Month: March 2023

Thursday’s baseball, basketball, softball scoreboard; today’s, weekend schedule

/ Megan Lowe

JOURNAL SPORTS

College Baseball

Thursday’s scores

No games scheduled.

Today’s games

LSUS at Xavier, TBD

LaGrange vs. Centenary, Millington, Tenn., 10 a.m.

Louisiana Tech at Arkansas, 3 p.m.

Grambling State at Little Rock, 4 p.m.

Alabama A&M at Northwestern State, 6:30 p.m.

Samford at LSU, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games

LSUS at Xavier, DH, TBD

BPCC at Northeast Texas, DH, 1 p.m.

Grambling State at Little Rock, 2 p.m.

Chicago vs. Centenary, Millington, Tenn., 4 p.m.

Louisiana Tech at Arkansas, 2 p.m.

Alabama A&M at Northwestern State, 2 p.m.

Samford at LSU, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Westfield State vs. Centenary, Millington, Tenn., 2:30 p.m.

Louisiana Tech at Arkansas, 1 p.m.

Alabama A&M at Northwestern State, 1 p.m.

Grambling State at Little Rock, 1 p.m.

Samford at LSU, 1 p.m.

College Basketball

Thursday’s scores

WOMEN 

C-USA Tournament – at Frisco, Texas 

UTEP 64, Louisiana Tech 54 

MEN 

C-USA Tournament – at Frisco, Texas 

North Texas 74, Louisiana Tech 46 

SEC Tournament – Nashville, Tenn. 

Vanderbilt 77, LSU 68 

Region XIV Tournament – Tyler, Texas 

Panola 78, BPCC 64 

Today’s games 

MEN 

SWAC Tournament – at Birmingham, Ala. 

Grambling State vs. Jackson State, 8:30 p.m. 

Saturday’s games 

No games scheduled (SWAC Championship Game possible for Grambling). 

College Softball 

Thursday’s scores 

No games scheduled.

Today’s games

Texas Southern at Grambling State, 3 p.m.

North Texas at Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m.

Lamar at Northwestern State, 4 p.m.

Saturday’s games

Texas Southern at Grambling State, DH, noon

North Texas at Louisiana Tech, 2 p.m.

Lamar at Northwestern State, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Lamar at Northwestern State, noon

North Texas at Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m.

High School Baseball 

Thursday’s scores 

Haughton 6, Glenbrook 3
Southwood 13, Saline 5
Loyola 4, North Caddo 1

Lakeside Tournament

Airline 3, Minden 2
Byrd 6, Texas High 1

Today’s games

Benton at St. Louis Catholic, 6 p.m.

Captain Shreve at Oak Grove, 6 p.m.

Haughton at Glenbrook, 6 p.m.

Parkway at Central-BR, 6 p.m.

Loyola at North Caddo, DH, 5 p.m.

Haynesville at Bossier

Woodlawn at Plain Dealing

Lakeside Tournament

Byrd vs. D’Arbonne Woods, at Minden, 5 p.m.

Airline vs. North Webster, at Lakeside, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s games

Captain Shreve at Oak Grove, DH, noon

Parkway at Central-BR, DH, noon

Haughton at Glenbrook, 1 p.m.

Southwood at Many, DH, 10 a.m.

Lakeside Tournament

Byrd vs. North Webster at Lakeside, 2 p.m.

Airline at Lakeside, 6 p.m.

High School Basketball

LHSAA Boys’ State Tournament 

Today’s games (only local teams)

Select Division III Final (seeds in parenthesis)

(1) Newman vs. (3) Calvary, 2 p.m. (KSYR, 92.1 FM)

Non-Select Division II Final (seeds in parenthesis)

(3) Carroll vs. (4) Bossier, 6 p.m. (KSYR, 92.1 FM)

High School Softball

Thursday’s scores

Airline 12, Benton 4
Haughton 16, Byrd 1
Natchitoches Central 11, Captain Shreve 0
Parkway 15, Southwood 0
Bossier 5-5, Plain Dealing 4-12
Minden 16, Huntington 2
Converse 11, Loyola 1

Today’s games

Loyola at Caddo Magnet

Bossier at Minden

Calvary Tournament – Sacred Heart, West Monroe, Jena

Brusly Tournament – Benton, Evangel

Converse Tournament – Byrd, Captain Shreve, Haughton

Saturday’s games

Calvary Tournament – Sacred Heart, West Monroe, Jena

Brusly Tournament – Benton, Evangel

Converse Tournament – Byrd, Captain Shreve, Haughton

Schedules are subject to cancellations and postponements.

Bossier Parish’s season comes to an end with loss in tourney

/ Megan Lowe
SEASON ENDS: Bossier Parish’s Jon’Quarius McGhee, Christian Caldwell and Kendrick Delahoussaye were among the key players on this year’s Cavaliers team. (Photo courtesy of BPCC)

JOURNAL SPORTS

TYLER, Texas – Bossier Parish Community College had its men’s basketball season come to an end Thursday with a 78-64 loss to Panola in the quarterfinals of the Region XIV Tournament held at Tyler JC’s Wagstaff Gym.

The Ponies, the No. 2 seed in the tournament and now 27-4 on the season, jumped on top from the start to advance to the semifinals.

BPCC (15-16) was led by Kendrick Delahoussaye with 17 points before he fouled out. Eric McKnight hit three from beyond the arc and was the only other Cav in double figures with 16 points.

Delahoussaye finished his season averaging 14.5 to lead the team. Christian Caldwell was next at 12.2 points and 7.2 rebounds a game. D’Marcus Hall averaged 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds and Damani Claxton 9.8 points and 4.0 assists.

LQHBA SCHOLARSHIPS: $6,000 to be awarded

/ NPJ

Join us for the Mardi Gras Futurity and Louisiana Downs Futurity at Louisiana Downs on Saturday, March 25, 2023

Three scholarships will be awarded through a LIVE drawing in the Louisiana Downs winner’s circle on Saturday, March 25th, immediately following the 4th race.

Applicants must register in person beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2023.


Registration will close promptly after the third race.

ENTRANTS MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN

  • For more information on the scholarship eligibility or the rules, please see the attached flyer or visit LQHBA.COM
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Bass tournament controversy can stem from unintentional blunders

/ Megan Lowe

As they say, records are made to be broken. Well, the same can be said of rules in a bass tournament. 

