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Kuhns is in for the long haul

In the two seasons that she has been coaching at VSU, Carley Kuhns has been a firecracker of success and shows no signs of burning out. Women’s Basketball Head Coach Carley Kuhns produced VSU’s first 20-plus win season since 2011 and the first NCAA South Regional Tournament appearance since 2010 in her first season with the team. This season she ...

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Softball swinging ahead of double header

It’s early but the hits keep coming. Blazer Softball blazed through their first week of games with a record of 3-1. “I think it was a decent start,” Taylor Hartenbach said. “There are always room to improve, we need to be sharper on defense, we also didn’t hit like Valdosta is known to do. Compared to others it’s still good, ...

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Baseball takes on Golden Rams

Blazer Baseball debuted opened their season on the right swing after winning the first series of the season against Embry-Riddle. The baseball team finished their weekend 2-1, but only hit a .219 batting average in the three games. “I think it was nice to win, and win the first series,” head coach Greg Guilliams said. “I think when it’s all ...

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Preview: Blazers set to test streak against Hawks

This season the VSU Men’s Basketball team has seen a huge amount of success with just minimum failure. The Blazers currently hold the No.1 spot in the Gulf South Conference standings with a 19-2 record. This past week, the Blazers went on the road to face Alabama-Huntsville University and North Alabama University. In the first road game of last week, ...

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Softball set to ‘tee’ off season

Softball season is striding to the plate, and the Lady Blazers are strapping up their cleats for a chance to win championships. Since the start of the semester, the team will be laying down the foundation for their road to the conference and national titles. The team finished fourth in the Gulf South Conference standings last season with a 39-19 ...

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What’s Your Take: Patriot’s Champs or Cheaters?

As the Super Bowl LII nears, so does the conspiracy theories that surround America’s most controversial sport. Theories circulating the NFL is nothing new. Year-round there are chirps of how the referees are rigged and the Patriots are cheaters. Ever since the “Deflate Gate” scandal, people have questioned if the Patriots are actually the great team they seem to be ...

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Blazer Blast lets Valdosta kids meet the Blazers

VSU’s “Blazer Blast ‘18” on Jan. 27 hosted around 75 kids who had the time of their lives with their favorite Blazer athletes. The Blazer Blast was held by VSU’s baseball and softball team at Billy Grant Field and Steel’s Diamond at Blazer Park. Any child eighth grade and under could come out and participate. The day involved music on ...

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Allen inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame

Every student athlete hopes to one day have their name in their institution’s Hall of Fame. For Ramon Allen, a “ground and pound” running back for the Blazers in the late ’80s and early ’90s, that dream came true when he was inducted this past weekend along with a number of other VSU greats. Allen reflected on the feeling of ...

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Baseball is on deck

Blazers baseball is just around the corner and coming fast. The team is getting back a great offensive weapon and needed to replace a few key arms. Last year proved to be a solid season, but did not end in the team advancing past the Gulf South Conference tournament. “Inconsistency at the plate was tough,” said Head Coach Greg Guilliams. ...

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Morgan flashes confidence, leadership for Blazers

Athleticism is a very profound ability to have as an individual today, but for Winston Morgan, he has much more to offer. Morgan, a junior guard for the VSU Men’s Basketball team, grew up in Manchester, Connecticut which is about a 15-minute drive from Hartford. He grew up with Jamaican parents who have been married for over 30 years, and ...

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