Shauna Cook- The Corsair Jan.11 was a big night for the LadyPirates as they step into their first conference of the season against Gulf Coast Community College. Lady Pirates were off to a good start taking the lead. With 6:40 left on the clock in the first half, Gulf Coast tied the game and then…
Shauna Cook The Corsair Jan. 3 was a win for the Pirates leading the whole way through against St. Johns River. In the first half, Pirates led 41-28. Coming back into the second half, Pirates maintained their confidence winning the game 66-51. It was a success for the Pirates with every player that stepped out…
Brian McLellan The Corsair New tennis courts are nearing completion at the main campus of Pensacola State College. The renovations to the courts, located next to the Lou Ross Center at the 12th Avenue entrance to the college, were commissioned earlier this fall. Despite the appearance of delays in construction, the courts are still on…
Shauna Cook The Corsair Sophomore Darren Goodson faced a lot of trials and tribulations growing up. The 6-foot-5 forward for Pensacola State’s men’s basketball team grew up in the Winton Terrace Projects in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was exposed to crack dealers, robbery, and murder. “It was hard but my mother always found a way…
Shauna Cook The Corsair Freshman, forward #25 Teandrea Smith from East St. Louis, IL was named the FSCAA Player of the Week with her performances in the games from Nov. 14- 20. Smith averaged 16.5 rebounds, 17.5 points, 4.5 steals, 3.5 blocks, and 2.5 assists per game against Vincennes University on Nov. 18 and Bishop…
Shauna Cook The Corsair With the volleyball season over, here’s a reflection of how great the season was for Coach Laird and his Lady Pirates. Overall, The Lady Pirates ended the season with a 27-9 record and 4-0 in conference. The Lady Pirates made it to the NJCAA Region State Tournament in Jacksonville in…
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…