HANNA MOULDER The Lady Pirates are the Panhandle Conference champs after a win last night against Chipola! The Lady Pirates are now scheduled to go to the state tournament in Marianna, Fla. March 2-5. They are still ranked No. 1 in the nation for the 12th week and No. 1 in the state. The Lady...
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Lady Pirates Dominate the Ranks Again
NATE HICKS – The Corsair The Pensacola State Lady Pirates defied the odds again last week as they beat Chipola to make their record 24-0. The Lady Pirates have proven to be unstoppable and show no sign of giving up their No.1 spot in the NJCAA national rankings as they have remained at the top for almost...
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PSC struggles to top Chipola
NATE HICKS – The Corsair The Pirates steadily chipped away at a first half 20-point deficit but it wasn’t enough to beat the No. 3 team in the nation, Chipola, 67-61 Jan. 29 in the Hartsell Arena. What seemed to be a steady fight back and forth soon got away from the Pirates as the...
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Lady Pirates still No. 1
The Lady Pirates have been named the top team in the nation again this week in the NJCAA polls. The Ladies, who are undefeated in 23 straight games, have held the position for two months. They also top the FCCAA polls, along with Northwest Florida, Chipola, Gulf Coast and Tallahassee in the top five slots,...
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Men’s Basketball team shuts down Raiders
BY NATE HICKS Whoever said “white men can’t jump” must have never met Pensacola State’s starting forward Justin Wright as he led the Pirates (15-7, 3-2) with a team high of nine rebounds Jan. 22 against Northwest Florida State (17-2, 2-3). The Pirates defeated the No.7 ranked Raiders 67-57. The win gives the Pirates sole...
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Lady Pirates get 22nd consecutive win
BY HANNA MOULDER Karnishia Garrett injured her knee just as the Lady Pirates tied the game, but refused to sit on the bench as the team went into overtime. With just 1.6 seconds left, she spun around and placed a hook shot perfectly into the basket. Sheer pandemonium broke out in the Hartsell Arena as...
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Merritt is FCCAA women’s basketball player of the week
From staff reports FCCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Jessica Merritt, Pensacola State Sophomore – Guard – Talladega, Ala. Pensacola State College’s Jessica Merritt is this week’s FCCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Merritt, a sophomore from Talladega, Ala., averaged 25.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals in two Panhandle Conference...
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Lady Pirates basketball No. 1 in national poll for second week
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Lady Pirates basketball team is No. 1 in the nation for the second straight week in the National Junior College Athletic Association poll, released Dec. 1. The team is also the top ranked Florida community college team. “We are grateful to be No. 1 in the nation,” Head Coach Chanda Rigby...
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Ice Flyers open Hangar for 2010-2011
BRIANNA EDLER – The Corsair The Pensacola Ice Flyers are scheduled to leave their home arena, The Hangar, this week to play in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The team will compete against the Knoxville Ice Bears twice, then travel to Louisiana to challenge the Ice Gators, and finally head over to Mississippi to face the Surge....
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Men celebrate 50 years of basketball at Classic
JASON BASS – The Corsair The Pensacola State Men’s Basketball program wrapped up the Famous Dave’s Tip-Off Classic Nov. 6, losing 64-58 against the Faulkner State Community College Sun Chiefs. Halftime featured the 50th anniversary of men’s basketball at the college. Members of the original team and cheerleaders were introduced. The Pirates entered the game...