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The men’s Basketball Team, first the Rebels and then the Blazers after 1972, was formed and played its first season in 1959 with coach Gary Colson (see Baseball 16/2/2).  In 1968, coach Jimmy Melvin took over and in 1971 James Dominey, current Blazer’s coach, got the job. The Men’s Basketball Collection contains, schedules, promotional materials, annual programs, clippings and correspondence.  The summer basketball camp is also documented.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lady Blazers Basketball Team was formed in 1974 (according to program information) , although intramural women’s basketball has been strong at VSC back to the 30’s during its days as GSWC.  The first coach was Lyndal Worth.  Charles Cooper, Jane Williamson, Yevette Sparks followed.  The 1983-1984 team under Cooper won the Gulf South Conference, and reached the NCAA Division II Final Four. The Women’s Basketball Collection contains scattered programs, annual guides entitled “Meet the...

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Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 2, April - June, 1992. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 3 No. 2 features an article by Daphinne Cooper on raising twins, a section congratulating the Ray City Elementary writing fair winners, discusses dirt-track car racing and highlights the school's basektball teams.

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Valdosta High School Football Scapbook, 1970 - 1971 Volume 2. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This item is a collection of newspaper articles about the events regarding Valdosta High School. Additionally there are details about the ongoing basketball season and the football season.

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Valdosta High School Football Scapbook, January - August 1972. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This item is a collection of newspaper articles talking about Valdosta High School. In these articles the basketball season is currently ongoing for both men's and women's basketball.

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Valdosta High School Scrapbook 20, August 1976 - February 1977.From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This item contains details about the upcoming football season. Later in the scrapbook the focus shifts to the ongoing basketball season. Some activities of the Board of Education are also discussed.

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Valdosta High School Scrapbook 25, January 1978 – May 1978. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This item includes a story about the Peanut bowl in 1952 where a close game occurred between West Springfield, Massachusetts and Valdosta. This game was a victory for Valdosta by a 2 point margin. In addition to this game other sports like wrestling and basketball are mentioned.

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Valdosta High School Scrapbook 27, December 1978 – May 1979. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This item contains newspaper clippings and photographs detailing events involving Valdosta High School. The events mainly discuss the men's and women's basketball teams. Other ports like Football and Baseball are mentioned.

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Valdosta High School Scrapbook 28, January 1979 – May 1979. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This item is a collection of newspaper clippings and photographs detailing events involving Valdosta High School. This item primarily covers men's and women's basketball seasons A large amount of attention is also given to Lowndes County High School in this item.

Scope and Contents Valdosta High School Scrapbook 29, May 1979 – December 1979. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This item is a collection of newspaper clippings with photographs. The item primarily focuses on the football season for Valdosta High School. There are some reports about the scores from the games played by Valdosta including Thomasville and Lowndes County. Other sports like Basketball and baseball are...

Scope and Contents Valdosta High School Scrapbook 30, January 1980 – June 1980. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This item is a collection of newspaper articles and photographs regarding events involving Valdosta High School. The primary focus for this scrapbook are the ongoing Baseball and Basketball seasons at the time. Furthermore, stories involving the school itself, students, and student organizations are also...

Scope and Contents Valdosta High School Scrapbook 31, January 1981 – June 1981. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This item is a collection of newspaper articles and accompanying photographs. this volume focuses mainly on the ongoing Baseball and Basketball seasons with other sports mentioned but not in main focus. Additionally, there is an article about the marching band getting new directors for the upcoming season....

Scope and Contents Valdosta High School Scrapbook 32, August 1982 – May 1983. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This scrapbook is a collection of newspaper articles with photographs about Valdosta Highschool. The main focus of this scrapbook is the State Championship run for Valdosta High School during the season. Other sports are mentioned like cross country and basketball. Furthermore student achievements and...

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Valdosta High School Scrapbook 33, 1983-1984. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This scrapbook covers a year of newspaper articles and photos from Valdosta High School. There is a large focus on Football, Basketball, and Baseball. There are articles on other sports like Wrestling and Tennis in addition to achievements by students and student organizations at Valdosta High.

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Valdosta High School Scrapbook 34, 1984-1985. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This item is a scrapbook collection detailing events involving Valdosta High School between 1984 and 1985. This is told through newspaper articles and photographs detailing sports primarily looking at Football, Wrestling, and basketball. This football season culminated in the 18th State Championship for Valdosta.

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Valdosta High School Scrapbook 35 1985 - 1986. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This item is a scrapbook collection of newspaper articles and accompanying photos. This item primarily focuses on the Football and basketball seasons. Other sports are mentioned like Golf, Baseball, and Wrestling.

Scope and Contents Valdosta High School Scrapbook 37 1987 - 1988. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. This item is a scrapbook collection of events involving Valdosta High School between 1987 and 1988. This item focuses mainly on sports with other things like student achievements and organization news mixed in. This volume looks at the Football team during this time after a championship from the previous season. Other...

Scope and Contents Valdosta High School Scrapbook 38 1988 - 1989. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. This item is a scrapbook collection of newspapers and photographs in reference to Valdosta High School between 1988 and 1989. This item primarily focuses on the football season with the season ending in the state playoffs. Other sports like Basketball and Baseball are mentioned. In addition to sports there are...

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Valdosta High School Scrapbook 39 1989 - 1990. From the Lowndes County Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This item is a scrapbook collection with newspapers articles and photographs regarding Valdosta High School. This item focuses primarily on the 1989 football season culminating in a state championship title. Other sports like sports like Basketball, Softball, Baseball, and wrestling are mentioned.