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No.21 VSU sweeps Shorter

Written By: Chris Webb No. 21 Valdosta State (9-0) brought out the brooms again today as they swept Shorter (1-9) Sunday afternoon. After getting out to an early 5-0 lead, VSU never looked back to rout its conference foe 11-0. VSU outscored SU 24-1 during the three-game weekend series that included two games ending by the mercy rule. Reigning Gulf ...

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Blazers outlast conference foe Union

written by: Shane Thomas Valdosta State used several key defensive stops down the stretch to grind out a 66-63 victory over Union Saturday night. After VSU built a 53-43 lead with 15:34 remaining in the second half on a layup from junior Colin Cook, the Bulldogs stormed back behind the play of freshman Ashanti Day. Day scored seven of his ...

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Lady Bulldogs squeeze past Lady Blazers

written by: Neil Frawley Fight. That’s the command Union head coach Mark Campbell issued to his team before they took the floor in the P.E. Complex on Saturday evening. And in the end, the Lady Bulldogs handed VSU their ninth loss in 11 games. Just like the game before against North Alabama University, VSU played one strong half, going into ...

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Blazers torch Hawks in doubleheader

written by: Alex Tostado No.21 Valdosta State (8-0, 2-0) baseball kept its bats swinging on Saturday against Shorter University (1-8, 0-2) in a Gulf South Conference doubleheader. VSU swept the Hawks Saturday, taking the first game 10-0 in seven innings (GSC mercy rule) and won Game 2 3-1. “I thought we swung the bats very well (in Game 1),” VSU ...

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Blazers lose third straight game

Written by: Neil Frawley Shots just didn’t fall for Valdosta State Thursday night. North Alabama overcame a 35-32 deficit at halftime to outlast VSU 79-63 in the P.E. Complex. VSU has loss its last three games. VSU’s shooting percentage fell from the 40 percent in the first half to just 30 percent in the second half; the Blazers settled on ...

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Take back your health

Written by: Jessica Cooke Students, it’s time to come to your senses and take your health back−while you still can. After CAB and AKA’s Heart Day forum on Feb. 4, thoughts concerning personal fitness and health reconstruction have certainly been at the forefront of some students’ minds, especially after learning that a poor diet and lack of exercise could contribute ...

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Athletes don’t need pay

Written by: Jordan Hill CBS News recently reported that Northwestern University football players are petitioning to get paid for the “job” they perform at NU, and many other university players are closely watching this ongoing battle with the National Collegiate Athletics Association. It was hard to read the article without rolling my eyes. These football players want to be paid ...

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White gets dethroned in Sochi

Written by: Isaiah Smart This week, television is running cold.  Entranced fans of the cold-skin, death-walker infested show “The Walking Dead” were revitalized on Sunday for the mid-season premiere of its fourth season. The zombie apocalypse continued on AMC at 10 p.m., wrenching viewers through a winding rollercoaster ride of disappointing decisions, victorious zombie beheadings and Carl’s character development. Rick ...

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Lady Blazers to host conference rivals

written by: Neil Frawley With March close on the horizon, the dog days of basketball are officially upon us. Teams are quickly trying to shore up their records heading toward conference tournaments, and most importantly — the NCAA tournament, which is looming just close enough in the distance to add significance to every game. For VSU, whom have dropped their ...

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VSU debate team ranks number 13 in nation

Written by: LaMarcus Wilkerson VSU’s Forensics (Speech and Debate) Team came back to Valdosta late Monday night after traveling to San Diego, Calif. to compete in the Sunset Cliffs Classic. “(This was) a round-robin style tournament where only one team from the top 16 programs in the nation can compete against each other,” assistant coach Kevin Bryant said. “Never before ...

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