Tuskegee University to hold in-person commencement ceremony this spring Tuskegee University (Source: WSFA 12 News) By WSFA Staff | April 8, 2021 at 4:31 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 4:31 PM
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WSFA) - Tuskegee University has decided to host an in-person commencement ceremony this spring after graduating students expressed their desire to walk across the stage to get their degrees.
The event will be held May 30 at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.
University officials say holding the ceremony at Cramton Bowl not only fulfills students’ wishes to physically walk, but also allows the university the ability to adhere to current guidelines to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
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AHSAA Central Board Approves Moving State Softball Championships
Oxfordâs Choccolocco Park will host 2021 Championships May 18-22 Oxford Alabama will host 2021, 2022 State Softball Championships (Source: Georgia Drone Pros) By Carl Prather | March 11, 2021 at 4:32 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 4:32 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control approved moving the upcoming 2021 AHSAA State Softball Championships to Oxfordâs Choccolocco Park, which is scheduled to be played May 18-22. The 2022 state tourney will also be held at Choccolocco Park. The move was approved at Wednesdayâs virtual Central Board meeting held at the AHSAA. Montgomeryâs Lagoon Park, which has hosted the AHSAA State Softball Championships since its inception in 1986, will host the East Central Regional Softball tournament qualifier originally set for Oxfordâs Choccolocco Park this spring
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ESPN has announced the creation of the Red Tails Classic, a football event to honor the Tuskegee Airmen who fought in World War II. The game will showcase Historically Black Colleges and Universities and be played in Montgomery.
The game will be played at Cramton Bowl and will feature Tuskegee playing Fort Valley State. The game will be Sunday, September 5, at 7PM and air on ESPNU.
“We are extremely pleased to highlight Tuskegee University in an annual kickoff event in Montgomery for the next three years,” Pete Derzis, ESPN senior vice president, college sports programming and ESPN Events, said in a statement. “The history of this outstanding HBCU institution is accented with the important role the Tuskegee Airmen played in World War II, and serves as a great source of pride that we hope to highlight within this nationally televised event.”