Winston-Salem State has a new head football coach, and his name is Kienus Boulware. Boulware is no stranger to the program after spending the past four seasons as defensive coordinator under former head coach Connell Maynor, who left to take the head-coaching job at Hampton University in December 2013. […]
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‘4-Peat’ Rams steal CIAA Championship from Trojans, 9-5
Four in a row. The Winston-Salem State baseball team defeated Virginia State 9-5 on April 19 to win the program’s fourth straight CIAA championship. Head Coach Kevin Ritsche has been the man in charge since the program was brought back to WSSU in 2010. In four seasons as coach, he’s […]
COACH’S GAME BALL: Brandi Smith
Brandi Smith, a senior mass communications major from Greensboro, has been selected by head cheerleading coach Ronnisha Cornelius for this issue's Game Ball. Cornelius, who is a former Red Team cheerleader and alumna of WSSU, said Smith was the first person she thought of when asked about choosing a recipient […]
COACH’S GAME BALL: Chyna Riley
Winston-Salem State softball player Chyna Riley may not be the biggest player on the field, but her enormous heart makes up for her lack of size. Riley, a 5-foot-4-inch freshman from West Columbia, S.C., was chosen by Head Coach Lataya Hilliard-Gray as the recipient of this issue’s “Game Ball.” […]
COACH’S GAME BALL: Tajanel McNeill
Who says that a walk-on athlete can’t have the same success as a recruited athlete? Winston-Salem State’s Tajanel McNeill wasn’t recruited to run track in college, but she tried out for the team during her freshman year at WSSU and made it. McNeill, now a junior, has been chosen by […]
COACH’S GAME BALL: Wesley Helsabeck
Wes Helsabeck, junior starting pitcher, has been chosen by Head Baseball Coach Kevin Ritsche as this issue’s “Game Ball” recipient. Helsabeck is a local kid from Rural Hall and is in his first season at Winston- Salem State. He transferred to WSSU this past fall after spending the previous two […]
Attention athletes: Stick to sports
Michael Sam is a man that has gotten a lot of publicity over the past several weeks for something that, in my opinion, is not worthy of the recognition he has received. Sam, 24, is a former Missouri football player and current prospect for this May’s NFL draft. He was […]
Rams basketball teams seeking CIAA titles
Winston-Salem State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will compete in the CIAA tournament in Charlotte. The tournament started Feb. 25 and ends March 1. Head Women’s Coach A.G. Hall feels very confident about his team. “There are still a few things we can fix, but I feel we have the […]
Baseball coach wants regional World Series victory for Rams
Kevin Ritsche, head baseball coach is not looking to just win another CIAA championship. This season, he wants the Rams baseball team to be No. 1 and win the regional World Series. In his three seasons as head coach, Ritsche has amassed 104 victories. Though the 2013-14 […]
COACH’S GAME BALL: Kerry Campbell
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bobby Collins chose the hometown kid Kerry Campbell as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. Campbell, a 5-foot-8-inch, 150-pound sophomore point guard, is from Winston-Salem and went to high school at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy. He’s played in all 19 of the Rams’ games this season […]