Every bass tournament organization has its own set of rules and not all circuits are the same. Some tournament trails are called “team trails” and others are  called Pro/Am events in which a pro is randomly paired up with a co-angler. The pro fishes out the front of the boat and has total control of the trolling motor and where they fish, while the co-angler/amateur fishes out of the back of the boat and is not allowed to fish off the front deck. 

While most of the rules are very similar, some circuits might have a couple of rules specific for what body of water they are fishing. But no matter what, it’s the responsibility of the angler to read, know, and follow the rules of each event. There are no excuses for violating a rule under any circumstances, especially not a plea of ignorance.            

Let’s look at a controversy in a recent Bass Champs Team Trail event on Toledo Bend about the third-place team of Bill Cook and his partner Ken Burgess. First and foremost, most of the time when anglers violate a rule in a tournament, it’s unintentional. This does not make them cheaters; it means they violated a rule they didn’t realize was a rule. This Bass Champs event was a trailering tournament, which meant you could launch your boat anywhere on the lake but could not start fishing until 7 a.m. 

On this particular morning, Bill and Ken left the ramp and headed for the area they were going to start fishing, arriving around 6:45. Around this time, Bill lowered the trolling motor with his Livescope screen activated. This was an immediate rules violation. Livescope is part of Garmin Electronics’ fish-finder system that is what anglers call a forward-facing sonar. It allows an angler to see fish up to 100 feet in real time. 

The rule that Bill and his partner were not aware of was that you could not turn on your Livescope until the official start fishing time. They were, however, allowed to use their electronics before then, but only for navigational purposes.  

After revealing how Bill and his partner caught their fish on an episode of Tackle Talk Live and the radio program Hook’N Up & Track’N Down, a tournament competitor heard how they were using Livescope before the official start time. This guy then called Bass Champs and reported the violation. Bass Champs verified the accusation and concluded that indeed Bill and Ken had violated the Livescope rule.  

Bass Champs notified Bill that he and his partner would have to forfeit their third-place winnings of $2,700. Embarrassed and upset with himself, Bill posted his reaction on Facebook and apologized for the rule violation that he and his partner inadvertently committed. He never made any excuses and said no one was to blame for this mistake other than himself and his partner. They took full responsibility and emphasized that they should have done a better job of reading and understanding the rules. 

From this angler’s perspective, Bill and Ken are two awesome individuals who made an honest mistake. But I can say with 90 percent confidence that out of 169 other teams in this event, there were others who violated the same rule but never came forward and admitted it. 

If you were one of these in this category, shame on you for not being honest! One thing I’ve always praised about tournament bass fishermen is that most do hold themselves accountable whenever they break a rule, from forgetting to wear a life jacket while changing locations on the lake, to having more than five fish in the live well and forgetting to cull one.

It’s the responsibility of the angler to call the tournament director and report any violation when it occurs and accept whatever penalty or punishment that might be handed down. Rules are not intended to make things tougher on anglers. They exist to level the playing field for all anglers.  

The message to take away from this story — always read the rules for all tournaments. Nothing is worse or more embarrassing for an angler than being disqualified from an event.

 Until next time, good luck, good fishing and don’t forget to read the rules! 

Contact Steve at sgraf26@yahoo.com

Bossier booking information: Joshua Carrington Brown, Schedule II possession. Bond $70,000

/ NPJ
All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Joshua Carrington Brown

Age: 26
Race: Black
Sex: Male

Current booking information

40:967|C. Schedule II – Possession. Bond: $0
14:004A. Warrant – failure to appear. Bond. $30,000
14:95. Illegal carrying of weapon-weapon law violations. Bond: $0
14:004A. Warrant-failure to appear. Bond: $10,000
14:95|E. Illegal carrying of weapon with CDS or during violent crime. Bond: $0
14:004A. Warrant-failure to appear. Bond: $30,000
00:00. Surrender off bond. Bond: $0

Nominations open for annual Excellence in Hospitality Awards

/ NPJ

JOURNAL STAFF

The hospitality and tourism industry is getting ready to celebrate the best it has to offer, which means it’s time to submit your nominations.

An annual presentation of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, the Excellence in Hospitality Awards will be held May 11 at Bally’s Shreveport Casino and Hotel.

The event will kick off with a cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m., and the awards ceremony and dinner will begin at 6 p.m. The evening will feature an awards program honoring the most outstanding employees in Shreveport-Bossier’s hospitality and tourism industry.   

Anyone can submit nominations at no cost. A full list of awards categories, as well as a nomination form and instructions on how to submit, can be found online at www.Shreveport-Bossier.org/Awards.   

Categories include Outstanding Attraction, Banquet/Catering Professional, Bartender, Casino Floor Professional, Culinary Professional/Chef, Event/Event Venue, Food Server, Front Desk/Guest Services Professional, Hotel Sales Professional, Housekeeping Professional, Transportation Professional, Valet, and Volunteer. 

The awards are held each year in conjunction with National Travel and Tourism Week, which is observed during the first full week in May. National Travel and Tourism Week, a nationwide effort organized by the U.S. Travel Association, will be held May 7-13, 2023. National Travel and Tourism Week is a time for travel and tourism professionals across the country to celebrate the value travel holds for our economy, businesses, and personal well-being.   

For more information and updates on this year’s Excellence in Hospitality Awards, contact Charlie Rice by calling 318-222-9391 or emailing crice@sbctb.org. To submit nominations or learn more about the Excellence in Hospitality Awards, visit www.Shreveport-Bossier.org/Awards. 

Notice of Death – March 9, 2023

/ NPJ

Evelyn C. Bailiff
June 12, 1932 — March 8, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.

Sharon Lee Haug
April 14, 1942 — March 7, 2023
Visitation: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Funeral Service: Monday, March 13, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Interment: Monday, March 13, 2023, 1:00-1:30 p.m. at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 7970 Mike Clark Road, Keithville.

Joe Bill Gamble
December 7, 1954 — March 6, 2023
Memorial Service: Thursday, March 16, 2023, 3:00-4:00 p.m. at VFW Hunter-Rickerson Post 2885, 232 Horseshoe Loop, Doyline.

John Darrin Manahan
August 3, 1965 — March 4, 2023
Visitation: Sunday, March 12, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1315 Ringgold Avenue, Coushatta.
Graveside Service: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Social Springs Cemetery, Par Rd 326, Ringgold.

Jeanne Marie Cecola
August 8, 1929 — March 1, 2023
Funeral Mass: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 315 Marshall Street, Shreveport.

John Walter Rawls
November 15, 1929 — March 6, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4400 Meriwether Road, Shreveport.

