Category: HBCU Sports

Norfolk State’s Kris Bankston receives Portsmouth Invitational invite

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State University NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State men’s basketball will have not one, but two representatives at a prestigious showcase event this month. Just days after his teammate Joe Bryant Jr. received the nod, Norfolk State senior Kris Bankston has earned a spot in the upcoming Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT), the event revealed on Tuesday afternoon. “Kris Bankston is the prototype of today’s NBA big, I’m so excited that he got into the PIT,” Norfolk State  head coach Robert Jones said. “To have two HBCU players and two from the same…

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TSU Women’s Tennis sweeps OVC Weekly Honours

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Courtesy of  Stephen Featherston, Assistant Director of Communications NASHVILLE – After winning their first Ohio Valley Conference match in five years this past Saturday, the good news and records continued to fall for the Tennessee State women’s tennis team, as they swept the board in the OVC Weekly Awards as the league announced Wednesday morning. For the first time in program history, the Tigers have not only earned their first-ever OVC Weekly award, but they have earned two awards this week. The doubles duo of Daniela Koleva / Aroa Arrieta Castillo was awarded the OVC Women’s Tennis…

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Albany State baseball takes two of three against Morehouse

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Courtesy of Dr.Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Golden Rams baseball team won their series against the Morehouse Maroon Tigers by winning 2 out of 3 games in Atlanta, Georgia.  The Golden Rams are now (23-7) overall and (21-2) in the SIAC.  The Maroon Tigers are (15-15-1) overall and (13-13) in the conference.  In game 1, the Golden Rams defeated the Maroon Tigers (21-5).  The Golden Rams finished with 21 runs and 16 hits against the Maroon Tigers.  The Golden Rams scored in all 7 innings of the…

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Southern softball falls to Texas Southern 2-1

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Courtesy of Kevin Albarez, Assistant Sport Information Director, Texas Southern Athletics 2 Winner TXSOSB23 1 SU Team R H E TXSOSB23 2 9 0 SU 1 7 0 W: Jazmine Gendorf (5-5) L: Valadez, Anabella (1-10) BATON ROUGE, La. – Southern and Texas Southern flashed the leather in a tremendous defensive effort to open the Southwestern Athletic Conference play at Lady Jaguar Field on Monday afternoon. TSU would come away with a 2-1 victory. Southern dropped to 8-26 overall and 4-9 in SWAC play. Texas Southern improved to 9-17 and 6-7 in league play. Southern…

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Southern track claims seven individual titles at the Pelican Relays

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Titile image via Tristan Holliday Kevin Albarez, Assistant Sport Information Director, Southern University Athletics BATON ROUGE, LA – The Pelican Relays returned to A. W. Mumford Stadium for the first time in 15 years and Southern University capitalized on the opportunity to host a meet. Southern won seven different event titles and improved their positioning in every event. Uzuri Graves, Kinzli Zenon and Karanay Alexander got things started in the women’s javelin. Graves won the event with a distance of 123 feet 7 inches. Zenon finished second at 108 feet 10 inches and Alexander finished fourth…

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Texas Southern women’s track takes 15 top-10 finishes at Pelican Relays

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Title image via Travis Pendergrass Courtesy of Texas Southern University Athletics BATON ROUGE, La. – The mile relay claimed gold as the TSU women’s track & field team had 15 top-10 finishes at the Pelican Relays on Saturday at Southern University. Lillie Burnett finished fourth in the 200 in a time of 24.61 followed by Bayli George (25.3) in eighth and Shelby Brooks (25.58) in 10th. Jasmine Walker ran a personal best and moved to 10th in the SWAC after a time of 2:18.41 in the 800 en route to a third-place…

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Texas Southern Cheerleading wins National Championship

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Texas Southern University Cheerleading Team made history as they won a national title at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College National Championship on Friday. Competing in the Cheer Spirit Rally Division I category, the Tigers were solid from start to finish as they opened the preliminary round with a 94.05 performance score, 94.3 raw score and a 23.5125 performance score. In the final round, TSU maintained its consistency and did even better with a 96.1 performance score, 96.1 raw score…

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Tennesseee State Flying Tigers perform well at meet

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athleticcs ATHENS, Ga. – The Tennessee State men’s track and field team recently competed in a thrilling two-day meet at the University of Georgia, showcasing their talent and determination on the track against tough competition. The results were impressive, with several standout performances. In the men’s 100 meters, Anthony Ward finished in fourth place with a time of 10.97 seconds, while junior Amari Jelks followed closely behind in fifth place with a time of 11.05 seconds. Keandric Verge, also a junior, finished in eighth place with a time of 11.24 seconds. The…

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Clark Atlanta baseball sweeps doubleheader against Benedict

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Title image via Jacquinn Solomon Courtesy of Justin Mordecai, Director of Athletic Communications, Clark Atlanta Athletics Team R H E BEN 11 10 6 CAUBSB 17 14 1 W: Waites, Asa (3-6) L: Tymon Holloman (2-5) ATLANTA, Ga. | The Clark Atlanta University baseball team picked up a pair of conference victories on Friday as they took down the Benedict Tigers in doubleheader action at Bill Evans Field. The Panthers took game one, 17-11, while following up with a 13-6 victory in game two. Game three was canceled due to inclement weather. INSIDE THE…

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Norfolk State football plays annual Green & Gold scrimmage

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Title image via Naje Murray Courtesy of Brian Howard, Asst. AD/Communications,Norfolk State Athletics NORFOLK, Va. | The Norfolk State University football team held its annual Green & Gold scrimmage and Junior Day on a cold and windy day at William “Dick” Price Stadium on Saturday.  With temperatures in the high 40s and light rain, fans had their first look at the young Spartan football program as head coach Dawson Odumscontinues to see improvement during spring camp.  “It was cold today,” Odums said about the weather conditions as the team scrimmaged for approximately…

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