Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford held a public press conference Thursday in front of the U.S. Federal Court Building on the status of Victoryland’s reopening. Ford is delivering a letter to Attorney General Luther Strange and Governor Robert Bentley, asking for them to clarify the State’s position on electronic gambling machines. Ford asked U.S. Attorney George Beck to write the letter. Beck…
ATLANTA, GA (goldentigersports.com) — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference named the Pitcher and Player of the Week in softball Wednesday morning, and Tuskegee University freshman Kaylin Finch was named the co-Pitcher of the Week by the office. Finch finished the week with a 3-0 record and a save, including throwing a perfect game against Clark Atlanta in the SIAC Crossover. The…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — The Tuskegee University baseball team returns to action this weekend on the road in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play, facing Lane College in a three-game series beginning Saturday afternoon. Tuskegee (3-15, 1-2 SIAC) has not played a conference game since facing Kentucky State two weeks ago, as their last series with LeMoyne-Owen was postponed until late April…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — For the first time in three weeks, the Tuskegee University men’s tennis team returns to action as they host Morehouse College at the PepsiCo Tennis Courts beginning at 11 am Friday morning. Tuskegee (3-6, 3-4 SIAC) has not played since the SIAC Crossover at the end of February, where they won three of five matches during…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — After 13 days off, the Tuskegee University track and field programs return to action this weekend at the Emory Invitational hosted at Woodruff PE Center. The meet begins on Friday (March 18) and runs through Saturday (March 19). The meet is set to start at 2:00 pm on Friday with the field events, beginning with the men’s and…
AMERICUS, Ga. (goldentigersports.com) — After falling behind early Tuesday afternoon, the Tuskegee University rally came up short as they fell 9-5 to Georgia Southwestern State University at Hurricane Stadium in the Susan K. Smith Baseball and Tennis Complex. Georgia Southwestern (15-10) scored six of their runs in the first two innings off of Tuskegee starter Joseph Mauldin (1-4), including four in…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Florida coach Jim McElwain says offensive lineman Travaris Dorsey and place-kicker Austin Hardin are transferring. McElwain said Monday that both guys plan to play elsewhere in 2016. McElwain says Dorsey, a 6-foot-2, 321-pound redshirt sophomore, is transferring to Division II Tuskegee in Alabama. Dorsey played in 11 games last season, mostly on special teams. He will…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — Due to the rain that has already fallen and the projected rain to fall over the next 24 to 48 hours in the Memphis area, the baseball series with LeMoyne-Owen College has been cancelled this weekend. Tuskegee and LeMoyne-Owen were to set to begin a three-games series on Saturday afternoon, and no make-up date has been…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — While Mother Nature is forcing cancellations across the southeastern portion of the United States, it has forced a time change in this weekend’s series with Miles College. Tuskegee (2-20, 2-1 SIAC) and Miles (7-15, 6-0 SIAC) were set to battle for the West Division lead with a single game on Friday and a doubleheader on Saturday; however…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — The 13th-ranked Columbus State University Cougars pulled away from Tuskegee University late, blowing open an close game en route to a 17-1 non-conference victory Wednesday afternoon at Paterson Field. Tuskegee (3-14) stood toe-to-toe with Columbus State (17-4) through five innings, before the Cougars were able to score 12 runs over the last four innings. Eugene Mabota…
