The McNeese Cowboys baseball team exploded for a combined 33 runs in Saturday’s double header against Mississippi Valley State winning both games 12-0 and 21-2 to win the four-game series with one more game to play on Sunday.
Southern showed that Friday’s prowess swinging the bat wasn’t a fluke as the Jags had another impressive day at the plate against Alcorn State on Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Andre Dawson Classic.
The 2020 LHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City on Saturday, saw a quadruplet of Basile Bearcats, and wrestlers from St. Louis and South Beauregard bring home state titles in their weight class. Basile also won its second consecutive team title.
The loss was the fourth straight suffered by the Cowboys as they fall to 12-13 overall and 7-7 in the league. NSU won for the fourth consecutive time and improved to 12-12 and 9-6 in the league.
In his fifth consecutive appearance in the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, former McNeese sprinter Charles Jackson Jr. fell short of the final round of the men’s 60-meter dash in Albuquerque on Saturday.
McNeese’s Callie Maddox made her return to the floor after missing the last two months due to a knee injury, but Northwestern State outscored the Cowgirls by a 23-13 margin in the fourth quarter to rally it to a 70-60 Southland Conference win.
The McNeese Cowboys took care of business winning their season opener for the second straight year, beating Mississippi Valley State 9-0 behind a 12 strikeout no hit outing by Will Dion at Joe Miller Ballpark Friday night.
Alanna Arvie was a double winner on Friday, including a school record in the women’s shot put, and Kobe Nevills broke a 20-year old record in the men’s 400-meter dash to pace the McNeese Cowgirls and Cowboys at the Samford Bulldog Indoor Invitational.
Wilson is the first black head football coach in the history of McNeese State University and just the second in the history of the Southland Conference. In light of setting a precedent, he realizes that's not where it starts or ends.
Drew Brees has reached the top of the NFL’s career passing touchdowns and yardage leaderboards in consecutive seasons. He also has 4 of the 5 best pass completion percentages for a single season in league history.
LSU head coach Paul Manieri met with sports journalists Friday, Feb. 7 to preview the Tigers hosting Indiana to start the 2020 baseball season in a weekend series beginning Friday, Feb. 14.
LSU head baseball coach Paul Mainieri announced that head football coach Ed Orgeron will throw out the first pitch to open the 2020 LSU baseball season.
After reeling off seven consecutive wins and getting as high as fourth in the Southland standings, McNeese is currently on a three-game skid with only seven games to go.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred disciplined the Astros after he found the team broke rules by using electronics to steal signs during its run to the 2017 World Series championship and again in the 2018 season.
The Board of Directors of the McNeese State University Foundation has established the McNeese Athletic Foundation for the purpose of promoting and raising funds to strengthen the financial condition of all athletic programs.
McNeese softball couldn’t get the timely hits during the game, leaving six baserunners stranded including the bases loaded in the third inning in Sunday’s 3-0 loss to North Texas in the final game of the Cowgirl Classic.
McNeese softball picked up where it left off on Friday by picking up two more wins, both run rule victories on Saturday on the second day of the Cowgirl Classic to improve to 4-0.
McNeese women’s track broke a 22-year-old record on Saturday, when the Cowgirl 4x400 relay team ran for a time of 3:46.88 at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Indiana.
McNeese’s Kyla Hamilton recorded a career-high 12 points while Regan Bolton scored 10, but Central Arkansas built a first half lead that was too much to overcome as the Sugar Bears defeated McNeese 70-49 here Saturday afternoon.
Sha’markus Kennedy scored 22 points and pulled down a career-high 21 rebounds for McNeese but Central Arkansas sank all three of its three-pointers in overtime and out-scored the Cowboys 12-6 in the extra period to beat McNeese 82-76.
McNeese softball opened its 2020 season with two shutout victories here Friday on the first day of its Cowgirl Classic. The Cowgirls picked up an 11-0 five-inning run-rule win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in its season opener then concluded day one with a 7-0 win over North Texas.
Runnels School announced Friday, Feb. 7 its high school division will close at the end of the current school year. The school says the decision was made unanimously by the Runnels Board of Trustees due to insufficient enrollment for the upcoming school year.
The 2019 Class 1A State Tournament MVP has made huge strides in her game including stepping into a bit of a different role to prepare her for the next level. She currently averages 16 points, 16 rebounds, and five blocks per game for the top-ranked Elton Lady Indians.
The Elton Indians were announced as winners of the 2019 Sportsmanship Award which is handed out by the Lake Charles Area Football Officials Association.
The reigning Southland Conference Tournament champions McNeese has been selected to finish third as voted on by league head coaches and sports information directors, the league office on announced Thursday.
The LHSAA released its 2020 boys soccer tournament brackets Tuesday. The championship matches will be held February 26-29 at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi outscored McNeese 15-0 in the final 6:59 of the first half, then rolled off 10 straight points late in the second half in a 1-point game to help hand it a 69-62 win over the Cowboys in Southland Conference action on Wednesday night.
McNeese women’s basketball committed 23 turnovers and gave up 32 points in the paint in a 73-59 Southland Conference loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Wednesday night.
The LSU Tigers added three more players for National Signing Day on Feb. 5, 2020. Head coach Ed Orgeron gave a recap on the 2020 class during a media conference Wednesday afternoon.
Today is National Signing Day, the day when recruits around the country sign letters of intent to play college athletics.Locally, several athletes have already signed letters of intent, although more are expected to do so.
First-year head coach Frank Wilson and the Cowboys are putting the finishing touches to their 2020 signing class. The Pokes were able to sign seven during the early period and have inked four so far on Wednesday.
The National Champion LSU Tigers already have a loaded 2020 class with eight early enrollees already on campus. According to 247 Sports, the Tigers have the fourth best 2020 recruiting class in the nation.
McNeese forward Sha’markus Kennedy is one of 10 Southland Conference seniors named to the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship Midseason Watch List, which was announced on Tuesday. The 2020 event is scheduled for April 3-5 at Atlanta’s Atlantic Station, where it will be contested outdoors for the fi
The LHSAA released its 2020 girls soccer tournament brackets Tuesday. The championship matches will be held February 26-29 at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond.
Seniors’ Nate Fisbeck, Clayton Rasbeary, and sophomore Will Dion were selected to the first team, while senior Jake Dickerson and junior Reid Bourque were named to the second team.
Shareef O’Neal, the son of LSU and NBA great Shaquille O’Neal, has caused widespread speculation on social media as to whether or not he will transfer to his father’s alma mater.
The Houston Astros have hired James Click as the club’s new general manager, Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane announced today. He becomes the 13th general manager in franchise history.
One week after a tirade by LSU head coach Will Wade over his team’s blown leads, the outlook is now more promising and the Tigers have climbed in the rankings.
