For the first time in 38 years, the Winston-Salem State Rams Baseball team 5-5 (2-2) hosted a home game Feb. 15. The doubleheader was against St. Augustine’s College 4-4 (2-0) at BB&T Ballpark in downtown Winston-Salem, where the Chicago White Sox farm team Winston-Salem Dash play home games. The Rams […]
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Lady Rams show balanced offense in 75-53 victory
The Lady Rams 13-7 (8-3) showed just how dangerous they can be in a 75-53 home win over the Lady Blue Bears of Livingstone College 12-4 (7-3) Feb. 5. The Lady Rams had three players in double-digit scoring figures. “We have a very unique offense,” said Women’s Basketball Head Coach […]
Missed free throws lead to Rams 81-73 loss
The Rams struggled to take advantage of opportunities from the free throw line in an 81-73 home loss to the Livingstone College Blue Bears Feb. 5. The Rams struggled to hold on to the ball turning it over 20 times and only having five assists for the game. “When […]
Two commit to Rams
Bringing in the new year means bringing in new talent. Coach Connell Maynor and the nine coaches on his staff are looking to add to the abundance of talent the Rams have. That brings the Rams to Signing Day. National Signing Day was Feb. 2 for schools across the country. […]
Track & Field team show promise, preparing for CIAA championships
The Winston-Salem State track and field team has picked up right where the cross country team left off. The team had an impressive showing at the Mountaineer Indoor Open at Appalachian State University Jan. 22 by finishing in the top five for both the men’s and women’s 800-meter run. “The […]
Rams show hustle, fall short to Tigers 93-83
The Rams 11-3 (5-2) had advantages in all of the hustle areas of the game. They had more points off turnovers, and 15 more second chance points. However, these advantages were not enough, as the Rams fell short 93-83 to St. Paul’s College 4-8 (1-5) for the second time this […]
WSSU baseball comes home
After a 37-year hiatus, Rams baseball will return to Winston-Salem State Spring 2011. The team, which has been defunct since 1973, is being resurrected to fulfill CIAA requirements. The WSSU Athletics Department. hired Kevin Ritsche as interim, part-time head coach. The News Argus interviewed Coach Ritsche Jan. 17 and discuss […]
WSSU honors basketball legends
Eight of Winston-Salem State’s greatest basketball players and coaches had their jerseys retired Jan. 21 in front of fans, students, and alumni. The inductees were Clarence “Big House” Gaines, Earl Monroe, Cleo Hill, Teddy Blount, George Foree, Jack DeFares, Brenda Winifield, and Chellia Nelson. “It is a special honor to […]
Lady Rams fall short against Anderson Trojans, 48-53
Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (3-2) hosted Anderson University (2-2) Dec. 12 in the season’s second home game. For the second time this season, WSSU women’s basketball team battled the Lady Trojans. Hoping to improve their 3-1 start, the Lady Rams deployed an athletic starting five anchored by the team’s leading […]
Rams sting Yellow Jackets; defense anchors WSSU in rout
In front of more than 2,300 screaming Rams fans WSSU soundly defeated the Allen University Yellow Jackets 80-61. The Rams defense was suffocating at best holding the Yellow Jackets to a dismal 28 percent shooting performance from the field and 27 percent from three-point land. The Rams (3-0) opened up […]