Category: HBCU Sports

SIAC Announces Man and Women of the Year

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is thrilled to unveil a prestigious accolade, the Man and Woman of the Year Award, to honor the most remarkable male and female student-athletes within our esteemed conference.  JuToreyia Willis, a graduate student and women’s basketball player at Tuskegee University, majoring in Psychology, is the second recipient of the SIAC Woman of the Year award. Collier Higgs, a baseball player, and Valedictorian at Kentucky State University majoring in Business Administration, is the second recipient of the SIAC Man of the Year…

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Albany State’s Lavosier took part in 3rd Minority Baseball Prospects All-Star Game

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams baseball standout, Lavoisier Fisher, participated in the Minority Baseball Prospects 2023 HBCU All-Star Game on Saturday, June 3, at Coolray Field, home of the Triple-A Braves affiliate, Gwinnett Stripers.  The 3rd Annual HBCU All-Star Game featured the top 50 HBCU talent from D1, D2, NAIA and Junior College levels.  The event included an exciting HBCU Homecoming Tailgate, Vendors, Food Trucks, Entertainment and a Pre-Game Home Run Derby. Lavoisier Fisher is a junior from Suwanee, Georgia.  Lavoisier was named to the 2023 SIAC…

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Trio of Albany State players named to 2023 Minority Softball Prospects All-Star Game

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics Three Albany State University Golden Rams softball players participated in the 2023 Minority Softball Prospects All-Star Game that was held on June 2, at Georgia Gwinnett College Softball Field.  The MSP HBCU All-Star Game featured the top 40 HBCU talent from D1, D2, NAIA, and Junior College levels.  Albany State Golden Rams Madison Hurt, Keyatta Ayers and Morgan Brown participated in the All-Star extravaganza. Madison Hurt is a sophomore from Phenix City, Alabama.  Madison had a MVP type of season for the Golden Rams.  Madison…

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2023 Black Student Athlete Summit in Los Angeles sponsored by NCAA

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the NCAA The NCAA department of inclusion, education and community engagement broadened its reach in supporting diversity-focused programming with its sponsorship this year of the Black Student Athlete Summit in Los Angeles. The University of Southern California hosted the summit, which wrapped up Wednesday. The Black Student Athlete Summit, which first took place in 2015, is a four-day conference that continues to grow in attendance and interest. This year’s event welcomed more than 1,400 student-athletes, professionals and influencers in athletics who discussed key…

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Bethune Cookman defeats Southern 10-6

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Watch ReplayBox Score ATLANTA, Ga. – No. 2 seed (East) Bethune-Cookman went on a sizzling three-inning run for all its scoring in a 10-6 win over No. 3 seed (West) Southern to advance in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament at Russ Chandler Stadium. The Wildcats had two in the sixth, five in the seventh and three in the eighth against Southern’s bullpen. This was after trailing 3-0.  “We struggled at times in the regular season with situational hitting. But in the championship innings – six…

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Florida A&M shuts out Prairie View 1-0 in SWAC Tourney elimination game

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Coutresy of Florida A&M Athletics Team R H E Prairie View A&M 0 4 0 Florida A&M 1 9 0 W: Dallas Tease (2-3) L: Haidermota, Adam (4-5)  S: Zach Morea (3) ATLANTA, Ga. —Sophomore Dallas Teaseand senior Zach Morea combined to toss a shutout on Friday as the Florida A&M Rattlers blanked the Prairie View A&M Panthers 1-0. Tease (2-3) started and picked up the win for Florida A&M (26-28), going seven shutout innings while giving up four hits, walking three, and striking out two. Morea was dealing out of the bullpen as well, going two…

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JJ Redick disses Stephen A. Smith and Winston Salem State University

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While engaging in their banter of varying degrees of entertainment, sports utility, and truthfulness in some cases, On a segment with fellow LeSpychophant Brian Windhordst and Stephen A. Smith , JJ Redick was doing his job of carrying the water for LeBron James but decided to slight Smith and his basketball acuity by taking a cheap shot at his alma mater, HBCU Winston Salem State University. For those who may be unaware, Smith played basketball at WSSU under legendary coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines, but his athletic career was derailed…

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A pair of Golden Rams prepare to compete at D-II Track&Field Championships

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown , Albany State Athletics Two members of the Golden Rams Track & Field team are ready to compete at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The championships will be held May 25th-27th inside the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colorado with Colorado State University, Pueblo serving as host. A total of 754 participants, 377 men and 377 women, will compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching a provisional standard established for each event. The Golden Rams will be represented…

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Jerry Nichols promoted to TSU Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics:  Tennessee State head men’s basketball coach Brian “Penny” Collins has elevated Jerry Nichols to associate head coach for the upcoming 2023-24 season, as announced by Collins on Friday. Entering his sixth season on the TSU sidelines, Nichols has been a mainstay alongside Collins since his hiring in 2018. No stranger as a head coach, Nichols compiled a 200-59 record in nine season at the junior college level. Prior to working with Collins, the two battled as opposing coaches in Region 7 of the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association.…

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Tennessee State coaches Sutton and McRath invuted to WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State University softball head coach Genee McRath and volleyball head coach Donika Sutton enjoyed record-setting campaigns in the 2022-23 athletic year. They have been invited to participate in Denver, Colorado’s WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy Programs. This will be the 20th anniversary of the academy,WeCOACH will host its premier programs, the 52nd class of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) and the 6th class of the NCAA Academy 2.0, in Denver, Colorado, from May 21-24, 2023. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Women Coaches Academy, where…

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