VALDOSTA —
After sweeping North Alabama, the third place team in the Gulf South Conference, Valdosta State fell to Christian Brothers, the second place team in the GSC, by the same score, 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 26-24). With the loss, VSU drops to 14-12 on the season and 6-7 in conference play. Christian Brothers improves to 15-8, 8-3.
Valdosta State did not start the match well, hitting for a team attacking percentage of -.114 in the first set and fell, 25-13. The Blazers were able to rebound and make the second and third sets much more competitive.
The Blazers hit for a team percentage of .250, their highest of the match, in the second set, a 25-22 loss. The second set was neck and neck most of the way until the Lady Bucs pulled ahead late.
In the third set, VSU actually owned a 20-17 lead, but Christian Brothers came storming back late to complete the sweep.
Tania Tauiliili led the way for VSU with 10 kills while Destiny Berry tallied seven kills. Katie Onushko and Chelsea Luttfring each finished with 15 digs while Lelalelei Nomura had 14. The best all around performance was turned in by setter Ashley Lala who finished with three kills, 26 assists, eight digs and two blocks.
The Gillis sisters of Christian Brothers, Hailey and Alexis, led the Lady Bucs offensively with 14 and 10 kills respectively. Kelsey Miles gave out 43 assists and finished with 11 digs.
Libero Kristina Keadrick led all players with 20 digs.
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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
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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
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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. -
Lowndes’ Willis, Breit named Region 1 Coaches of the Year
The All-Region 1-AAAAAA soccer teams were announced Wednesday and Lowndes was well represented.
Lowndes coaches Chris Willis (girls) and Jordan Breit (boys) were named the Region Coaches of the Year, after leading the Lowndes teams to region championships and going undefeated in region play. -
Vikings commit 4 errors, fall to Roswell, 5-2
The small things matter in baseball, especially in a winner-take-all game three.
On Wednesday, Lowndes’ baseball team made too many mistakes on the little things. The Vikings committed four errors that led to five Roswell runs and were eliminated in the Class AAAAAA state playoffs with a 5-2 loss to the Hornets. - More Local Sports Headlines
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