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Ryan Blakely

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
18
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Sep 24, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Ryan Blakely

    Coach Viator announces McNeese QB Devin Lippold “out for the year” with wrist injury (opens the original)

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    LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - McNeese head coach Matt Viator announced Cowboys quarterback Devin Lippold is officially out for the year with a wrist injury in his weekly interview with ESPN SWLA. Lippold sustained the injury in the 4th quarter of Saturday’s loss to UTRGV. The Cowboys will now turn to junior quarterback Jake Strong to lead the Pokes behind center. Strong started the season for McNeese but left the opener early with a shoulder injury. In his weekly press conference earlier in the wee

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Ryan Blakely

    LIVE AT 11: McNeese coach talks loss to Tarleton State, first road game (opens the original)

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    LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - McNeese Football Head Coach Matt Viator will speak about the past weekend’s narrow loss to Tarleton State and their upcoming first road game. We will stream Viator’s remarks live in this story at 11 a.m. The Cowboys entered the fourth quarter ahead of Tarleton Saturday but ended up falling 27 to 24. This coming Saturday, they will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Copyright 2026 KPLC. All rights reserved.

  3. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Ryan Blakely

    TDL GOTW Preview Week 1: Iowa Yellow Jackets (opens the original)

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    IOWA, La. (KPLC) - The Iowa Yellow Jackets are preparing to face the Barbe Buccaneers this Thursday night in the game of the week, with head coach Tommy Johns pointing to Barbe’s skill position players as a central challenge. “I don’t see a weakness anywhere. I mean, anybody they have at those skill positions can take it a distance at any time,” Johns said. Johns said his team will need to find ways to get off the field on defense against Barbe’s offense. “When you play these types of offenses,

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Ryan Blakely

    Local MMA fighter competes on the national stage (opens the original)

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    LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Plenty of people gathered at Walk-Ons to cheer on Lake Charles native Hunter Smith as he competed in the Dana White Contender Series. Smith has been climbing the ranks of MMA and was granted the opportunity to compete on one of the sport’s largest stages. Smith ended up losing the fight by split decision. His wife, Kirsten, said she was thankful for the support Hunter and his family have received throughout his journey so far. “It means a lot. I know it means a lot to

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Ryan Blakely

    2026 Two-A-Days: Oberlin Tigers (opens the original)

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    OBERLIN, La. (KPLC) - Due to a lack of players, Oberlin was at times scared football in 2026 would look like an empty field. Instead, the Tigers have plenty of players and are back to work with a different mindset. New head coach Robert Etheridge said he is turning the program around with discipline. “I’m trying to change the mindset about being down here,” Etheridge said. “Being down here is different from being anywhere else. Wearing here was about work. So just trying to get to a work mentali

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