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  • MoJohnson.jpg VSU softball going for 5th straight GSC championship

    The last time the Valdosta State softball team didn’t win a conference championship, All-American Courtney Albritton wasn’t old enough to have a a drivers license.
    Senior outfielder Morgan Johnson was still walking the halls of First Presbyterian Day in Macon, and freshman Hanna Lythberg was a freshman in high school.

    May 1, 2013 2 Photos

  • Bryant Hayman_6456.jpg Surging Blazer baseball confident heading to tourney

     Look out. This team is hot and has a lot of confidence.
    Ever since starting conference play with an 0-5 record, in the midst of a 6-game losing streak in early March, the Valdosta State baseball team has turned things around, building a lot of confidence along the way.

    May 1, 2013 2 Photos

  • greg reid 2 copy.jpg Reports: Greg Reid to have another ACL surgery

    Greg Reid sent out a few powerful, emotional tweets over the weekend, bringing into question why he hadn’t earned a free agent contract from a team in the National Football League. Or anywhere for that matter.

    April 30, 2013 1 Photo

  • 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

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