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UPDATE PRESENTED ON UL BASEBALL - UL Lafayette Assistant Baseball Coach Seth Thibodeaux visited the October 29, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with Rotarian Dr. Joey Soileau (left) and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

UPDATE PRESENTED ON UL BASEBALL - UL Lafayette Assistant Baseball Coach Seth Thibodeaux visited the October 29, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with Rotarian Dr. Joey Soileau (left) and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Ville Platte Rotary: UL assistant coach talks success of school’s baseball program

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Dr. Joey Soileau invited UL Lafayette Assistant Baseball Coach Seth Thibodeaux to be the guest speaker at the October 29, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
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Nov. begins with busy SEC slate

By: TONY MARKS Editor The LSU Tigers, after a 38-23 road loss against Texas A&M, have a bye this week in SEC play. Even though the Tigers will not be in action this week, there is still a busy conference slate to begin the month of November.
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McNeese ranked No. 10 in the preseason mid-major poll

By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Reporter LAKE CHARLES – The McNeese men's basketball team earned a No. 10 ranking in the CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major Top 25 Poll released on Monday.
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Cowboys picked 1st in SLC preseason poll; 5 Pokes named preseason All-SLC

By: MATTHEW BONNETTE Senior Associate AD/Sports Communications LAKE CHARLES – Coming off one of the most historic seasons in school history with a 30-win season plus Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships, the McNeese Cowboys have been selected as an overwhelming favorite...
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LSU trio earns honors, team climbs in polls

By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Reporter A trio of Tigers have been recognized as Southeastern Conference Players of the Week for their performance in Saturday's 29-26 overtime victory over No. 8 Ole Miss in Tiger Stadium.
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Media predicts Alabama men to win SEC

BIRMINGHAM - Alabama was predicted to win the 2025 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. Alabama’s Mark Sears was the choice of the media for SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year.
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Soileau to be inducted into Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

NATCHITOCHES – A champion at every level, West Monroe, LSU and NFL standout Andrew Whitworth, is joined by pro basketball All-Stars Danny Granger and Vickie Johnson, the state’s winningest all-time college baseball coach Joe Scheuermann and Danny Broussard, one of the nation’s most successful high...
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Big changes await LSU in 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor Turnover is the name of the game in modern era college football. With draft picks, coaching changes and the transfer portal, a team very rarely looks similar from one season to the next.
2023 Biletnikoff Award winner and unanimous 1st-team All-America Marvin Harrison Jr. (Photo submitted)

2023 Biletnikoff Award winner and unanimous 1st-team All-America Marvin Harrison Jr. (Photo submitted)

Daniels is named to Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award, has released the 2024 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List.
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Mondo is Louisiana’s and LSU’s greatest, no questions asked

I’ve seen LSU’s Greatest of All-Time, live and in-person, and it was incredible. I’ve eaten a meal with my wife ten feet away from greatness and chosen to respect their privacy. So, who’s the GOAT, and where did I share restaurant space with them? Did I have Plucker’s Wings near Joe Burrow in 2019?