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Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School athletics mission is to teach leadership, self discipline, and sportsmanship, to a diverse group of student athletes, in a growth centered environment. Being part of EDS athletics provides student athletes the opportunity to learn important life skills such as goal setting, self-confidence, decisiveness, passion, and enthusiasm.

Approximately 80% of students in 9th-12th grades consistently participate in pom squad, cheerleading, esports, football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, golf, tennis and track & field.

Our 5th-8th grade students participate in the Calcasieu Catholic Athletic League (CCAL) and our high school student athletes compete in the Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana (ACEL). The ACEL league offers opportunities to compete in both junior varsity and varsity level sports with other high schools in the state. We look forward to continuing to grow our program into the future.

Please click on the links below to find out more about each sport.

Cross Country - 5th - 12th Grade

2022-2023 marked our 3rd season for our Cross Country program. Led by coaches Duane Clemmons and Ryan Patin, our girls and boys teams won the ACEL JV State Championship. We began our cross county program in 2020 with one athlete and since then, our teams have grown tremendously at both the North and South campuses, with no signs of slowing down. We look forward to an exciting season in 2023-2024.

Middle and High School Head Coach: Duane Clemmons and Natalie Clemmons
Lower School Head Coach: Ryan Patin

**2023 - ACEL JV Girls State Champions
**2023 - ACEL JV Boys State Champions
**2020 - Began Cross Country Program

eSports 5th - 12th Grade

Students in 5th - 12th grades are eligible to compete in eSports through the High School Esports League (HSEL). Students are able to compete on their own time, from their own homes, against schools from all over the country. High school students are eligible to earn scholarship money by winning tournaments, while middle school students are eligible to compete and win prizes. The majority of our students participate in Rocket League, Minecraft, Chess and Fortnite.

Volleyball - 7th - 12th Grade

The 2023 season will be our second year as a High School team. Our varsity Lady Eagles compete in the ACEL league and our middle school girls compete in the CCAL or play an independent schedule depending on the amount of players for that year. In our first season of varsity volleyball, our girls made it to the first round of the Division 2 State Playoffs, had one of our Freshman named to 2nd Team All State and Coach Lee McBride was named Division 2 Coach of the Year.

Head Coach: Lee McBride
Assistant Coach: Katie Stream

Football - 6th - 8th Grade

Our 6th-8th grade students participate in the CCAL league and combine with St. Margaret's Catholic School. This season, we had nine of our Eagles participating in football and look forward to that number growing into the next school year and beyond.

Coaches: Duane Clemmons and Sal Ange

If you have any questions or would like to join the 2023-2024 football team, please contact our Athletic Director, Gabe Fontenot at [email protected]

Basketball - 5th - 12th Grade

Our fifth through eighth grade basketball teams compete in the CCAL league. Our high school (ninth - twelfth grade) teams complete in the ACEL league.

High School Boys Basketball

In the 2021-2022 season, we completed our first high school boys basketball season with an overall record of 9-7, third place finish in District and finished 9th overall in the state in ACEL standings. In the 2022-2023 season, we finished 5th overall in the state and had our first playoff appearance in school history. Moving into next season, we will return our entire team and have our first Senior class. To keep up with our team, visit our MaxPreps page HERE.
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Head Coach: Gabe Fontenot
Assistant Coaches: Kade Brashear and Martin Yokum

5th-8th Grade Basketball
We are very pleased with the overall progress of our lower & middle school basketball program. Our teams compete in the CCAL and have shown much growth and improvement this past season. All of our lower and middle school coaches have many years of experience in playing or coaching the game of basketball and about half of the staff are EDS alumni!

5th-8th Grade Coaching Staff:
Amberly Farque
Martin Yokum
Kade Brashear
Gavin Ledet
Duane Clemmons
Sullivan Turner
Jeffery Williamson

Cheerleading - 7th - 12th Grade

We are excited to announce Mrs. Savanna Carter as our Varsity Cheer Coach this upcoming season! The squad will cheer on our basketball teams and perform at pep rallies. Mrs. Carter is excited to lead the girls for the upcoming season.

Head Coach: Savanna Carter

Pom Squad - 5th & 6th Grade

Our pom squad offers our 5th-6th grade girls an opportunity to learn and incorporate the basics of cheerleading and dance to perform at school basketball games and pep rallies. The goals of these school spirit-leaders are to encourage fan spirit and student participation. The pom squad participates in North Campus events and some designated South Campus events.

Coaches: Paula Clemmons and Natalie Clemmons

Tennis 5th - 12th Grade

This will be our 3rd year for our tennis program led by Coach Lee McBride. The ACEL league has now sanctioned the sport due to the increasing number of schools interested in participating and will now offer regional and state tournaments for our tennis players. All 5th-12th grade students are eligible to participate in tennis.

Head Coach: Lee McBride

**2023 ACEL JV Girls Singles State Runner Up
**2023 ACEL JV Girls Varsity State Champions
**2021 Began Tennis Program

Golf 7th - 12th Grade

We are excited for the future of our golf program at EDS. We have hosted three golf events for middle and high school in 2022-2023 and are looking forward to ACEL sanctioning the sport for our athletes to compete in for high school. We look forward to hosting more events this upcoming 2023-2024 school year as our program continues to grow. Our middle school players are eligible to compete in the Calcasieu Parish golf league, which allows teams and individuals to play against other public or private schools in the area. Our middle school students at the South Campus are able to work with our Coach Willie Bellard every Tuesday during PE to develop skills and proper etiquette prior to getting on the golf course.

Middle School Coach: Willie Bellard
High School Coaches: Herb Piert and Joey Adaway

Track and Field - 5th - 12th Grade

Our student athletes compete in the CCAL and ACEL league for track & field. In the 2022 season, we had two of our 6th grade girls be named as Outstanding Athletes at the CCAL meet and our JV Boys High School team were State Runner-Up.

High School Girls Head Coach: Duane Clemmons
High School Boys Head Coach: Gabe Fontenot
5th-6th Grade Head Coach: Ryan Patin
Middle and High School Assistant Coach: Kade Brashear and Natalie Clemmons

**2022 ACEL Boys JV State Runner Up
**2023 ACEL Boys JV State Runner Up
**2023 CCAL Boys 5th-6th Champions

Have Questions?

Contact Gabe Fontenot, Athletic Director
[email protected]