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  • Morgan Johnson_5173.JPG Seniors lead Blazers to sweep of Lady Buccaneers

    Morgan Johnson and Ashley Steinhilber were playing their final regular season home games on Sunday. Both of them had days they will remember for a long time.
    Johnson blasted three home runs, Steinhilber hit two homers and the two seniors led Valdosta State’s softball team to a doubleheader sweep of Christian Brothers on Sunday at Steel’s Diamond at Blazer Park.

    April 29, 2013 2 Photos

  • Gilliard, former Blazers sign with NFL teams after draft

    Several local players signed free agent contracts with NFL teams following the conclusion of Saturday’s NFL Draft.

    April 28, 2013

  • edmund2.jpg Panthers take VSU’s Kugbila in 4th round of NFL Draft

    Edmund Kugbila has been chasing a dream, and on Saturday that dream turned to a reality.
    Surrounded by his family, friends and former teammate Jake Thomas, Kugbila was selected in the fourth round with the 108th overall pick by the Carolina Panthers in Saturday’s NFL Draft, becoming the highest drafted player in Valdosta State football history.

    April 28, 2013 1 Photo

  • Blazers split doubleheader, win series with No. 2 Delta State

    Valdosta State scored nine runs in the third inning, and routed Delta State — the No. 2 baseball team in Division II — 12-1 in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader on Saturday.
    The Blazers won two of three games against the Statesmen. Delta had only lost five games all season heading into the series.

    April 28, 2013

  • 63FF9139.JPG Blazer softball team sweeps Delta State on Senior Day

    The Valdosta State softball team earned two Gulf South Conference wins on Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader against Delta State at Steel’s Diamond at Blazer Park.
    The defending national champion Blazers improved to 32-8, and 17-6 in conference play.

    April 28, 2013 1 Photo

  • kugbila1.jpg UPDATED: Panthers draft VSU's Kugbila in fourth round of NFL Draft

    Former Valdosta State offensive lineman Edmund Kugbila has been selected by the Carolina Panthers in this year's NFL Draft.

    April 27, 2013 1 Photo

  • Blazers score 7 runs in sixth, defeat Columbus State 8-1

    Valdosta State used a seven-run sixth inning to defeat Columbus State 8-1 in non-conference baseball action at Ragsdale Field Wednesday evening.

    April 25, 2013

  • VSUwomenstennis.jpg VSU women’s tennis heading to South Regional Tournament

    The Valdosta State women's tennis team will face West Florida in the first round of the 2013 South Region Tournament, as announced by the NCAA.

    April 25, 2013 1 Photo

  • Valdosta State sports roundup

    Valdosta State senior pitcher Benjamin Weil was named the Gulf South Conference Pitcher of the Week Tuesday in an announcement from the league office.

    April 24, 2013

  • brent witcher 3.jpg Former Blazer Brent Witcher qualifies for South Georgia Classic

    Former Valdosta State golfer Brent Witcher will be in this week's South Georgia Classic field, following a Monday qualifier.
    Witcher, who won an event on the eGolf Tour earlier this season, shot a one-round 66 at the Doublegate Country Club in Albany to qualify for the Classic, which begins Thursday at Valdosta's Kinderlou Forest Golf Club.

    April 23, 2013 1 Photo

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