Josh Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu The Blazers will look to have a strong performance in the NCAA tournament to erase the let down of the GSC finals loss. VSU men’s basketball team entered the GSC Tournament with a first place seed.  Momentum was strong heading into the tournament with the team winning the GSC regular [...]

Josh Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu The VSU men’s basketball team is preparing for their last game of the regular season. The Blazers travel to Pensacola, Fl. this Sat., Feb 28, to take on West Florida. This game is scheduled to start at 5pm. The Blazers have managed a remarkable record of 18-5 this season, and [...]

Josh Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu Tonight, the VSU Men’s Basketball team takes on West Alabama here in Valdosta at 8 p.m.  West Alabama is sitting at 3-6 in the East Division of the GSC.  A win for the Blazers will put them to a tie with Alabama-Huntsville at 7-3. The game tonight will be in [...]

Josh Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu The VSU Blazer men’s basketball team took on North Alabama last Thursday.  VSU was outscored 7- 22 in the first 29 points of the game.  The Lions did not ease up after that early run. Junior guard Ricardo Lewis put up a season high 21 points while Ray Cummings had [...]

Joshua Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu VSU took on West Florida (10-9, 2-4) this past Sat.  The first half was close until the Blazers went on a 14-0 run late in the half.  This allowed the Blazers to remain in control for the remainder of the game. The team continued to play well and hold off [...]

Joshua Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu The Blazers trounced Georgia Southwestern 90-64 Monday night in the PE Complex. “I thought we came out and competed right from the start. We came out to prove something and I think we did that tonight,” Head Coach Mike Helfer said. The team proved it in impressive fashion. After only [...]

Joshua Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu The VSU Blazer basketball team got its season off to a great start this past weekend with a 123-56 win over Carver-Bible College (0-5). Christian Hunter and Tristan Crawford led the team with 17 points a piece. Tyrone Curnell had 16 points, and Ryan Nelson added 13 points. Marvin Dibble [...]

Joshua Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu VSU volleyball hosted Fort Valley State for Senior Night. This was the last chance for VSU seniors to play at home in front of their friends and family. VSU had four Seniors that were shown great appreciation before and after the match. As fans walked through the door they were [...]

Joshua Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu Freshman Chelsea Logan was named Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Week last week. Logan is from Littleton, Colo., a small town, but should be known to everyone for one of two reasons. It’s where the school shooting at Columbine High occurred, and Littleton is the town that “South [...]

Joshua Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu The Valdosta State Blazer Volleyball team had their hands full with conference match ups this past week. It started with West Alabama.  Sophomore Ruthie King led the way with 15 kills and 10 defensive digs.  Freshman Chelsea Logan was right behind King with 13 kills.  Freshman Lea Weber added 45 [...]

Joshua Butler Sports Writer jobutler@valdosta.edu The Lady Blazer Volleyball team was set to do battle with nationally ranked West Florida. The Argonauts sit at No. 17 in the nation for this match up.  This was an important game for VSU not only for its season but also for conference standings.   The game kicked off at [...]