Mable Taylor
June 25, 1945 — March 9, 2023
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Grove Hill Cemetery, Grove Hill Road, Mansfield.

Frances Gladney Hays Bays
March 3, 1938 — March 8, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 405 E. 5th Street, Homer.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Homer, 618 N 2nd Street, Homer.

Jack B. Phillips
December 27, 1931 — March 6, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 2:00-2:30 p.m. at Forest Park East Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Friday, March 10, 2023, 2:30 p.m. at Forest Park East Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport.

Joan Bush
November 21, 1934 — March 6, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Waskom, 185 Colquitt Street, Waskom, Texas.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Waskom, 185 Colquitt Street, Waskom, Texas.

Coralee Gayle Benson
July 18, 1939 — March 4, 2023
Visitation: Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Memorial Service: Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.

Melvin C. Jones
September 1, 1954 — March 3, 2023
Celebration of Life: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2842 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Shreveport.

Antoinette E. Kennedy
February 27, 1945 — March 3, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-8:00 p.m. at Precious Memories Mortuary Chapel, 4017 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Carver Memorial Cemetery, 498 Kennie Road, Shreveport.

Robert LeRoy ‘Peas’ McCoy, Sr.
February 27, 1945 — March 3, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-8:00 p.m. at Precious Memories Mortuary Chapel, 4017 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Bright Star Baptist Church, 3330 Meriwether Road, Shreveport.

Melissa Dixon
August 17, 1946 — March 7, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-8:00 p.m. at Precious Memories Mortuary Chapel, 4017 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 1:30 p.m. at Precious Memories Mortuary Chapel, 4017 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.

Josh Stewart
December 15, 1944 — March 3, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.

Kynlei Gardner
October 1, 2020 — March 8, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Friday, March 10, 2023, 5:00 p.m. at New Bethel MBC, 3300 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark Cemetery, Hall Summit.

Scott Fortenberry
November 9, 1960 — March 4, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.

Lacy Masterson
November 4, 1999 — February 25, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.

Louise Courtney
November 29, 1929 — March 6, 2023
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1680 1st Street, Arcadia.

Gunnar Mackenzy Ellis Linebarger
February 12, 1999 — March 10, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 211 Murrell Street, Minden.
Graveside Service: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Gibsland.

Sandra Lee Beene
May 19, 1952 — March 7, 2023
Memorial Service: Friday, March 10, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Aulds Funeral Home Chapel, 7849 East Kings Highway, Shreveport.

Branden Micah Jenkins
February 24, 1995 — February 28, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.

Julie Anne Adams Rogers
August 15, 1963 — March 4, 2023
Funeral Service: Friday, March 10, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 1710 McArthur Drive, Mansfield.
Interment: Friday, March 10, 2023, following service at Keatchie Cemetery, Keatchie.

Roy D. Crew, Jr.
December 5, 1984 — February 21, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark Baptist Church, 1717 Shepherd Street, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Round Grove Cemetery, St. Mark B.C.

Dwight Shields
October 8, 1965 — February 26, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.

Callie B. Samuels
September 5, 1935 — February 27, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, 6915 W. 70th Street, Shreveport.

Eric Campbell
June 22, 1967 — February 28, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Round Grove Cemetery, St. Mark B.C.

Clarence Calvin Maiden
December 2, 1935 — March 1, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Bethel MBC #1, 12535 Mansfield Road, Keithville.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, 6915 W. 70th Street, Shreveport.

Thelma Humprey
May 12, 1940 — February 28, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 4670 Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.

Edgar Layne Irvin
September 25, 1943 — February 25, 2023
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Emanuel Missionary Baptist Church, 943 Pine Hill Road, Shreveport.

Wayne Wilson
November 6, 1962 — March 1, 2023
Family Hour: Friday, March 10, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.

Claude Glennon Summerlin
September 25, 1943 — February 25, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Memorial Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 3:00-4:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Inurnment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Rose-Neath Cemetery, 5185 Swan Lake Road, Bossier City.

JoAnne Wortham Jones
July 26, 1942 — March 5, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 943 Polk Street, Mansfield.
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Don Jones Cemetery, Mansfield.

Erik Anthony Alvarez
November 21, 1980 — March 4, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 2:30-4:00 p.m. at Summer Grove Baptist Church, 8924 Jewella Avenue, Shreveport.
Memorial Gathering: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Summer Grove Baptist Church, 8924 Jewella Avenue, Shreveport.

Jeffrey Glenn Peel
January 18, 1953 — March 2, 2023
Celebration of Life: Friday, March 10, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.

Ernestine Douglas Thompson
February 25, 1937 — February 28, 2023
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2842 Martin Luther King Drive, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2842 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Shreveport.

Deloris Thompson Walton
June 9, 1946 — February 25, 2023
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Southern Memorial Gardens, 3012 Blount Road, Baton Rouge.

David Allen Wines
September 29, 1940 — February 25, 2023
Memorial Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 3:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.

L B Washington
April 17, 1935 — March 1, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-4:45 p.m. at Shreveport Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center, 5307 Alex Lane, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Lincoln Memorial Park, 6915 W. 70th Street, Shreveport.

David Carl Walls
May 23, 1963 — February 28, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-4:45 p.m. at Shreveport Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center, 5307 Alex Lane, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2842 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Shreveport.

Ginger Dawn Fleming
October 11, 1951 — February 19, 2023
Memorial Service: Thursday, March 16, 2023, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at United Pentacostal Church of Benton, 220 Pine Street, Benton.

Freddy Bruce Studdard
May 4, 1946 — December 23, 2022
Graveside Service: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 1:00-1:30 p.m. at Mount Paran Cemetery, 3749 Mt. Paran Church Road, Social Circle, Ga.

Robert T. Stinson III
June 6, 1946 — January 29, 2023
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 25, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at 220 Cash Point Road, Bossier City. (In case of inclement weather, the celebration will be held at Benton Methodist Church, 4615 Palmetto Road, Benton.)

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Scotlandville’s Booker proves too big for Huntington in state semis

/ Megan Lowe
A BIG CHALLENGE: Huntington’s Jacob Stewart (10) goes up against Scotlandville’s Dorian Booker (33), who had a game-high 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks in the Hornets’ 63-43 victory over the Raiders Wednesday. (Photo by RODRICK ANDERSON, Lake Charles American Press)

By HARRIET PROTHRO PENROD, Journal Sports

LAKE CHARLES – Just how big is Scotlandville’s Dorian Booker?

