Police mugged it up with Roethlisberger during night out

Posted: 03.11.2010 MILLEDGEVILLE – The police officer who initially investigated the sexual assault complaint against Ben Roethlisberger posed for photographs with the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback an hour before his accuser filed her complaint. Sgt. Jerry Blash, who subsequently wrote a sparse incident report that did not name Roethlisberger, had a closeup picture taken with the celebrity football player inside a local bar and,...

Curnell named South Region player of the year

Posted: 03.11.2010 The honors keep rolling in for Valdosta State senior forward Tyrone Curnell. On Thursday, Curnell was voted as the South Region player of the year by college sports information directors. It is the second straight year he has been named to the All-Region first team. The Ocoee, Fla. native is averaging 17.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. He leads the Blazers...

VSU baseball pushed back

Posted: 03.11.2010 VALDOSTA — Valdosta State baseball’s series with Florida Southern has been rescheduled. There will not be a game on Friday at 6 p.m. The Blazers and Moccasins will play Saturday’s doubleheader as scheduled, starting at 1 p.m. The two teams will play the third game of the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Blazers are ranked No. 12 in the nation...

Tourney Time: Lady Blazers vs. Fort Valley

Posted: 03.11.2010 The Valdosta State Lady Blazers will play in their ninth national tournament today when they tip off with the Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats at 5 p.m. The Lady Blazers and Lady Wildcats, separated by a two-hour stretch of I-75, will meet for the first time since 2002 and they will do it hundreds of miles from Georgia in the Tucker...

Local sports briefs from March 10

Posted: 03.11.2010 Vikings win track meet VALDOSTA — The Lowndes boys defeated six other schools in their first track meet on the season on Wednesday. Lowndes finished with 171 points. Brooks County came in second with 93 points. Valdosta was third, Cook was fourth, Tift County was fifth, Coffee was sixth and Lanier County was seventh. LHS individual results: 100 meter dash — Carey Stanley, first...

Men's South Region lineup

Posted: 03.11.2010 By Adam MacDonald The Valdosta Daily Times The South Region portion of the Division II men’s national basketball tournament begins on Saturday in Russellville, Ark. For the third time in four years, the Valdosta State Blazers are in the South Region tournament. First round matchups are Arkansas Tech vs. Tuskegee, Rollins vs. Alabama-Huntsville, Florida Southern vs. Barry and Valdosta State vs. Clark Atlanta....

Forbus earns pitcher of the week honors

Posted: 03.10.2010 Staff Reports VALDOSTA — Valdosta State senior Jeremy Forbus has been named the Gulf South Conference pitcher of the week for the week ending March 7, according to an announcement made by the league office Wednesday. Forbus was dominant in a relief appearance against Albany State last week. He pitched a career-high seven innings while striking out a career-best 11 batters. He...

Rome named Region 1 player of the year

Posted: 03.10.2010 By Adam MacDonald The Valdosta Daily Times VALDOSTA — Valdosta High’s Jay Rome has been named the Region 1-AAAAA basketball player of the year by the region coaches for the second consecutive year. Rome, the only returning starter from Valdosta’s Elite Eight team of 2008-09, led the Wildcats to the regular season region championship while averaging 24 points per game and 11 rebounds...