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Blazers look to tame Lions

The Blazers may have won the Peach Basket against West Georgia with a 42-7 drubbing last weekend, but if they do not beat North Alabama, VSU will not be flying high anymore.   The win improves the Blazers to 4-2 and 1-1 in the Gulf South while UWG falls to 0-2 in the conference and 2-3 overall.  The Blazers put ...

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Flag football continues

VSU’s Intramural Flag Football League turns a rough sport into a great competitive scene promoting exercise and health. Flag football is very different from American football. The ability to tackle is completely nullified, which penalizes anyone that attempts to use physical contact. The goals are similar except instead of tackling, a player must grab a flag on the opposing player’s ...

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On the road again

The Lady Blazers hit the road on a four game road trip where they will face off against the number two team in the nation and hope to seed themselves nicely for the Gulf South Conference Tournament in November. Starting on Friday and ending on Monday, October 22 the team will play in four different states beginning with West Alabama, ...

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Streaking Blazers host Chargers

The Lady Blazers carry a two game winning streak into Friday’s game at home against Alabama-Huntsville and are coming off one of their best offensive games of the year. The girls scored the most goals all season on Tuesday against Anderson stringing together two goals in the first half and two in the second half to win 4-2. The Blazers ...

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West Florida host Blazers tonight

The Valdosta State volleyball team will face off against the West Florida Argonauts tonight in Pensacola Fla. The ladies come in with a (10-5) record hoping to pick up another Gulf South Conference win. Katie Onushko and Tania Tauiliili will look to follow up their dazzling West Alabama performance with a victory against these tough Argonauts. The Argonauts also had ...

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Club Spotlight: Table Tennis

At VSU’s first ever campus Table Tennis tournament, the VSU team lost to Florida State University, 3-4, in a fundraising scrimmage tournament . With friendly rivals, FSU, the club thought it would be a great idea to invite them to campus to play a friendly tournament. Like other VSU clubs, the table tennis club are part of an organization which ...

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Blazers’ backs against the wall

Unsuccessful trips to Gulf South conference rival territories these upcoming two weeks could steer the Blazers towards missing the playoff for the second consecutive year for the first time since 1999. The VSU football team suits up every season with one goal in mind which is at seasons end becoming national champions. High expectations are not surprising in title town ...

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VSU volleyball roadtrip update

VSU Lady Blazer Volleyball team faces West Alabama at 7 p.m. Friday in Livingston, Ala., The Lady Blazers, (8-5 overall, 2-3 GSC), coming back from a win against Union University, play West Alabama (9-5 overall, 2-4 GSC). Tania Tauiliili, a senior and middle blocker for the Blazers, brought home VSU’s first GSC Player of the Week Award  for her performance ...

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Ladies Soccer prepare for Anderson after roadtrip

Valdosta State women’s soccer team is on the road against West Georgia tonight and Palm Beach Atlantic Saturday before coming home to attempt to get the first ever win against Anderson on Tuesday. In what was supposed to be an easy game for the Blazers in 2011, it turned into a 1-0 loss and a lot of motivation.  Coach Melissa ...

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VSU Football No Room For Error

 The VSU football team is ready to rebound from their 39-28 loss to No. 19 West Alabama last Saturday and could use a confidence boosting win over Edward Waters this weekend before they start the rest of their tough schedule.   Although the following four games after Saturday are against Gulf South Conference teams, the game is expected to be ...

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