Support ETSU in College Colors Day Spirit Cup Competition
The 10th annual College Colors Day celebration is underway and the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is asking all Buccaneer fans to help join in the Spirit Cup Competition. The Spirit Cup is based off a points-based system using social media to crown the champion. ETSU fans can join the competition via Twitter and Instagram […]
Women’s Basketball Season Ticket Renewal Drive Underway
The season ticket renewal campaign for women’s basketball’s return to Brooks Gym is in progress, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Thursday. The team’s home slate — which features a total of 11 regular season contests — will be housed inside a newly-renovated Brooks Gym. The revitalized facility will showcase a new-look playing surface, […]
Torbush Announces Addition of Renowned Strength Coach Allan Johnson to Buccaneers’ Football Staff
ETSU head football coach Carl Torbush announced Thursday that former Ohio State football and Baltimore Orioles strength and conditioning coach Allan Johnson has joined the Buccaneers’ coaching staff as an assistant coach in charge of strength training. Johnson, who has spent the last three years at Northwestern University as the assistant director of sports performance […]
Muey, Wiley Look to Build off Overseas Experience
For a third straight year the ETSU volleyball team was represented in the European Global Challenge. A year after Megan Devine, Meredith Hardy and Jessica Schafer participated in the event, rising senior Katie Muey and junior Khadijah Wiley made the trek overseas to improve on their game last month. Prior to the five Buccaneer players […]
Pugh Named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar
Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars for Divisions I, II and the NAIA have been announced by the GCAA, and ETSU men’s golfer Rhys Pugh (Pontypridd, Wales) received the prestigious academic honor on Thursday. Pugh, who was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team in May, has recorded a 3.387 cumulative grade point average. The sport management […]
ETSU Football Coaching Clinic Speaker Schedule Released
The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Tuesday the speaking schedule for the second annual Carl Torbush/ETSU Football Coaching Clinic presented by Appalachian Orthopaedic Associates on Saturday, July 19th inside the Martha Culp Auditorium on the ETSU campus. The clinic, which will run from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., will feature Torbush […]
ETSU Women’s Basketball Volunteers at One Acre Cafe
Members of the ETSU women’s basketball team and coaching staff visited One Acre Café of Johnson City on Monday to lend a helping hand. “There was no better way for our players to greet me upon my return from the Caribbean Basketball Championships than with a day of service at One Acre Café,” said ETSU […]
Enoch Post 73 in First Round of Open Championship
The first round of the 2014 Open Championship came to an end Thursday evening and former ETSU men’s golfer Rhys Enoch (Cornwall, England) finished with a 1-over-par 73 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Enoch, who was in the second-to-last group to tee off in round one, enters Friday’s second round in a tie for 66th […]
ETSU Plans Second Annual Football Coaching Clinic
The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Monday that it will host the second annual Carl Torbush/ETSU Football Coaching Clinic presented by Appalachian Orthopaedic Associates on Saturday, July 19th inside the Martha Culp Auditorium on the ETSU campus. The clinic, which will run from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., will feature Torbush […]
Blogging from the Bahamas with Coach Ezell
Serving as assistant coach for the Bahamas women’s national basketball team, ETSU head coach Brittney Ezell will document her experiences with the team over the next month as they prepare for competition in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Games. Below is coach Ezell’s first post in a series of installments: June 23 -24 Day 1 […]
ETSU Football’s Teddy Gaines Set to Perform at DWTTS
During his football career, Teddy Gaines’ athletic skills helped him become a standout defensive back at Dobyns-Bennett High School, a national champion at the University of Tennessee, and ultimately an NFL player. Now he’s hoping some of those talents help him survive Saturday night. Gaines will be one of 10 local celebrities to compete this […]
ETSU Football Announces “Kids Camp” Set for July 26, 2014
The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Thursday that the football program will host the Carl Torbush/ETSU Football Kids Camp presented by Chick-Fil-A at Johnson City Crossings for children entering 4th grade to those entering 8th grade on Saturday, July 26th inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. The camp, which will run from […]
Pugh, Ratliff Enjoy Strong Showings for ETSU Men’s Golf
A pair of ETSU men’s golfers are enjoying successful summer stints as rising senior Rhys Pugh (Pontypridd, Wales) has advanced to the third round of match play in the 119th Amateur Championship and incoming freshman Cayman Ratliff (Kingsport, Tenn.) qualified for the 2014 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship earlier this week. Pugh, who shot a […]
Freeman Named to ABCA All-Region Team
A week and a half after being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers, ETSU two-way player Clinton Freeman (Jonesborough, Tenn.) landed Second Team All-South Region honors, which was released by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) on Wednesday. Freeman, who was selected in the 18th round by the Dodgers in the 2014 MLB Draft, received […]
Devine Continues Stint with U.S. Youth National Team
For the third consecutive year, ETSU volleyball head coach Lindsey Devine will continue her stint with the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team. Devine, who is fresh off guiding the U.S. National Team to a gold medal at last month’s NORCECA World Championship Qualification Tournament, will assist the U.S. Youth National Team at the 2014 NORCECA […]
Washington Nationals Draft Riopedre in 23rd Round
Chris Riopedre (Miami, Fla.) became the second Buccaneer player to be drafted on day three of the Major League Baseball Draft as the ETSU junior shortstop was taken by the Washington Nationals in the 23rd round on Saturday afternoon. Riopedre was the 694th overall pick in the first-year player draft. Riopedre, a 2014 Second Team […]
