Fremin and Hayes disappointed, seasons ends early
Gerard Borne, Staff Reporter
March 25, 2020
After the National Collegiate Athletic Association, otherwise known as the NCAA, suspended all spring sports effective immediately through April 15, the university’s athletic programs had to make drastic changes. The NCAA authorized a dead period for all sports, spanning across all three divi...
Lady Lions prepare for 2020 softball season
Daniel McClain, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2020
After attaining a record of 34-23 in 2019, the university softball team is seeking to mirror its achievements in the upcoming season. With the season beginning on Feb. 7, players and coaches have noticed a surge of energy throughout the team, including head softball coach Rick Fremin. “I think this g...
Lady Lions triumph
Gerard Borne, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2019
The Lady Lions softball team returned from a loss to take a 2-1 series win against Lamar University. The teams competed in North Oak Park on April 12-13. The wins improved the Lady Lions' overall record to 24-17. In the first game, Briahna Bennett, a freshman pitcher, hit a grand slam, and in the...
Lady Lions trounced by Warhawks
Gerard Borne, Staff Reporter
April 3, 2019
The Lady Lions softball team took on the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks to a 4-3 loss. The teams faced off on April 2 at North oak Park. The Lady Lions did not put a run on the board until the 6th inning. With the loss, the Lady Lions fell to a 19-15 overall record. Rick Fremin, head...
Leaving Lion Classic II 6-6
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2019
Gaining two wins and three losses through the 2019 Lion Classic II, the Lady Lions will go into next week's tournament with a 6-6 record. After their game against Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Alley McDonald, a junior pitcher, explained that a weak offense led to the 2-1 loss on Sunday. "We...
Setting his sights on further improvement
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
February 5, 2019
Entering his fourth year as the softball head coach, Rick Fremin aims to continue the Lady Lions’ upward trajectory after setting school records for wins. Though Fremin initially aspired to be a college football coach, he started his softball coaching career at his former high school, Belle Chasse Hig...
Lions prepare for the 2019 spring season
Zachary Araki, A&E Editor
November 20, 2018
As fall season sports end, some teams look towards spring competition and a shot at championships. Baseball will begin its season against Louisiana Tech University on Feb. 15-17. The team follows a 37-22 record last season. Men’s and women’s basketball both began competing in November and will...
Athletes going from the bench to the action
Prakriti Adhikari, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2018
While a few players from different sports teams come into the light, there are a lot of players who put in an equal amount of hard work and practice on the field. Every sports team has a number of non-starting players who train with the team to prepare for opportunities to play. According to Rick...
Coaching opposite genders
Zachary Araki, A&E Editor
September 19, 2018
Coaches work to connect with their athletes to optimize their training, and gender differences can be one of multiple factors that stand in their way. Although minimal women coach male sporting teams, 58.8 percent of head coaches for women’s teams are men according to the University of Minnesota’s...
