Troy’s Wesley Person Named Sun Belt Student-Athlete of the Week TROY, Alabama – Troy sophomore Wesley Person has been named the Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon. Person led the conference in scoring last week as he averaged 29 points in Troy’s two road games. The award is…
TROY, Alabama – The Troy softball team finished the Troy Classic on a high note, beating the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 6-2, on Sundayat the Troy Softball Complex. Three Trojans had multi-hit games on the night. Senior Amanda Winters and sophomore Erica Davis had two hits and senior Kate Benton had three. Freshman Claire Graves (1-0) pitched a…
TROY, Alabama – The Troy baseball team completed the opening weekend sweep with a 4-2 victory over Northern Kentucky on Sunday at Riddle-Pace Field. The last time the Trojans completed an opening series sweep was in 2013, when Troy defeated Florida A&M all four games. 2013 was also the last time Troy won 40 plus games and made an…
BOONE, North Carolina – Wesley Person fell one shy of a career-high with 30 points, but Appalachian State couldn’t miss from long range and the Troy men’s basketball team fell, 78-74, at the Holmes Center on Saturday. Troy (9-18, 4-12) was locked into a tight game all night, but Appalachian State (7-20, 5-11) hit 12-of-22 from long range while…
After winning Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panther, the main question everyone wanted to know was if Peyton Manning would call it quits or come back for one more season. That same question could be asked to Denver’s All-Pro defensive end, Demarcus Ware. After winning the Super Bowl, many speculated that Ware would call it quits and retire…
The nation’s top defense proved to be too much for the Troy men’s basketball team to overcome, as Little Rock maintained its position at the top of the Sun Belt standings with a 72-49 victory over Troy on Thursday night at the Jack Stephens Center. Little Rock (20-2, 10-1 Sun Belt) used a 28-11 run in the early stages of…
Frank Eaves scored 18 points, hitting all seven of his shots from the foul line, to lift Appalachian State past Troy for a 75-71 win Thursday night. Jacob Lawson added 13 points and Griffin Kinney hauled in 10 rebounds to go with nine points for Appalachian State (6-14, 4-5 Sun Belt), which shot 48 percent from the field and hit…
Last week’s heavy rains closed several roads in Pike County and with continuous rain there are still concerns for flooding. One priority for Pike County is to ensure bus routes for students next week. Officials are urging everyone to be on high alert and don’t drive, if you don’t have to be on the road. Pike County Sheriff, Russell Thomas…
One after another, Troy police say calls of crime are becoming a bigger problem in the city. But authorities say it’s time for everyone to do their part to help stop crime. “These people need to make better choices and if you make good choices you can expect good things to happen,” says Chief Randall Barr of the Troy Police…
Troy Police arrest a second person involved in a fatal shooting that killed a 19-year-old in Troy on Friday, November 27th. Officers say the second arrest was made in Troy on December 1st. They are unable to provide additional information about the arrest due to the person’s age. 20-year-old Leon Terrell Flowers was also charged for the shooting. Officers say…
