<![CDATA[Vanguard - Sports RSS]]> http://www.usavanguard.com/se/vanguard-sports-rss-1.118322 Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:20:12 -0400 en <![CDATA[USA Student Wins Pingpong Tourney]]> http://www.usavanguard.com/sports/usa-student-wins-pingpong-tourney-1.154940

By: Prianka Mansur / Associate Editor


When you think of pingpong, you probably imagine young college students, bored out of their mind, standing around a dingy green table. Or maybe you think of someone quite nerdy. Balls of Fury may even pop into your head. You certainly do...

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:24:21 -0400 1.154940 When you think of pingpong, you probably imagine young college students, bored out of their mind, standing around a dingy green table. Or maybe you think of someone quite nerdy. Balls of Fury may even pop into your head. You certainly do...]]> Prianka Mansur / Associate Editor Sports <![CDATA[Jags Heating Up for First Football Season]]> http://www.usavanguard.com/sports/jags-heating-up-for-first-football-season-1.154939

By: Hannah Skewes / Sports Editor


As students at USA prepare to begin another academic year, the Jags football team and staff are preparing for their first season of college football. With the completion of the new practice field and the nearly finished field house loca...

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:23:15 -0400 1.154939 As students at USA prepare to begin another academic year, the Jags football team and staff are preparing for their first season of college football. With the completion of the new practice field and the nearly finished field house loca...]]> Hannah Skewes / Sports Editor Sports <![CDATA[Charging the Mound]]> http://www.usavanguard.com/sports/charging-the-mound-1.154938

By: Matt Weaver / Sports Reporter

One-and-Done Rule is Baseless, Crippling, Pointless

The NBA Draft has come and gone again, leaving a bitter taste in colleges all across America. As expected, Blake Griffin was selected with the first overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. But once again, the real story is that the onc...

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:22:05 -0400 1.154938 The NBA Draft has come and gone again, leaving a bitter taste in colleges all across America. As expected, Blake Griffin was selected with the first overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. But once again, the real story is that the onc...]]> Matt Weaver / Sports Reporter Sports <![CDATA[Track Team Adds 18 New Athletes]]> http://www.usavanguard.com/sports/track-team-adds-18-new-athletes-1.154937

By: Stephen Newhouse / Sports Reporter


The University of South Alabama's track and field team announced the signing of 18 student-athletes that will compete in the upcoming 2009-10 season last month. We are excited about the quality of this recruiting class. Our coaching sta...

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:20:57 -0400 1.154937 The University of South Alabama's track and field team announced the signing of 18 student-athletes that will compete in the upcoming 2009-10 season last month. We are excited about the quality of this recruiting class. Our coaching sta...]]> Stephen Newhouse / Sports Reporter Sports <![CDATA[South Sends Boys Into the Big Leagues]]> http://www.usavanguard.com/sports/south-sends-boys-into-the-big-leagues-1.154936

By: Erin Looney / Sports Reporter


Four Jaguars were chosen in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft held in early June. Junior center fielder Adam Heisler was the 18th pick of the 45th round by the St. Louis Cardinals. Heisler's .390 batting average led the ...

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:19:50 -0400 1.154936 Four Jaguars were chosen in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft held in early June. Junior center fielder Adam Heisler was the 18th pick of the 45th round by the St. Louis Cardinals. Heisler's .390 batting average led the ...]]> Erin Looney / Sports Reporter Sports <![CDATA[Jags Baseball Expects Better Performance in Upcoming Season]]> http://www.usavanguard.com/sports/jags-baseball-expects-better-performance-in-upcoming-season-1.154935

By: Matt Weaver / Sports Reporter


If South Alabama's baseball team is to improve on its 2009 season, it will mostly be with the same squad that finished the season 25-30. Last season, the Jaguar offense drilled opposing pitching, scoring 7.2 runs per game with a .328 te...

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:18:53 -0400 1.154935 If South Alabama's baseball team is to improve on its 2009 season, it will mostly be with the same squad that finished the season 25-30. Last season, the Jaguar offense drilled opposing pitching, scoring 7.2 runs per game with a .328 te...]]> Matt Weaver / Sports Reporter Sports <![CDATA[Search Begins for New Athletic Director]]> http://www.usavanguard.com/sports/search-begins-for-new-athletic-director-1.154934

By: Hannah Skewes / Sports Editor


As the University of South Alabama prepares to say goodbye to current Athletic Director Joe Gottfried, administrators are also in the process of finding his replacement. It's a great time with the infrastructures we have in place for at...

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:17:39 -0400 1.154934 As the University of South Alabama prepares to say goodbye to current Athletic Director Joe Gottfried, administrators are also in the process of finding his replacement. It's a great time with the infrastructures we have in place for at...]]> Hannah Skewes / Sports Editor Sports