The announcers called him a 7-footer. The Hornets’ roster lists him at 6-10. And Huntington Raiders coach Mack Jones described him as 6-11 and 280 pounds.

Let’s just say the UNO signee is really big.

Too big for Huntington, which fell 63-43 to No. 1 seed Scotlandville in the semifinals of the LHSAA Select Division I boys’ basketball playoffs Wednesday afternoon at Burton Coliseum.

The Hornets, who have made it to the title game every season since 2009, will face No. 3 seed Catholic-Baton Rouge in Saturday’s finals. Scotlandville, which defeated John Curtis for the Division I title in 2022, is going for back-to-back championships and its eighth overall state title.

The Raiders (24-9) fell in the semifinals of the state tournament for the second year in a row.

“He did what he does,” Jones said of Booker, who finished with a game-high 25 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks. “He doesn’t try to get out of his game and he’s difficult to defend in the middle.”

The No. 4-seed Raiders didn’t go down without a fight, however.

Down by 14 points in the first minute of the second quarter, Huntington fought back to come within two just as the first half was ending. When Scotlandville’s C’zavian Teasett converted both ends of a 1-and-1 with 2.5 seconds left before the break, the Hornets were able to go into the locker room with a narrow 33-29 lead.

Trailing 22-9 after the first quarter, the Raiders outscored the Hornets 20-11 in the second quarter.

“Being down by 14 at one point and to cut it within two (right before the half), I’m proud of our guys,” said Jones. “It could have gone bad at that point.”

Trey Carter and Kentravis Green led the second-quarter comeback, leading Huntington on a 9-0 run that brought the Raiders’ within two right before halftime. Carter (2-for-3 from 3-point range) hit two from long-range while Green (1-for-2) sank one from deep to spark the comeback.

“It took a lot of energy getting back into the game,” added the Huntington coach. “We just couldn’t make shots in the second half.”

The Raiders, who shot just 35 percent from the field in the contest, were outscored 30-14 in the final two quarters. At the start of the third quarter, the Hornets went on an 11-0 run – led by Booker’s six points – to open up a 15-point lead.

The Raiders were only able to come within 13 points the rest of the game.

The outcome continued the state tournament funk for Huntington, which fell to 0-5 in semifinal playoff games, including losses to the top seed in the last three years.

Huntington was led by Chris Carpenter – who fouled out with 4:26 left – with 14 points, followed by Carter with 10. Taylor and Jacob Stewart added 8 and 6, respectively, for the Raiders.

“Our guys showed a lot of grit and fight,” said Jones.

Scotlandville dominated in the paint, outrebounding Huntington 30-22 – with 23 of those on the defensive end.

All-in-all, Jones was pleased with the performance of his team this season.

“It was grinding, especially after playing Southwood in the quarterfinal game,” he said.

Huntington, which finished second in District 1-4A, defeated undefeated in District 1-5A Southwood twice this season – 50-42 in the in-season matchup and 48-44 in last week’s quarterfinal game.

Contact Harriet at sbjharriet@gmail.com

Revel call for artists: Applications open for visual, music, performing arts submissions

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JOURNAL STAFF

Applications are now open for the 47th Annual Red River Revel Arts Festival to visual, music, and performing artists. Since 1976, the annual Red River Revel Arts Festival has offered a vast experience through art activities, entertainment, food, and cultural traditions. 

The nine-day festival, held at Festival Plaza in Shreveport, attracts approximately 60,000 people each year and features visual artists, two performance stages, food booths, and a children’s arts education area. The festival dates are Sat., Sept. 30 – Sun., Oct. 8, 2023.

Visual Artists: All artworks must be original, designed, and produced by the exhibiting artist. No commercial reproductions will be allowed. Artists may only exhibit and sell work in the media category for which they were accepted. Categories include: Ceramics/Pottery, Computer & Generated Art, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Graphics & Printmaking, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil & Acrylics, Photography, Sculpture, Watercolor, and Wood. Applications are facilitated by Zapplication. To find the application and full list of rules and regulations, please visit redriverrevel.com.

Revel 47 is a juried show, and all submissions are evaluated on a rolling jury. All submissions made before May 1 will be juried and the first-round notifications will be given by May 26. Applications close on July 15, and final notifications will be given by July 21. Booth placement priority is based on when the booth fees are paid and historical participation. There is a non-refundable fee of $40 to apply.

Music and Performing Artists: Bands, musical performers, dance groups, theatre companies, folklife artists, and filmmakers are encouraged to apply to perform or show at the Red River Revel. Bands and Musical performers must select “Musician/Band” when applying and must submit a music sample to be considered. All types of performances and genres will be considered. Once applied, you may be contacted for booking or additional information. All applicants will be notified by May 26 if they are invited to perform or not. Applications are available only online at redriverrevel.com.

The Art of Sports Talking: ‘Bakkekball!’

/ Megan Lowe

A week from today and the day after that might be the best back-to-back days of the sports year, not counting Saturday-Sunday at The Masters.

We are talking about the beginning of March Madness. Games from Can ’til Cain’t.

Glory.

Actually, the Women’s March Madness begins Wednesday, so you can add a day to the fun. Men’s starts Thursday.

And actually AGAIN, you can go back to Tuesday, March 14, because that is the first day of the “First Four” play-in games in the men’s bracket: the winners of those four games will make it to the Field of 64.

And you can go back two MORE days to Sunday, because not only is that the day of some Power 5 tournament finals, it’s also Selection Sunday.

Let’s break it down quickly:

Selection Sunday, March 12: Men’s Selection Show is at 5 on CBS, Women’s at 7 on ESPN.

Tuesday and Wednesday, March 14-15: Men’s First Four.

Wednesday-Thursday, March 15-16: Women’s First Round, wall-to-wall games.

Thursday-Friday, March 16-17: Men’s First Round, more games than you can shake a peach basket at. And no, I won’t be at work those two days.

And the fun continues right on through the first few days of April. Because …

Women’s Final Four: Friday, March 31 and Sunday, April 2, Dallas, American Airlines Center.

Men’s Final Four: Saturday, April 1, and Monday, April 3, Houston, NRG Stadium.

True. It’s a lot to absorb. But we can do it. We just have to stick together.

And this after we just got through wrapping up Marsh Madness. Almost. (We’re looking at you, Calvary Cavaliers and Bossier Bearkats, who each play for state titles Friday, Calvary at 2 and Bossier at 6. Go Cavs and Kats!).

So to get us ready for the madness that is March NCAA basketball, a quick primer. 

