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How Flo Sports has taken over Blazer Athletics

Written By Christopher Mercer, Sports Editor. Photo from GSC.com Television deals have become a vital part of sports, and over the last few years, they have changed how we view our favorite sports events. In 2020, the Gulf South Conference entered into an agreement with Flo Sports as its new official streaming partner and distributor for all of its athletic ...

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A Blazer from the land down under

Written By Christopher Mercer, Sports Editor. Photo Courtesy of Flickr  Many athletes who come to VSU have various paths. However, none have had a lasting impact and a more extraordinary path to VSU than Victoria Ikeansio. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Ikenasio’s journey to playing basketball wasn’t always love at first sight. “Honestly, at first, I hated it because I wasn’t ...

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The VSU Blazers fall to Alabama Huntsville Chargers in the final of the Gulf South Conference tournament championship

The VSU Blazers fell to the Alabama Huntsville Chargers in the finale of the Gulf South Conference Men’s tournament championship 101-95.   Despite the Chargers sweeping the Blazers in the regular season, including their previous meeting coming down to the wire in overtime back in January, this game would determine the GSC conference champion.   The Chargers were fighting for their ...

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Blazers thrash the Bulldogs to advance to the semifinals.

Written By Christopher Mercer, Sports Editor. Photo Courtesy of Flickr  The VSU Blazers soundly defeated the Union Bulldogs 100-80 in the first round of the Gulf South Conference championship tournament.   Before this matchup, the Blazers won both regular-season matchups, 102-79 on Jan. 9 and 106-100 on Feb. 22.  This game was complete domination, as the Blazers held the lead ...

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Lady Blazer falls to West Florida in the first round of the GSC tournament

Written By Christopher Mercer, Sports Editor. Photo Courtesy of Flickr  The VSU Lady Blazers’ season ended with a loss to the West Florida Argonauts 66-52 in the first round of the Gulf South Conference.   Going into this contest, both teams had split the prior meetings between these two schools. West Florida took the first matchup on the road in ...

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Top 10 Most Influential Black athletes of all time 10-6

Written By Christopher Mercer, Photo courtesy of Volunteer Girl Scout.org As Black History Month ends, it is essential to appreciate the Black history that defined generations and to celebrate the trailblazers who paved the way for past and present players.   This list will consist not only of athletes who changed the game in their respective sports but were also ...

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Top 5 Valdosta Restaurants for Valentine’s Day

Written By Christopher Mercer, Sports Editor. Now that Valentine’s Day is here, there are many different places to go to celebrate the day of love. Although many national chains will be well-frequented, this list will include local Valdosta restaurants that can greatly impress your Valentine this year. With that in mind, here are the five of the best local restaurants ...

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Blazers Return to the Gridiron vs. the Albany State Golden Rams

For what has been billed as the Labor Day classic, the Valdosta State Blazers prepare for the home opener against the long-standing non-conference rival, Albany State Golden Rams. The Blazers begin the season with lofty expectations to continue the winning tradition that is the norm in a city with the nickname “Titletown.” After missing the playoffs in their first season ...

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Flames out burn Blazers on Hall of Fame Weekend

The VSU Blazers’ free fall continues as they lose a tight one to the Lee University Flames 68-61 on VSU Hall of Fame weekend. The Flames had 4 players in double digits in points. Flames’ graduate guard-forward Beyuan Hendricks led the way with 13 points. The Blazers were led by graduate guard LaTrell Tate who had a game high 24 ...

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Blazers storm back to knock off the Argos, snap three-game skid

The Blazers came back from a 15-point deficit to defeat the West Florida Argonauts 82-73 in the Blazers’ first game of 2024. The Blazers had four double-digit players as junior forward Caden Boser had a game-high 19 points while shooting a perfect 7 for 7 from the field and 3 for 3 from the three-point line to go along with ...

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