Coming off the third consecutive double-digit wins season while compiling the most victories in school history in a three-year span, McNeese Cowgirl soccer head coach Drew Fitzgerald has been rewarded with a new three-year contract that will run through the 2022 season.H
Hamilton Christian head football coach Jules Sullen is leaving his post with the Warriors and is headed to be an athletics advisor with McNeese. Sullen leaves HCS after just one season with the Warriors.
Former McNeese baseball player and head coach Todd Butler is returning to where he got his start when on Wednesday, McNeese Interim AD Heath Schroyer announced his hiring to fill the newly formed Senior Associate Athletics Director position as part of the department’s reorganization plan.
In the seven weeks prior to football season, KPLC 7 Sports will once again bring you the 7-in-Seven countdown each week leading into our TDL: Two-A-Days coverage. Countdowns will include topics from McNeese's most exciting matchups to the top high school prospects in Southwest Louisiana.
Former McNeese guard Roydell Brown was a key factor in the Pokes resurgence these past two seasons. While his time in Lake Charles is in the rear view, his hoops career is far from finished. Brown recently turned a dream into reality by signing to play professionally in Slovakia.
The 48-year-old will now balance being a head coach and an administrator for the first time in his career. It’s a role he says will come with its challenges but is one he’s fit for given his background.
Effective June 18, McNeese men’s head basketball coach, Heath Schroyer, will also be the interim director of the McNeese athletics department in a reorganization designed to strengthen the administrative support for all 16 McNeese athletic teams.
Former McNeese basketball player Roydell Brown will make his professional debut in September after signing with the BKM Lucenec of the Slovak Basketball League earlier this week.
McNeese received big news on Thursday when the NCAA announced it had approved the waiver for Mississippi State transfer Keyshawn Feazell to play immediately and not have to sit out a year due to transfer rules. He’ll have one year of eligibility for the Pokes.
There was more good news from the Division I Committee for Legislative Relief on Wednesday, June 10, for D-I baseball, specifically. Three major decisions were made.
McNeese placed a Southland Conference-best nine student-athletes on the 2020 SLC Indoor Track and Field Academic All-Conference Team, the league office announced on Tuesday.
As they work to bring back sports, the planning process and first steps are crucial. McNeese head football trainer Hunter Martin says the university is doing their best to make sure everything is up to par for the athletes who are participating in the voluntary workouts.
McNeese Cowboys basketball head coach Heath Schroyer has announced the hiring of Emmanuel Tommy as the program’s new Director of Basketball Operations.
After nearly retiring from basketball due to a back injury, Richard came back and had his best season as a pro. The McNeese Hall of Famer was recently named the Player of the Year for the Romanian League.
Rasbeary will be returning to McNeese next year for a do-over of his senior year after having the opportunity to do so by the NCAA. He graduated this past May with his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, compiling a 3.60 grade point average.
A First Team All-Southland Conference cornerback in 2019, Dunn was one of the league leaders with five pass interceptions and was second in the conference with 16 passes defended.
The Division I Council Coordination Committee extended the recruiting dead period in all sports through July 31. The committee will regularly evaluate the dead period, continuing to be guided by medical experts.
McNeese’s Alayis Seneca, Lauren Brown, and Cori McCrary have been named to the 2020 Southland Conference Softball All-Academic Teams, the league announced today.
McNeese athletes don’t have long to wait until they can finally practice on school grounds once again. McNeese Interim Athletics Director Tanner Stines said the Southland and McNeese will begin allowing players back on campus June 1 for voluntary workouts. The NCAA Division I Council voted to approv
A year ago this week, the McNeese baseball team was celebrating its first Southland Conference tournament title in 16 years. A few members from last year’s squad were able to continue their careers as pros and are currently trying to balance minor league life with the pandemic.
Another Cowboy is head north to the CFL as the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of former McNeese defensive send Chris Livings on Thursday.
The Division I Council approved a resolution Wednesday that outlined its intention to adopt by January a comprehensive legislative package creating uniform, modernized rules governing eligibility after transfer for student-athletes in all sports.
The league’s university presidents, in consultation with their athletic directors, made a number of changes to postseason championships. In baseball, women’s soccer, softball and volleyball, the top four regular-season finishers will advance to 2020-21 tournaments at the site of the No. 1 seed.
College sports took a step in the right direction of returning Wednesday as the NCAA Division I Council voted to approve voluntary athletic activities in football, men’s and women’s basketball beginning June 1. The story was first reported by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports.
McNeese football learned some good news on Friday after final grades for the semester were tabulated – a spring semester grade point average of 2.92 and overall school year GPA of 2.73.
A total of 52 McNeese student-athletes will receive their degrees on Saturday during McNeese State University’s virtual commencement ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and will be streamed live on the university’s Facebook page.
McNeese’s baseball and men’s cross country squads were recognized by the NCAA on Tuesday with the APR Public Recognition Award as the teams performed in the top 10 percent in all of Division I baseball and cross country programs.
With the NCAA granting spring-sport student-athletes another year of eligibility as a result of the virus, seniors like McNeese’s Cori McCrary are taking advantage.
The spring is normally the busiest time of the year for coaches when it comes to evaluating young talent, but the coronavirus pandemic has altered the process.
