Matthew Travis

Lake Charles, United States

Sports Director at KPLC-TV (Lake Charles, LA )

@KPLC7News Sports Director | University of Alabama Alum | Award winning journalist | Actively pursuing a @TravisMathew sponsorship | RTs ≠ Employer’s opinions

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33 Southwest Louisiana Teams Make LHSAA Baseball Playoffs

1 week ago | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The LHSAA Baseball playoff brackets were released on Tuesday with 33 teams from Southwest Louisiana making it. Non-Select Division I(three-game series’):2. Barbe30-4 regular season record, 24-consecutive winsBi-district round bye, will host winner of 15. Central - Baton Rouge and 18. Destrehan in regional round11. Sam Houston27-7 regular season recordWill host 22.
Cowgirls Complete Sweep of Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

2 weeks ago | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The McNeese Cowgirls have been hot as of late as they took two of three in Hammond against Southeastern last weekend to take control of the Southland Conference before welcoming Texas A&M - Corpus Christi to Lake Charles for a rare conference mid-week series.
SWLA Baseball and Softball Scores - April 8th

2 weeks ago | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The high school and softball seasons continue to roll on, and on Tuesday we had a lot of local action.
SWLA Baseball and Softball Scores - April 7th

2 weeks ago | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - We have less than two weeks remaining in the prep baseball and softball seasons in Louisiana which means teams from all over the state are looking to solidify their spots in the state playoffs.
SWLA Baseball and Softball Scores - April 3rd

3 weeks ago | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Just about every local baseball and softball team from Southwest Louisiana was in action on Thursday as the regular seasons near the end.
Two-A-Days: Washington-Marion Chargin' Indians

Aug 15, 2024 | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - It’s a new day at Washington-Marion, as new head coach Dio Bernard gets ready for his first season at the helm for the Chargin’ Indians. The past two seasons have been a struggle for Washington-Marion, as they finished the 2022 and 2023 seasons with a combined record of 1-18, but Bernard is focused on restoring the roar, and bringing Washington-Marion back to prominence. “One of the first things I wanted to do was restore the roar.
McNeese Football Wraps Up Fall Camp, Turns Focus to Tarleton State

Aug 15, 2024 | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - With just nine days between Thursday morning’s practice and the start of the 2024 season, things are beginning to ramp up over at McNeese. The Cowboys wrapped up their fall training camp on Thursday morning, and will now begin preparing for their week zero showdown at Tarleton State. “Today is really the last tough day of fall camp, we’ll get into game mode from here on out.
Cowboys Look to Move on From 2023 and Improve with Added Experience

Jul 17, 2024 | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - 2023 was a disappointing season for McNeese football as they finished the season with a 1-10 record, with their one win coming thanks to a Northwestern State forfeit. Entering the 2024 season, the Cowboys are putting 2023 behind them, and moving on in hopes of improving in 2024. “I’m not going to let the staff, team, myself go into this season talking about pressure, talking about last year, oh my gosh, we have to win.
Former Barbe Buccaneer Kyle DeBarge Selected 33rd Overall by the Minnesota Twins in MLB Draft

Jul 15, 2024 | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Kyle DeBarge found success in both high school, and college, helping Barbe to State Championships in 2019 and 2021, plus a MaxPreps National Title in 2021 as well, before leaving for Louisiana Lafayette, where he was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 2024, in addition to being named a First Team All-American.
7-In-Seven Countdown: Top 2024 SWLA Surprise Teams

Jul 8, 2024 | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The 2024 high school football season is getting closer by the day with teams set to begin training camp and practice soon, all of whom will look to make some noise when the season begins. With the next installment of the 7-In-Seven countdown, we count down the top-seven Southwest Louisiana teams who can surprise some in 2024, and make some noise, beginning with 1A, and making our way up through the divisions.

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Matthew Travis @MatthewJTravis_

10 Apr 25

RT @TheMasters: The feeling never goes away. #themasters https://t.co/wfpnjGi9pq

Matthew Travis @MatthewJTravis_

10 Apr 25

RT @McNeeseBaseball: Cowboys WWWWWWWWWin! #GeauxPokes | #FERDA https://t.co/lj5QwRhZcn

Matthew Travis @MatthewJTravis_

9 Apr 25

Wow, don’t think I’ve ever seen a player cry while watching a tribute video before a game at his old arena/stadium, you can really tell how tough this is for Luka, crazy to see.