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Pictured in front row are Parker Martin, Evie Jillion and Quin Tichenor. On back row from left are Davis Forsyth, Avery Williams, Piper Bostian and Caroline Stewart.

Pictured in front row are Parker Martin, Evie Jillion and Quin Tichenor. On back row from left are Davis Forsyth, Avery Williams, Piper Bostian and Caroline Stewart.

4-Hers learn life skills at workshop

News Staff
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Natchitoches Parish 4-H recently organized a successful record book workshop at NSU E-Lab. The event aimed to equip 4th grade 4-H members with essential skills such as fishing knot tying and sewing on a button.

High school athletes to be feted

News Staff
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Senior-year athletes from Lakeview, Natchitoches Central and St. Mary’s High Schools -will be recognized for their outstanding athletic, academic and community achievements, Saturday May 18, at 10 a.m. in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest History Museum. There is no cost to attend.
The Natchitoches Central High School Fishing Team is reeling in victories one tournament at a time. Lance Shirley and Hunter Rachal finished the year ranked fifth in the North Louisiana High School Bass Fishing League, and are now qualified to fish the league’s state championship on May18-19. The two anglers have also qualified to compete in the National Finals located on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina in June.

The Natchitoches Central High School Fishing Team is reeling in victories one tournament at a time. Lance Shirley and Hunter Rachal finished the year ranked fifth in the North Louisiana High School Bass Fishing League, and are now qualified to fish the league’s state championship on May18-19. The two anglers have also qualified to compete in the National Finals located on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina in June.

Champion anglers

News Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024
Gumbs and Beard earn Southland Conference weekly awards

Gumbs and Beard earn Southland Conference weekly awards

Gumbs and Beard earn Southland Conference weekly awards

News Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024
Breaking a school record that had stood for more than 40 years and running one of the top times in the country in the 100-meter dash earned the Northwestern State a pair of Southland Conference track and field weekly awards, the league announced Wednesday.
Reigning SLC Hitter of the Week Balin Valentine leads the Demons against Lamar this weekend. Photo by Chris Reich/NSU Photographic Services

Reigning SLC Hitter of the Week Balin Valentine leads the Demons against Lamar this weekend. Photo by Chris Reich/NSU Photographic Services

Demons wrap up SLC road schedule at league-leading Lamar

News Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024
When the calendar flipped from March to April, junior outfielder Balin Valentine had driven in five runs in the first 26 games of his Northwestern State baseball career.In a month known for producing showers, Valentine delivered a waterfall of RBIs, driving in 32 runs in the Demons’ 16 April games.
In the final meet before the Southland Conference Championships, Djimon Gumbs broke a 42-year-old school record in the men’s shot put, throwing a 66-7, on the final day of the Corky/Crofoot Shootout. Photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

In the final meet before the Southland Conference Championships, Djimon Gumbs broke a 42-year-old school record in the men’s shot put, throwing a 66-7, on the final day of the Corky/Crofoot Shootout. Photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

Gumbs sets shot put school record on final day of Corky/Crofoot Shootout

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Any time an athlete accomplishes a feat that has not happened at Northwestern State since 1982, you know it is a major achievement.
Tynes Hildebrand talks to his team while coaching at Northwestern State. Frequently accompanied by his wife, he traveled across the Midwest and South, grading officials during the regular season in a wide range of conferences and in some of the iconic venues of college hoops: Allen Field House at Kansas, Cameron Indoor Arena at Duke, and Kentucky’s Rupp Arena, to cite three, along with a variety of bandboxes and showplaces, taking meticulous notes from press row seats.

Tynes Hildebrand talks to his team while coaching at Northwestern State. Frequently accompanied by his wife, he traveled across the Midwest and South, grading officials during the regular season in a wide range of conferences and in some of the iconic venues of college hoops: Allen Field House at Kansas, Cameron Indoor Arena at Duke, and Kentucky’s Rupp Arena, to cite three, along with a variety of bandboxes and showplaces, taking meticulous notes from press row seats.

Tynes wore many hats during life and career

News Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024
Beginning his playing days in junior high during World War II, riding for an hour in the back of a pickup truck to start college at Northwestern State University, and finishing eight decades in organized basketball helping choose officials for the NCAA’s Division I Final Four, Tynes Hildebrand has...
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