Sports

Dove season to open statewide this Saturday

The 2025 dove hunting season begins Saturday, Sept. 6 statewide, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announces..Louisiana is divided into the North and South zones for dove season. The North Zone runs from Sept. 6-28, Oct.11-Nov. 16 and Dec. 20-Jan. 18, 2026.

High school football season gets rolling

There’s only one football contest to be played in Natchitoches Parish this weekend but that doesn’t damper the spirit of opening weekend for high school football.The Lakeview Gators open up the 2025 campaign by hosting Shreveport’s Booker T. Washington, a 4A school.

Klein leads runners at McNeese season opener

John Klein ran like he hasn’t missed a beat.The fifth-year senior led Northwestern State with a third-place finish out of 23 runners at the McNeese season opener on Friday evening to begin the cross country season.Klein ran a 15:31.

Demons end 20 – game skid, down Acorn 20-10

The Northwestern State football team exploded out of the gates in its 2025 season opener against Alcorn State on Thursday night only to see its momentum momentarily delayed by a lightning delay that lasted longer than an hour.

Line dancing class to begin Sept. 9

A line dancing class will be offered by Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education starting Tuesday, Sept. 9. The class will be taught on Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. through Oct. 14 in Room 127 of the Health and Human Performance Building.