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Lincoln Rotary announces Middle Grades Student of the Year

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The Lincoln Rotary Club announces the recipients of its annual Middle Grades Student of the Year Awards.  During the May 4 luncheon, student honorees were recognized and presented an award of achievement by club President-Elect Victoria Sexton.  

Tech softball reaches C-USA title game

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Less than 12 hours after they walked off the field with a runrule win over Middle Tennessee on Thursday night, Louisiana Tech returned to Mary Bowers Field early Friday.

Running on very little sleep but plenty of coffee, Tech (43-14) used a two-run home run from Jazlyn Crowder and a two-run single by Bayli Simon to defeat Marshall (38-19) and advance to the 2019 Conference USA championship game.

Techsters top MTSU in quarterfinals

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After a seven-hour rain delay, Louisiana Tech’s bats brought the thunder and lightning.

Jazlyn Crowder and Sloane Stewartson each homered and Kimmie Atienza and Lindsay Edwards each recorded three-hit games as the No. 2 seeded Lady Techsters (42-14) dominated No. 6 seed Middle Tennessee 10-0 Thursday night at Mary Bowers Field.

Diamond ’Dogs regular season finale site changed

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With the accumulation of rain and the threat of inclement weather throughout the weekend, Louisiana Tech officials have moved this weekend’s baseball series vs. Western Kentucky.

The series which had been planned to be played at the University of Louisiana-Monroe baseball stadium has been moved to the Ruston High School Baseball Field on Ball Park Road off South Farmerville Street.

Tech, LSU to meet in disaster relief hoops game

Louisiana Tech and LSU will meet in the “Hoops 4 Disaster Relief” exhibition contest on Nov. 2 inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court, Bulldog head coach Eric Konkol announced on Friday.

All of the proceeds from the exhibition event will benefit disaster relief efforts stemming from the tornado that struck Ruston and the campus of Louisiana Tech on April 25.

Dunkin’ Dogs add prep standout

Louisiana Tech head coach Eric Konkol announced on Friday the addition of forward Isaiah Crawford during the spring signing period.

Crawford, at 6-foot-6-inches and 220 pounds with a 7-1 wing span, was a standout player at North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas. He joins Cobe Williams, Xaiver Armstead and Lance Erving who signed in the early period as members of this recruiting class.

Grambling State graduates 52 student-athletes

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Pictured are some of the 52 Grambling State University student-athlete graduates that picked up their diplomas Friday morning.

Former LSU standout LB White begins NFL workouts with Bucs

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — One of Devin White’s first orders of business as the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft was selecting a new jersey number with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The 2018 Butkus Award winner as the nation’s top college linebacker wore No. 40 at LSU and was hoping to continue wearing it as a pro. Those plans changed when White learned No. 40 hasn’t been worn by a Tampa Bay player since 2007, when fan favorite and Bucs Ring of Honor member Mike Alstott ended his career as the second-leading rusher in franchise history.

Pelicans hire Suns’ Nelson

METAIRIE (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans’ new basketball operations chief says he has hired Aaron Nelson to oversee injury prevention, rehabilitation, performance and recovery programs for the club.

Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin, who announced the hiring Wednesday, says Nelson has been named Vice President of Player Care and Performance.

Nelson spent past 26 years with Phoenix, the last seven as senior vice president of health and performance.

Heath GSU valedictorian

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Jalen Heath, a member of the Grambling State baseball team, was the GSU valedictorian during Friday’s graduation ceremonies. Heath, a three-time Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member, earned top honors with a 3.98-grade point average. The Colorado Springs, Colorado, native plans to pursue a career as an accountant.