High School Sports for Lynchburg News Advance

POY honors awarded to Gretna star

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:48:00 EDT

Gretna’s Ceseley Haynes was named Group A player of the year and the Hawks’ Ketina Brooks was the state coach of the year, according to a vote of the state’s coaches.

Amherst’s McCoy scores lone touchdown

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:19:00 EDT

HAMPTON — Amherst graduate Derrick McCoy played both ways in Friday night’s Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star football game, starting for the West squad at outside linebacker and wide receiver.

East captures ninth in a row

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:01:00 EDT

NEWPORT NEWS — Liberty High senior second baseman Kendall Bartholomew got acclimated to athletic life at Christopher Newport University, where she may try out for the softball team next spring, in Thursday’s Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star game at Captain’s Field.

JF’s Huffman plays key role in West’s victory

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:58:00 EDT

NEWPORT NEWS — It wasn’t exactly an American Classic, with seven errors between the two teams, but Jefferson Forest catcher Josh Huffman ranks Thursday’s Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star baseball game at Christopher Newport University as one of the highlights of his career.

West falls to East on penalty kicks

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:17:01 EDT

NEWPORT NEWS — Whereas Tuesday night’s Virginia High School Coaches Association senior All-Star boys and girls basketball games were high-scoring affairs, Wednesday night’s girls soccer contest had to go to a shootout to determine a winner after a scoreless regulation.

Owenby impresses area players

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:48:00 EDT

NEWPORT NEWS – Jefferson Forest boys soccer players Tim Bullock and Scott Zaring got an up-close-and-personal look at Virginia High School Coaches Association player of the year, Brian Ownby of Group AAA state champion Deep Run, who will play next year at Virginia, in Wednesday night’s VHSCA All-Star game.

Area stars lead West to victory

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:05:00 EDT

HAMPTON — Four friendly girls basketball rivals teamed up for Tuesday night’s opening game of the 37th annual Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Week.

All-stars come out tonight

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:14:01 EDT

HAMPTON — The eight senior all-star games are certainly the main events of the Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Week in Hampton Roads. But the VHSCA has assembled a group of coaches with at least as much star power as the players for its annual series of clinics, which opened Monday.

Amherst’s football staff big help to Appomattox

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:08:00 EDT

Appomattox hired both its new football coach and new athletic director from the same source — Amherst’s football coaching staff.

Berry kicks soccer duties away, stays Glass’ A.D.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:16:00 EDT

It was difficult enough for Chip Berry to give up coaching junior varsity basketball, the sport he played at Lynchburg College, when he replaced Rose Flaugher as E.C. Glass’ athletic director three years ago.

Four Glass coaches resign

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:20:00 EDT

Four E.C. Glass varsity head coaches have stepped down and their successors named for the 2008-09 school year while four others recently received Western Valley District coach of the year honors this spring.

Title time: The Gretna Hawks take Group A softball championship

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:44:00 EDT

RADFORD — With teammates closing in on her from all parts of the Radford University field, and even more hopping the low wall of their dugout to join the mob, Teresa Dalton’s traditionally stoic composure on the mound finally broke.

Hawks state champions

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:15:00 EDT

RADFORD — An hour after striking out 13 batters and pitching a two-hit shutout against Glenvar in Saturday’s Group A softball state final, Gretna senior Teresa Dalton sat in the bullpen, soaking up some sun while holding her arm in an ice-packed sling.

Gretna reaches Group A softball championship game

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:51:00 EDT

RADFORD — Rather than graduating in the football stadium with the rest of their class at 9 this morning, the six seniors on Gretna’s softball team will celebrate their commencement at home plate at Radford University, prior to the first pitch of their Group A state championship game against Glenvar at 10 a.m.

DALTON LEADS GRETNA INTO STATE SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:48:00 EDT

Gretna senior Teresa Dalton pitched Diamond Fever to a Pony National World Series championship the summer before her sophomore year and Sudden Impact into the NSA World Series before her junior year.

Hawks charge over Chargers

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:22:00 EDT

GRETNA — Standing on third, representing the winning run in Tuesday’s Group A state quarterfinal against Middlesex, Gretna’s Ceseley Haynes had the green light from coach Ketina Brooks.

Gretna, Middlesex unfamiliar foes

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:11:00 EDT

If it’s good to know your enemy, Gretna’s softball team could be in trouble for today’s Group A state quarterfinal against Middlesex (17-3) starting at 5 p.m.

Brookville boys second, girls third in Group AA meet

Sat, 31 May 2008 23:29:00 EDT

HARRISONBURG — High winds and high drama marked the final day of the Group AA state track and field championships at Harrisonburg High.
Brookville’s boys team received a second individual title from Ethan Nixon and repeated its runner-up indoor team finish to Western Albemarle.

