The LSU Tigers host Northwestern State tonight in the final nonconference game of the year for the Bayou Bengals. The Tigers are 22-and-3 in nonconference play this year. Northwestern’s last win against LSU came in 2021.

22nd ranked U-L Lafayette hosts Jackson State. It’s the tenth meeting between the two schools and the Cajuns hold an eight to one advantage.

Also tonight….Nicholls is at Houston and McNeese hosts Southern.

At the high school baseball playoffs in Sulphur…Avoyelles Public Charter is heading to the Division Five select state championship gmae as the Vikings defeated Rapides six to nothing. They will play Family Community, who beat Grace Christian seven to six.

Tonight it’s the Division Four select semifinals….second-seeded Covenant Christian takes on 11th seeded Glenbrook and top seeded Opelouas Catholic plays fifth seeded Central Catholic.

The LSU women’s basketball program has announced it will play a game next regular season at Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City on December eighth. The Lady Tigers will play Grambling that day and it allows for  Mikaylah Williams to play a game in her hometown.

The Sun Belt Conference named Cajuns outfielder Mihyia Davis as the Sun Belt Softball Player of the Year. Davis is hitting .421 on the season. Also from U-L Lafayette…Brooke Ellestad was named Newcomer of the Year as she leads the league with a .474 batting average. Gerry Glasco has been named coach of the year. The Cajuns are the top seed in the conference tournament and they’ll play Thursday.

Louisiana Tech’s Josh Taylor has been named as the Conference USA Coach of the Year. Taylor has lead the Bulldogs to a 31-20 record and a third place finish in conference play. Tech begins play in the Conference USA tournament play on Wednesday afternoon.

LSU will face Alabama tomorrow morning in the opening round of the SEC Tournament. If the Tigers can win, they”ll play top seeded Tennessee on Thursday morning.