Taylor Verrico
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Taylor Verrico is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Bethany College in 2014, where she played four years of basketball while earning her BA in Communications.
After graduating, she moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, to attend The Carolina School of Broadcasting. While in school, she completed internships with the WBTV Sports Team, the Charlotte Hornets, Davidson College and The Charlotte Vibe, a local YouTube channel covering The Carolina Panthers.
After obtaining her graduate certificate in Digital Media Technology, she landed a position with WBTV in Charlotte as a news content specialist. She continued to work closely with the WBTV Sports Team.
Taylor loves spending time with her family, friends and new little kitten, Rex.
Her true passion is sports and she's looking forward to covering all of the sports Lake Charles has to offer. If you see her around, be sure to say hi!
Have a fun, exciting or inspirational sports story? Shoot her an email or contact her on Facebook. She's always up for great stories!
Education
Updated: Jan. 24, 2021 at 3:58 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese women’s basketball used balanced scoring here tonight in its 80-72 road win against Southeastern Louisiana to improve to 4-0 in Southland Conference play.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 10:55 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Highlights from Friday night’s high school basketball action across the area. Scores can be found below. Please send scores to scores@kplctv.com.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 4:52 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Coming off a tough, four-point loss at home against Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese will look to pick up its first Southland Conference win of the season on Saturday when it visits HBU at 5 p.m.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 6:13 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese (3-7, 3-0 SLC) is one of four undefeated teams heading into the game. Stephen F. Austin is atop the league standings at 4-0 followed by the Cowgirls. Abilene Christina is 2-0 and Houston Baptist is 1-0.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 6:05 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese will be looking to get that proverbial monkey off its back win on Wednesday night when the Cowboys host Southeastern Louisiana before heading off for five straight road games.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 4:46 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Former all-state defensive back at Lagrange High School and Lake Charles native Terry Fontenot has been named the new GM for the Atlanta Falcons.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 4:22 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Lake Charles natives and former McNeese baseball players Jace Peterson and Wade LeBlanc are doing their part in helping the Cowboys get back out on the field.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 2:12 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese softball will open its 2021 season on Feb. 12 in what will be the start of a very attractive and challenging schedule that consists of teams from eight different conferences.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2021 at 8:23 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese’s KeyShawn Feazell matched a career-high with 22 points but New Orleans rode the hot shooting of Derek St. Hilaire who finished with 33 points to lead the Privateers to a 99-84 win over the Cowboys here Saturday night.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2021 at 8:06 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese held its first all-out football scrimmage of the preseason on Saturday, marking the first time in over a year the Cowboys have competed in a game-like situation.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 10:42 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
High School hoops highlights and finals from January 15, 2021
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 3:50 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
The Southland Conference Board of Directors has approved a modified schedule format for the 2021 baseball conference season in which member institutions will play 40 league games. Each of the school’s 10 previously-scheduled weekend series will expand from a three-game series to four games.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 2:58 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Former Jennings bulldog and Clemson running back Travis Etienne surprised a lot of people when he decided to come back for his senior season at Clemson, but his most recent announcement didn’t surprise anyone.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:33 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
The McNeese Cowboys are 0-2 to open Southland Conference play for the second consecutive year, although the coaching staff is confident they can turn the ship around as they did a year ago. In 2020, McNeese started 0-3 in SLC play before reeling off seven straight wins en route to finishing 10-10 in
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 2:53 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese returns to Southland Conference action on Wednesday night when it visits Incarnate Word looking for its first league win of the season.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2021 at 8:05 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
KeyShawn Feazell returned after nearly a month away from the game due to COVID protocol and led McNeese with 22 points to go along with eight rebounds, but the Cowboys were missing two starters (Braelon Bush and Chris Orlina) and their top player off the bench in Collin Warren and fell 78-75 to Nort
Updated: Jan. 9, 2021 at 4:37 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
For the first time since the 2017-18 season, the McNeese women’s basketball team is off to a 2-0 Southland Conference start following a 67-47 win over Northwestern State Saturday.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 10:48 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
#SWLApreps hoops Jan. 5
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 3:29 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
It’s been a long time since the McNeese Cowboys last put on football helmets – 410 days to be exact.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2020 at 3:35 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese returns to the hardwood this week with three games, beginning with back-to-back matchups against Champion Christian on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 6:30 and then on Saturday at 4 when it opens up Southland Conference play against Central Arkansas.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2020 at 5:41 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
The Kinder Yellow Jackets fall to Many in the 2A state title game, 16-13.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2020 at 8:40 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Ernie Duplechin, who coached McNeese State to two Independence Bowl appearances as well as to the best winning percentage in Southland Conference football history, passed away on December 24.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 6:05 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
