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PH's Brailsford, Cave Spring's Baker win B'Nai B'Rith awards
An annual rite of spring for the Baker family of southwest Roanoke County coincides with the arrival of the newspaper edition that has the B'nai B'rith nominees. "Since I was in middle school, my mom would look at all the [qualifications] and pick the winners," said Connor Baker, a senior at Cave Spring High School. So, how did mom Lori Baker do this year? "She got the girl right," Connor
Glenvar's Ponjavic, Radford's Beach earn Three Rivers District tennis titles
RADFORD — After splitting two regular season matchups, Glenvar’s Igor Ponjavic defeated Radford’s Jeff Feng 6-2, 6-4 to win the Three Rivers boys singles championship Monday at Radford High School. The Bobcats’ tennis program, however, did not go home empty-handed as Radford’s Cypress Beach topped Floyd County’s Nora Prokosch, 6-2, 6-2, to take the girls’ title for the second time in three years. After taking the first set, Ponjavic found
High school tournament scores
High school tournament pairings BASEBALL BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT May 17 Regular-season playoff At James River H.S. Alleghany 6, William Byrd 5, 8 innings Tuesday First round Northside at Staunton River, 6 p.m. Rockbridge County at Lord Botetourt, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday At Lord Botetourt H.S. Semifinals Staunton River-Northside winner at Alleghany, 5 p.m. Lord-Botetourt-Rockbridge County winner at William Byrd, 7:30 p.m. Thursday At Lord Botetourt H.S. Championship Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
Covington's Paxton simply blanks Parry McCluer in Pioneer District baseball
BUCHANAN — Tanner Paxton didn’t need a complicated strategy on the mound. “I only threw fastballs and curve balls,” the Covington senior pitcher said. “Fastballs in and curve balls away.” The strategy worked as Paxton allowed only two hits to Parry McCluer in a 3-0 Covington victory in a play-off game to determine the Pioneer District regular season champion and the top seed in the district tournament, which starts today
High schools: Magna Vista tops Martinsville in Piedmont District baseball
BASEBALL PIEDMONT DISTRICT Magna Vista 6, Martinsville 2 MARTINSVILLE - D.J. Pritchett's two-run single keyed a five-run fifth inning in the Warriors' win over the Bulldogs in the first round of the district tournament. Richard Evans added two hits and an RBI, while Cameron Brummitt scored twice for Magna Vista (4-15). Mike Smith and Xavier Johnson had a hit each for Martinsville (1-15). Brummitt pitched three innings and struck out
PH's Brailsford, Cave Spring's Baker win B'Nai B'Rith awards
An annual rite of spring for the Baker family of southwest Roanoke County coincides with the arrival of the newspaper edition that has the B'nai B'rith nominees. "Since I was in middle school, my mom would look at all the [qualifications] and pick the winners," said Connor Baker, a senior at Cave Spring High School. So, how did mom Lori Baker do this year? "She got the girl right," Connor
Timesland area nominees for the B'nai B'rith Awards
BLACKSBURG Garland Smith ATHLETICS: Soccer: Four-year starter, co-captain, 3-year letterman. Member of 2010 state championship team. Indoor track: Co-captain, 3-year letterman. VHSL award of excellence, all-state in 800 relay and long jump. ACADEMICS: President, senior class. COMMUNITY: Volunteer with the Green Club, President of the Graduation Committee. Volunteer at church for food drive, interacting at juvenile detention center. Helping with Special Olympics. Plans to attend Radford University. Rachel McCoy ATHLETICS:
Blue Demons take injury in stride on the way to River Ridge District track title
Injuries are part of track and field. Still, coach Shane Guynn couldn't help but cringe when one of the key members of his Christiansburg team went down this past week. After all, it was a cringe-worthy wipeout during Tuesday's practice when Blue Demons star Tonda Carter hit a hurdle then splatted on the track, his head and left shoulder absorbing the blow. Carter, who suffered a concussion and an injured
Staunton River boys, Northside girls capture Blue Ridge District track and field titles
DALEVILLE - Depth and a big-time individual performance were key components for Blue Ridge District track team champions Saturday. Staunton River took six different boys individual blue ribbons and the 3200 relay and scored a meet-winning 178 points, 62 points in advance of host Lord Botetourt. On the girls side, Northside went 1-2-3-4 in the 100 and 200 and 1-2-3 in the 400 and won seven individual events to score
High schools: North Cross boys fall in VIS DII final
CHARLOTTESVILLE -Covenant claimed its sixth consecutive VIS Division II boys tennis title with an 8-1 win over North Cross. Covenant's Jack Thomas defeated Joseph Cartledge 11-10 (7-5), Matthew Rose downed Aidan Davy 10-3, Sam Adamson defeated Miguel Garcia 10-6, Kevin Coleman defeated Nishant Jha 10-0 and Roger Wang defeated Zander Theoharis 10-0 in the singles portion. Michael Fleming's 10-6 win over William Rose was the Raiders' lone point. "They're young
High schools: North Cross boys tennis dominates Norfolk Collegiate
