Etienne Marcel Pourtout
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By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Atlanta Dream opened the book on another season with selections in the 2015 WNBA Draft on Thursday night. The Dream selected Iowa point guard Samantha Logic in the first round with the No. 10 overall pick. Atlanta later acquirerd the rights to second-round pick DePaul guard Brittany Hrynko via a
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Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State’s true freshman standout Ivie Drake was named one of 25 finalist for the NFCA Division I National Freshman-of-the-Year award the organization announced Thursday afternoon. Drake leads the Sun Belt conference in batting average (.463), RBI (55) and runners picked off (3). The catcher is second in slugging (.933)
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Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech’s Ollie Schniederjans is among 10 collegiate golfers named semifinalists for the 2014 Ben Hogan Award, the second straight year he has earned that distinction. The Ben Hogan Award is presented annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into
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Release from Georgia Tech Athletics The Georgia Tech softball team (15-29) tallied eight hits to defeat the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (26-14), 5-3, Wednesday at University Field. Karly Fullem had a day for the Jackets, going 3-for-4 on the day with four RBI and hitting her seventh double of the season. Courtney Ziese added two hits
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Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: The Kennesaw State baseball team backed a gutsy pitching performance from AJ Moore to earn a 2-1 decision over crosstown rival Georgia Wednesday (April 15) night in front of 1,111 fans at Stillwell Stadium. The Owls and Bulldogs concluded their season series, splitting the two-game series with each team winning
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Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter, who led the Panthers to the third round of the NCAA tournament and second-straight Sun Belt Conference title, has been named the winner of the fifth annual Clarence ‘Big House’ Gaines College Basketball Coach of the Year. The awards are presented annually to the