2020 has been a tough year for the people in Cameron Parish, but over the last few weeks, the Grand Lake Hornets have been able to bring a little light to the community, through football.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 at 5:24 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
COVID-19 changed the landscape of college athletics in 2020. For McNeese, it was a double.. or triple whammy having to deal with the pandemic, then two hurricanes.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 10:45 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Mullet Builder's Basketball Tournament at Iowa High School - Championship games
Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 9:48 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese dug itself an early hole against Louisiana-Lafayette here Saturday night, trailing by as many as 20 points, but the Cowboys battled back and cut the deficit to 2 with under 10 minutes to play in the game, but ULL knocked down crucial 3s and hit free throws when needed to post a 75-65 win ove
Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 5:07 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
No. 7 Baylor was just too much for McNeese women’s basketball here Saturday in a 117-24 loss.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 1:22 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Southwest Louisiana has two teams advancing to the LHSAA state championship game
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 4:58 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
It’s been a historic year for the Grand Lake football program, as they’ve overcome everything that’s been thrown their way.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 6:16 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
The LCCP Trailblazers are exactly that, Trailblazers.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2020 at 9:28 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Six McNeese players scored in double-figures, led by KeyShawn Feazell’s 16 points and 17 rebounds, and the Cowboys rolled to a 110-64 win over Arlington Baptist in the first of two games against the Patriots in two games.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2020 at 9:38 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Redshirt freshman Collin Warren scored a career-high 18 points coming off the bench, including a second half highlight-reel, reach back ally-oop dunk as McNeese cruised to a 96-53 win over Carver College on Saturday night.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 2:08 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
LCCP defeated district rival South Beauregard last week to advance to the quarterfinals for the second time in three years. LCCP senior Solomon Lewis has been a significant part of the team’s success.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 6:04 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
LCCP is advancing to the quarterfinals for the second time in 3 years after defeating district rival South Beauregard this past weekend.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2020 at 3:18 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Turnovers were the main factor in McNeese’s 86-76 loss to Stephen F. Austin in a non-conference game on Friday night as the Cowboys turned it over a total of 26 times while the Lumberjacks scored 31 points off those miscues.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 10:15 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Junior Claralee Richard scored a career-high 20 points and sophomore Kyla Hamilton chipped in with 10 points in a 68-67 home opening loss to East Texas Baptist University Thursday night.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 11:30 AM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese Cowboys basketball will take its second shot at officially opening up its home season on Wednesday when it hosts Dallas Christian at 6:30 in Burton Coliseum.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 10:17 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
It wasn’t the home opener that was originally scheduled but the McNeese Cowboys basketball team got to display its talents in front of its fans for the first time since last March.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 9:46 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese women’s basketball lacked consistency from the field tonight in a 99-44 loss at Ole Miss.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2020 at 3:24 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese’s Monday night home opener against Bacone College has been suspended due to multiple players from Bacone testing positive for the COVID-19 virus.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2020 at 2:27 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Former McNeese cornerback Colby Burton announced he’s transferring to ULM via Twitter on Friday.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 12:10 AM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese basketball will call Burton Coliseum home this year, but first, the Cowboys will face Big Ten member Nebraska to open the season on Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2020 at 4:20 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese women’s basketball along with several other teams in the nation have been waiting for Nov. 25 for a long time, the opening day of the 2020-21 season.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2020 at 4:17 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
The first 2,000 fans to arrive at Burton Coliseum for McNeese Cowboy and Cowgirl basketball games will be admitted free, McNeese interim athletic director and men’s basketball head coach Heath Schroyer announced on Monday.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2020 at 11:55 AM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
The LHSAA released the 2020 high school football brackets on Sunday. Teams will play the first round on 11/26-28 with the championships on December 26-28.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2020 at 10:39 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
TDL Saturday
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 5:23 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese head volleyball coach Kristee Porter has announced the signing of five student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent. The class is one that consists of athleticism and versatility.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 5:13 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
The first annual Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship is underway over at Koasati Pines this week.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 2:32 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
Fourteen home games and a season opener at Nebraska highlights the 2020-21 McNeese Cowboys basketball schedule, head coach Heath Schroyer announced on Monday.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 6:51 PM CST
|By Taylor Verrico
McNeese head women’s basketball coach Kacie Cryer has announced the signing of guard Taylor Wilkins to a National Letter of Intent here Wednesday on National Signing Day.
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