Like the pizza that finally arrived for the student-athletes at halftime, the Demons didn’t bring their best until after the break — but when they did, it was just enough.
Even when the Northwestern State baseball team’s offense started slowly in the early part of the 2026 season, the Demon pitching staff typically had held the game in position for a comeback.That did not happen Sunday afternoon at Bear Stadium.
Girls BasketballBoys BasketballIn Division III Non- Select #10 Red River beat #23 Many, 53- 35; next Red River came out on top against #7 Mansfield in overtime, 57-53. In the next round, Red River plays #2 Oak Grove.In the first round, #6 Red River plays #27 Crowley.
Northwestern State fell into an early hole on Tuesday, one it was not able to escape from in a 12-3 run-rule loss at Louisiana Tech.Four walks and an error in the bottom of the first inning led to six runs.
Northwestern State men’s basketball team closed the game with a strong surge Monday night, but the Demons’ rally came up short in a 75–64 Southland Conference loss to McNeese on Mike McConathy Court at Prather Coliseum.
A 2004 inductee into the N-Club Hall of Fame and a member of Northwestern’s All-Century Team as part of the “Fantastic 50” Legends Era, Crnkovic, 92, passed away peacefully at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Bossier City on Jan. 28.
Cade Kelly of Quitman with the 10.0 lb largemouth bass he caught on Grand Bayou Reservoir in Coushatta on Jan 16 . Kelly plans to have a replica of the fish made under Grand Bayou Resort’s Lunker program.