Category: Sports

The Board of Directors of the Grambling  Legends Sports Hall of Fame have announced the seventh Hall of Fame induction class.  There will be a reception July 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the Eddie G. Robinson Museum to honor the new inductees.  The Legends Hall of Fame Induction Program will be July 11  at 6 […]

The Board of Directors of the Grambling  Legends Sports Hall of Fame have announced the seventh Hall of Fame induction class.  There will be a reception July 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the Eddie G. Robinson Museum to honor the new inductees.  The Legends Hall of Fame Induction Program will be July 11  at 6 […]

This summer a host of sport programs plan to have several camps for the locals. The camps will range from youth players to high schooler.   Football One-day football camps will be held in three different locations this year: Neville High School in Monroe  on June 26; BREC Memorial Stadium in Baton Rouge on June […]

  Before the end of the spring semester, former interim President Dr. Cynthia Warrick announced that Dr. Obadiah Simmons would assume the role as interim athletic director of Grambling State University. This became effective May 1. Now, Simmons will oversee the university’s 17 athletic programs. He is also the interim head of the Department of […]

In the past six years, five Grambling baseball players have been drafted to play at the professional level. Wednesday, Edwin “Woody” Drexler was drafted in the 38th round by the Los Angelos Dodgers.  The Jeanerette native recently from Grambling in May with a bachelor’s degree in sports management. “It means everything to me,” said Drexler. […]

Larry Donnell was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He wears the number 84 jersey for the New York Giants.   Donnell the quarterback at Grambling State threw two passes as a freshman in 2007, completing one of them for a 51-yard touchdown. Late that season he was a tight […]

Nadine Domond, head coach of the GSU women’s basketball team, traveled to Minnie Ruffin Elementary of Monroe to bring awareness and enlighten kids on how they can prosper in their future. “I took this invitation because I wanted the community to know that ‘everybody is somebody’.”  I wanted to bridge the gap between the university […]

A back to back state champion and most valuable player from New Living Word High School (NLWS) has signed with Grambling State. Six-foot-seven senior, Javier Roper, was named MVP for the second year in a row averaging 19 points and 10 rebounds per game. This first team all-star had signed to Grambling State University’s gainless […]

Time is winding down on the 2015 track season for the Grambling State Lady Tigers track team. The outdoor SWAC championship, which is set to begin on April 23, is swiftly approaching and the Lady Tigers are working to prepare for it. The ladies plan to make another statement in the outdoor championship after placing […]

April 8-12, Grambling State University’s cheerleading team will be in Daytona Beach, Florida to represent themselves and the university at the National Cheerleading Association’s (NCA) College Nationals.  Unlike their other outings this year, they won’t be there to cheer on the football team or even the basketball team.   Instead, they will be competing against other […]