Month: November 2015
Former WSSU football player has NFL aspirations
Former Rams football player Alfy Hill came to Winston-Salem State in 2013 on a mission to redeem the football team’s name after it lost in the NCAA Division II Championship the year before. After playing two seasons for the Rams, he has one more goal. Well, two: to become the […]
Reid It Out: Mizzou’s football team proves black athletes are just trophies
Black lives do not matter, but black dollars do. Thirty-two football players from the University of Missouri illuminated that fact when they refused to participate in any athletic-related activities until then president, Tim Wolfe,resigned. Discrimination and prejudice against black people are ingrained in the history of the university and can […]
Rams football wins 3rd CIAA title in 5 seasons
Despite a bumpy season marked by adversity and uncertainty, the Winston-Salem State football team eked out a 17-14 victory over Bowie State on Nov. 14 to claim its third CIAA title in five years. There weren’t many to pick the Rams (6-5) to defeat the seemingly unbeatable Bulldogs (9-2) in the […]
Rams deliver hard-earned defeat to Charleston following season-opening loss
WSSU basketball head coach James Wilhelmi looks on as his Rams compete against Charleston (W.Va.) in C.E. Gaines Center on Nov. 14. Photo Credit: www.wssurams.com After dropping an intense season-opener to a sharp-shooting Concord team Nov. 13, the Winston-Salem State basketball team responded aggressively to capture a 75-66 victory over […]
Lady Rams reclaim CIAA title in dominant fashion
The Lady Rams were one point short of winning last year’s CIAA Cross Country Championship. But this season, their determination propelled them to a first-place trophy with flying colors. At the Oct. 29 conference championship in Cary, N.C., Winston-Salem State’s wom- en’s cross country team took rst place comfortably with […]
Rams clinch berth in CIAA title game with crucial win on Senior Day
In their regular season finale, the Winston-Salem State Rams eked out a 24-22 victory over Fayetteville State on Senior Day thanks to an interception by linebacker Kyrell Williamson to halt the Broncos’ potential game-winning drive. This win was pivotal for the Rams (5-5, 5-2 CIAA), clinching a fifth […]
Rams get surprised on Homecoming
Chancellor Elwood Robinson (center) locks arms with WSSU football players preceding a Homecoming matchup versus Shaw. Photo Credit: Garrett Garms, WSSU Photography Winston-Salem State’s Homecoming was perfect – from concerts, to vendors, to visiting alumni and the installation of Chancellor Elwood Robinson. And the football game versus the winless Shaw […]
