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Valwood soccer advances with 4-0 win
VALDOSTA — The Valwood boys’ soccer team advanced to the second round of the GISA Class AA playoffs Monday night with a 4-0 win over Christian Heritage.
The Valiants’ win avenged a loss to Christian Heritage in last year’s opening round of the state playoffs.
Carter Elliot posted the shutout for the Valiants, along with the effort of defenders Jack Helms, Charlie Dunmon, De’Andre Lambert and Tyler Phillips. Offensively, Zach Savino led Valwood with two goals and an assist.
Zavino was set up by Chase Blitch on his first goal, followed by an assist from Alex Waldron.
Then Waldron got into the action, scoring a goal of his own to give Valwood a 3-0 lead.
The Valiants’ final goal of the night came from Gerrick Williams, which was set up by Phillips.
With the win, Valwood will face Gatewood in Eatonton Friday night at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the state championship game.
Valwood baseball closes season with win
VALDOSTA — TheValwood baseball team ended its season with a win on Tuesday, beating Highland Christian 12-0 at Valwood Field. Freshman Caleb Martin tripled at the plate and managed to no-hit the Eagles, striking out 11 batters over six innings. Senior Troy Woodward had two hits, homering in his last career at bat to end the game and drove in four runs on the day. Taylor Greene had two hits and James Braswell had two hits and three runs batted in. Reynolds Henry, Joe Stark, Thomas McTier, William Matney, Chase Milburn, and Mitch Woods all had hits.
VSU baseball announces camps
VALDOSTA — The Valdosta State baseball team has announced its summer camp information.
The Five Tool Camp will be held June 4-7 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. for children ages 7-12. Each camper will receive a free t-shirt and daily lunch.
The Five Tool Camps is for players of all skill levels.
The camps focuses on the “five tools” of professional baseball players — throwing, catching, base-running, hitting for average and hitting for power. Players will cool off on water slides, daily.
The Baseball School — Advanced Hitting – camp will be held on four different sessions: June 11-12, 13-14, 18-19 or 20-21. This camp features intense small group instruction, and it limited to 10 campers per session and is available to ages 7-9 and 10-12. Camp includes individual instruction, prescription drills to address each player’s specific swing issuesm and features video analysis with the RightView software. To register for the camps, contact vstatebaseballcamps@gmail.com.
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Prince Automotive donates new baseball equipment
Prince Automotive of Valdosta is supporting the Valdosta community through its partnership with the Valdosta/Lowndes County Recreation Department. The dealership has joined forces with the national Chevrolet Youth Baseball program to provide new equipment, instructional clinics, and a monetary donation.
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Needmore holds final races before big Memorial Day weekend
Saturday night racing at Needmore Speedway saw some new faces in victory lane.
That wasn’t the case in the Late Model division, as Valdosta's Gene Ross drove to victory once again, but not without some close competition from Steven Roberts who came in second.
In the Limited Late Model class, it was another win for Cole Exum, with Gene Maine finishing second in the NAPA Auto Parts special. -
VSU softball wins South Region, headed to nationals
For the third time in four years, and second in a row, Valdosta State’s softball team will play in the national championship tournament.
The Blazers won their third South Region championship Saturday, beating Alabama-Huntsville 8-3 in game three of the best-of-three series at Steel’s Diamond at Blazer Park. -
VSU baseball season comes to an end
Delta State scored seven unanswered runs to defeat Valdosta State 7-2 in an elimination game of the NCAA South Region Tournament at the UT Baseball Field Saturday afternoon.
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Blazers take 1-0 series lead
Angela O’Connor launched a pinch-hit two-run home run over the left-field fence, tying the game against Alabama-Huntsville in the bottom of the sixth inning, and sparking the Blazers and their fans along the way.
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Blazer baseball stays alive, beats Stillman
Valdosta State scored five runs in the first inning to defeat Stillman 6-2 in an elimination game of the NCAA South Region Tournament at UT Baseball Field Friday morning.
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Lowndes’ Harwell, Wortham sign with Valdosta State
Lowndes’ Ty Harwell and David Wortham won’t have to go far to play college baseball.
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Blazers host respected rival UAH in Super Regional
One would expect a matchup featuring two of the top softball programs in Division II to come in the national championship game.
Unfortunately for Valdosta State and Alabama-Huntsville, who have combined to appear in four straight national championship games, they won’t be meeting in title game on Memorial Day in Salem, Va. -
Pop Warner Football coming to Valdosta
Pop Warner Football is coming to Valdosta.
The nationally known organization that puts an emphasis on education and developing American youth has been established in the Valdosta area and will begin playing football this August. -
Blazers lose to Delta State, fall to loser’s bracket
If the Valdosta State baseball team is going to win the South Region Tournament, the Blazers going to have to do it from the loser’s bracket.
The Blazers (33-17) dropped their first game of the tournament Thursday, falling to Delta State 4-2 at UT Baseball Stadium.
VSU will face Stillman College, which lost to No. 1 seed and tournament host Tampa Thursday, Friday at 11 a.m. to advance to the weekend portion of the tournament. The loser will be eliminated. - More Local Sports Headlines
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