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Meet Juliana Boehm

Written by Ritsuki Miyazaki   Meet Juliana Boehm, a VSU tennis player and cross country runner.   She was born in Sochi, Russia, and grew up in Mannheim, Germany.   Her accomplishments include being named one of the Gulf South Conference Runners of the Week in 2012.  Even in the middle of the season, Boehm continues to bring a positive ...

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VSU softball team to host rivals UWG and Shorter this weekend

Written by D.J. Davis   While students hit the road toward their spring break destinations, the Blazers will be tending to some business against Gulf South Conference foe West Georgia and conference newcomer Shorter this weekend. No.1 VSU goes into the weekend with a 7-3 conference record; with a pair of double headers with against rivals, the Blazers are looking ...

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Blazer baseball torches Saints

Written by Alex Tostado   The Valdosta State baseball team (10-10) avenges an early season loss to Flagler College (9-14) after beating the Saints   6-3 Wednesday night at Billy        Grant Field The Saints beat VSU back on Feb. 6. in St. Augustine but in the second meeting this season, the Blazers got the bats going early scoring four runs ...

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Public ring sale angers players

Written by Eric Jackson   A business partnership between the VSU athletic department and Jostens Inc. has left many members of the recently crowned national champion football team feeling bitter. VSU Athletics and Jostens Inc. are offering the public the opportunity to purchase several different memorabilia jewelry items, including an authentic Division II national championship ring. The ring available to ...

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Men’s tennis looks to improve in upcoming matches on the road

Written by Alex Tostado   The VSU men’s tennis team hit the road for one of the most important weekends of the regular reason. In the last four matches, the Blazers have squared off against four of the country’s top 10 teams. That includes top-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University and rival Barry University. The Blazers lost all four of those ...

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Blazers lose heartbreaker in GSC tournament championship

Birmingham, Ala. – Senior Blazer guard Shaquille Harris’s contested potential overtime forcing three-pointer clanked off front-rim as time expired.  Just like the game’s final shot, VSU came up short in its quest for a first Gulf South Conference Tournament Championship title,  falling 65-62 to second seeded Christian Brothers at the Pete Hanna Center on the campus of Samford University Sunday evening. ...

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Blazers advance to GSC championship title game

Birmingham, Ala.- The Blazers aren’t ready to go home yet.  Valdosta State advances to the Gulf South Conference championship title game after defeating top seeded Alabama-Huntsville 76-68 in the semi-finals round at the Pete Hanna Center on the campus of Samford University Saturday night.  For VSU, the third time was the charm.  The entered the game 0-2 against the Chargers ...

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Lady Blazers heading home early; NCAA tournament berth uncertain

Birmingham Ala. – Despite the Lady Blazers’ best efforts in the second half, VSU couldn’t overcome a 25 point deficit at halftime as they got knocked out early in the Gulf South Conference Tournament with a 90-79 loss to Alabama Huntsville.  UAH was led by Gulf South Conference player of the year honoree Jasmine Hammon scoring 26 points and grabbed ...

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VSU tennis team ready for long road-trip

Written by Ray Pack A seven match road trip is on the horizon for the Valdosta State men’s tennis team. The tennis team will be traveling from Georgia to Alabama to Florida for this testing road trip.  This trip will consist of a match up against the No.1 Armstrong Atlantic State. “We’re probably not gonna be to confident going into ...

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Blazer sluggers lose 8-4 to GSW

Courtesy of VSU Athletics   AMERICUS, Ga. – Stephen Eldridge hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to propel Georgia Southwestern to an 8-6 victory over Valdosta State in non-conference baseball action at Hurricane Stadium Wednesday evening. John Duran led off the fifth inning with a double and, two batters later, moved to third when Michael ...

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