The McNeese Cowboys are dancing again. The Pokes won their third Southland Conference Tournament Championship yesterday, easily defeating regular season champion Stephen F Austin 76 to 59. Senior Javohn Garcia had a career high 31 points, 25 came in the first half.
The McNeese Cowgirls will play Stephen F Austin for the women’s Southland Conference Championship at 4 PM today.
The LSU men’s basketball season ended yesterday with an 87 to 82 loss to Kentucky. Coach Matt McMahon’s team won only three conference games and might not be back again next season…
Cut 19 (18) “…moving forward”
The 13th ranked LSU baseball team’s bats showed some life in Tuesday night’s eight to four win over Creighton. Omar Serna hit a grand slam and Jake Brown belted a two run homer. Brown says the team held a players-only meeting before the game to address the recent offensive struggles.
The Tigers begin SEC play tomorrow night against Vanderbilt.
Former LSU star Aaron Nola pitched five shutout innings as team Italy eliminated Mexico from the World Baseball Classic. Italy’s win also means the U-S advances to the quarterfinals to play Canada on Friday night.
At the high school boys basketball tournament…12th seeded Northside upset top seeded Madison Prep 65 to 61. The Vikings will play second-seeded Peabody who beat Washington-Marion 52 to 48. The Warhawks are seeking their 11th title.
Also 11th seeded Edna Karr upset second seeded Alexandria Senior High 44 to 39.