Justin Margolius is a sports reporter as well as a weekend anchor for the KPLC Sports team. Justin graduated from Full Sail University with a degree in Sportscasting. He has covered events like the Indiana Basketball State Championships, MLB Spring Training, and more.
While attending Full Sail's Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting, Justin reported at Rollins College as a sideline reporter and play-by-play broadcaster.
Justin loves to tell stories and has interviewed a multitude of athletes, like Will Modglin, who is the No. 1 high school swimming recruit in the country.
He also anchored Full Sail Live on a number of different sports and has also been a sports radio show host for WBDG 90.9 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Justin is originally from Avon, Indiana, but also lived in Orlando, Florida, for three years.
He is a huge college basketball enthusiast and loves to play a number of different sports.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2024 at 10:15 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
As Will Wade heads into his second year as the head coach of the McNeese Cowboys Basketball program, he is also heading into year two of his basketball camp at the University as well.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2024 at 10:40 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
This year Barbe thrower Jolie Jones put everything together as she won a state championship in discus and then was state runner-up in shotput as well.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2024 at 7:08 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls and more specifically Head Coach Lynn Kennedy were very active this year in trying to improve on a roster that went (6-25) this past season.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2024 at 10:45 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
Friday evening the Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators hosted Major League Night for their game against the Baton Rouge Rougarou.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2024 at 11:17 PM CDT
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By Matthew Travis and Justin Margolius
Tuesday night was an exciting one over at Joe Miller Ballpark as the Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators played their first ever home game, and they did so in front of a sellout crowd of 2,300 that saw them beat the Seguin River Monsters 10-0.
Updated: May. 25, 2024 at 5:03 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowboys Saturday afternoon took down the No. 1 seeded Lamar Cardinals in the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tournament, and now will take on Nicholls for a chance at the Southland Conference title.
Updated: May. 24, 2024 at 9:53 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
Barbe had another successful season of outdoor track & field, but no one might’ve had a better story than Michael Fulton III.
Updated: May. 23, 2024 at 10:59 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
For Kennedy Burks, running on a track became a comfort zone at a very early age. That passion has helped her blossom into one of the best 400-meter sprinters in the history of Louisiana track & field.
Updated: May. 20, 2024 at 6:38 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowboys have battled all season long for the opportunity to play in the postseason, and now they have the chance to go for another Southland Conference Championship with their run starting on Wednesday against Northwestern.
Updated: May. 17, 2024 at 10:44 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls and Cowboys Track & Field teams will be well represented in the NCAA Prelims this year as the school is sending 10 athletes to Lexington, Kentucky for an opportunity to move on to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Updated: May. 13, 2024 at 11:08 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowboys are coming into the new week fresh off their third straight conference series win as they took down HCU in two out of their three games.
Updated: May. 8, 2024 at 3:51 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The top-seeded South Beauregard Knights took down the Doyle Tigers in the Non-Select Division III Semifinals Wednesday afternoon 6-1 to advance to the State Championship for the first time since 2019.
Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM CDT
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By Matthew Travis and Justin Margolius
Eight teams from Southwest Louisiana made the LHSAA Baseball Semi-Finals which began on Tuesday at McMurry Park in Sulphur, and three SWLA teams were in action Tuesday to kick off the fun.
Updated: May. 6, 2024 at 10:22 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls, who just won their third straight Southland Conference regular season championship this past week, moved on to win some more this week in the form of a few conference awards.
Updated: May. 3, 2024 at 10:13 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls won their third straight regular-season Southland Conference Championship Friday evening with a 3-0 win over the team that was hot on their heels in the standings in the Southeastern Lions.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2024 at 11:01 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls have certainly found their stride in Southland Conference play as they have yet to lose a single series in the SLC, and as they head into a weekend series with the Conference regular season title on the line against Southeastern, Head Coach James Landreneau wants his team to enjoy the moment.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2024 at 7:46 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
Through 42 games the McNeese Cowboys are a dead even 21-21 overall, and as they head into the final stage of the the regular season, Head Coach of the Cowboys Justin Hill is looking for his team to respond first with a series win this weekend against Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2024 at 10:31 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius and Devon Distefano
Wednesday the LHSAA State Baseball Regional Round kicked off in SWLA with plenty of teams in the Lake Area competing this week for a chance to move on to the Quarterfinal round.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2024 at 10:08 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius and Matthew Travis
Thursday the LHSAA State Baseball Tournaments kicked off in SWLA with some Bi-District round games. In the Lake Area, 15 teams will be competing this weekend for a chance to move on to the Regional round.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 10:58 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
20+ Southwest Louisiana teams made the LHSAA State Softball tournament regional round, and multiple teams have been in action over the first couple days of the tournament.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2024 at 10:27 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
After spending a season at Louisiana Tech, St. Louis Catholic product Paris Guillory has decided to return to her hometown to play for the McNeese Cowgirls.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2024 at 10:45 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius and Matthew Travis
31 Southwest Louisiana teams made the LHSAA State Softball tournaments, and multiple teams have been in action over the first couple days of the tournament.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2024 at 9:47 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The Sulphur Lady Tors under head coach Brooke David have been knocking on the door as a program over the last couple of seasons.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 11:13 PM CDT
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By Matthew Travis and Justin Margolius
