Alabama-Huntsville held VSU to 33.8 percent shooting as the Chargers defeated the Blazers 82-64 in Gulf South Conference men’s basketball action on Monday night.  Both teams came out on fire from the field as the Blazers connected on five of their first nine field goal attempts, and Alabama-Huntsville connected on six of its first nine.  VSU cooled off over the ...

 VSU led most of a physical game, but Alabama-Huntsville came from behind to win, 69-65, as the Chargers have done to many teams this season. The Lady Blazers drop to 10-11 on the season and 4-4 in Gulf South Conference play while Alabama-Huntsville takes sole possession of third place in the GSC East at 5-3, 10-11 overall.   Brittany Daniels led ...

With the start of a new semester, the Spectator is proud to welcome new editors to it’s extensive editorial staff. Desiree Thompson, 21, will take over the Managing Editor position, effective Thursday, Jan. 27. She replaces Ed Hooper, who stepped down from the position after being named the radio voice of VSU Baseball for this upcoming season. “I am so ...

The first regional basketball rankings of the season are out. The Blazers are ranked seventh. Tampa University is ranked first with a 12-1 division II record. Alabama-Huntsville is ranked second with a 17-2 division II record, which includes a double-overtime victory over the Blazers earlier this month. Two more Gulf South Conference schools made the rankings ahead of VSU, as ...

The Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers of the Northwoods League announced today that Kyle Teague of Valdosta State, Charlie Henderson of Regis University and Matt Florer of Loyola-Marymount have signed contracts to play for the Lunkers this summer according to general manager Dustin Anaas. All three played for the Lunkers during the 2010 season. Teague, a right-handed junior from Oxford, Mich., ...

From staff reports  The VSU men’s basketball team stands with an overall 5-2 record after downing Albany State and Columbus State last week. The Blazers will host the Loop Pizza Grill Classic this weekend at the P.E. Complex.   They will host Lynn on Friday night and Nova Southeastern on Saturday night. Both games are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ...

From Staff Reports  First Friday happens on the First Friday of every month. Every month has different events and specials from the downtown Valdosta restaurants and shops.   Throughout the night, those in attendance have the opportunity to eat the food that is being offered by the businesses and enjoy the music, which is provided by a local band.  Certain restaurants ...

From Staff Reports  VSU moved to 5-9 on Wednesday night when they won against Albany State.  With a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-9, 25-12), VSU’s Irene Hannan served 11 straight points in the first set.   Ruthie King and Hannan had 22 kills total, 11 each, in the match. Emelia Saulter and Hannan each had nine digs.  King led the team in ...

September 22 At 10:48 a.m. VSUPD responded to the College Street parking lot, where a Chevy Malibu was broken into. At 1:03 p.m. VSUPD responded to a report of a stolen bike. September 23 At 5:04 p.m. VSUPD responded a report of a stolen bike outside the University Center. At 6:57 p.m. VSUPD responded to a report of a stolen ...

 Valdosta State fell behind early to Armstrong Atlantic Tuesday night, but bounced back to win the second set. After dropping the third set, VSU gained its composure and won sets four and five for the win (20-25, 25-20, 14-25, 25-20, 15-10) and to move to 5-3 on the season.  The home crowd was behind the Lady Blazers throughout all five ...