Category: HBCU Sports

SIAC unveils 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams

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Courtesy of the SIAC: The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has released its 2022 Baseball Preseason Teams as voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. High expectations are on the horizon for the Spring Hill Badgers leading all teams with seven preseason selections. Spring Hill is looking to repeat their SIAC Championship title from 2019 after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.  The 2022 SIAC Baseball Preseason First team is heavily decorated with players from Miles College as well. Two of the four players from Miles…

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2022 SIAC Softball Preseason Teams Announced

Brandon King

Courtesy of the SIAC: The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its 2022 Softball Preseason Teams as voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The 2022 preseason team is highlighted by four returning players from Spring Hill (Morgan Kramer), Kentucky State (Moana Pinner), Albany State (Glory Seay), and Clark Atlanta (Tatianna Kelly) that were selected from the 2019 Softball All-Conference Teams. In her rookie season with the Badgers, Kramer built a 4-2 record with two complete games and a 2.98 ERA over 44.2 innings pitched.…

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Harris Stowe State University receives bomb threat

Brandon King

St. Louis, Missouri’s Harris-Stowe State University is the latest HBCU to be the target of a bomb threat Tuesday morning. According to a statement issued by the University, St. Louis Metropolitan Police as well as the FBI have been contacted and are investigating. Authorities are conducting a search of all campus facilities. Classes and university operations, which also include the chow hall have been suspended. University employees and commuter students are asked not to report to campus today. Unfortunately Harris-Stowe has not even been the only HBCU today that is…

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Morgan State receives bomb threat, campus being searched

Brandon King

Tuesday morning Morgan State became the latest HBCU to receive a bomb threat, coming on the heels of six institutions thst were threatened just yesterday. The campus has been closed and the campus is being searched. Here is a portion of the statement released by Morgan State President David Wilson Since sending out an alert earlier this morning about the bomb threat we received, a few of you have contacted me to inquire as to whether this is real. Unfortunately, and sadly, it is. The campus is being searched building-by-building…

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Albany State falls late to Columbus State 78-75

Brandon King

The Albany State University Men’s basketball team ( 7-14, 5-7) suffered a tough loss to the Cougars of Columbus State University ( 14-6, 5-5) Monday evening. The Golden Rams were up 36-34 at the end of the first half and would continue to hold the advantage in the second half, pushing the lead to 17 points at 55-38 when Maxwell Harris sank a pair of free throws with 13:46 to go in the contest. Over the ensuing nearly twelve minutes, Columbus State would outscore Albany State 37-20, tying the game…

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Southern defeats Jackson State 75-64

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from Demetrius Howse, Associate Sports Information Director 75 Southern U. 12-9,6-2 SWAC 64Jackson St. 4-16,2-7 SWAC Team 1 2 F Southern U. 39  36  75 Jackson St. 36  28  64 The Southern University Jaguars (12-9, 7-2) get back in the winning column with a 75-64 victory over Jackson State University (2-7, 4-16) inside the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi on Monday evening. The Basics Final Score: Southern 75, Jackson State 64 Records: Southern (12-9, 7-2 SWAC) | Jackson State (2-7, 4-16SWAC) Location: Jackson, MS – Lee E. Williams…

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Florida A&M squeaks by Alabama State for 7th consecutive win

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Courtesy Florida A&M Athletics : 66 Florida A&M 9-11,7-2 SWAC 65Alabama St. 6-16,4-5 SWAC Team 1 2 F Florida A&M 39  27  66 Alabama St. 27  38  65  Florida A&M men’s basketball swept Alabama after beating Alabama State 66-65 to win their seventh straight game. Tonight’s win gives the Rattlers their longest win streak since the 88-89 season. he Rattlers opened the game on a 17-4 run to take a 13-point lead, then the Hornets went on a 7-2 run to make it an eight-point game. The Rattlers then went on a 15-9…

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SIAC Commences Inaugural Men’s Volleyball Season

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Courtesy of the SIAC: Click here for SIAC Men’s Volleyball Composite Schedule ATLANTA, Ga. (January 31, 2022) – Through a grant from USA Volleyball and the First Point Volleyball Foundation, the SIAC announced its intent to add men’s volleyball as a conference sport back in 2019. This year, six SIAC member institutions – Benedict College, Central State University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, and Morehouse College — will compete for the inaugural SIAC crown in April as men’s volleyball becomes the league’s 15th championship sport. In the…

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Terrorists threaten several HBCUs

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Wlja.com: PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A shelter in place has been issued for students and staff at Bowie State University due to a bomb threat Monday.  CNN is reporting that at least six Historically Black Colleges and Universities have received bomb threats launching police investigations. The schools that received threats Monday include Bowie State, Howard University, Southern University and A&M, Bethune-Cookman University, Albany State Universityand Delaware State University, according to campus spokespeople or social media posts. Later Monday morning, Judson University, an Evangelical Christian university in Elgin, Illinois, announced its closure due to…

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Snowstorm postpones Delaware State/Morgan State bball doubleheader

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Courtesy Delaware State Athletics: The Delaware State basketball doubleheader scheduled for today at Morgan State in Baltimore has been postponed due to the Northeast snow storm. Make-up dates have not been announced for either the women’s or men’s games. The Delaware State men are scheduled to host Coppin State on Monday (Jan. 31) at 7:30 pm. The Hornet women are scheduled to face Coppin State at home on Wed. (Feb. 2) at 5:30 p.m. Due to University Covid health & safety protocols, spectators are not permitted to attend Delaware State…

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