A 6-foot-7-inch seaman plays on all-Navy basketball team

Tolbert said he would like to apply to attend Virginia State University on a Navy scholarship, where he could play and finish his education.

NORFOLK, Va. - Seaman Sam Tolbert needed to get to another, quieter compartment in his ship. There was one obvious way: through the bulkhead, a manhole-size cutout about 3 feet off the deck. Tolbert tucked his head, coiled up his 6-foot-7-inch frame and aimed for the hole. Swish.

A train of visitors bumped and rattled through behind him. He explained his deft moves: "I'm used to it." The Navy is not perfectly designed for the big and tall sailor. But for Tolbert, it is a path to further his basketball education.

At 21, he is a two-time member of the all-Navy basketball team. He's a force at military gyms and aboard the amphibious ship Bataan.

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This seaman should be a great acquisition for VSU Trojans Basketball.

Bowie State and Virginia State wins CIAA All-Sports Awards

DURHAM, NC - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association presented Bowie State University with the Loretta Taylor Women's All-Sports Trophy and Virginia State University with the C.H. Williams Men's All-Sports Trophy at the Annual Award's Luncheon.

The Loretta Taylor All-Sports Women's Trophy and the C.H. Williams All-Sports Men's Trophy are determined by a point system established to award an institution for achievement in each of their women's and men's programs. The champion is the institution with the most combined total points for all sponsored sports based on their conference finish and the number of CIAA sponsored events.

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JCSU Softball Eliminated from Championships, Fall to Virginia State 9-8

Nicole Villarreal and Allycia Watanabe Named to All-Tournament Team

The Johnson C. Smith University softball team were eliminated from the 2008 CIAA Softball Championships. Playing their third game in one day, JCSU fell to Virginia State 9-8 in semi-finals.

JCSU started the tournament on Thursday, April 17th posting a 1-1 record. They defeated Virginia Union 7-5 but fell to Bowie State 7-3 sending them to the loser's bracket.

On Friday, the team defeated Shaw University (7-3) and Fayetteville State University (8-5), eliminating both teams from the tournament. Unfortunately for the Golden Bulls, the team would have to face Virginia State University in their third game of the day. A win would send JCSU to the championship game for the first time since 2002.

VSU jumped out early (7-0), but JCSU rallied in the second to cut the lead to one (7-6). JCSU eventually tied the game in the bottom of the fourth inning.

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