After being ruled ineligible to play for the past two seasons, Diante Bridgewater, a defensive back for Grambling State University’s football, expects to hit the field this fall. Bridgewater’s path to Grambling has been a winding one. Bridgewater was not eligible for the 2017 and 2018 season, but he is […]
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Men’s basketball team dedicates summer to getting better
The Grambling State University basketball team is looking forward to having a successful season next year. Over the summer, the team has been on Grambling’s campus, conducting weight training and practices for preseason workouts. This dedication, even in the early part of the offseason is what the Tigers believe can […]
Hill inks contract with sports management firm
Recent Grambling State University graduate Shakyla Hill, recently signed a contract with Victorious Career Management to help her in her pursuit to becoming a pro. Signing on with an agent is a major step that should be made for a college athlete when seeking to move to the professional level, […]
Coach Coates: Striving for greatness
Even though she is a newer coach, Coach Primecha Coates, an assistant track and field coach at Grambling State University since 2017, has big goals and dreams for the GSU Track Team. Over the past decade, the GSU track and field team has been awarded with over 34 championship rings. […]
Sawyer already looking forward to next track season
The end of the season for Johnathon Sawyer, a sprinter on Grambling State’s track team who has turned heads since his first day on campus, came in May. Sawyer, a native of Austin Texas, runs the 400 meter dash for the GSU track and field team. This season he was […]
Grambling standouts still hopeful despite nearing of NFL preseason
Some of the most impactful players in the NFL’s history were not drafted. Tony Romo. Kurt Warner. James Harrison. Jason Peters. All of these household names were not even selected in the draft. So for recent GSU players like record holding kicker Mark Orozco and linebacker De’Arius Christmas, not being […]
GSU and LA Tech celebrate collaboration, football match-up
The Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University football teams celebrated their collaboration with each other at a luncheon at the Ruston Civic Center in early June. The purpose of the luncheon was to bring together both Louisiana Tech and Grambling State football teams for a community service event. Brian […]
Jimerson, Robinson finish first at Southern Miss.
Maurice Robinson Aneisha Bell came in eighth in the discus with a 41.52 meter hurl. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo The Grambling State men’s and women’s track team competed in the Southern Miss. Open over the weekend of April 26 and 27 in Hattiesburg, Miss. The men’s side was led by […]
Tigers win series over Southern, fall to No. 5 Arkansas
Jahmoi Percival was named SWAC Co-Hitter of the Week. In the second Southern game Percival notched a three-run home run and four RBIs. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo The Grambling State University Tigers are in a fight for the top seed in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Over the weekend, they took on […]
Strong finish from Shakyla Hill
Grambling State’s Shakyla Hill recorded two quadruple-doubles in her collegiate career, while surpassing the 2,000 career points mark in her final season. Hill was named Boxtorow National Player of the Year. She was also named the Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the Southwestern Athletic […]