ALTO — Playing in only their second home contest of the season because of the gymnasium damage received from last year’s tornado, the Alto Yellowjackets finally got on track in District 21-2A play, but not before an inexperienced Douglass team battled them down to the final minute.

Two of the hottest Southland Conference teams will take their offensive shows on the road Saturday night in key league matchups when the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks and Lumberjacks battle Lamar University during the ‘dog days’ of the SLC chase.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks went on the road Wednesday night and continued the success the squad has established this season, turning 21 Northwestern State turnovers into 27 points on the offensive end, as SFA stayed percentage points ahead of Nicholls in the Southland Conference chase…

The No. 21-ranked Douglass Lady Indians kept their District 21-2A record perfect at 4-0 by winning their 20th game of the season with a 48-24 victory over the Cushing Galkats to lead area basketball teams Tuesday night.

With the next three games on the schedule against the two other Southland Conference leaders staring them in the face — with SFA being the third — and Saturday’s road matchup with Lamar having its own challenges, the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks took care of the here and now Wednesday night i…