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McNeese men’s basketball coach Bill Armstrong walks onto the floor of the Legacy Center for his introductory press conference. (Photo courtesy of McNeese Athletics)

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McNeese hires former Wade assistant as new head coach

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Reporter LAKE CHARLES – The McNeese Cowboys may have lost Will Wade as their men's basketball coach, but they are turning over the program to the next best thing -- one of his trusted disciples.

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Wade signs six-year deal with NC State

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Reporter The Will Wade era is officially over at McNeese.

CELEBRATION TIME – McNeese men’s basketball coach Will Wade celebrates after the Cowboys repeated as Southland Conference Tournament champions. McNeese will play Clemson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. (Photo by McNeese Athletics)

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McNeese earns No. 12 seed in NCAA Tournament

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Writer LAKE CHARLES – Will Wade will face his alma mater in the NCAA Tournament. McNeese Cowboys earned the No. 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play No. 5 seed Clemson on Thursday in Providence, Rhode Island. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:15 p.m.

McNeese men’s basketball coach Will Wade has been named the Southland Conference Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. (Photo courtesy of McNeese Athletics)

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McNeese men’s basketball takes top honors on SLC teams

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Reporter LAKE CHARLES – The McNeese men's basketball team took the top three honors with the Southland Conference postseason awards.

Camron Lafleur is pictured on the left with head Pine Prairie softball coach Alycia Hebert. Lafleur recently signed to play softball with SAU Tech. (Photo courtesy of Pine Prairie High School Softball)

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Rocketing up

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Monday, March 10, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor Camron Lafleur, a member of the Pine Prairie softball team, signed to play with the Southern Arkansas University Tech Rockets, on February 24. She looks forward to the opportunity of playing softball at the next level while also looking back on her time with the Lady Panthers.

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McNeese rodeo teams are ranked nationally

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Monday, March 3, 2025

The McNeese State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams enter the spring 2025 season both ranked nationally in several categories by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) after competing in five rodeos in the fall.

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McNeese men maintain lead in SLC standings

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Reporter LAKE CHARLES -- The McNeese men's basketball team continues its push to a second-straight Southland Conference title. With Monday's 67-51 win over East Texas A&M, McNeese improved to 19-6 overall and 13-1 in the SLC.

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The Marks Post: Missing the BCS

Tony Marks

Monday, January 27, 2025

We are living in historic times. Monday night we watched history unfold as The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame in the College Football Championship. The historic aspect of it was this was the first year under the new 12-team playoff format.

LSUE presents baseball World Series rings

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

During the school’s Hall of Fame Gala, which was held on Saturday, January 18, members of the LSUE baseball team received their 2024 World Series rings. A ring was also presented to Ken Marks, of Ville Platte, who is the team’s bus driver. Marks is pictured in the center with LSUE Chancellor Dr.

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Big first half propels LSU to Texas Bowl win

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Monday, January 6, 2025

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor In the Transfer Portal era, bowl games outside of the College Football Playoff have seemingly become glorified exhibition games.

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