Back in the summertime, we had an Introduction to ‘Sports Talking’ and determined that The World of Sports has a language all its own, and that each individual sport has an even more specialized lingo. A field goal is different in football than in basketball. “Pin” is one thing in bowling and another in wrestling. A skater spins lots and lands; a second baseman spins once and throws.

And on like that.

Briefly, so you can talk the talk this month, know that a basketball is also a roundball or b-ball or the rock. 

String music, coined by Louisiana Sports Hall of Famer Joe Dean of LSU, is a jump shot that goes through the hoop and touches nothing but net. It’s the opposite of an air ball, that touches neither net nor goal but instead just, well, air. Not a good look. 

Foul trouble is when a player or team is in danger of reaching the limit of fouls allowed without disqualification or penalty. Foul trouble is also what you are in when you sit next to a fan who smells like an old sneaker. Fowl trouble is when the concession stand runs out of chicken tenders.

The bank is open if a player banks a shot in off the backboard. A double dribble occurs when a player is bouncing the ball, touches it with both hands, then touches it again. You’re in danger of a double dribble if you drink too much and the bathroom line is long. Don’t want that, sports fans.

A technical or T is a penalty for poor conduct, in which case the player or coach might get T’ed up by the official. If you’re dropping dimes, you’re dishing out a lot of assists, or passing to other players who immediately score, maybe with a step back, off a strong post move to the rack (which is the basket), on an alley-oop or a fadeaway or layup or slam dunk, all different sorts of shots. If a person scores enough, they are said to be putting on a clinic, in which case they are probably schooling defenders.

It was my pleasure to drop some dimes for your basketball benefit. Enjoy the show. And stay out of foul trouble.

Contact Teddy at teddy@latech.edu or on Twitter @MamaLuvsManning

LSUS men win another trip to Kansas City

/ Megan Lowe
STILL DANCING: The LSUS men’s basketball team won the Alexandria Bracket Wednesday and advanced to play in the NAIA national tournament next week in Kansas City. (Photo courtesy LSUS Athletics)

JOURNAL STAFF

The LSUS men’s basketball team defeated University of Pikeville 78-73 Wednesday afternoon to win the NAIA Tournament’s Alexandria Bracket and earn a return trip to the national tournament in Kansas City.

The Pilots (26-7) didn’t need another second-half comeback like the night before as they led 37-27 at halftime and extended the lead to 20 in the second half 50-30. The Bears, out of Kentucky, wouldn’t go away, closing the gap to 56-50 with a little more than seven minutes left.

LSUS pushed the lead back out to 13 (71-58) with 3:26 left and held off a late Pikeville rally that got as close as 77-73 with nine seconds left.

Calvin Carpenter led the Pilots with 20 points. Jalen Brooks had another double-double with 16 points and 18 rebounds. Damon Davis poured in 16 as well and Devonte Snow rounded out the Pilots’ double-digit scorers with 12.

It will be the fifth visit to the Round of 16 for LSUS under the leadership of coach Kyle Blankenship. The Pilots will be trying to reach the round of eight for just the fourth time in school history.

The Shreveport-Bossier Prep Hoops Report – Volume 15: Marsh Madness

/ Megan Lowe

Marsh Madness has taken over the state! From Hammond to Lake Charles, champions have been crowned in the 10 girls’ divisions while the boys’ divisions are playing for their share of glory.

As far as local teams are concerned, we have crowned one champion (the Parkway Lady Panthers) with two more potential champions playing Friday (Bossier and Calvary Baptist). In this edition of the SBJ Prep Hoops Report, we will reflect on how we got to this point and what is waiting for Bossier and Calvary as they compete for state titles in their respective divisions. 

Parkway breaks through in Hammond 

There could have been a lot of anxiety on behalf of the Parkway Lady Panthers in Hammond.  They were facing the team that they lost to the year before in the same venue.  Whatever demons they might have had from that loss to Ponchatoula, they were exorcised by the Lady Panthers.

Scoring a game-high 34, Mikaylah Williams and her teammates avenged their state championship loss with a resounding 80-57 victory. WIlliams was named most outstanding player as she also grabbed 11 rebounds in the contest.  The Division I Non-select title was the first championship for Parkway in girls’ basketball and the first for coach Gloria Williams. 

An instant classic on Rasberry Lane 

As long as I can remember, Southwood and Huntington have always had intense matchups on the hardwood. The latest version of this rivalry was to see who moves on to Lake Charles and it was nothing short of a slugfest. 

In a back-and-forth matchup last Friday night where Huntington led by as many as seven, it came down to senior Chris Carpenter making free throws while the Cowboys could not score in the last minutes of the game. 48-44 was the final and allowed the Raiders to move on to Lake Charles.  

Two victories in one day 

It is not often that teams win without their coach. However, Calvary Baptist punched its ticket to the Division III Select title game with coach Vic Morris sitting in a local hospital expecting his second child by having the ultimate pinch hitter — former head coach Chad McDowell.  The school’s top administrator filled in and helped the Cavs reach their fourth consecutive title game under his tenure. 

While victory No. 1 happened on the hardwood, victory No. 2 came later that night as coach Morris and his wife had a beautiful, and healthy, baby girl. Hopefully, Calvary can take the momentum of these victories and manifest it into a state title as they face powerful Isidore Newman on Friday at 2 p.m. 

Speaking of consecutive appearances 

Dallas Kimball has a long tradition of being one of the best basketball powers in Texas hoops.  The fact that Shreveport native and Huntington alum Nicke Smith has been entrusted with this program speaks volumes to what he accomplished at Huntington and what he has accomplished at Kimball. 

The Knights will play in their third straight Texas semifinal tonight at 7 p.m. against Veterans Memorial out of San Antonio. A win will take Smith to his second title game in three years.  What an accomplishment for the Shreveport native. Let’s see if Kimball can close the deal and make the third time a charm. 

Nothing bigger than the B 

Justin Collins and the Bossier Bearkats find themselves in yet another title game as they defeated top seed Wossman 48-42 on Day Two of Marsh Madness in Lake Charles. Tahj Roots, Lakavin Thomas, and Javon Johnson all scored in double figures, and they helped Collins, in his first year, reach the Non-Select Division II title game. 

They will face none other than the No.3-seed Carroll Bulldogs in the finals. Carroll will be looking to avenge the quarterfinal loss from last season to Bossier and win its first crown for first-year coach and Carroll grad Brandon Landers.

A little lagniappe never hurt 

Nobody is hurt by a little lagniappe. In this case, the lagniappe consists of shoutouts for some local accomplishments.

