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Another Historic Season Of Shorter Volleyball Comes To A Close
When a season ends, so too does the daily routine athletes and coaches have maintained for months. There are no more reviews of previous games, no more game planning for the next outing, nor any team meetings or practice. Those things crossed Shorter University head volleyball coach Jon Moseley’s mind when he arrived at the [...]
Chick-Fil-A/FCA Breakfast To Feature Todd Wheeler
Character matters. That’s a lesson that is taught throughout the season at NAIA institutions, and it’s a lesson that will receive special focus as the top two football teams in the NAIA gather for the festivities leading up to the Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship. On Thursday, Dec. 16, the teams and coaches vying [...]
Men’s Soccer Earns 2nd Straight NSCAA Team Academic Award
The Shorter University men’s soccer team has been awarded the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award according to a release by the organization last week. This honor marks the second straight year that the Hawks have earned the recognition. Under the direction of head coach Josh Severns, Shorter boasted a team [...]
7 Hawks Named to All-Mid-South Squads; 23 All-Academic
The Shorter University football team placed seven players on the All-Mid-South Conference squad as announced by the league on Friday afternoon. Offensive linemen Andy Kellogg and Nick Newborn, slotback Albert Huntley, defensive lineman Tabias Walker and linebacker Garrett Hochstetler were named to the All-Conference team while safety Desmond Clark and offensive lineman Ryan Willoughby earned [...]
Rome Braves Announce New Manager And Staff For 2011
The Rome Braves have announced their field staff for 2011. Paul Runge has been named manager coming to Rome from Danville after six successful seasons. Joining Runge is hitting coach Carlos Mendez from Danville and pitching coach Derrick Lewis who also comes to Rome from the Danville squad. Trainer Ty Cobbs joins the Rome staff [...]
Lady Vikings Open Season Friday at Centre Tournament
With the 2010-11 season set to tip off Friday, Berry College’s second year head coach Stephanie Dunn heads into the new campaign with a feeling of optimism that comes from a common familiarity with her team that didn’t exist heading into last season. “I think our players understand me a lot better now, and they’ve [...]
NAIA Football Championship Series to Begin Saturday, Nov. 20th
The field has narrowed and the competition is building toward the 2010 Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship, which will be played at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18, at Historic Barron Stadium in downtown Rome, Ga. According to the NAIA, 16 teams will play Saturday in the first round of the Football Championship Series. Match-ups [...]
Hawk’s Basketball Outlasts Reinhardt 92-79
Johnathan Crawford scored 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds as Shorter University topped visiting Reinhardt University 92-79 on Tuesday night at the Winthrop-King Centre. The Hawks improved to 5-0 with the win while Reinhardt drops to 2-4. Shorter is now 3-0 at home this season, improving its home record since the start of the [...]
Down, But Not Out: Shorter Still Focused As Webber Comes To Town
When he returned to his office after the team’s first practice of the week, Shorter University head football coach Phil Jones felt that the questions he had about the Hawks’ mindset were answered. They were questions and concerns that coaches always have coming off a loss, especially when it’s a defeat that all but dashes [...]
7 Hills/3 Rivers Adventure Racers Invade Rome Sept. 25th
On Sept. 25 a hardy band of nearly 150 spandex-clad adventurers from across the Southeast will invade Rome in hopes of conquering the city’s seven famous hills and its three meandering rivers during the Coosa River Basin Initiative’s 3rd Annual 7 Hills 3 Rivers Adventure Race. WHO: CRBI and some three dozen Musselhead volunteers will [...]
Tickets Now On Sale For 2010 Russell Athletic-NAIA Football Championship
It’s officially a three-peat. At 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, Rome resident Tony Triplitt purchased his four tickets to the 2010 Russell Athletic-NAIA Football Championship, making him the first ticket buyer for each of the three games that have been played in Rome. “Tony has become a part of the NAIA tradition in Rome, [...]
Russell Athletic Returns As ‘Title Sponsor’ of the NAIA Football Championship
Russell Athletic and the Host Committee for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football national championship today announced the extension of an agreement that grants the Bowling Green, Ky.,-based athletic apparel brand “title sponsorship” rights for 2010 NAIA Football Championship. The agreement, which began in 2008, gives Russell exclusive sponsorship rights and brand exposure [...]
Berry Sweeps Its Way Through Tournament
Erin Godwin pounded a match high 11 kills and Sarah Steffan added 10 of her own as Berry College defeated Mississippi College in three sets to finish off a perfect 5-0 record with five three-set sweeps at the 2010 Berry College Invitational at the Cage Center Saturday. The Vikings defeated the Lady Choctaws 25-23, 25-16, [...]
Berry Wins First Men’s Golf Event of 2010-11
Chadd Reynolds shot 73 for the second day in a row to lead Berry’s men’s golf team to a tournament victory at the Bluegrass Fall Classic at Cherry Blossom Golf Club in Georgetown, Ky., Thursday. The Vikings shot 305 Thursday, giving them a 36-hole score of 612. Reynolds finished second in the overall individual standings [...]
Berry Volleyball To Host Berry College Invitational Friday, Saturday
The Berry Vikings volleyball team will continue its season by hosting the Berry College Invitational for the second straight year this Friday, Sept. 10 and Saturday, Sept. 11 in the Cage Center. The Vikings appeared in Birmingham-Southern College’s Hilltop Classic this past weekend, defeating Piedmont and Sewanee while falling to Birmingham-Southern and Rhodes. Erin Godwin [...]
