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Shauna Cook The Corsair Today (Nov. 4) was the first match for the NJCAA REGION State Championship for the Lady Pirates. They played Hillsborough CC which ended in a 4 set loss, 19-25, 19-25, 28-26, 21-25. “Hats off to Hillsborough,” Head Coach Chris Laird said. “They played better than we did and deserved to win.” Even with...

Shauna Cook The Corsair Pensacola State Lady Pirates and Pirates kicked off the season with their Green and White Game Oct. 20. The Lady Pirates kicked it off with their game at 4 p.m. The Green Team took the win 44-42. Head Coach for the Green Team was Marcie Grace and Assistant Coach was Katherine...

Shauna Cook The Corsair Victory for the Lady Pirates against Gulf Coast College Oct. 19 in a 3 set win; 25-14, 25-20, and 25-16…   The night started off honoring the 4 Sophomores that have been a HUGE contribute to the Lady Pirates success this season. Karson Hinds; setter, graduated from Niceville High School and...

PENSACOLA STATE vs FAULKNER STATE “Sun chiefs”   The Lady Pirates take the win Thurs. night, Oct. 6, in a 3 set match beating the Sun chiefs 25-15, 25-12, and 25-18.   “I’m happy we won and we played hard,” said Tara Vatter-#13, “We’ve been practicing a lot and it shows.”   All of the...

Shauna Cook The Corsair No, you’re not seeing double this year on the volleyball court. It’s actually the Guidry sisters, sophomore Emily and freshman Sarah. And if they look familiar, their sister Jessica played here in 2008-2009. When  Sarah graduates next year, the event will mark five years straight with a Guidry on the volleyball...

Shauna Cook The Corsair The Pensacola State College Training Center started a sports injury hotline two months ago for Pensacola State College students, faculty, staff, and the community. “It’s a 24/7 hotline,” said Deb Lee, head trainer of the Training Center. The hotline has three licensed trainers: Deb Lee, Melissa McShan, and Lacey Toth, who...

Shauna Cook The Corsair Melissa McShan is the Pirates’ new physical trainer.  She got her Bachelors in Kinesiology at University of Northern Texas and her Masters Degree of Science in Sports Management from Southern Mississippi. She did internships and worked at Clemson, Jacksonville State University, and Alabama. “I got to work with the WNBA Detroit...

A-mila West The Corsair Efforts are still under way to recruit more members for the cheer and dance squad that will support this season’s Pensacola State College men and women’s basketball teams. Coach LaRita Carter has held four auditions since the beginning of fall semester to search for talent. While currently there are only six...

Brian McLellan The Corsair The Pensacola area has always worshiped college football like a religion.  Yet somehow it has taken until 2011 before talks of having a college football program actually exist in the area. Though the closest Division-1 program is in Tallahassee, and another is soon going to be in Mobile, there are no...

Shauna Cook The Corsair The Lady Pirates finish the Florida State Tournament with another win against Palm Beach College Oct. 15 in a 3 set match winning 25-14, 25-20, and 25-17. “This was the second time we got to play Palm Beach and it was the second time we beat them,” Head Coach Chris Laird said....