Blue Jays of all ages gather for the weigh-in
festivities at Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale,
marking the culmination of the 2008 Fishing Rodeo.

Welcoming Blue Jay fishermen to the
rodeo check-in table are Letty Jane Clark
and Larry Ecuyer ’61.

As Marc Bonifacic ’92 (center) and
Richard Donnes ’83 check the results on the boards,
Sgt. Scot Keller of the Louisiana Department of
Wildlife & Fisheries supervises the weigh-in.

Kyle Rose ’07 and dad Mark Rose, with Doug Fraley,
show off some of their catch which vaults Mark onto the
winners’ board.

Jude Trahant ’80 and son Chris ’09,
with a first place black drum

Warren Windgerter ’77 with his 7-year-old son Jeremy

2008 Jesuit graduates Brett Beter and Stephen Kampen
with a 1st place flounder.

Taking in the action at the rodeo are
Daniel Redmann ’99 and Ronnie Hoefeld ’12
and his dad, Ron Hoefeld.

Paul Hubbell IV ’09 and his dad Paul Hubbell III ’72
display their winning sheepshead.

Sal Cusanza joins Bo Devenport ’13 and his dad,
Denis ’82, whose 22-pound redfish just misses a trophy.

Fishing on the Dixie Flyer with classmate 
Nathan Abercrombie (who could not attend the weigh-in)
are Todd Naccari ’92, Marc Bonifacic ’92,
and Jonathan Weiler ’91. Bonifacic’s 6.25-pound speck
is about half a pound shy of setting a new rodeo record.

Alex Farge ’05, Andrew Gruezke ’03, 
and Justin Farge ’03

Richard Donnes ’83 and son
Fred DeBram ’08 with their
winning entries.

Sweeping the redfish category is Team SSSI, displaying
two of its four winning entries. From left are
Patrick Hebert ’97, Jeff Meyers ’00 (Bro. Martin), 
Jason Jeandron ’97, and Ray Stouder ’97.
Stouder’s redfish took top honors in the largest fish
category. Team SSSI is an acronym for
Spots, Specks, & Suds, International. 

Rodeo chaplain Fr. Norman O’Neal, S.J. 

Vic Fulham ’65 and Rookie Leopold ’61 

Team First Love consists of Ray Faugeaux ’73
and his son, Jacob ’10, and Corbin Becnel ’10
and his dad, Scott. Jacob’s red snapper took 1st place
in the offshore category while Corbin’s catfish won the
largest fish category.  

Ed Rapier ’76 and his daughter Corinne,
who entered a second place flounder
and a third place sheephead, and was
the lucky recipient of a door prize.

Enjoying the festivities are Stephanie Devenport
and her daughter Lisa.

Bro. Billy Dardis, S.J. ’58, who has piloted Jesuit’s
Fishing Rodeo for 16 years, makes sure that everyone
under 18-years-old receives a door prize.   

Adrian Colon ’59 rarely misses the rodeo.

Winners of the largest fish categories in their respective
divisions are Corbin Becnel ’10 and Ray Stouder ’97.

Cousins Will Quinlan and Colin Quinlan enjoy
helping out at the rodeo. Will is the son of
Jay Quinlan ’86 and Colin is the son
of Ryan Quinlan ’91.

Jesuit thanks all rodeo participants, including the fish.