Sports

Demons come out on top of roller-coaster game at ULM

Faced with a moment of déjà vu, the Northwestern State baseball team went back to basics and came away with a cathartic victory.The Demons overcame another ULM rally and used Reese Lipoma’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to grab a 9-8 win Tuesday night at Lou St.

School records help Shaw, Graiani take home SLC weekly awards

A pair of school records, including a Southland Conference record, helped earn Northwestern State a pair of SLC weekly awards.Record-breaking performances from Maygan Shaw and Vincente Graiani earned the SLC female and male track athlete of the award, respectively.

Two books will be featured at Hall of Fame, History Museum

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum has two programs in May on books.“Coach of a Lifetime: The Story of Lewis Cook Jr., Legendary High School Football Coach” book signing with Coach Lewis Cook and author Gaylon White is Saturday, May 10, from 2-3 p.m.

Demons improvement evident at Delaney Bowl

Blaine McCorkle was looking for continued improvement from one of the youngest teams in the FCS during Saturday’s Delaney Bowl.Mission accomplished. The offense and defense each made plays in the defense’s 34-19 victory Saturday afternoon.“I saw continued improvement,” McCorkle said.

NFA Teams Shine at Victory Athletics’ Emerald Nationals

Natchitoches Flipping Athletics (NFA), owned by Micah Murchison, is proud to announce that two of its premier teams, the Titans and the Incredibles, have earned remarkable finishes at the prestigious Victory Athletics’ Emerald Nationals.

Alumni Weekend set for May 9-10

Years that end in five have been kind to the Northwestern State baseball program.Two of the Demons’ nine Southland Conference regular-season championships have come in years ending with 5.

Shaw, men’s 4x400 relay break school records at LSU Alumni Gold

There aren’t enough adjectives in the world to describe the greatness of Maygan Shaw.Just this year, she has broken and re-broken several Northwestern State records. She added to that total at LSU, as she smashed her school record of 400-meter dash, clocking a 51.