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Gumbs and Beard earn Southland Conference weekly awards

Breaking a school record that had stood for more than 40 years and running one of the top times in the country in the 100-meter dash earned the Northwestern State a pair of Southland Conference track and field weekly awards, the league announced Wednesday.

Demons wrap up SLC road schedule at league-leading Lamar

When the calendar flipped from March to April, junior outfielder Balin Valentine had driven in five runs in the first 26 games of his Northwestern State baseball career.In a month known for producing showers, Valentine delivered a waterfall of RBIs, driving in 32 runs in the Demons’ 16 April games.

Tynes wore many hats during life and career

Beginning his playing days in junior high during World War II, riding for an hour in the back of a pickup truck to start college at Northwestern State University, and finishing eight decades in organized basketball helping choose officials for the NCAA’s Division I Final Four, Tynes Hildebrand has...

Demons host HCU in pivotal Southland series

As the Southland Conference season winds down, the Northwestern State baseball team will be focused on what it can control – not what the other eight teams in the league are doing.