
Matthew Travis
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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6 days ago |
kplctv.com | Matthew Travis |Devon Distefano
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - The Athletes Unlimited Softball League, a professional softball league backed by Major League Baseball, played their first of three games McMurry Park in Sulphur on Thursday evening. The Volts and Bandits, two of the four teams in the AUSL, faced off against one another with several players that local fans might recognize.
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2 weeks ago |
kplctv.com | Matthew Travis
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Matt Viator is back as the McNeese football head coach, a decade after he left Lake Charles to become the head coach at UL-Monroe. Now, after several disappointing seasons, Viator is back to help bring the Cowboys back to their former glory. “It’s been a lot of fun, it’s certainly been a little bit different, but I anticipated that it would be,” said Viator.
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4 weeks ago |
kplctv.com | Matthew Travis |Devon Distefano
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - McNeese Track & Field athlete Marcus Francis was named the 2025 Southland Conference Men’s Outdoor Field Performer of the Year on Thursday following an impressive season for the Cowboys. Francis scored 24 points at the Southland Conference Championships, winning gold in both the shot put and discus competitions, while also placing fifth in the hammer throw.
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4 weeks ago |
kplctv.com | Matthew Travis
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Bill Armstrong and the Cowboys made another splash on Thursday with the addition of Tulsa transfer Tyshawn Archie, the Cowboys’ seventh transfer addition since Armstrong took over as head coach.
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1 month ago |
kplctv.com | Matthew Travis |Justin Margolius
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Following their 3-1 game one loss to Live Oak in game one of the Non-Select Division I State Championship Series on Thursday, the Sam Houston Broncos entered game two on Friday with their season on the line; a win and the two would battle in a winner-take-all game three Saturday, a loss and the Broncos’ season comes to a close.
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RT @KPLC7Sports: McNeese Mondays: Bill Armstrong Joins Matthew Travis in-studio to Talk First Few Months, Transfer Additions and More https…

RT @KPLC7Sports: STREAMING/WEB EXCLUSIVE: Bill Armstrong Joins Matthew Travis In-Studio, Full Conversation https://t.co/Wo5AZFrFl5

New @McNeeseMBB head coach Bill Armstrong talks about the difficulty in scheduling games for the upcoming season due to teams not wanting to play the Cowboys. (Also McNeese fans, he says ULL not UL) https://t.co/2Mnvost6mQ