NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Effective October 6, 2023, Fisk University has named Valencia Jordan as its new Director of Athletics. Jordan, who played volleyball at the university in 1981-82, will take over immediately at the North Nashville HBCU university. “Being an AD is a dream come true for me,” said Jordan. “Coming full circle to Fisk is an honor. So much rich tradition here. Now it is time to make some new history. There are some great people here. I look forward to getting to work and making Fisk a school athletes want to attend.” Jordan has longtime ties to the Nashville…
Author: Scott Wallace
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- The Fisk Lady Bulldogs (16-7, 10-3 GCAC) continued their resurgence this season, going 2-1 this weekend in the “Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Pod” at Philander Smith College. On Friday, Fisk defeated Rust College 63-61 on a buzzer-beater by Maya Buckhanon. The victory was the first over Rust this century. Buckhanon finished the game with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Saturday’s game against host Philander Smith was somewhat of a letdown, as Fisk fell 73-57. Philander came out smoking, going up 18-7 in the first quarter, and cruised to the win. Freshman Anaya Davis led Fisk with 13…
NASHVILLE- Victoria Crawford knows talent. In her first year as the Fisk University Women’s Basketball Team’s head coach, she has brought in players that have already surpassed the most Gulf Coast Athletic Conference wins in school history. The newcomers, mixed in with some solid holdovers, are making noise in conference play. The team is on the verge of winning 20 games for the first time in the 21st century. Fisk post player Maya Buckhanon transferred in from Lincoln (Il.) College with Crawford. The 6’3 senior came into the season relatively unknown to the Nashville community and GCAC teams. Her 21…
EAST NASHVILLE- With the calendar turning to March, there are a few things you can count on. The weather starts to get warmer, and sunlight is longer. At East Nashville Magnet, you can count on their basketball teams playing for a berth to the state championships. “We have a standard here at East, one team one goal,” said East Boys Head Coach Avery Patton. “The goal every year is the gold ball. The girls have one, but we don’t. I really think both teams have a chance.” Patton and girls head coach Kyle Upton have come close when they were…
Senior Jarrod Taylor and junior Jaylen Jones have carried their team to the top spot in Class AA EAST NASHVILLE- East Nashville Magnet Head Boys’ Basketball Coach Avery Patton knows a lot about what it takes to play point guard. The former Glencliff High School and All American at Trevecca University was nicknamed “General” during his playing days. At Trevecca, he played with another shooting guard named Sandy McClain. The duo carried Trevecca to the first NAIA postseason berth during the 1986-87 season. Patton now has a duo of his own to coach. Jarrod Taylor, a senior guard that is…
One of the top point guards in Ohio commits to Janine Davis’ program. CINCINNATI- With Nicki Minaj’s song Moment For Life being played, Winton Woods High School point guard LeAsiah Payne walked in the Phenom Developmental Academy Center to announce one of the most important decisions in her life in front of around 50 family members, teammates and coaches. Payne, rated one of the top guards in the state of Ohio, chose to take her talents to Nashville to play for a former point guard in Janine Davis at Fisk University. “I was nervous walking in at first, but it…
Fisk senior women’s basketball player is intern for Congressman Jim Cooper NASHVILLE- Ti’Ara Clark is not your average college student. The Fisk University senior from Dallas, Texas excels in the classroom and on the basketball court. Since stepping on campus her freshman year, Clark has been an ambitious leader. Her passion has been international affairs and foreign policy. During the summer after her sophomore year, she took advantage of a study abroad program at Fisk and traveled to Cape Town, South Africa. Now she is an intern for Tennessee’s Fifth District U.S. Congressman Jim Cooper. “This is a great opportunity…
Photos courtesy of Mike Strasinger Local groups fight off steamy temperatures to give out $100,000 worth of food By McKinley Young Jr. NASHVILLE, Tn.- A typically hot July day didn’t stop five local groups from collaborating to give away food to the North Nashville community. Members of the Layman Lessons Ministries, In Full Motion, the Dirty Dozen Mentoring Group, Coaches Against Violence (CAV) and the National Playmakers Academy fought off the heat to giveaway $100,000 worth of non-perishable food after canceling the day before due to lightning. District 1 school board candidate Robert Taylor and former Metro Policewoman…
Motivated Bulldawgs Open GDFL Season Against the Georgia Cardinals NASHVILLE, TN — The year 2020 started out with a bang as they went to Florida in January to get a monkey off their back by winning the NFA National Championship Palm Bowl. Some of the top players, including star running captain Keon Bohannon, decided to go out as a champion so he announced his retirement. Then in April, the heart and soul of the team defensive lineman AntJuan “Twan” Armstrong passed away suddenly. Bohannon and the others decided they wanted to come together one last time to win the elusive…
NASHVILLE (June 25, 2020)-This week, the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I) recognized 24 student-athletes from Fisk University for their classroom successes with selection to the 2019-20 academic all-conference team. “Over the past three years, we have emphasized recruiting top student athletes,” said Fisk athletic director Dr. Larry Glover. “Our coaches have really done an excellent job evaluating the academic abilities of our recruiting class. This is an awesome accomplishment for us as a department.” The women’s volleyball team led each sport with seven athletes named, the men’s and women’s basketball came in second with six each, men’s soccer had three…