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5 days ago | 
americanpress.com | Jim Gazzolo
Published 11:43 am Monday, June 2, 2025 McNeese State is reverting to its pre-hurricane start times for its football games. Before hurricanes Laura and Delta disrupted the athletic department in the fall of 2020, the Cowboys started all home games at 6 p.m.For two seasons, they were forced to play at noon under the blazing sun while Cowboy Stadium was being renovated and a new lighting system was installed.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbslakecharles.tv | Jim Gazzolo
By Jim GazzoloThat didn’t take long. Just one year after expanding to its new playoff format, college football's powers are tinkering with the system again. Last season became the first with 12 teams getting invitations to the postseason, and while it wasn’t perfect, things did seem to be better. That is, of course, for everybody but the Southeastern Conference.
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2 weeks ago | 
americanpress.com | Jim Gazzolo
Published 9:38 am Friday, May 23, 2025 Francis leaving mark on record bookMarcus Francis left Lake Charles to chase his football dream. When he returned, he started on a different athletic path, leading to a record career in his hometown. Last weekend, Francis fulfilled his chase of greatness when he became the first McNeese State athlete to win the gold medal in both the discus and shot put at the Southland Conference Track and Field Championships.
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2 weeks ago | 
americanpress.com | Jim Gazzolo
Published 6:12 pm Thursday, May 22, 2025 Jimmy Ricklefsen has been fired after serving the McNeese State baseball program for a total of 24 years. Cowboys’ head coach Justin Hill made the decision Wednesday morning, according to sources close to the program. The news came just five days after McNeese finished its most recent season with a 32-17 record. However, it lost eight of its last 12 games and was eliminated from the Southland Conference postseason with two straight late losses.
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2 weeks ago | 
americanpress.com | Jim Gazzolo
Published 2:04 pm Thursday, May 22, 2025 It is time for the NCAA to take a closer look at what is happening in the Southland Conference regarding softball. When it comes to the postseason, NCAA committees often find it easy to overlook the SLC. I get that. You need big wins to establish your league as a contender, and you do that in the postseason. However, softball has left a mark on the last few tournaments, taking out some big names.
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2 weeks ago | 
americanpress.com | Jim Gazzolo
Published 1:52 pm Thursday, May 22, 2025 McNeese State is hoping history can repeat itself. The last time the Cowboys shopped at Tulsa, they bagged a future star who changed the program. That player is Christian Shumate, who helped the Cowboys win back-to-back Southland Conference titles the last two years and became the face of the program with his highlight-worthy dunks. Thursday, Tulsa guard Tyshawn Archie officially announced on social media he was headed to McNeese.
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2 weeks ago | 
americanpress.com | Jim Gazzolo
Published 1:47 pm Monday, May 19, 2025 For three quarters of the season, McNeese State was the surprise of college baseball. Not just the Southland Conference, but nationally. The Cowboys were riding a 12-game winning streak with a 27-5 record. They were deep in the race for the Southland Conference title. There was even talk that they could still get a second NCAA Tournament bid if they didn’t win the league.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbslakecharles.tv | Jim Gazzolo
By Jim GazzoloBeing eliminated by your most bitter rivals is one thing for an athletic program to endure; having it happen twice in a week is doubly tough. McNeese found that out the hard way over the past seven days. And it happened in two different sports. First, it was the crazy seventh inning that saw the Cowgirls drop the championship game of the Southland Conference softball series at home to Southeastern after it appeared they had actually won.
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3 weeks ago | 
americanpress.com | Jim Gazzolo
Published 5:12 pm Friday, May 16, 2025 This is not the ending they expected. Just a month after the Cowboys were fighting for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and a league title, their season is over. McNeese State’s hopes of a postseason revival ended Friday afternoon at Alumni Field in Hammond. Top-seeded Southeastern knocked the Cowboys out of the Hammond Bracket with a 7-4 victory in the first elimination game.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbslakecharles.tv | Jim Gazzolo
By Jim GazzoloThe Saints learned the hard way this week that if you don’t have a star playing quarterback, then you aren’t relevant in the NFL. At least not in the eyes of those who make the television schedules. For the first time in over two decades, the Saints are not scheduled to play a game on national television. Of course, they could get national exposure if they have a surprising season and are flexed late to a Sunday night contest. That, when you look at the roster, seems unlikely.