Entering Tuesday night’s game in Baton Rouge, both McNeese and LSU were in need of wins. The Tigers entered having lost two in a row and six of their last seven, while McNeese had also lost two in a row and four of their last seven. Unfortunately for McNeese, Tuesday night’s game was never in question.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2024 at 8:51 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The South Beauregard Knights are a team on a mission. Over the last year the Knights have been thinking about one thing, get back to McMurry park to have a shot at a State Championship.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2024 at 9:13 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls came into the day off of a two game road trip out in Tallahassee, Florida where they dropped both games to ranked Florida State. Friday was a different story as the Cowgirls jumped out to a quick lead over the Lamar Cardinals on their way to a 7-0 win.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2024 at 6:51 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The Kinder Lady Jackets have launched themselves to the very top of 3A softball, and as the regular season is drawing to a close they are looking to secure home-field advantage throughout the postseason.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2024 at 6:27 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The Sam Houston Broncos are putting together one of their best seasons in program history as they sit currently at (18-3) overall with key wins over Trinity Christian (FL), Barbe, and Alexandria.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2024 at 10:48 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
In game two of the Cowboys three-game regular season series, McNeese fell 6-2 to Northwestern off a five-run ninth inning from the Demons.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2024 at 11:18 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
On Tuesday SWLA had plenty of Prep Baseball and Softball throughout the day as many teams are beginning to head into the meat of district play.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2024 at 11:04 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowboys are going dancing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002, and with that, we made sure to ask the team questions about what happened during the year that McNeese last played in March Madness.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2024 at 9:20 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
This coming Thursday the McNeese Cowboys will do something that they have not done since 2002 as they are set to travel out to Salt Lake City, Utah Tuesday afternoon for their NCAA Tournament game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2024 at 4:57 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius and Jakob Evans
The Southland Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champion McNeese Cowboys are hosting a watch party at the Legacy Center as the team will find out where they will be going for the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2024 at 8:25 PM CDT
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowboys now officially have a dance partner for their Tuesday evening Southland Conference semifinal game as they will be taking on the Lamar Cardinals.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2024 at 10:02 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
Friday night Head Coach of the Iowa Yellowjackets boys basketball team Rob Melanson announced that he is retiring after a 31-year career along with 32 years of being a teacher.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2024 at 9:24 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
Earlier Saturday morning the Southland Conference released all their regular season basketball awards for this season, and the Cowboys had their prints all over those awards as Will Wade, Shahada Wells, and Christian Shumate were honored.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2024 at 9:23 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls fell to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 3-1 on Tuesday night after jumping out to a lead early in the game.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2024 at 6:36 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
On Senior Night for the McNeese basketball team, the Cowboys hoisted their first regular season title trophy since 2011 after beating the Houston Christian Huskies 87-69 on Monday.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2024 at 9:30 PM CST
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By Matthew Travis and Justin Margolius
Cowboys come back to beat Lamar 58-56, and clinch at least a share of the Southland Conference Regular Season Title for first time in 13 years.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
McNeese’s first-ever beach volleyball season kicked off Friday afternoon as the Cowgirls started their hosted Cowgirl Beach Bash by taking on the defending Southland Conference champions in the Texas A&M Corpus-Christi Islanders.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2024 at 11:00 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
The St. Louis Catholic girls’ soccer team is headed to Hammond to play in their first LHSAA State Championship in 14 years on Thursday, and heading into the game the team feels like it has been their comradery that has gotten them over the hump.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2024 at 9:06 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls off a near career night from pitcher Shaelyn Sanders took down Boise St. 4-1 Wednesday night.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
Back in March of last year Head Coach of the McNeese Cowboys Will Wade made a promise that he would take the Men’s basketball program from 23 losses to 23 wins in one year, and today that promise became a reality as the Cowboys took down Nicholls on the road 74-47.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2024 at 9:31 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls at home fell to the top-ranked softball team in the country in the Oklahoma Sooners 8-1 Friday night.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2024 at 10:12 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowgirls hosted the No. 24 ranked Baylor Bears at Cowgirl Diamond Thursday night and fell just short losing 3-2.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2024 at 9:08 PM CST
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By Halle Jefferson, Matthew Travis, Justin Margolius, Wade Hampton, Chloe-Jaid Hebert and AnaClare Barras
Mardi Gras 2024 is in full swing as folks line Ryan Street for the parades passing through Lake Charles.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2024 at 9:26 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
The McNeese Cowboys played arguably as flawless a game of basketball as you could Monday night as they took down the HCU Huskies 105-54 to move to (22-3) overall and 11-1 in conference play.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2024 at 10:55 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
Another busy Friday night of prep hoops as dozens of Southwest Louisiana girls and boys teams took the hardwood including some district title action.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2024 at 10:44 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
The defending Non-Select Division IV LHSAA State Champions are back and the Oakdale Lady Warriors, or the Sisterhood as the community calls them are ready to make another run in the tournament as they will look to defend their title.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2024 at 11:04 PM CST
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By Justin Margolius
After making it past the first round of the LHSAA Prep Basketball Playoffs, there was an expectation that this years LCCP Boys team would take the next step within the program.
