NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State University baseball program announced two new additions to the Spartans’ staff Monday. Matt Mitchell has been added as the program’s new volunteer assistant and Ryan Chipka joins NSU as the director of player development. Mitchell will work primarily with the catchers but will also assist with other offensive and … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State volleyball program will host a pair of conference foes this weekend in what is shaping up to be the team’s most important stretch yet this year. The Spartans will take on Coppin State on Friday at 6 p.m., followed by Morgan State on Sunday at 3 p.m. Both matches … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State sophomore bowler Alexa Rodriguez was named to the preseason All-MEAC Team on Wednesday morning when the conference office announced its preseason honors for bowling for the 2016-17 season. In addition, NSU was picked to finish second in the MEAC Southern Division in voting done by head coaches and sports information … Continue reading
by Shaye Southall During the days of the late Dick Price, Spartan football sat atop the ranks of black college football; NSU was a powerhouse. With championship after championship, the Norfolk State University football program was bound to stay a powerhouse for years to come. So what happened? Today, the Norfolk State University football team … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State junior Ronald Korir was named the Cross Country Co-Runner of the Week, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference office announced on Wednesday. He led the Spartans to a second-place finish at the 8K George Mason Invitational last Saturday in Leesburg, Va. The field featured host George Mason, which is ranked 13th in … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s and women’s cross country teams will be back in action this Saturday when they will run in the George Mason Invitational at the Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, Va. This will be the longest distance for both teams so far this season. The women’s 6-kilometer race begins at 10 … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Former Norfolk State University linebackers Deon King and Lynden Trail will continue their professional football careers in the NFL this season on the practice squads of the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, respectively. King was the leading tackler for the Cowboys through the team’s four preseason games this August. He made 19 … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State will compete in its third and last regular season tournament this weekend when the Spartan volleyball team travels to Elon for three matches as part of the Phoenix Classic. NSU and the host Phoenix will begin the tournament on Friday at 2 p.m. at Alumni Gym. The Spartans also play … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Coming off a season-opening win over Elizabeth City State, the Norfolk State football team (1-0) plays the first of two consecutive games against nationally-ranked CAA teams when the Spartans visit No. 2 Richmond (1-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday at Robins Stadium. The game has been declared a sellout. The game will be … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State senior quarterback Greg Hankerson was named Wednesday to the preseason watch list for the inaugural Deacon Jones Trophy, which will be awarded this year to the most outstanding college football player from a historically black college and university (HBCU). The winner of this year’s award will be announced on Feb. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Saturday’s season-opening football game between Norfolk State and Elizabeth City State will be broadcast live on WNSB 91.1 FM Saturday beginning at 5:30 p.m. The game will also be carried on a tape-delayed basis on Star 1310 AM. Due to a programming conflict, the game will not be carried live on 1310 … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State volleyball team travels up the road to MEAC Northern Division rival UMES this weekend for the second tournament of the year. The Spartans will play four matches over a three-day span as part of the UMES Courtyard Classic in Princess Anne, Md. NSU, searching for its first win of … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – With a bevy of returning starters bolstered by the addition of a promising recruiting class, the Norfolk State football team enters season two under head coach Latrell Scott with plenty of optimism. Following is a position-by-position breakdown of the Spartans’ roster heading into this Saturday’s season-opener against Elizabeth City State. Quarterback In … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG/RADFORD, Va. – Appalachian State committed just four attack errors and only had three more kills than the Norfolk State volleyball team on Saturday morning, but the Mountaineers nevertheless came away with a 3-0 win over the Spartans on the second day of the Virginia Tech/Radford Invitational. Later in the afternoon, Radford’s Maddie Palmer tallied … Continue reading
MEAC Championship Central Page NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State baseball team opens play in the 2016 MEAC Baseball Championship this Friday, May 20, at 3:30 p.m. at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Md. NSU (27-19), which receives a first-round bye, will face the winner of a Thursday opening round game between Bethune-Cookman (South … Continue reading
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