With just two home dates in the books for each UWG basketball team thus far, the UWG Athletic Department has announced a "Fast Break" for season tickets, set to begin on Monday, December 2, at various locations throughout the Carrollton area.
Demand has been high for basketball season tickets after the UWG men's team had a near-upset at the University of Alabama in early November followed by a 5-0 start for the Wolves. Read more ...
On Friday, November 22, 2013, the University of West Georgia held a press conference to announce Will Hall as the new head football coach at UWG. Coach Hall joins UWG after three successful seasons as the University of West Alabama head football coach, where he led the team to back-to-back Gulf South Conference Championships.
“I am extremely excited to be the head football coach at West Georgia,” says Coach Hall, a two-time GSC Coach of the Year. Read more ...
The UWG Athletic Foundation is making strides in its first year under new Executive Director Matthew Clay and Monday, the UWGAF will take a leap into the realm of social media with the launch of the new UWGAF Facebook page.
"The future is bright for UWG Athletics, and we want to do everything we can to provide opportunities for people to join us in that future," Matthew says. "Social media can be a vital component to making that happen, so we are going to start our Facebook page with a 500-like campaign." Read more ...
There are two things that go hand-in-hand for someone like me. First is University of West Georgia basketball and second is the holiday season.
You might think that sounds a little crazy, but for someone who has been a part of this university for the last 12 holiday seasons, it is hard to think of one without thinking of the other. From late November until the first of the year, my holiday season is a hectic mix of UWG basketball, holiday gatherings and the holidays themselves. Read more ...
I’ve said it before in this column, but there is nothing like Gameday at University Stadium .. or The Coliseum, or Cole Field or any of our venues here on campus at the University of West Georgia. But one of my greatest joys in the position I hold is to take a road trip.
There’s something about getting up early on the day of the game, getting in the car and heading down the highway to Valdosta, Pensacola, Florence or Memphis. Usually, you get to travel with friends and coworkers, enjoy the conversation, maybe a little embarrassing singing and all the while, you are headed to watch YOUR school wear a uniform that you aren’t used to seeing. Read more ...
On Tuesday, November 12, 2013, the John DeVore Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Dennis and Sally Williams to support student athletes at University of West Georgia. The scholarship, established in memory of baseball star and legend John DeVore, will award $500 annually to a student on the intercollegiate baseball team at UWG.
“He was a great role model for me,” says Sally Williams, John’s sister-in-law. “We knew that Johnny couldn’t have come to college had he not been such a great baseball player and had he not had some financial help along the way. There are a lot of students who are very good students but just need a little extra, whether it’s for books, or meals, or whatever. We wanted to do this to keep Johnny’s memory alive to help others.” Read more ...
The UWG Wolves men’s basketball team will travel to the University of Alabama for a matchup on Monday, November 4, at 8:00 p.m. EST. Fans are invited to show their support and “Hop on the Bus” for a quick trip to Tuscaloosa.
The bus will leave UWG Coliseum lower parking lot at 3 p.m. on November 4, en route to Alabama. The group will stop at Dreamland BBQ for dinner at 5:30 p.m. before hitting the bleachers to cheer on the team. The group is scheduled to arrive back in Carrollton to the UWG Coliseum at 1:30 a.m. Read more ...
The Madness is coming to Carrollton, Georgia. On October 14, 2013, the University of West Georgia will present its 2013-14 men's and women's basketball teams at The Coliseum in the tradition known as Midnight Madness.
Every year, universities across the nation begin their practice year at midnight on the first night that the NCAA permits practice, which is October 15, each year. This year, for the second time ever and the first time under head coach Michael Cooney, UWG will take part in this time-honored tradition of beginning at midnight. Read more ...
A long and prestigious career has earned recognition for one UWG coach as University of West Georgia head baseball coach Skip Fite was named this week as an inductee in the 2013 class of the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame.
Coach Fite, who has been a collegiate coach in the state of Georgia for many years, is entering his fifth season in the spring of 2014 as the head coach at UWG. Prior to that, he spent 25 seasons at cross-state rival Augusta State, now Georgia Regents University and also three seasons at Brewton-Parker, giving Fite 32 years of service to baseball in the state of Georgia. Read more ...
There is a phenomenon in the world of athletics that is very real, the phenomenon known as the “home field advantage.” Here at the University of West Georgia, we have a home field advantage that is better than most in Division II. And I’m not just saying that to make you feel good, it’s the truth.
If you don’t believe me, take a look at the GSC-TV Game of the Week each week. When University Stadium is the venue for that game, we routinely have louder and more active crowds than the majority of the schools that host the weekly televised event. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia Athletic Foundation is extending an invitation to all Wolves fans to join a caravan to Mars Hill for next week's season opener between the Wolves and the Lions.
"We are excited about this new season and we want to show our support for our team both at home and on the road," says UWGAF Executive Director Matthew Clay. "This is the beginning of that, and I am excited to join other Wolves fans at Mars Hill next week." Read more ...
Three UWG Wolves football standouts have added to the team’s list of preseasons accolades for the upcoming 2013 football season. Offensive tackle Brandon White, guard William Wright and linebacker Bobby Liggins have been named members of the 25th Annual USA College Football Division II Preseason All-Americans.
Brandon, a senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, was named to USA Football’s All-America First Team. William, a senior from Coconut Creek, Florida, was a second team selection. Bobby, a senior from Hephzibah, Georgia, was a third team selection. Read more ...
On Saturday, September 14, the University of West Georgia football team will take on Miles College in the 2013 home opener, marking the beginning of the fifth year of operation at University Stadium, the premier venue for Division II collegiate football in the southeast.
And I have been lucky enough to have a front row seat to every moment. More than 6,000 fans were in attendance on September 5, 2009, as the Wolves took on Lambuth in the first game in University Stadium. I remember it as if it were yesterday. I still have the picture that I took from the sidewalk near the scoreboard in the north end of the stadium, just as Adi Brkic was putting his foot into the first kickoff at the venue. Read more ...
UWG Announces 2013 Hall of Fame Class Four of UWG’s all-time greatest sports legends have been named the newest members of the University of West Georgia Athletic Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Class of 2013 includes former soccer star Alex Udin, baseball standout Johnny Daniell, along with Vinson Cooper and coach Charlie Fisher from football. Read more ...
The summer has started off with a bang for the ace of the 2013 UWG pitching staff, as Jamie Sexton led his summer ball team, the Winchester Royals of the Valley Baseball League in Virginia, to a victory on opening night last Friday. But that was the tip of the iceberg, as he was named Honorable Mention All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Jamie’s numbers were among the best in school history during the 2013 season, as he produced a sub-2.00 ERA and a 10-4 season in his sophomore campaign. He was named First Team All-GSC and consensus First Team All-Region before earning the title of All-American this week. Read more ...
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