Trinity Ford Reporter Despite the ongoing pandemic, intramurals are still being held with safety precautions in place. “They are going well,” Tri Sigma President Brette Reaux said. “It’s obviously different than normal and we don’t have as many sports because we can only do spaced out ones but it’s still super fun.” Many differentContinue Reading
Brianna Corley Copy Editor On Sep. 15, the Northwestern State University Athletics Department made the decision to pause five teams to help slow the spread of COVID-19. After a carefully paced return, the department returned to full operation after fall break. Following the return of student-athletes after Hurricane Laura, Greg Burke, director of athletics, stated that he and the sports medicineContinue Reading
Trinity Velazquez Editor in Chief Northwestern State University has decided to postpone all fall sports, including football, volleyball, soccer and cross country until the spring of 2021 due to the coronavirus. “You look at the responsibility we have as an institution to the health and safety of these student athletesContinue Reading
Will Salinas Sports reporter Northwestern State University intramurals started an esports league to keep students engaged while taking a break from their studies. Jason Stelly, assistant director for intramurals, and Alan Pasch, director of facilities, have partnered with Mission Control, an app that hosts esports leagues, to host esports tournaments for students. They talked about the possibility of intramural esports, but Stelly said that theContinue Reading
Will Salinas Sports Reporter Anna Nimz is Northwestern State University’s tenth head coach for the Lady Demons Basketball team. Nimz, who was previously an associate head coach at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, will be replacing Missy Bilderback. Bilkderback was announced the ninth head coach on March 18 and stepped down on April 3 due to personal reasons. Greg Burke, director of athletics, startedContinue Reading
Will Salinas Reporter Northwestern State University alumni and former Northwestern State Lady Demon Shahd Abboud has been awarded the MVP of the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League in her third year. Abboud has been on a journey to develop her basketball career by making numerous stops to gain experience to help her achieve her goals of playing professional basketball. After playing in highContinue Reading
Sadie LeComte Digital Editor COVID-19 brought the athletic community to its knees. The Southland Conference is one of many groups that have cancelled its spring games due to the growing pandemic. While many student athletes can look forward to playing next year, the graduating seniors may not be as fortunate. Continue Reading
Will Salinas Sports Reporter Halfway through the season, the Lady Demon Tennis team is sitting on a 10-4 record and looks to finish the season on a strong note. The team holds a perfect record at the Jack Fisher Tennis Complex, with a home court record of 8-0, and planContinue Reading
Keator Poleman Digital Editor Demon fans had much to look forward to on March 6, as events went on throughout the day and into the weekend. Lady Demon Tennis started off the weekend’s match-ups with a seven game series against Nicholls State Mariella Minetti, Dorota Szczygielska, Patrycja Polanska, Olivia AlfredssonContinue Reading
Keator Poleman Digital Editor Northwestern State became one step closer to gaining a bid in the Southland Conference Tournament after defeating the University of New Orleans in the last home game of the season.Continue Reading