Southwood finished District 1-5A with a 14-0 mark. It was the first undefeated district season since 2003 for the Cowboys in District 1-5A. 

Captain Shreve’s Gators reached their second quarterfinal in three seasons under coach Corey Deans. 

Mikaylah Williams has garnered three POY awards.  She was named the Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year, Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year, and MaxPreps Louisiana HS Player of the Year. Congrats to Mikaylah on all of her accomplishments.

Look for us to cover the finals and other basketball business when the SBJ Prep Hoops Report convenes next week. Until then, catch some basketball while you can!

Contact Preston at preston9360@gmail.com or Twitter handle @peedee1906

Williams named Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year

/ Megan Lowe
REPEAT WINNER: Star Parkway guard Mikaylah Williams is  the Louisiana Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the second year in a row. (Photo by PETER FOREST, Journal Sports)

JOURNAL STAFF

A different day, another high-caliber award for heralded girls’ basketball star Mikaylah Williams of Parkway, soon to be an LSU Tiger, as she was named the Gatorade Louisiana Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year on Wednesday.

It is a repeat honor from last year for Williams, a 6-foot-1 guard, who averaged 17.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists  in her senior year, helping the Lady Panthers to the their first-ever state title, capturing the crown in Non-Select Division I with dominating wins in each playoff game.

Williams took the honor her junior year after averaging 22.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists and taking Parkway to a state runner-up finish, with a one-point, double-overtime loss in its first state final game.

The award came a day after she was awarded the Morgan Wootten National Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year.

Bossier’s Medellin, Rojas lead SBJ’s 2023 Boys’ All-Metro soccer team

/ Megan Lowe
ALL-METRO MVP: Bossier midfielder David Rojas was the unquestioned leader for a Bearkat team that finished as a state runner-up. (Photo by COLENE PIPES)

JOURNAL STAFF

Bossier’s boys’ soccer team finished an impressive year with a state runner-up finish in Division III and the leader of that team, junior midfielder David Rojas, has been chosen as the MVP of the 14-member Shreveport Bossier Journal All-Metro team, with the Bearkats’ Orlando Medellin picked as the Coach of the Year.

The 2023 team was selected by Journal writers with input from multiple boys’ teams coaches. The team is composed of the best 14 players in Caddo and Bossier parishes. Seven schools were represented this year, led by Bossier with four, followed by Captain Shreve with three. Caddo Magnet and Parkway had two players, while Benton, Northwood, and Byrd each had one representative on the team.

Bossier’s Medellin earned his second Coach of the Year award in a row after a spectacular season for the Bearkats. Bossier (23-3-2) ended as the Division III state runner-up, advancing to the finals for the first time in school history. It was no flash in the pan, after the Bearkats went to the semifinals last year. Also considered for Coach of the Year was Captain Shreve’s Greg Palmer, who led his team to a Division I, District 1 title. The Gators (13-8-3) gave two-time reigning champion Catholic-Baton Rouge all it could handle in the second round of the state playoffs, eventually falling 2-1.

The most debated award for the boys’ team was the overall MVP. There were three contenders, all juniors, for the award: Alexander Baltov, Caddo Magnet; Andrew Bradford, Captain Shreve and the eventual winner in Bossier’s Rojas.

Rojas was unquestionably the leader of the Division III finalists, as he kept the team in shape while directing the attack and keeping tabs on defending the counterattacks. Rojas scored 13 goals, while leading the team with 15 assists. His balance of speed and power was a force every opponent had to game plan against. Rojas earned Offensive MVP for his Division III, District 1.

Baltov had the same role for his Mustangs. He had 11 goals and 11 assists on the season, while being voted Offensive MVP of Division II, District 1. Bradford was voted Division I, District 1 overall MVP. He scored 14 goals and had seven assists.

These three will have another year to challenge for this award, a battle that all soccer fans get to enjoy watching next winter.

2023 ALL-METRO FIRST TEAM

Keeper – Bryce Lopez, Captain Shreve, Jr.

Defender – Rony Carcamo, Bossier, Sr.

Defender – Turner Hibbard, Benton, Jr.

Defender – Gordon Brown, Byrd, Sr.

Midfielder – David Rojas, Bossier, Jr.

Midfielder – Felix Deras, Bossier, Sr.

Midfielder – Yoany Reyes, Bossier, Sr.

Midfielder – Alexander Baltov, Caddo Magnet, Jr.

Midfielder – Andrew Bradford, Captain Shreve, Jr.

Midfielder – Osvaldo Martinez, Northwood, Sr.

Midfielder – Danny Lee, Parkway, Jr.

Forward – Nolan Dean, Parkway, Sr.

Forward – Diego Martinez, Magnet, Sr.

Forward – Colin Elston, Shreve, Sr.

Overall MVP: David Rojas, Bossier

A “Best of the Rest” was chosen based on those players who were given serious consideration for the first team.

Goalkeeper – John Rushing, Byrd.

Defenders – Matt Booras, Byrd; Danny Rayo, Airline; Alex Tome, Bossier; Jean Carlos Contraras, Bossier; Reid Arant, Shreve.

Midfielders – Chase Cutter, Benton; Reece Wren, Shreve; Cristian Matamoros, Bossier; Abdal Zidan, Haughton.

Forwards – Jakyran Pierson, Magnet; Brennan Nuygen, Byrd; Jose Montea, Haughton; Brasen Teutsch, Parkway; Casey Wall, Loyola.

Wednesday’s baseball, basketball, softball scoreboard; today’s schedule

/ Megan Lowe
(Photo courtesy GRAMBLING STATE)

JOURNAL SPORTS

College Baseball

Wednesday’s scores

Navarro 6-3, BPCC 1-3
LSUS 5, Tennessee Wesleyan 2
LSU 9, Lamar 2
Northwestern State 3, ULM 1
Dallas Baptist 13, Grambling 3

Today’s games

No games scheduled.

College Basketball

Wednesday’s scores

WOMEN

SWAC Tournament – Birmingham, Ala.

Jackson State 59, Grambling State 50

MEN

NAIA Tournament – At Alexandria 

LSUS 78, Pikeville 73 

SWAC Tournament – Birmingham, Ala.

Grambling State 87, Bethune-Cookman 72

SLC Tournament – at Lake Charles

Texas A&M Corpus Christi 75, Northwestern State 71 

C-USA Tournament – at Frisco, Texas 

Louisiana Tech 81, FIU 76 (OT)

SEC Tournament – Nashville, Tenn.

