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The Statesboro Blue Devils hosted their annual Gentleman's Classic Tournament after the Christmas Holidays where they went 2-1 overall.

Moore scores 27, Henry gets first win as head coach in Sun Belt opener

The GS Lady Eagles (11-2, 1-0 SBC) extended their current win streak to nine and also picked up their first win over the Bobcats (10-4, 0-1 SBC) since 2019 with the victory.

Outside hitter Kayla Knowles (Houston) and middle blocker Lydia Seymour (TCU) are joining the squad as reinforcements for the spring and upcoming 2024 regular season.

Heinrichs becomes only the second Academic All-American in program history as awarded by the CSC. The 5-10 native of Moenchengladbach, Germany, earns a spot on the third team and joins Rachel Tolliver, who was also third team Academic All-American honoree in 1996.

Merry Christmas!! Grice Connect hopes you enjoyed your holidays and are ready to get back into sports starting this week! Grice Connect's sports reporter, Destiny Hartwell, is on a mission to shine a light on all the remarkable student athletes in our community. Check out this week's preview of all sports in Bulloch County from Georgia Southern, Statesboro High, Southeast Bulloch High, Portal Middle High and Bulloch Academy.

The Southeast Bulloch High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is now accepting Hall of Fame nomination forms for 2024 inductees. The acceptance period opened December 26th and will run until January 5th.

Ahead of the club’s sixth year in the professional league, a good handful of strong players will be returning to push for another League One title.

Lankford comes to Statesboro after five seasons at Western Kentucky, the final two as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line for a high-powered Hilltopper offense.

Eagles' win streak continues to eight wins and also moved Georgia Southern to 10-2 on the year. It's the most non-conference wins for the Eagles since the 1990-91 team went 11-4 before NSWAC play.