RICHMOND - The North Cross boys tennis team was dominant in Friday's VISAA Division II state semifinals, downing Norfolk Collegiate 5-1 to advance to today's championship match. In the five matches won by North Cross, no opponent took more than 4 games in the 10-game single-set format. "We heard reports that we be much better than they would be," North Cross coach Robert Robillard said. "But it was surprising that
Sub provides winner as Patriots take Western Valley District boys soccer title
When offensive catalyst Emanuel Scere picked up a yellow card in the 21st minute Friday night, there was no reason for Patrick Henry to panic. The Patriots had been there before. In the first of three meetings this year with George Washington, Patrick Henry had lost Scere to a red card but rallied for an overtime victory in Danville. A second yellow card Friday night would have resulted in a
Patrick Henry baseball team persists to capture Western Valley District title
After four high school baseball slugfests in five days, Patrick Henry figured to run out of pitching. As for the bats, no way they’re staying that hot. Right? No sir. The Patriots kept right on trucking straight through to the trophy ceremony after stopping guest Franklin County 7-4 in the Western valley District tournament final Friday. It was an unlikely but winning combination of stout pitching, clutch hitting and reliable
Patrick Henry girls tennis team wins a grueling duel with Franklin County
Katherine Smith must be wondering why she didn't choose a different sport to coach. One like basketball or volleyball where the outcome usually is decided in 90 minutes or less. Instead, Smith picked tennis. Friday, the Patrick Henry coach spent five hours at River's Edge including a one-hour rain delay before the Patriots notched a 5-2 victory over Franklin County to win the Northwest Region girls championship. "These long matches
Patrick Henry girls lacrosse team gets defensive to beat Salem
SALEM — The third time was the charm for the Patrick Henry girls’ lacrosse team. Thanks in large part to a stellar defensive performance, the Patriots avenged two regular season losses to Salem with a 9-6 victory over the Spartans in the West Division final on Friday night. Ashley Lemon scored four goals for the Patriots (13-3) and Maddie Blackwell added two more. Lockard Douthat, Anne Johnson and Anna Kate
Alleghany goes the distance to beat William Byrd and win the Blue Ridge District
BUCHANAN — It took an extra game and an extra inning to determine the regular-season baseball champion of the Blue Ridge District. Pitcher Mark Hendricks tossed his glove in the air in celebration after Alleghany beat William Byrd 6-5 in eight innings Friday in a special playoff for the district regular-season title at James River High School. “That was the best feeling I’ve ever had in my life,” said Hendricks,
High school baseball notes: Mineroldi, Garst enjoy final season at Salem
Jamie Garst had mixed feelings when he announced he was leaving teaching and coaching baseball at Salem High School for an assistant principal's post at Andrew Lewis Middle. Garst had no conflicted emotions whatsoever when it came to discussing Spartans senior Zach Mineroldi. "He has been outstanding, just outstanding," Garst said. Tough, too. Pitching in a 9-5 loss to against Hidden Valley Tuesday, he took a shot back to the
Auburn High School girls basketball coach Hardy steps down
As much as coaches tend to move around, having two in one household doubles the odds that one or both will soon be a candidate for another job. Such was the case with Ulysses and Felicia Hardy. Ulysses Hardy announced this week that he was leaving Auburn High School, where he’d been the girls basketball coach the past two seasons. The move came at a convenient time for the family.
High school roundup: Patrick Henry girls tennis downs Albermarle in semis
CHARLOTTESVILLE - Patrick Henry scored four singles wins, then Grace Mason and Michaela Magnuson supplied the clinching doubles point as the Patriots defeated Albemarle 5-2 in a Northwest Region semifinal that earned the Patriots a spot in the Group AAA tournament. Ciara Mulcahy, Mason Wheeler, Allie Greene and Mason all won singles matches for PH, which will host the winner of today's match between defending region champion Riverbend and Franklin
Salem's Michael Drougas gets hot in district tennis tournament
BLACKSBURG – The River Ridge District tennis tournament began cool and ended hot. That’s in terms of temperature and competitiveness. Wednesday’s thermometer showed a 30-degree increase from Monday’s frigid conditions at Virginia Tech. The heat was on during the boys and girls singles finals, which both went three sets before top seeds Michael Drougas of Salem and Ceyda Durmaz of Hidden Valley claimed the titles. Drougas survived a match point
1. Afternoon downpour turns downtown to a torrent
2. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli: Star CEO discussed taxes
3. Officials investigate after Roanoke County house fire Monday
4. U.S. Forest Service makes example of ATV rider in Bland County
5. Match is found for DNA at 2005 homicide scene
6. Handful of people at meeting protest 28.5% pay increase for Roanoke City Council
7. Baseball draft slight motivates Virginia Tech's Andrew Rash
8. Franklin County child porn suspect recovering after self-inflicted wound
9. Report faults development proposal for old Blacksburg Middle School site
10. Sick dog rescued from McAfee Knob trail
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