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Take a Kid to the Game Day set for Jan. 31

Ouachita Baptist University, along with the NCAA, will have a promotional event on Saturday, Jan. 31 as the men’s and women’s basketball teams will take part in a “Take a Kid to the Game Day” against Harding University at Bill Vining Arena. Admission for children…

The Lady Tigers gain victory over Southern Arkansas

A’Laeshia Adams scored a career-high 25 points, including hitting a long-range 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Ouachita Baptist University women’s basketball team to an 84-69 victory over Southern Arkansas Saturday afternoon in a Gulf South Conference West Division game at Bill Vining Arena.…

Throgmorton earns prestigious rank of university scholar

Molly Throgmorton has been named a university scholar by the College Society Advisory Board. To be named a university scholar, a student must exhibit the highest level of academic achievement with the goal of serving Christ as a scholar in the university community. Students applying…

Campus tobacco ban discussed

A complete ban on tobacco products has swept college campuses across the nation in recent years. A new policy for tobacco use on Ouachita’s campus has been discussed and considered among the administration and has been presented to the Board of Trustees. “The idea was…

Cheerleaders place eighth in national competition

Click on the “arrow” below to see pictures. Slide Show By Holland Powell, Photos courtesy Wesley Kluck In their first year as a competitive squad, the Ouachita cheerleaders placed eighth in the nation. The squad began this year with former Arkansas Razorback cheer coach Brian…

OBU men’s basketball falls to No. 17 Arkansas Tech

The Ouachita Baptist University men’s basketball team went through a six-minute stretch without scoring a field goal as the Tigers dropped a 71-61 decision to No. 17 Arkansas Tech in a Gulf South Conference West Division game Thursday at Tucker Coliseum. Rowan Ledbetter scored 12…

OBU women’s basketball falls to Arkansas Tech

Tamara Robinson scored 17 of her season-high 19 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the Ouachita Baptist University women’s basketball team dropped a 65-51 Gulf South Conference West Division contest to Arkansas Tech Thursday night at Tucker Coliseum. Robinson was 7-of-11…

OBU’s Pruitt garners a pair of honors

Ouachita Baptist University senior wide receiver Julius Pruitt added a pair of honors Jan. 22. Pruitt, a native of Newport, Ark., was selected to third team the 2008 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette NCAA Division II and honorable mention on D2Football.com All-America Team. Pruitt, who earned…

Tough conference stretch underway

After a stellar non-conference season the Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams are finding out the conference schedule is always a challenge. Both teams played three out of the first four conference games on the road against very good opponents. The Tigers are 10-6 and…