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Lady Demons hot start fades in 5-set loss to McNeese

An electric atmosphere created by another record-setting crowd inside Prather Coliseum helped propel Northwestern State to a commanding match lead, but McNeese’s stalwart defense and relentless offense pushed it through to a 3-2 (24-26, 24-26, 25-19, 25-15, 1510) on Saturday afternoon.

Tigers end regular season with win; head to playoffs

Saint Mary’s completed its regular season action with a resounding victory on the road against Northwood- Lena last week. The Tigers employed a new offensive scheme in preparation for postseason action and it proved to be the spark the team needed after a dismal outing the previous week.The St.

Lady Demons finish well in loss to Nebraska

On opening day against a long and relentless Power 5 opponent and defense, Northwestern State finished the game with its best all-around quarter in a 90-42 loss at Nebraska.“Tough loss today but we had some really good moments throughout the game,” head coach Anna Nimz said.

Demons cruise past Dallas Christian to give Cabrera win in debut

Playing the first game of the Rick Cabrera era, the Demons unleashed a stifling defense that turned into efficient offense as they rolled past visiting Dallas Christian, 101-54, inside Prather Coliseum.“One thing I’ll say about having 14 new guys, these young men like each other,” Cabrera said.

Lady Demons begin stretch against HCU

One of the more famous sports sayings is “big players make big plays in big games.” As Northwestern State begins the final two weeks of the season it will look for that adage to hold true.

NSU takes aim at conference champion Lamar

Following a thrilling victory in penalty kicks in the quarterfinals, the Northwestern State soccer team aims to make its third Southland Conference Tournament title game in five years when it plays regular season champion Lamar on Friday at the Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer and Track & Field Stadium.

You can still join the Hall of Fame team

“Join the Hall of Fame Team” memberships are still available. Information about the membership drive is available by visiting the LaSportsHall. com website and using the “Join the Team” button for easy access and an efficient signup process.

H4H offers 2 local processors for donations

Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana are accepting deer and hog donations at partner processors that are signed up with the organization throughout the state, for the 2023-2024 “Freshly Harvested Game Program” season.