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Football Foundation
It’s been different this spring — not seeing Matt Viator incessantly spinning his whistle and pacing the field during the McNeese Cowboys workouts. What was familiar and reassuring for the players, assistant coaches and
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‘Coach, Friend, Mentor, Leader’
The billboard high above Westlake’s Sampson Street needed to be twice its size if it were to describe what Max Caldarera was to Westlake High School, his community and the thousands who came out
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DESERVING OF MORE HOOPS
Something tells me the McNeese Cowgirls shouldn’t stuff their sneakers too far in the back of the closet or locker just yet. I think there’s more basketball to be played, and deservedly so. McNeese’s
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IN SEARCH OF THE SILVER LINING
I want to say something good about McNeese Cowboys basketball. I really do. I’m sure that by the end of the column, I can bring light to more than one positive aspect about the
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THE SELLING GAME
The art of persuasion — or should I say “selling”? — is paramount in sports today. In college football, it’s called “the recruiting season.” Many coaches are hired and paid handsome salaries because of
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THE GREAT DIVIDE
The select/non-select playoff controversy recently reared its ugly head again. It caused a huge division between Louisiana’s high school principals, athletic directors and head coaches. And it has public and private coaches in Southwest
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YOU CAN COME HOME AGAIN
I know it’s Mardi Gras and I’m still writing about McNeese football. I’m well aware we’re deep into the basketball season, and believe me, hoops run deep to my core. But it’s been that
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AN UNPREDICTABLE YEAR
There are several different angles from which to view the year in sports that was 2015. Many victories. Heart stopping defeats. Big games played and one that wasn’t. Amazing performances. Embarrassing ineptitude. Near good
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TAKING HIS TALENT NORTH
It was great while it lasted. It lasted 17 years to be exact — the last 10 as head coach. Matt Viator has been a fixture with the Cowboys football program for a long
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TOURNAMENT TIME
No it’s not March Madness. Let’s call it a December to Remember. The McNeese Cowboys are hoping that’s the case as they open up the post-season, hosting Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State in
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