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Young volleyball team adjusting to playing together

Team USA’s volleyball teams enjoyed a special moment during the Olympic Games in Beijing. They won three gold medals and a silver medal. Taking a ride in the good moment of Team USA, a young Ouachita women’s team of talented players wants to have a season of fun, learning and victories. Tweet

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OBU cross country 27th at Memphis Twilight

The Ouachita Baptist women’s cross country team competed in the Memphis Twilight Classic Saturday with the Lady Tigers finishing 27th. Tweet

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OBU Football rolls past West Georgia

KJ Johnson rushed for 137 yards and three scores in the first half as the Ouachita Baptist football team won its second straight, beating West Georgia, 41-17, Saturday afternoon at A.U. Williams Field in a Gulf South Conference opener for both schools. Tweet

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OBU volleyball falls to Southwest Baptist

The Ouachita Baptist volleyball team fell to Southwest Baptist, 3-0, Saturday to conclude action at the Harding Volleyball Tournament at the Rhodes Field House. Tweet

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OBU women’s soccer begins season with victory

Lauren Pierce scored a pair of goals and added an assist as the Ouachita Baptist women’s soccer team started the season with a 4-0 victory over Louisiana College Friday at the OBU Soccer Complex. Tweet

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OBU Men’s Soccer defeats Louisiana College, 4-1

Andreas Krause scored two goals as the Ouachita Baptist men’s soccer team won its second straight, downing Louisiana College, 4-1, Friday at the OBU Soccer Complex. Tweet

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Hurricane Ike prompts Ouachita to adjust plans for football, Family Day, Preview Day

Hurricane Ike is expected to make its presence felt across southwest Arkansas on Saturday afternoon, prompting Ouachita Baptist University officials to adjust the schedules for a number of campus activities. Tweet

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OBU-UWG football game time changed to noon

Ouachita Baptist Director of Athletics David Sharp announced late Thursday that Saturday’s kickoff between Ouachita Baptist and West Georgia has been moved to noon because of Hurricane Ike. Tweet

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Happy with win, Tigers press on

The Ouachita Tiger football team dominated the Fort Lewis Skyhawks 58-7 last Saturday at A.U. Williams Field. The Tigers allowed the Skyhawks to jump out to an early lead after a 32-yard touchdown run by Joel Johnson, and then reeled off 58 unanswered points to post the highest point total since 1942. Tweet

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OBU volleyball drops pair Saturday at tourney

The Ouachita Baptist volleyball team dropped a pair of heartbreaking losses Saturday as the Lady Tigers fell to UT-Permian Basin, 3-2, and Southeastern Oklahoma State, 3-2, to conclude the Texas Woman’s Volleyball Tournament at Kitty Magee Arena in Pioneer Hall. Tweet

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Inside The Battle of the Ravine

Everyone knows the importance of the “Battle of the Ravine“. It’s the Good Guys vs. The Bad, the Tigers vs. [...]

Skeet shooting with Steve

Ever heard of shooting skeet? It is a sport you may have seen while flipping through the channels on TV, [...]

Jody Persson earns Children’s Literature Association award

Jody Persson earns Children’s Literature Association award

  Ouachita student Jody Persson has been awarded the 2012 Carol Gay Award for her essay “Take It to the [...]

Kinesiology students teach local children at river

An honors seminar focused on developing a place-based education course around the Ouachita River was presented many years ago, sponsored [...]

A first for everything: Covering an NBA game press-side

Tension, anxiety, and raw excitement could all be words used to describe the initial feelings I had when covering my [...]

Feel the chemistry: students present at national meeting

Students from Ouachita’s American Chemical Society (ACS) student chapter went to the 243rd ACS National Meeting at the San Diego [...]