Sports

Ishibashi named SLC All-Academic Second Team

Following a standout senior campaign with Northwestern State both on the court and in the classroom, Ayu Ishibashi was named Academic All-Southland Conference Second Team, the league announced Monday.
Freshman Roy Morris is making his first trip to nationals, as he competes Wednesday evening on the campus of Oregon. He is the first of two Northwestern State athletes to compete in the 2025 nationals, joining women’s sprinter Maygan Shaw. Photo by Southland Conference.

Freshman Roy Morris is making his first trip to nationals, as he competes Wednesday evening on the campus of Oregon. He is the first of two Northwestern State athletes to compete in the 2025 nationals, joining women’s sprinter Maygan Shaw. Photo by Southland Conference.

Morris prepares for first nationals appearance

It didn’t hit Northwestern State jumper Roy Morris that he was going to nationals until the next morning when he received a phone call from his mother.“It really hit me the next morning when mom called and said ‘You really made it’ and told her ‘Mama, I really made it,” Morris said.
There’s still time to purchase tickets to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Induction festivities set for June 26-28

There’s still time to purchase tickets to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Induction festivities set for June 26-28

There’s still time to purchase tickets to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Induction festivities set for June 26-28

The 2025 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Celebration takes place Thursday, June 26-Saturday night, June 28, featuring eight shining stars in state sports history, headlined by West Monroe, LSU and NFL star Andrew Whitworth, pro basketball All-Stars Danny Granger and Vickie Johnson, and...

LDWF arrest 13 boaters for DWI on Memorial Day weekend

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division arrested 13 boaters statewide for alleged driving or operating a vessel while impaired (DWI) from May 24 to May 26.Ryan Feirn, 22, of Goldonna, on the Caney Creek Reservoir in Jackson Parish.

Free fishing this weekend

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announces June 7- 8 is Louisiana’s Free Fishing Weekend, where anglers are exempt from possessing a recreational fishing license to fish state waters. All other rules and regulations still apply.

Scholarship auction set for August

Northwestern State’s biennial scholarship auction presented by BOM Bank returns this year, taking place Aug. 23 at the Natchitoches Events Ceter.Tickets for the event will be available at www.NSUDemons.com/ auction2025.The schedule for the event begins at 5 p.m.