LSU 72, Georgia 67 

Today’s games 

WOMEN

C-USA Tournament – at Frisco, Texas 

Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP, 11:30 a.m.

MEN

C-USA Tournament – at Frisco, Texas 

Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas, 8 p.m. 

SEC Tournament – Nashville, Tenn.

LSU vs. Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.

Region XIV Tournament – Tyler, Texas 

BPCC vs. Panola, 6 p.m. 

High School Baseball 

Wednesday’s score 

Haughton 14, Red River 2

Today’s games

Glenbrook at Haughton

Saline at Southwood

North Caddo at Loyola

High School Basketball

LHSAA Boys’ State Tournament 

Wednesday’s score

Select Division I

(1) Scotlandville 63, (4) Huntington 43

Today’s games

No games scheduled (local teams).

High School Softball

Wednesday’s score

Caddo Magnet 23, Carroll 4

Today’s games

Benton at Airline

Haughton at Byrd

Captain Shreve at Natchitoches Central

Southwood at Parkway

Plain Dealing at Bossier, DH, 4 p.m.

Huntington at Minden

Loyola at Converse

Schedules are subject to cancellations and postponements.

Islanders rally past NSU; no Big Dance for Demons

/ Megan Lowe
DEMON BOMBER:  Ja’Monta Black connected on four 3-pointers and finished with 15 points in Wednesday’s SLC Tournament title game loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. (Photo by CHRIS REICH, Northwestern State)

By JASON PUGH, Special to the Journal

LAKE CHARLES – Northwestern State’s eighth appearance in a Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game could not have started better, or ended more painfully.

For the second straight game, the Demons blitzed their opponent early, building a double-digit lead in the first half, this time against top-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – the regular-season champions and the 2022 tournament winners.

The Islanders leaned on that postseason experience, shook off the loss of Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year Terrion Murdix to an early injury,  and rallied past Northwestern State for a 75-71 victory inside the Legacy Center on Wednesday that denied the second-seeded Demons their first conference tournament crown since 2013.

The Islanders (23-10) advance to the NCAA Tournament. The Demons (22-11) may find their way into another postseason tourney after their most successful season in a decade.

Just as it happened in Tuesday night’s semifinal win against New Orleans, Northwestern blistered the nets, sinking its first four 3-pointers – two each by Ja’Monta Black and Isaac Haney – and built a 12-point lead less than eight minutes into the game.

The lead grew to 16 just past the halfway mark of the first half when DeMarcus Sharp, the league’s Player and Newcomer of the Year, hit a step-back jumper to put the Demons up 26-10 with 9:46 remaining in the half.

That’s when Owen Dease awakened the Islanders.

A 6-foot-8 freshman who had hit 6 of 35 3-pointers on the season, Dease hit both of his 3-point attempts in the first half, sparking Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s 21-5 run across the final 9:46 of the half, tying the game at the break.

“Guys on that team who hadn’t played much or been very productive throughout the year, they found a way to activate themselves and do a job to pull back from behind,” said first-year NSU coach Corey Gipson. “That’s impressive.”

Corpus built its largest lead of the game – the first of three separate eight-point edges with 4:50 to play on a Trevian Tennyson jumper. Again, NSU fought back, scoring six straight points all involving Sharp, who scored four and fed Greedy Williams for a layup to cut the lead to two.

Tournament MVP Jalen Jackson’s layup with 1:36 gave the Islanders their final eight-point lead, one the Demons nearly erased with a spirited 7-0 push spearheaded by a pair of Sharp buckets sandwiched around a Black 3-pointer.

Sharp’s final bucket of his 32-point performance pulled NSU within one, but the Demons could not overcome a second-chance Tennyson jumper and Black’s contested 3-pointer at the end did not fall.

Sharp earned all-tournament honors after averaging 31.5 points and eight assists in two tournament games. Freshman Jalen Hampton notched his team-leading sixth double-double of the year (12 points, 13 rebounds) to earn all-tournament honors as well. Black added 15 on 4-for-9 shooting from 3-point range, pushing his season total to 122, second-most in SLC history. 

Contact Jason at pughj@nsula.edu

Special needs kids can enjoy hunting, thanks to Dream Hunt Foundation

/ Megan Lowe

When I was growing up in the country, if we wanted to hunt or fish, we went. There was no thought of needing help because every other kid I knew was like me; there were none with disabilities who weren’t able to do what I did.

Think of a youngster, nose pressed against the window glass as he sits in a wheelchair, legs supported by braces as he can only look longingly out the window at other kids doing what he’d love to do. His disability keeps them behind the window rather than being out and doing what his little heart wishes he could. Enter Jeff Warren and his organization for special needs kids, Dream Hunt Foundation. 

You have to wonder how in the world Warren has the time from his full-time work in construction, remodeling and owning a crawfish restaurant to kick start an organization that helps special needs youngsters.

The mission statement for the organization, Dream Hunt Foundation, sets the tone for why he has continued what he started in the spring of 2013. It reads: ”Dream Hunt Foundation desires to take kids on the hunt of a lifetime. We want to provide them a positive experience in a tough season of their life, teach them principles from a trusted adult that goes beyond the hunt and create a platform to share the hope we have in Christ.”

Warren, who lives south of Shreveport in Stonewall, launched the organization because of his vision of putting something together that would give special needs youngsters the chance to participate in activities they previously could only dream about.

“Obviously, there is no way we could do what we do without having sponsors coming alongside of us, groups who believe in what we’re doing and are generously sponsoring events that help us fund what we do,” Warren said.

One such group, Dowlings Processing in Simsboro, is one of those groups that has come alongside Warren to help out. This Saturday, March 11, Dowlings is sponsoring a sporting clays shoot with funds generated targeting Dream Hunt Foundation.

“Dowlings is a great organization that helped us last year. They raised between $5-6,000 a year ago. When you think that it costs us about $500 a kid to get everything set up for an event, what they did a year ago gave 12 kids the opportunity to do something they would have never been able to do,” said Warren.

Anyone wishing to participate in the Dowling event should contact Colby Sherrard at Dowlings at 318-247-6451.

Other groups that have come aboard to help include a group in Bryceland that hosted a special feral hog hunt last year raising some $5,000. In addition, there are golf tournaments in Shreveport and Monroe and a sporting clays event in Ferriday along with a big raffle at the end of the year that raise funds for Dream Hunt Foundation.

“One thing of importance is the fact that what we do is not just for youngsters in our area,” said Warren. “Since the program began, we have had up to 2,000 kids from all around the country take part in the program. Our records show that we were able to offer 400 kids the opportunity for a special hunt or fishing event last year.”

