9/11: AN ODE TO AMERICA - EDITORIAL IN ROMANIAN NEWSPAPER + WOODVALE PATRIOTIC FLAG PROG From a Romanian Newspaper :We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USARead this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper...
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