McNeese Cowboys golf head coach Derek Plucienski has announced the signing of transfer Jake Leatherwood to his 2020 signing class. Leatherwood will transfer in from Western Texas College where he ranked No. 28 in the nation in the NJCAA Division I ranks according to GolfStat.
The battle between Orgeron and Wood this fall is one Wilson is anxious to watch and no matter who ends up getting the nod, he's confident the team will be in good hands.
After losing all four starters on the defensive line from 2019, the Cowboys had a big need up front and were able to add some beef on the line in graduate transfer Isaiah Chambers from Houston.
While getting back to a sense of normalcy is something we all want in our everyday lives, it’s something Frank Wilson and the Cowboys have tried to maintain.
First-year McNeese football head coach Frank Wilson has added another weapon to the 2020 Cowboy squad with the signing of wide receiver Severyn Foster out of Rochester (MN) College.
Kuxhausen set a new McNeese and Southland Conference record with 125 threes made in his first season as a Cowboy. That total was also good for the top spot in the nation this past season.
The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt of all sports this spring, including spring football. But that hasn’t stopped McNeese first-year head coach Frank Wilson and his staff on the recruiting trail as the Cowboys have landed five players since February’s normal signing day.
The Cowboys will have plenty of shoes to fill on the defensive line in 2020 as the team lost all four starters from a season ago due to graduation and transfers. The Pokes were able to add some beef up front in graduate transfer Isaiah Chambers from the University of Houston.
McNeese freshmen Greg Holmes was named the 2019-20 Men’s Golf Louisiana Freshman of the Year and while also garnering second team all-Louisiana honors along with sophomore Michael Terblanche, the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) announced on Tuesday in conjunction with the release of the
McNeese Track/Field and Cross-Country Head Coach Brendon Gilroy announced Friday the signing of four new athletes to his Fall signing class. They will join Ellis Conway, Brannon Cheplak, Gideon Cheplak, Elias Loriposia, Olu Ogunyemi, and Kameron Aime who were announced back in January.
He averaged 18 points, 10 boards, and two and a half blocks a night as the Pokes reached the Southland Conference tournament for the first time in four years. Kennedy's scoring efficiency was notable as he shot nearly 68 percent, which placed him second in the entire country.
Even though the Cowgirls are losing a majority of their scoring and rebounding to graduation, McNeese head women’s basketball coach Kacie Cryer and her staff plan to fill those shoes with this year’s signing class through the junior college route in order to make an immediate impact in both areas.
McNeese Interim Athletics Director Tanner Stines has announced the contract extensions of men’s basketball coach Heath Schroyer and women’s head coach Kacie Cryer.
McNeese basketball’s Sha’markus Kennedy added another postseason award to his successful senior season when on Tuesday he was named to the All-Louisiana First Team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
McNeese senior Damilola Balogun picked up another postseason honor on Monday when she was named to the LSWA (Louisiana Sports Writers Association) All-Louisiana women’s basketball team.
With the NCAA allowing spring athletes another year of play after the coronavirus pandemic ended their 2020 seasons, seniors must now decide whether to graduate and move on, or stay and give it one more go next year.
Like many people around the world, former McNeese record-setting quarterback James Tabary is living the COVID-19 pandemic nightmare in more ways than one. On March 30, Tabary’s grandfather passed away after contracting the deadly disease just three days prior.
When the NCAA announced on March 30 that it will grant waivers for all spring-sports athletes to receive an extra year of eligibility, it was obvious the ramifications will have a lasting impact.
McNeese was able to add more front court depth to their roster as Mississippi State forward KeyShawn Feazell announced his intentions to transfer and join the Pokes.
In wake of the NCAA Division I Council's vote on Monday, several McNeese baseball seniors have announced their plans to return to the Pokes for the 2021 campaign.
McNeese senior forward Damilola Balogun has been named to the 2019-20 Southland Conference Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team, the league announced earlier today.
Former Sulphur Lady Tor Claralee Richard is heading back to the Lake Area after she announced her commitment to Kacie Cryer and the McNeese Cowgirls on Monday.
The Division I Council on Monday voted to allow schools to provide spring-sport student-athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their period of eligibility.
The council is made up of college sports administrators representing all 32 D-I conferences, plus two members of the student-athlete advisory committee.
To combat the loss of All-Conference forward Sha’markus Kennedy, the McNeese Cowboys went back to the Panhandle Conference to find his replacement. Forward Carlos Rosario committed to McNeese on Friday, making the announcement via Twitter.
The Southland Conference announced Saturday that the league will cancel all remaining spring sports competitions and championship events, effective immediately.
McNeese student photographer and graphic designer Leighton Chamblee is going stir-crazy with the current sports drought - he decided to take matters into his own hands.
McNeese senior forward Sha’markus Kennedy has been named to the 2019-20 NABC Division I All-District 22 First Team, the organization announced on Monday.
From the suspension of pro leagues such as the NBA and MLB to the cancellation of March Madness, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely shocked the world of sports. The domino effect eventually led to the cancellation of the college spring sports season.
Baseball head coach Justin Hill, softball head coach James Landreneau and track and field head coach Brendon Gilroy held a joint presser to discuss how their teams are handling the cancellation of the spring season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