Hopefully this message will touch the hearts of individuals who would like to get involved. Visit info@dreamhunt.tv to find out how.

Contact Glynn at glynnharris37@gmail.com

Notice of Death – March 8, 2023

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Joan Bush
November 21, 1934 — March 6, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Waskom, 185 Colquitt Street, Waskom, Texas.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Waskom, 185 Colquitt Street, Waskom, Texas.

Coralee Gayle Benson
July 18, 1939 — March 4, 2023
Visitation: Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Memorial Service: Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.

Melvin C. Jones
September 1, 1954 — March 3, 2023
Viewing: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Precious Memories Mortuary Chapel, 4017 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2842 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Shreveport.

Antoinette E. Kennedy
February 27, 1945 — March 3, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-8:00 p.m. at Precious Memories Mortuary Chapel, 4017 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Carver Memorial Cemetery, 498 Kennie Road, Shreveport.

Robert LeRoy ‘Peas’ McCoy, Sr.
February 27, 1945 — March 3, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-8:00 p.m. at Precious Memories Mortuary Chapel, 4017 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Bright Star Baptist Church, 3330 Meriwether Road, Shreveport.

Melissa Dixon
August 17, 1946 — March 7, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-8:00 p.m. at Precious Memories Mortuary Chapel, 4017 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 1:30 p.m. at Precious Memories Mortuary Chapel, 4017 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.

Josh Stewart
December 15, 1944 — March 3, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.

Kynlei Gardner
October 1, 2020 — March 8, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Friday, March 10, 2023, 5:00 p.m. at New Bethel MBC, 3300 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark Cemetery, Hall Summit.

Scott Fortenberry
November 9, 1960 — March 4, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.

Lacy Masterson
November 4, 1999 — February 25, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.

Louise Courtney
November 29, 1929 — March 6, 2023
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1680 1st Street, Arcadia.

Gunnar Mackenzy Ellis Linebarger
February 12, 1999 — March 10, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 211 Murrell Street, Minden.
Graveside Service: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Gibsland.

Sandra Lee Beene
May 19, 1952 — March 7, 2023
Memorial Service: Friday, March 10, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Aulds Funeral Home Chapel, 7849 East Kings Highway, Shreveport.

Branden Micah Jenkins
February 24, 1995 — February 28, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.

Adrian Douglas
September 28, 1935 — March 5, 2023
Visitation: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.
Graveside Service: Thursday, March 9, 2023, following service at Forest Park Cemetery East, Shreveport.

Julie Anne Adams Rogers
August 15, 1963 — March 4, 2023
Visitation: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Friday, March 10, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 1710 McArthur Drive, Mansfield.
Interment: Friday, March 10, 2023, following service at Keatchie Cemetery, Keatchie.

Roy D. Crew, Jr.
December 5, 1984 — February 21, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark Baptist Church, 1717 Shepherd Street, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Round Grove Cemetery, St. Mark B.C.

Dwight Shields
October 8, 1965 — February 26, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.

Callie B. Samuels
September 5, 1935 — February 27, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, 6915 W. 70th Street, Shreveport.

Eric Campbell
June 22, 1967 — February 28, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Round Grove Cemetery, St. Mark B.C.

Clarence Calvin Maiden
December 2, 1935 — March 1, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Bethel MBC #1, 12535 Mansfield Road, Keithville.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, 6915 W. 70th Street, Shreveport.

Thelma Humprey
May 12, 1940 — February 28, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 4670 Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.

Edgar Layne Irvin
September 25, 1943 — February 25, 2023
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Emanuel Missionary Baptist Church, 943 Pine Hill Road, Shreveport.

Bettye Jean Paulk
March 24, 1971 — March 4, 2023
Graveside Service: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Holloway.

Ann Marie Best
March 24, 1971 — March 4, 2023
Visitation: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 12:00-1:00 p.m. at Summer Grove Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Wayne Wilson
November 6, 1962 — March 1, 2023
Family Hour: Friday, March 10, 2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.

Charles Henry Hunsicker
October 5, 1957 — March 3, 2023
Visitation: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.

Claude Glennon Summerlin
September 25, 1943 — February 25, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Memorial Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 3:00-4:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Inurnment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Rose-Neath Cemetery, 5185 Swan Lake Road, Bossier City.

JoAnne Wortham Jones
July 26, 1942 — March 5, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 943 Polk Street, Mansfield.
Graveside Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Don Jones Cemetery, Mansfield.

Erik Anthony Alvarez
November 21, 1980 — March 4, 2023
Visitation: Friday, March 10, 2023, 2:30-4:00 p.m. at Summer Grove Baptist Church, 8924 Jewella Avenue, Shreveport.
Memorial Gathering: Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Summer Grove Baptist Church, 8924 Jewella Avenue, Shreveport.

Jeffrey Glenn Peel
January 18, 1953 — March 2, 2023
Celebration of Life: Friday, March 10, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.

Ernestine Douglas Thompson
February 25, 1937 — February 28, 2023
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2842 Martin Luther King Drive, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, following service at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2842 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Shreveport.

Deloris Thompson Walton
June 9, 1946 — February 25, 2023
Interment: Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Southern Memorial Gardens, 3012 Blount Road, Baton Rouge.

David Allen Wines
September 29, 1940 — February 25, 2023
Memorial Service: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 3:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.

L B Washington
April 17, 1935 — March 1, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-4:45 p.m. at Shreveport Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center, 5307 Alex Lane, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Lincoln Memorial Park, 6915 W. 70th Street, Shreveport.

David Carl Walls
May 23, 1963 — February 28, 2023
Viewing: Friday, March 10, 2023, 1:00-4:45 p.m. at Shreveport Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center, 5307 Alex Lane, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2842 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Shreveport.

Ginger Dawn Fleming
October 11, 1951 — February 19, 2023
Memorial Service: Thursday, March 16, 2023, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at United Pentacostal Church of Benton, 220 Pine Street, Benton.

Freddy Bruce Studdard
May 4, 1946 — December 23, 2022
Graveside Service: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 1:00-1:30 p.m. at Mount Paran Cemetery, 3749 Mt. Paran Church Road, Social Circle, Ga.

Robert T. Stinson III
June 6, 1946 — January 29, 2023
Celebration of Life: Saturday, March 25, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at 220 Cash Point Road, Bossier City. (In case of inclement weather, the celebration will be held at Benton Methodist Church, 4615 Palmetto Road, Benton.)

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