Students can participate in the intramural spring basketball league from Feb. 11 through March 20. The league will be in the Whitaker Gymnasium and is sponsored by Campus Recreation. Games will be Monday through Wednesday from 7 to 10 p.m. Each team can consist of more but no less […]
Sports
COACH’S GAME BALL: Dionna Scott
Women’s basketball Head Coach A.G. Hall chose Dionna Scott, a 5’11” sophomore for- ward from South Riding, Va., as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. “She’s been very consistent recently,” Hall said. “She’s carrying the scoring role, rebounding the ball well and she’s a factor on defense in […]
COACH’S GAME BALL: Michel-Ofik Nzege [Ziggy]
Men’s basketball Head Coach Bobby Collins chose Michel-Ofik Nzege [Ziggy]as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. Nzege, a 6-8 freshman forward from Geneva, Switzerland, is already starting in his first season. “He’s made great strides from the first day he stepped on campus to now by working hard and […]
Lady Rams focusing on defense, closing
Despite an overall record of 9-8 and conference record of 4-3 [as of Jan. 19], the Lady Rams basketball team is currently second in the nation for their defensive game. “Coach makes us focus on defense and rebounds because offense will come,” said Raven Fields, sophomore from Columbus, Ga.Chaylia Coleman, […]
Rams shoot for CIAA, national titles
The Winston-Salem State men’s basketball team is off to a great start this season and has high expectations. After losing to West Virginia Wesleyan, 57-54 in the first round of the Division II tournament last season, Head Coach Bobby Collins and his players say that they are on a mission […]
COACH’S GAME BALL: Keyrra Gillespie
Head Coach A.G. Hall of the Winston-Salem State Lady Rams basketball team chose Keyrra Gillespie as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. “Keyrra is our leader right now,” Hall said. “She’s distributing the ball well, she’s looking for her scoring opportunities and she’s playing good defense.” Gillespie, a 5-5 […]
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For the first time in school history, the Winston-Salem State football team will be playing in the NCAA Division II National Championship Game after defeating West Texas A&M in the semifinals 41-18 Dec. 18. The No.1 seed Rams (14-0) are also the first CIAA team to get to the […]
Coach, players focus on improving offense
Winston-Salem State’s women’s basketball coach A.G. Hall said his team is continuing to improve and that he is looking forward to the rest of the campaign. “I feel good,” Hall said. “We’ve made progress from when I first took over a couple of months ago. We have a lot of […]
Rams move closer to national championship
Winston-Salem State defeated the nation’s top-ranked defense in its 21-17 win against Indiana University of Pennsylvania to advance to the NCAA Division II semifinals. The Rams won in the quarterfinals for the second straight season. The Crimson Hawks (12-2) came in to the game allowing just over 250 yards of […]
COACH’S GAME BALL: Carlos Fields
Winston-Salem State Head football coach Connell Maynor chose middle linebacker Carlos Fields as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. “Carlos is one of the leaders on the defense and a great linebacker,” Maynor said. Fields, a senior from Henderson, N.C., was selected as the best linebacker in the CIAA […]