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COACH’S GAME BALL

Head Volleyball Coach Edric Poitier selected Francesca Edgerton as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball because “her ability and leadership.” Edgerton, a senior from Ellenboro, N.C., said she is hoping to build on the success she had last season; she led the Lady Rams with 199 total kills and […]

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Can Ram football CIAA champions…again?

Following the success of last season, the Winston-Salem State football team is ready to repeat as CIAA champions. The Rams are coming off a season where they set the school record for wins at 13-1. Despite losing running back Nicholas Cooper, who rushed for more than 3,430 yards in his […]

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Men’s, women’s teams fail to capture intramural basketball championships

Winston-Salem State’s men’s and women’s intramural teams failed to bring home the top prize as they traveled to Raleigh for the ACIS Basketball Regional and National Championships on April 13-15. In the women’s bracket, the No. 1 seed, Rams were upset by East Carolina, 51-50 in opening round women’s club […]

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Lady Rams win CIAA title

The Lady Rams (30-17, 15-1 CIAA) softball team repeated as CIAA champions April 21 when they shutout the Virginia State Lady Trojans (21-22, 12-4) 3-0 in the CIAA championship game. The Lady Rams defeated the Lady Trojans on VSU’s home field in Ettrick, Va. Britney Cato, a junior right hander […]

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Rams baseball wins regular season title

The Winston-Salem State baseball team followed last year’s CIAA championship victory with another successful season. The team won the 2012 CIAA regular season conference championship with a 15-3 conference record. Overall the Rams finished the regular season with a 31-17 record. “We fell a little short of the games we […]

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Golf program cut, as players seek last chance for a ring

With the regular season coming to a close and the program cut, the Winston-Salem State golf team wants to finish strong. The team will attempt to win the CIAA Golf Championship at Lee Cardinal Golf Club in Petersburg, Va. on April 18. The Athletic Department said that the University was […]

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Baseball Rams seeking two championships: CIAA, World Series

The 2012 Rams baseball team is on pace to have a better conference and overall record than last year’s CIAA championship team. Their goal: Win the CIAA championship and make a World Series championship run. The team started the season struggling but later got into a groove to make another […]

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Nic Cooper preparing for NFL draft

Jamal Williams staff reporter jwilliams210@rams.wssu.edu The Ram Nation can bid farewell to Winston- Salem State football star running back Nicholas Cooper because he has decided to pursue a career in the National Football League. Cooper, a redshirt senior from Clinton, N.C. will forgo his last semester of eligibility and enter […]

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Men’s, women’s tennis sweep JCSU

Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams put on dominating performances as they opened up CIAA Southern Division round-up play against Johnson C. Smith sweeping men’s and women’s teams, 9-0 on March 23. The Lady Rams are 10-6 (6-0 CIAA) and the Rams tennis team is 6-5 (4-1 CIAA). “We […]