Cave Spring at Region IV VHSL baseball

Cave Spring shortstop Chris Dionnes makes a stop in the first round of Region IV VHSL men's baseball play at Cave Spring. — Don Petersen, special to The Roanoke Times

Cave Spring vs. Carroll County

Celebration was not dampened by a summer rainstorm as Cave Spring players celebrate after beating Carroll County in the first round of Region IV VHSL baseball play at Cave Spring. For more photos from the tournaments, visit The Notebook on swo-co.com — Don Petersen, special to The Roanoke Times

Hidden Valley vs. Abidngdon

Hidden Valley's Kelsey Crotty pitches against Abingdon on Thursday, May 28, at Hidden Valley. Abingdon bested Hidden Valley 2-1 in extra innings. — Photo by Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times

Tatum Tyler and Rachal Crum sign letters of intent

On Wednesday, May 27, two Cave Spring seniors made it official that they would be running in college. Tatum Tyler signed to run at the University at South Carolina and Rachal Crum committed to Roanoke College.

"I just wanted to run and I really loved the school when I went there," Tyler, who will begin workouts this summer, said. "It's just something new.

Sherrie and Danny, Tyler's parents, said, "It's just a combination of hard work and great coaching. It's been a part of her life since middle school, so she's going to be able to step it up and do it at the next level."

Track Coach Tommy Maguire has been coaching Tyler for five years -- a total of 13 seasons.

"She has always been very talented," Maguire said. "She's a phenomenal athlete. She's only going to get better at the next level. She is definitely D1 material. And she has amazing parents, not just for her but for our team."

Crum said that signing with Roanoke College became more appealing when she was offered academic scholarships.

"I know a bunch of girls on the track team so I'm comfortable there. They have a great pre-med program," Crum said. "I'm looking forward to a break before college."

Crum will be in the honors and scholar program at Roanoke College.

Crum began running in the 10th grade and beforehand had done gymnastics, which she thinks has really helped her as she does hurdles -- her main event.

Her parents, Kathy and Tim Crum, couldn't be happier. "She only applied to colleges that had a good pre-med program. She really liked the coaches. She trained by herself all summer. She's very focused. She made it this far, I'm not surprised. We are very proud of her for that." -- Emily Flora

Two from Cave Spring honored as Wendy's High School Heisman winners

Olivia Ferguson and Brennan Scott, both seniors at Cave Spring High School, were honored as Wendy's High School Heisman winners at the Virginia Tech Spring football game on Saturday, April 25, in Lane Stadium.

Ferguson plays basketball and softball and Scott plays soccer.

Each year Wendy's recognizes the nations' most esteemed high school senior men and women for excellence in academics, athletics and community/school involvement.

Hunting Hills Country Club vs. Blacksburg Country Club

Youth tennis teams for Hunting Hills Country Club and Blacksburg Country Club played May 2. These are USTA Junior 12 and under players.

Mixed doubles featured: Thomas Hudson Ducker (Blacksburg), Yavuz Durmaz (Hunting Hills), Normandie Essig (Hunting Hills), Kathryn RoseKeppel Benson (Blacksburg)

Girls Singles: Caitlin Carter (Hunting Hills) and Kathryn RoseKeppel Benson (Blacksburg)

Girls Doubles: Normandie Essig (HH), AnneElise Hastings (HH) vs Melinda Kay Kauffman (BB) and Zoe Roberts (BB).

On May 18, the Salem Lightning played South County Lacrosse league at Salem High School. The Lightning won the hard fight with a score of 7 to 4.

HVYSA Falcons lacrosse

The HVYSA Falcons played RVLA on Saturday, May 16, at Patrick Henry High School. It was an exciting contest with the Falcons winning 4-3.