NSU clinches spot in SLC tourney with win against Houston Christian

On Senior Day, it was a senior and a freshman who pushed Northwestern State past Houston Christian 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Lady Demon Soccer Complex, punching its ticket to the Southland Conference Tournament for the sixth straight season.

NSU faculty McLaren, Hsieh to present recital Tuesday

Northwestern State University faculty Dr. Malena McLaren and Dr. Chialing Hsieh will present a recital on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free. A livestream will be available at capa.nsula.edu/lives tream.

Demons honor Caldwell before falling to SLU

The result of Northwestern State’s matchup with Southeastern on Thursday night was secondary to the fact the Demons were on the field.

Demons find clutch plays in sweep of New Orleans

Northwestern State battled to a 30 (25-17, 33-31, 25-22) sweep of New Orleans on Thursday afternoon for its eighth home win of the season.

Tigers lose on the road, 40-21

The Saint Mary’s Tigers were riding high coming into week six action on the road at Peabody. Saint Mary’s 5-0 and 1-0 in district and holding the number one spot in select Division IV was unable to bridle the War Horses.Peabody won the toss and elected to defer to the second half.

NSU-SLU game moved to Thursday night; volleyball match moved up to 2 p.m.

Northwestern State’s football game against Southeastern has been moved to Thursday night at Turpin Stadium.The decision to move the game came after Northwestern State learned the wake and funeral services for Ronnie Caldwell will be held Friday and Saturday in Austin, Texas.

Chiefs turned away at the goal line in a 32-24 loss to Captain Shreve

The Natchitoches Central football team had the ball first and goal at the two-yard line with 1:51 remaining but was turned away by the Captain Shreve Gators as NCHS was edged, 32-24, Friday night at Tur pinStadium.

Fundraising car wash is Saturday

Calling all with dirty vehicles! A fundraising car wash is taking place Saturday, Oct. 21..Just drive on over to O’Reilly Auto Parts on Keyser Ave. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Register now for Light the Way 5K

Registration is open for the fourth annual Light the Way 5K and fun run.The event takes place Sunday, Nov. 19, with registration and packet pick up from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Runners and walkers of all ages are encouraged; pushing a baby stroller and pulling little ones in a wagon is allowed, too.

Player of week

Helping to enhance game scores and the game compilation, Omarion Pier, Camryn Davis and Ethan Busby from Lakeview, Natchitoches Central and St. Mary’s High Schools, were named Player-ofthe-Week, respectively, during the week of Oct.6.