BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
Valdosta State was tabbed third in a preseason poll of all of the Gulf South Conference women’s basketball coaches Thursday. Meanwhile, Jasmine Mapp and Kamyia Smith were recognized as top newcomers in the GSC.
Despite going further into the NCAA Division II postseason than any other GSC team in 2012, the Lady Blazers were relegated to third in the preseason poll behind Alabama-Huntsville in the top spot, receiving five of a possible seven first place votes, and West Alabama, three of a possible seven first place votes.
After the Lady Blazers in third, Delta State, North Alabama, West Georgia, Christian Brothers and West Florida round out the group.
The Lady Blazers did not place a player on the Preseason All-GSC squad which includes UAH guard Jasmine Hammon and Jordan Smith, West Alabama guard Nikkia Jordan, UWA forward Brittany Weathers and Delta State guard Brooke Rhodes.
Valdosta State did, however, have two Lady Blazers recognized as top newcomers in the conference. Guard Kamyia Smith, a junior from St. Petersburg, Fla., who last played at St. Petersburg College, and guard/forward combo Jasmine Mapp, a freshman from Quitman.
The Lady Blazers will begin to get their chance to prove they belong higher than third in the GSC when their season starts Saturday, November 10, at 6 p.m. against Trinity Baptist.
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VSU women’s basketball picked to finish third in GSC
Brooks County native Mapp tabbed a top newcomer
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VSU eliminated
Valdosta State softball’s bid for a national title repeat came up short this season.
The Blazers were eliminated from the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament Saturday with a 7-5 loss in nine innings to Armstrong Atlantic University, a school based off the Georgia coast in Savannah. -
Win or go home
The Valdosta State softball team faces Armstrong Atlantic University in an elimination game for the 2013 Division II Softball Championship Tournament today at noon.
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HOOPER: An early look at the 2013 football season
I haven’t written a column in quite some time, largely because there has been so much going on and we haven’t always had the space, nor have I felt up to it after writing so many other stories.
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Blazers fall to Molloy in eight innings
With only one out remaining and trailing by three, the Molloy Lions strung together four hits to plate three runs in the seventh followed by another run in the eighth inning to defeat Valdosta State’s softball team 5-4 in the first round of the 2013 Division II Softball National Championship Tournament on Thursday in Salem, Va.
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Albritton, Johnson earn All-America honors
Valdosta State softball players Courtney Albritton and Morgan Johnson gathered multiple All-America honors late Wednesday night.
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Golfers take course for Wounded Warriors
Local patrons participated in the Wounded Warrior Project Golf Tournament at Stone Creek Golf Club in Valdosta on Thursday.
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Valwood football hosting 4-man scramble golf tourney
Head coach Ashley Henderson and the Valwood football team will be hosting a 4-man scramble golf tournament at Valdosta Country Club Friday, June 14.
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VHS football cheerleaders to host Junior Cheer Camp
The Valdosta High School football cheerleaders will be hosting a Junior Cheer Camp June 5 through June 7 at the W.G. Nunn Elementary School gymnasium.
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Gillespie, McPherson pleased with spring practices
Valdosta’s Rance Gillespie and Lowndes’ Randy McPherson both think their football teams got better during the recent 10 days of spring practice.
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Signing day at VHS
It was signing day galore at Valdosta High School Wednesday.
Six student-athletes signed national letter of intents to compete at the next level, while two VHS athletes both signed academic scholarships to Division I universities. - More Local Sports Headlines
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