Day: January 26, 2023

West VA State Baseball picked third in MEC South Division

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Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference released its annual baseball preseason poll on Thursday afternoon following a vote by the league’s head coaches. West Virginia State was slotted third in the MEC South Division. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 2022 campaign in which they finished 25-20 overall and 17-15 in league play. They entered the final week of the regular season with the possibility of making the postseason if results went their way, but narrowly missed out…

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Langston Basketball hangs on to no.3 ranking in latest NAIA Men’s Basketball Top 25 rankings

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information, Langston University KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Langston University men’s basketball team remained in the No. 3 slot in the fifth edition of NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced. Langston is currently 19-1 on the season and 13-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference play and ranked third overall with 513 total votes. The Lions are the highest rated team in the Sooner Athletic Conference and ranked in the NAIA Top-25 for the fourth consecutive NAIA Coaches Top 25 Poll.  Statistically, the…

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West Virginia State comes up short in overtime v Fairmont

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Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Atheltics 78 WVSt 85  FairSt Team 1 2 OT 1 F WVSt 29  45  4  78 FairSt 39  35  11  85 FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The No. 24 West Virginia State men’s basketball team (15-4, 9-4 MEC) suffered its third-straight defeat to Fairmont State (15-4, 10-3 MEC) by a final score of 85-78 on Wednesday night at the Feaster Center. The Yellow Jackets trailed by as much as 21 points midway through the second half and came all the way back to…

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Check out this navy and grey Air Jordan 1 Low

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Jordan 1 Low sports a light bone foundational layer overlaid with navy leather at , toe, eye row, and wrapping the heel. Black shows up on the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides, Wings logo on the rear heel and and tongue Jumpman branding, with navy also present on the collar and inner. Underneath resides a white midsole and navy rubber outsole. This Air Jordan 1 Low is expected to debut sometime over the course of the coming months at nike.com and select retail venues;…

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West Virginia State women’s hoops ranked nationally for first time in program history

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Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director INSTITUTE, W.Va. – After knocking off two nationally-ranked opponents last week, including No. 2 Glenville State, the West Virginia State women’s basketball team is ranked in both major national Division II polls for the first time in school history. The Yellow Jackets are currently ranked at No. 18 in the D2SIDA National Media Poll and No. 23 in the WBCA National Coaches Poll. Since becoming a member of NCAA Division II in 1997, West Virginia State came closest to breaking into the Top 25…

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Jr. Clay named OVC Co-Player of the Week

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State men’s basketball graduate student Jr. Clay was named the OVC Co-Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.  On Saturday, Clay became the 20th OVC’s 2,000-Point Club member last week, hitting the mark with a 33-point performance at Little Rock on Saturday. The 33 points are the third-most by an OVC player in a game this season; Clay scored 28 of those points after halftime and finished the game 11-of-24 from the field and 10-of-11 at the free throw line. He…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops matchup versus Lindenwood cancelled

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics: Due to a cancelation from Lindenwood, the Tennessee State women’s basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 28 has been deemed a no-contest in favor of the Tigers. The game will not be made up due to Lindenwood not having enough available players. With the cancelation, the men’s basketball contest will now be played at 2 PM at the Gentry Center. Broadcasts will still air on ESPN+ and 102.1 FM The Ville.  Per Conference policy, for purposes of the league standings and tiebreakers, the games will count…

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Albany State drops close one to Morehouse, 60-58

Brandon King

The Albany State men’s basketball team, (6-13 6-8 SIAC) had its three-game winning streak halted, and lost a chance to get back to .500 in conference play, by the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College in closely contested 60-58 matchup Thursday night. After an opening six and a half minutes that saw the teams swap leads 5 times and a tie, Morehouse took a 10-8 lead on a jumper from Ian Williams. For the balance of the half, the Maroon Tigers would shows the way, building as much as a 11-point…

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Albany State’s Stephan Pierre and James Hawkins to play in HBCU Legacy Bowl

Brandon King

Albany State linebacker Stephan Pierre and defensive back James Hawkins were selected to play in the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl. After winning the SIAC MVP and Defensive Player of the Year last season, Pierre followed that up with SIAC All-Conference First Team season. The Tallahassee, Florida product recorded 84 total tackles ( 58 solo), 9 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and a 1 fumble recovery. Fayetteville, Georgia’s James Hawkins also was named to the SIAC All-Conference First Team. The senior defensive backs finished the season with 32…

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