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The Marks Post: West to Omaha

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Thursday, June 11, 2026

This year, we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of our nation. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, in the midst of the American Revolution. The war began a year before with the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.

Seven members of McNeese’s rodeo team have qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo. From left to right: Wyatt Lavergne, Izaah Bartels, Jackson Ford, Alyssa Gary, Monty Fontenot, Jude Leonards and rodeo coach Justin Browning. Not pictured is Caleb Miller. (Photo courtesy of McNeese State University)

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McNeese Rodeo Team going to the 2026 College National Finals Rodeo

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Thursday, June 11, 2026

The McNeese State University men’s rodeo team has claimed its fifth straight championship title in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s (NIRA) Southern Region, while the women’s team placed third.

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LSUE’s JUCO run ends in loss to Blinn

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Monday, June 1, 2026

LSUE Athletics GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – LSU Eunice Baseball wrapped up its first trip to the JUCO World Series after a 16-6 setback to Blinn College on Wednesday at Sam Suplizio Field. The Bengals (47-13) finished in fifth place in the 10-team field.

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McNeese wins SLC Tournament, headed to NCAA Regional

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Editor LAKE CHARLES - The McNeese Cowgirls are headed back to an NCAA Regional. For the first time since 2023, McNeese will play in the NCAA Tournament, as the Cowgirls earned a spot in the Bryan-College Station Regional.

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Annual Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Awards Banquet is held

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Thursday, May 7, 2026

BATON ROUGE --- The coach who led LSU to the promised land of the NCAA Final Four in 2006, along with a legendary high school coach from Lafayette, were the major honorees at Saturday’s 52nd Annual Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Awards Banquet.

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Brady was on his way to the Louisiana Basketball HOF long before he realized it

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Monday, April 27, 2026

By: GLENN GUILBEAU Written for the LABC BATON ROUGE – Former LSU men’s basketball coach John Brady wanted to be a coach back when he was at McComb High School in the early 1970s. But little did he know that the contacts he would make by chance would lead to the promised land of the 2006 Final Four,...

Pictured from left are Doug Fruge; Sidney Fruge, a Sacred Heart student who signed with the McNeese rodeo team; Rebecca Fruge, and Sacred Heart Rodeo Coach Stephanie Fontenot. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Fruge signs with McNeese rodeo

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Sacred Heart High School senior Sidney Fruge, a barrel racer in the rodeo club, officially signed with McNeese State University in Lake Charles on Monday, April 13, to join the school’s rodeo team beginning in the fall.

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McNeese falls to Vanderbilt, 78-68, in NCAA First Round

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Monday, March 23, 2026

By: MATTHEW BONNETTE Senior Associate AD/ Athletic Communications OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – McNeese's season came to an end on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but it wasn't without a fight before falling 78-68 to Vanderbilt.

AJ Storr (2) scores a basket for Ole Miss to put the Rebels within a point at 91-90 against the Arkansas Razorbacks. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Hog wild on Broadway

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor NASHVILLE - The Cinderella runs for the Ole Miss men’s basketball team through the SEC Tournament came to an end in the semifinals against Arkansas as the 15th seeded Rebels lost 93-90 in overtime against the Razorbacks.

Cade Arrambide (0) slides across home plate ahead of a tag from the Vanderbilt catcher in Game 1 of LSU’s conference opening series against the Commodores on Friday, March 13. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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No ideal start

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

By: TONY MARKS LSN Editor NASHVILLE - A two-out walk off home run from Logan Johnstone gave Vanderbilt a 13-12 win in the first game of the opening conference series of the year for the defending College World Series champion LSU Tigers.

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