Sports

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s cheerleading squad won three first place awards and two second place awards at the Universal Cheerleaders Association College Spirit Camp held at Texas State University – San Marcos. NSU won first place in Fight Song Competition, Band Chant Competition and Overall Game Day Champs. The squad won second place in sideline competition and cheer competition. NSU also received the Game Plan Award, recognizing a team from each division that demonstrates they are the most prepared for the upcoming season. Northwestern State was fourth overall in mascot competition.

Dads and kids had a great morning at the Pine Ridge Country Club last week as a Youth Fishing Derby was held as part of their yearly Fourth of July festivities. 

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Tom T. Hall’s song – “I Love…” gets to me; always has. What a gifted songwriter that man is. In his song he mentions loving things like “little baby ducks, old pickup trucks, slow moving trains, and rain”. In another verse, he loves “little country streams, sleep without dreams, Sunday school in May, and hay”.

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(SHAWNEE, Okla.) − Justin Booth of Winnfield, Louisiana is competing in the 24th annual International Finals Youth Rodeo held July 10-15 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Booth is participating in the world’s richest youth rodeo, hoping to win his share of more than $200,000 in prize money and championship saddles and buckles.

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Operation “Save A Kid, Shop With A Cop” will hold a coed softball tournament July 16 at the Winn Recreation Center. There will be a $200 entry fee per team and $10 homerun brackets homerun derby. First and second place t-shirts will be awarded.

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Congratulations to the Winnfield FFA Jr. Dairy Cattle Judging Team placing 1st in the Area 2 Contest and 2nd in the State Contest held at LSU. Twenty-six teams competed in the contest. Team members are: Laura Desadier, Haley Kelley, Ashley Carpenter and Alexis Barton. Alexis Barton was the 2nd 3rd Overall High Scorer out of 104 contestants.  

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Congratulations to the Winnfield FFA Meat ID Team placing 4th in the Area 2 Contest held at NSU. Team members are: Gabe Williams, Keaton Hataway, Peyton Mixon, Matthew Harrell and LSU Student teacher Adam Thibodeaux.  

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