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McDaniel heads to HCS after nearly 20 years in the Longhorn state. Most recently, McDaniel was the offensive coordinator for Legacy Prep Christian Academy in Magnolia, TX. During his six seasons with the Lions, the offense increased its scoring by double en route to five straight playoff appearances…

No. 2 Fairview used a 27-9 second-quarter run to build a lead that couldn’t be touched as the Lady Panthers rolled third-seeded Florien, 70-55.

The first round of the LHSAA girls basketball playoffs tipped off Thursday as 13 Southwest Louisiana teams punched their ticket to the next round.

The 2022 LHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, saw the Basile Bearcats bring home the school’s fourth-straight Division III wrestling title on Sunday. Meanwhile, wrestlers from Basile, Sam Houston, Sulphur and St. Louis each won individual state titles.

The defending Southland Conference baseball champions, the McNeese Cowboys, have plenty of reasons to be excited about the upcoming season. McNeese has won the last two SLC tournaments making back-to-back NCAA Tournament trips for the first time in program history.

Of the six games on wild card weekend, two will air on KPLC.

Today is National Signing Day for Division I football, a day when recruits around the country sign letters of intent to play college athletics.

The Louisiana High School Coaches Association announced the fifth ‘I-10 Bowl’ will be held on December 18 in Westlake. The game will pit the Lafayette area all-stars vs. the Lake Charles area all-stars. The Lake Area team grabs players from as far north as Leesville and as far east as Jennings.

McNeese receiver Joshua Matthews became the latest Cowboy to enter his name into the transfer portal this offseason joining the likes of safety André Sam and kicker Jacob Abel. Matthews announced his decision to transfer on Twitter.

For the fifth time in 16 months, the McNeese Cowboys are losing a first-team All-Southland player to the transfer portal. The latest came Wednesday when safety André Sam announced via Twitter his intent to transfer out of the McNeese program.

Highlights from Wednesday night’s high school basketball action across the area.

Tuesday night was a historic one for Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School as the Eagles basketball team played in their first-ever high school varsity game. The Eagles would fall in the game, 49-28.

The Knights will be making their fifth-ever trip to the title game and will face Berchmans Academy at Tioga High School on Oct. 30 at 5:00 p.m.

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - USA Olympic beach volleyball team members, Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena are headed to Lake Charles to participate in the Local Heart Foundation, ‘Serving for the Heart’ volleyball tournament on Saturday, October 9.

The four-star prospect announced Thursday that he will play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

Barbe pitcher/infielder Gavin Guidry has had a standout 2021. The year got better Tuesday when the rising senior learned he was named to the USA Baseball 2021 18U National Team as a utility player.

Former Baylor National Championship basketball player Mark Vital Jr. announced his intention Monday to pursue an NFL career. This coming just a few weeks after playing in the NBA Summer League with the Portland Trailblazers, averaging 1.3 points, four rebounds and .7 assists in three games.

The McNeese Cowboys are set to open the 2021 football season on Saturday when the Pokes host the Division II defending National Champion, West Florida. Ahead of McNeese’s first game, the Cowboys released their official depth chart.

The Yellow Jackets of Iowa buzz into the 2021 season with plenty of confidence.

Despite district rivals Sam Houston and Barbe opting out of the 2020 football season, the Sulphur Golden Tors battled through a myriad of issues to play five games.