Day: September 26, 2022

Jayden James powers Grambling volleyball to sweep of Southern

Brandon King

Courtesy of Brian Howard Grambling State Athletic Communications BOX SCORE 3  GSU 0 SU Team 1 2 3 F GSU 25 25 25 (3) SU 22 19 21 (0) BATON ROUGE, La.| Jayden James hit .231 and finished with a team-high 17 kills, along with 10 digs to complete the double-double as the Grambling State University volleyball team made it a perfect weekend with a 3-0 victory over rival Southern in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Monday night at Seymour Gymnasium. Grambling State, which swept Alcorn State to open SWAC play…

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CIAA 2022-23 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams and Predicted Order of Finish

Brandon King

Courtesy of the CIAA: The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) introduces the 2022-23 All-CIAA Preseason Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men’s and women’s head coaches. The preseason teams and predicted order were both unveiled during the CIAA Basketball Media Day in Baltimore, MD. The 2022-23 women’s preseason team features six returning players from the 2021-22 All-CIAA squad and the 2022-23 men’s preseason team features five…

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September 26, 2022 SWAC Football Weekly Honourees

Brandon King

Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference  The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Jackson State’s Shedeur Sanders, Alcorn State’s Jarveon Howard, Florida A&M’s Isaiah Major, and Bethune-Cookman’s Darnell Deas its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their exceptional performances during games played this past week of competition. Co-Offensive- Sanders had a career day during the Tigers’ 49-7 win over Mississippi Valley State. He set career marks in completions (40), attempts (51), and passing yards (438) to go along with four TD passes. Sanders completed passes to 12 different receivers, including touchdown passes…

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Tennessee State loses 5-setter to SEMO

Brandon King

Courtesy of Tennessee State University Athletics TSU 2  SEMO 3 Team 1 2 3 4 5 F TSU 23 25 25 17 8 (2) SEMO 25 21 23 25 15 (3 The Tennessee State volleyball team fell to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in five sets (23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 17-25, 8-15) Saturday on the road at Houck Field House. The loss dropped Tennessee State’s record to 6-10 overall and 0-3 in OVC play. The Tigers offense was paced by Celestial Miller, who finished with 15 kills on the day. Johanna Alcantara added 14…

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“Vivid Purple” Nike LeBron XX coming early October

Brandon King

CThis GS LeBron XX sports a vivid purple knit upper with dual Swooshes on the lateral side, with conventional, single branding on the medial side. The Roman numeral ”XX” appears on the lace dubraes, on the black tongue, as a mid lace loop and via branding on the top, on the rear heel and on the inner. Underneath this virbant upper resides a midsole that features a multi-hued pattern at the forefoot and continuous purple everywhere else, as well as a gum rubber outsole. The ”Vivid Purple” LeBron XX GS…

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This Nike Dunk Low is on the way soon

Brandon King

This upcommy Nike Dunk Low sports an iridescent foundational layer overlaid with black leather at the toe, eye rows, and wrapping the heel. Mesh tongues with metallic branding with a 3-d embroidered “NIKE” is found on the rear heel. The lateral Swoosh is pair with a small tag, while on the medial side with a multiple branded “Just Do It “ tag. Underneath resides a black midsole and a game royal rubber outsole. The debut of this Nike Dunk Low is imminently expected at nike.com and select retail venues. Nike…

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Fly Streetwear x Nike Dunk Low SB coming in 2023

Brandon King

Nike Skateboarding and Chinese skate shop Fly Streetwear have joined forces on a collaborative Nike Dunk SB Low slated to release next year. At this early juncture there are no images available, however early predictive speculation assigns an aesthetic of a gray foundational layer overlaid with blue suede with numerous Swooshes embroidered on the medial, and lateral sides. The insoles would be adorned with Chinese characters and the sneakers will be contained within special packaging. The Fly Streetwear x Nike Dunk Low SB will debut sometime in 2023 at select…

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“Grey Suede” Nike Air Force 1High coming soon

Brandon King

This soon-to-come strapless Air Force 1 High sports a grey suede upper , underlaid with red leather which is seen in the Swoosh-shaped negative space on the lateral and medial sides, withe the same hue also present at the inner. A blue rear underlay is found where the strap would ; white ;aces and tongue labels complete the upper. Underneath resides a white midsole and gum rubber outsole.. The debut of the ”Grey Suede” Nike Air Force 1 High is imminently expected at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will…

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Spring Hill Volleyball remains unblemished in conference play, sweeps SIAC Crossover

Staff

Courtesy of Spring Hill Athletics EMERSON, Ga.  – The Spring Hill College volleyball team remains undefeated in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) play after it swept Clark Atlanta, Savannah State and Fort Valley State at the SIAC Crossover on Saturday. Spring Hill swept Clark Atlanta (25-11, 25-13, 25-16) in its first match of the day at the LakePoint Sports Complex. Taylor Fontenelle recorded a season high five services aces en route to the Badgers’ three-set sweep of the Panthers. SHC faced Savannah State (25-14, 25-12, 25-11) in its second match of…

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Savannah State Volleyball gets three wins at SIAC Crossover

Staff

Courtesy of Savannah State Athletics CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – Savannah State volleyball picked up three big wins this weekend at the 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Crossover. The Lady Tigers played five matches over two days against SIAC West teams in the LakePoint Sports Center in Cartersville, Georgia. With every team in the conference facing off in cross-divisional matches over the two-day tournament, the wins and loss shifted the conference standings. Savannah State moved into third place in the SIAC East Division following their wins. They are 6-8 overall this…

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