I n life and in sports, a first impression means everything. As an undrafted free agent, Oak- land Raiders running back Jalen Richard made quite the impression during the preseason to make the team’s 53-man roster. In Week 1 of the 2016 season mid- way through the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints, Richard would make another grand impression for his “Wel- come to the NFL” moment. “The story couldn’t get any better,” Richard said. “To go through all the obstacles that I went through to make the 53- man team and my first game is in New Orleans? That was something special to me.” Just weeks after the Raiders’ season concluded with a loss to the Houston Texans in their first trip to the playoffs since reaching Super Bowl XXXVII, Richard re- turned to Cen- NFL MAKING A FIRST IMPRESSION GETTY IMAGES/JEROME MIRON-USA TODAY SPORTS Oakland Raiders running back Richard Jalen (30) in action against the Houston Texans during the AFC Wild Card game at NRG Stadium. Oakland Raiders running back Jalen Richard relives his rookie season See RICHARD, Page 3C LAMAR GAFFORD [email protected] Sunday, February 19, 2017 1C THE TOWN T ALK GET LIVE PREP AND COLLEGE SCORES AT THETOWNTALK.COM/SPORTS. SPORTS With the score tied at four in the top of the seventh inning, Louisiana College Lady Wildcats senior, Jordan Mason, delivered the go-ahead run with a single, bringing in Kourtney Leblanc from second base to give LC the 5-4 lead and eventual win in their series finale at the University of the Ozarks. The Wildcats picked up their first American Southwest Conference sweep of the season with the win and improve to 5-1 in conference play and 8-2 overall. They will travel to Howard Payne University LOUISIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL Lady Wildcats sweep Ozarks in Saturday game TODD RYALS, SPECIAL TO THE TOWN TALK Louisiana College player Jordan Mason plays outfield in a game against University of the Ozarks on Saturday. LC improves to 5-1 in ASC, faces Howard Payne next LCWILDCATS.NET See WILDCATS, Page 3C BATON ROUGE — No talking about a no-hitter in progress is the sacred rule in baseball. LSU freshman Jake Slaughter took that to a new level Saturday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium. He didn’t know about it until it was over. “I had no idea,” the freshman from Ouachita Christian in Monroe said after senior left-hander Jared Poche of Lutcher became the first LSU pitcher since 1979 to throw a no-hitter as the No. 3 Tigers defeat- ed Army, 6-0, in a seven-inning game in front of about 5,000 to sweep a doubleheader. The Tigers (2-0) won the first game, 9-0, also in a scheduled seven innings. “After we made the last out, I saw Cole running out there to the mound,” Slaughter said. “And I was like, ‘What’s he doing?’” Freeman ran in from second base after John McCarthy ground- ed out to third base for the third out. The last LSU pitcher to throw a no- hitter was Bobby Landry on March 14, 1979, for a 1-0 win over Southern Mississippi in a seven-inning game. LSU BASEBALL Senior Poche throws 1st no-hitter for LSU since ’79 See POCHE, Page 5C Last Tigers no-hitter, also in 7 innings, was by Bobby Landry GLENN GUILBEAU USA TODAY NETWORK

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In life and in sports, a first impres-sion means everything.

As an undrafted free agent, Oak-land Raiders running back JalenRichard made quite the impres-

sion during the preseason to make theteam’s 53-man roster.

In Week 1 of the 2016 season mid-way through the fourth quarteragainst the New Orleans Saints,Richard would make anothergrand impression for his “Wel-come to the NFL” moment.

“The story couldn’t get anybetter,” Richard said. “To gothrough all the obstacles that Iwent through to make the 53-man team and my firstgame is in New Orleans?That was something spe-cial to me.”

Just weeks afterthe Raiders’ seasonconcluded with aloss to the HoustonTexans in theirfirst trip to theplayoffs sincereaching SuperBowl XXXVII,Richard re-turned to Cen-

NFL

MAKING A FIRSTIMPRESSION

GETTY IMAGES/JEROME

MIRON-USA TODAY

SPORTS

Oakland Raidersrunning back RichardJalen (30) in actionagainst the HoustonTexans during theAFC Wild Card gameat NRG Stadium.

Oakland Raiders running back JalenRichard relives his rookie season

See RICHARD,Page 3C

LAMAR GAFFORD [email protected]

Sunday, February 19, 2017 1CTHE TOWN TALK

GET LIVE PREP AND COLLEGE SCORES AT THETOWNTALK.COM/SPORTS.

SPORTS

With the score tied at four in the top ofthe seventh inning, Louisiana College LadyWildcats senior, Jordan Mason, deliveredthe go-ahead run with a single, bringing inKourtney Leblanc from second base togive LC the 5-4 lead and eventual win intheir series finale at the University of theOzarks. The Wildcats picked up their firstAmerican Southwest Conference sweep ofthe season with the win and improve to 5-1in conference play and 8-2 overall. Theywill travel to Howard Payne University

LOUISIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Lady Wildcats sweepOzarks in Saturday game

TODD RYALS, SPECIAL TO THE TOWN TALK

Louisiana College player Jordan Mason playsoutfield in a game against University of theOzarks on Saturday.

LC improves to 5-1 in ASC,

faces Howard Payne nextLCWILDCATS.NET

SeeWILDCATS, Page 3C

BATON ROUGE — No talkingabout a no-hitter in progress is thesacred rule in baseball. LSU fresh-man Jake Slaughter took that to anew level Saturday afternoon atAlex Box Stadium. He didn’t knowabout it until it was over.

“I had no idea,” the freshmanfrom Ouachita Christian in Monroesaid after senior left-hander JaredPoche of Lutcher became the first

LSU pitcher since 1979 to throw ano-hitter as the No. 3 Tigers defeat-ed Army, 6-0, in a seven-inninggame in front of about 5,000 tosweep a doubleheader. The Tigers(2-0) won the first game, 9-0, also ina scheduled seven innings.

“After we made the last out, Isaw Cole running out there to themound,” Slaughter said. “And I waslike, ‘What’s he doing?’”

Freeman ran in from secondbase after John McCarthy ground-ed out to third base for the third out.The last LSU pitcher to throw a no-hitter was Bobby Landry on March14, 1979, for a 1-0 win over SouthernMississippi in a seven-inning game.

LSU BASEBALL

Senior Poche throws 1stno-hitter for LSU since ’79

See POCHE, Page 5C

Last Tigers no-hitter,

also in 7 innings,

was by Bobby LandryGLENN GUILBEAUUSA TODAY NETWORK