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LHSAA softball playoffs: Montgomery wins Division IV Non-Select Championship
SULPHUR, La. (KALB) - The Montgomery Tigers claimed the 2024 Division IV Non-Select State Champions after their 5-4 win on Saturday, April 27. After entering into the tournament with a first-round bye as the #3 seed, the Tigers cruised into Sulphur for a semi-finals match against a fellow Cenla team, Oakdale. The Tigers clutched out the 8-7 victory on Friday and faced French Settlement in Saturday’s final match.
Northwestern State shines on first day of Corky/Crofoot Shootout
LUBBOCK, TX. (NSU) - The Northwestern State track and field teams have been a freight train and have showed no signs of slowing down. Top performances from Vanessa Balde, Diamante Gumbs, Lynell Washington and Zachaeus Beard contributed to a stellar showing on the first day of the Corky/Crofoot Shootout. Gumbs...
Demons fall short in déjà vu loss to HCU
HOUSTON, TX. (NSU) - Northwestern State experienced a lot of unfortunate déjà vu in Saturday’s series finale against HCU. A near copy of Friday night’s 2-0 loss to the Huskies played out again on Saturday as the Demons got a second straight high-quality outing from senior Kenzie Seely in the circle, but a lack of offensive support leading to a second straight 2-0 loss to complete the weekend.
Demons’ Killer Bs lift NSU past HCU
NATCHITOCHES, La. (NSU) - At this rate, Bo Willis and Balin Valentine can call themselves the Northwestern State baseball version of the Killer Bs. With one of the Houston Astros’ most famous Killer Bs in the opposing dugout, Willis and Valentine continued their strong weeks, combining for two home runs and 10 RBIs in the Demons’ 11-5 Southland Conference series-opening win against visiting HCU at Brown-Stroud Field.
Demons execute pitching plan, take series from HCU
NATCHITOCHES, La. (NSU) - Head coach Chris Bertrand and pitching coach Dan Hlad had a plan for how to attack Saturday’s middle game of a Southland Conference baseball series with Houston Christian. Tyler Bryan, Aidan Newton and Caleb Bunch executed that plan and -- with some timely hitting and...
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