At Grambling State where everybody is somebody and everybody comes from different backgrounds some want excellence everywhere they go. Lungile “Lulu” Ntuli represents that. Ntuli is a tennis player at Grambling State. For her, the road was long and hard to get here. Ntuli was born in England and raised there until the age of […]
Author Archives: The Gramblinite
Posted inSports
Alyssa Goodloe: ‘Dedication pays off!’
Grambling State University sophomore soccer player Alyssa Goodloe is a very outgoing Grambling student. Goodloe is from Beamont, Calif. and is majoring in Biology. While she would like to further her soccer career, she also wants to become an orthopedic doctor. Goodloe knows exactly what she wants in life. Goodloe started playing soccer at the […]
Posted inSports
Run Fast or be last: Returning Grambling state track star
Sometimes, staying motivated when being a student-athlete can be very challenging. Ka’Le Hogue, a returning Grambling track star, provided insight on her track life and experiences. “I am the first person to attend college and be a D1 athlete in my family so, I think of all the family members I have and think of […]
Posted inNews
Homecoming: A week to remember
Homecoming can mean many different things depending on the person you're asking. “Homecoming to me means the concept of the spirit and pride we feel during all the events,'' Arecia Celestin, a freshman currently enrolled at Gram majoring in Biology, said about the meaning of homecoming. Unfortunately, Grambling State didn't get to have a homecoming […]
Posted inSports
Clark: ‘We have to go out there and play like we want it’
Darrell Clark isn’t your average football player at Grambling State University. Although he has endured many hardships while at Grambling, the wide receiver has no problem in overcoming adversity. On June 19, 2019 Clark was shot in his back and leg in Jefferson Parish along with his younger brother who was fatally wounded. This caused […]
Posted inSports
Bite off the Big Apple
Grambling State University freshman quarterback Noah Bodden of Valley Stream, New York, made his debut on the gridiron on Saturday evening at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. Bodden, who is 6’4’ and 218-pounds, was ranked the No. 1 quarterback recruit in the state of New York this past year. He shocked his peers and fans […]
Posted inSports
Alabama A&M win highlights a weekend of champions
Grambling's sports teams have been on fire recently. On Friday, Grambling's soccer team got their first win against Jackson State University with a goal scored by Lizbeth Aguero in overtime with 8 mins left on the clock. That following Saturday, Gram had their first home game against Alabama A&M. The first quarter, Gram remained scoreless […]
Posted inSports
G-Men notches three players of the week in 37-28 win over Alabama A&M
A three-game losing streak for the Grambling Tigers came to an end as the G-Men came out victorious this past Saturday against the reigning SWAC champions Alabama A&M. The Tigers win was hardfought. In the first quarter they were down 14-0. Coach Kerry Thompson, Director of Sports Performance at Grambling State University, described what went […]
Posted inNews
Laurun Hall quits volleyball team due to vaccine requirement
Senior volleyballer Laurun Hall said she is out of the sport at Grambling State University after disagreeing with a mandatory vaccination program. All students at Grambling have to be vaccinated by Nov. 22. Hall’s personal stance on vaccination has limited her efforts in participating in the sport of volleyball. “I am not a true believer […]
Posted inSports
‘I have always been prepared for this moment’
Three-star recruit Noah Bodden will take the field as the starting quarterback for the Grambling when they host Alabama A&M Saturday, Oct. 2. The 6-foot-4, 218-pound true freshman has a lot of promise many are hoping will lead the Tigers to success. “I wanted to make sure that we worked him in slowly, but also […]