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.

Lady Demons block well but fall short at Southeastern

Just two days removed from one of the most difficult days following the death of fellow student-athlete and friend Ronnie Caldwell, Northwestern State volleyball took another step towards healing with a solid performance against one of the best teams in the conference.

HOMECOMING 2023

Northwestern State University will celebrate Homecoming with a series of programs, events and reunions Friday, Nov. 3-Saturday, Nov. 4. Individual organizations have additional events planned for Sunday, Nov. 5.Updates will be posted at www.northwesternstatealumni. com.

Pedraza’s production trends upward

Like many college students, it took Jared Pedraza some time to develop the right study habits.The one difference between Pedraza and some of his classmates is his lack of interest in studying early in his college career was relegated to practice and game film not classwork.