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SHS sends 10 athletes to GHSA AAAAA Region One State Championships
The Statesboro Blue Devils traveled to Greenbrier High School for the 2024 GHSA AAAAA Region 2 State Sectionals. With the results, the Blue Devils are sending 10 athletes to compete at the GHSA AAAAA State Championships this year. SHS Athletes Heading To State 100 Meter Corey Budget 400 Meter Kendra Payne, Cherish Ray 4x100 Meter Relay (Boys) Corey Budget, Chris Williams, Kyan McCollum, Willie Jones 4x200 Meter Relay (Girls) Kendra Payne, Terrace Gibson, Cherish Ray, Taryn Barrett 4x400 Meter Relay (Girls) Kendra Payne, Cherish Ray, Terrace Gibson, Nicole Jones Triple Jump/ Long Jump Muhammad Shareef Muhummad Shareef was the 2023 Triple Jump State Champion, and has already added the 2024 Triple Jump State Champion title to his name. If you would like to watch the Blue Devils compete, you can tune into the NFHS Network here. These athletes will be traveling to Carrollton High School for the GHSA AAAAA State Championships. These State Championships will be held May 9-11, 2024.
GS Softball season concludes at Sun Belt Conference tournament
The Georgia Southern softball team fell in extras to tenth-seeded Marshall on Wednesday night at Bobcat Stadium in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Marshall (25-27) scored two runs in the top of the eleventh inning to secure the victory and move on to round two for a matchup with #2 Texas State. Georgia Southern (30-21) struck first in the bottom half of the second to take an early 1-0 lead when freshman Kyla Maxwell drove in her seventh run of the season to plate pinch runner Brooke Kell. The Eagles doubled its lead in the fourth when Marshall relief pitcher Savannah Rice...
Louisiana Faces Georgia Southern In Final SBC Road Trip
STATESBORO, Ga. – The No. 22-ranked Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Baseball team makes its final Sun Belt Conference road trip of the regular season when it faces Georgia Southern in a three-game series beginning Friday at J.I. Clements Stadium. First pitch for Friday’s opener is scheduled for 5:30 p.m....
GA Southern Baseball gives free tickets to local heroes for Saturday's game
Georgia Southern University Baseball is dedicating its Saturday, May 11, game to local heroes, and that includes teachers and school district employees. All nurses, doctors, firefighters, and police officers are eligible, too. Each person in one of these professions may get one complimentary ticket by presenting their work ID badge, and any additional tickets can be purchased for $5 each. The Eagles will be going to bat against nationally ranked (#22) Louisiana. These tickets may be claimed/purchased over the phone at 1-(800)-GSU-WINS or in person at the ticket window at JI Clements Stadium by showing your ID on game day. If ordering by phone, you will have to provide proof of your ID by email. Georgia Southern Baseball wants to say thank you to all of our teachers and those who work in public service.
Georgia Southern uses early scoring to down Jacksonville, 13-2
The Georgia Southern baseball team took down the Jacksonville Dolphins 13-2 in seven innings on May 8 to improve to 27-21 on the season, dropping the Dolphins to 22-25 and handing them their fifth-straight loss. Southern started fast and furious, as Josh Tate took the very first pitch of the game over the 15-foot wall in left field for his first home run as an Eagle, his second of his career. After Kent Schmidt knocked a single to reach, Jarrett Brown hit a homer to the same spot as Tate to bring the Eagles lead up to 3-0 after the first inning. The Eagles then scored five in...
GS Football promotions schedule for 2024 announced
Georgia Southern Athletics has announced the promotions for the 2024 football season. The highly touted home schedule will feature 10 promotions over the course of six Saturdays in Allen E. Paulson Stadium. The season opener against Boise State marks Kickoff at Paulson to generate the excitement of football back in Statesboro! The Broncos will be making the trip east after finishing the 2023 season with an 8-6 record, which included winning the Mountain West Conference title. Game two at Paulson will celebrate Teacher Appreciation and Fall Family Weekend. Georgia Southern will be one of the first to honor teachers in our community as...
Bulloch Academy's Ashantay Noble signs to play basketball at Georgia Southern
Friends and family filled Bulloch Academy's Legacy Gym to celebrate senior Ashantay Noble's decision to play college basketball at Georgia Southern University on Monday afternoon. Noble played 5 years as a member of the Bulloch Academy women's basketball team. During those years, she led the team to three final fours and a state runner-up in 2022. Noble is also a part of an elite group of players that finished their high school career with both 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Ashantay Noble had several options when it came to where she wanted to continue her athletic and academic career. She ultimately decided to stay...
Six Statesboro High student-athletes sign letter of intent
STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) — Six student-athletes from Statesboro High School signed their letter of intent to compete at the college level. Gage Landing – Middle Georgia State University – Soccer Kairo Lee – Methodist University – Football Trevon Harden – Brewton-Parker College – Wrestling Cambree Isaacson – South Georgia State College – Softball Aiden Lewis […]
Georgia Southern softball finishes off series sweep of App with 6-3 win
The Georgia Southern softball team ran its winning streak to seven and finished off its best season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference with a 6-3 win over App State Friday afternoon at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium. The Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Janai Conklin homered to left-center field to drive in Emma Davis. In the third inning, a Jess Mazur single down the left field line plated Davis and Katie Perkins to make it 4-0. One inning later, Emma Davis' first collegiate home run made it 6-0 as it also drove in...
Eagles sweep second-straight conference foe, down ULM in doubleheader
The Georgia Southern baseball team swept a Saturday doubleheader against the ULM Warhawks, taking game one with a final score of 9-4 and securing the sweep with a game two final of 6-3. GAME ONE - GEORGIA SOUTHERN 9-4 Georgia Southern (25-21, 14-9 SBC) took to the board in the top of the second inning when Cade Parker's bases-clearing double scored Sam Blancato, Sean White, and T.J. McKenzie. White added a fourth run to the total with a solo homer in the top of the fourth inning, and Kent Schmidt followed suit with the second homer of his career to take a 5-0 lead. In the top of the...
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