Local boys’ teams headed to playoffs

Natchitoches Central, Lakeview and St Mary’s head to LHSSA 2024 Boys’ Basketball Playoffs. The first round is Thursday, Feb. 23, when No. 5 seeded NCHS tips off against No. 12 seeded Fontainebleau on the Chief ’s court at 6 p.m.No. 1 seeded Gators have a bye, and will take on the winner of No.

Demons fall short at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

For the second time in as many road games, the Northwestern State men’s basketball team found its offense in the second half.

Baseball team rallies to beat Southern Illinois

For the third straight game in its season-opening series against Southern Illinois, the Northwestern State baseball team showed its ability to rally from an earlygame deficit.The next step for the Demons is to find a way to finish one of those rallies in a positive manner.

LA Lightning 10U

The LA Lightning 10U travel ball team coached by Donovan Ohnoutka won second place in the USSSA February Frost tournament at PARC Natchitoches. There were seven teams entered in the tournament.

Lady Demon tennis team continues winning play

Northwestern State continued its dominant play in front of the home fans with a 61 victory against LSUShreveport on Sunday afternoon at the Jack Fisher Tennis Complex.NSU (5-2) began the day by cruising to the doubles point, winning 6-1 on courts 2 and 3.

Northwestern track star proving to the nation how good he really is

Everyone in the Southland Conference and the area have known how good Zachaeus Beard is. On the big stage, he proved just that to the entire nation.Beard, a senior from Fellowship, advanced to the finals with a 6.

All 3 advance to regionals

In the non-select Division I bracket, No. 10 seeded Natchitoches Central came out on top against No. 23 seeded Benton at home, 59 to 33. NCHS plays # 7 seeded Ruston on Monday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m..In the select Division IV bracket, No. 16 seeded St Mary’s won against No.

Northwestern sweeps SLC weekly track awards

A Southland Conference record and four Northwestern State athletes who posted top marks in the SLC led to a sweep of the conference weekly awards, announced Wednesday.

Program about African American jockeys set

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum hosts 19th Century African-American Horseman ”Jockeys-Trainers-Ranchers” by Elvin Shields on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.

Demons open baseball season on Brown-Stroud Field

For the better part of seven months, the Northwestern State baseball team has become a family.At 6:30 p.m. Friday, the Demons truly become whole when a newcomer- laden roster finally experiences a chance to compete against another team.