Brookville’s Nixon jumps to state title

Fri, 30 May 2008 23:50:00 EDT

HARRISONBURG — Brookville senior Ethan Nixon couldn’t have asked for a better first day at Friday’s Group AA state track and field championships at Harrisonburg High.

Brookville, Heritage seek state track titles

Thu, 29 May 2008 23:23:00 EDT

Region III boys and girls track and field champions Brookville and Heritage, respectively, consider themselves legitimate contenders for Group AA state titles today and Saturday at Harrisonburg High.

Northside upsets Forest in Region III soccer

Thu, 29 May 2008 23:22:00 EDT

VINTON — Facing Blue Ridge District regular-season champion Northside, a team it beat 6-0 in the 2006 Region III semifinals and 3-0 in a preseason scrimmage, Jefferson Forest’s boys soccer team was the prohibitive favorite in Thursday’s Region III rematch.

Errors prove costly for JF in tourney loss

Thu, 29 May 2008 23:18:00 EDT

AMHERST — Jefferson Forest was in a giving mood again on Thursday in the Cavaliers’ Region III baseball semifinal against Waynesboro at Amherst High School.

Forest’s Ranowsky falls in Region III singles

Wed, 28 May 2008 23:17:01 EDT

Jefferson Forest senior Josh Ranowsky came up just short in Wednesday’s Region III boys’ singles tennis tournament against Rockbridge County’s Dominik Lehmann.

Bullock leads JF past HJarrisonburg

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:24:00 EDT

FOREST — Seminole District player of the year Tim Bullock showcased some fancy footwork with his flashy orange soccer shoes, Tuesday night at home in Jefferson Forest’s 5-2 Region III quarterfinal win over Harrisonburg.

Forest girls advance in soccer tournament with a lot of help from DeWitt

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:23:00 EDT

FOREST — Jefferson Forest junior Cameron DeWitt showed in Tuesday’s Region III girls soccer quarterfinal against Robert E. Lee that she can finish an assist and dish one out.

Jefferson Forest wins in the ninth to advance

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:21:00 EDT

FOREST — Jefferson Forest certainly made things a lot harder on itself than it needed to Tuesday in the Region III playoffs.
The Cavaliers committed eight errors that led to four unearned runs, but JF managed to pull out a dramatic 9-8 victory over visiting Northside in the bottom of the ninth to advance to Thursday’s Region III quarterfinals.

E.C. Glass exits state tennis tournament

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:19:00 EDT

Going into Tuesday’s Group AAA state quarterfinal boys tennis match at E.C. Glass, the only team the host Hilltoppers or Deep Run had lost to this spring was Colonial District and Central Region champion Mills Godwin, this year’s state tournament favorite.

‘We just didn’t play well’

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:16:01 EDT

Spotswood’s softball team may have played its best game of the season Tuesday in the Region III quarterfinals. It’s opponent, Brookville, may have played its worst.

Triple play fails to faze Gretna

Mon, 26 May 2008 23:37:00 EDT

GRETNA — Hitting into a triple play to end the first inning of a Region B playoff game might cause some softball coaches to throw a fit.
But Gretna coach Ketina Brooks reacted with a smile, Monday at home against Randolph-Henry in the Hawks’ first regional appearance since 2002.

Glass advances on Johnston’s goal in shootout

Mon, 26 May 2008 23:36:00 EDT

For the last two weeks, E.C. Glass’ girls soccer team has devoted an extra 20 minutes in practice to penalty kicks. The players run wind sprints for 15 minutes to simulate the fatigue of an overtime game and then take aim at the goal.

Stuarts Draft eliminates Heritage in Region III baseball

Mon, 26 May 2008 23:35:00 EDT

Stuarts Draft’s baseball team wasted no time in making itself at home in the Hill City during its first round Region III tournament game at Heritage.
The Cougars pounded the Pioneers (16-7) for 10 hits, including two homers and nine runs in the first two innings, advancing to today’s 5 p.m. quarterfinal game at Alleghany with a 12-7 victory.

Forest’s defense jells at the right time

Mon, 26 May 2008 23:24:00 EDT

FOREST — The biggest concern for Jefferson Forest boys soccer coach Jedd Zaring this spring was shoring up a defensive line depleted by graduation.
He recruited two forwards — Jordan Smith and Andrew Dempsey, the team’s second-leading scorer last year — and backup goalkeeper Kyle Wachenheim as stopgap defenders.

Heritage girls nip Brookville for Region III track title

Sat, 24 May 2008 23:03:00 EDT

With the Region III girls track and field team championship in the balance, the anchor runners from Brookville, Heritage and Turner Ashby crashed across the finish line simultaneously in Saturday’s meet-ending 1,600-meter relay at Liberty University.

JF girls defeat Staunton River in a shootout

Fri, 23 May 2008 23:38:00 EDT

FOREST — One hundred minutes of soccer wasn’t enough to decide Friday night’s Seminole District girls championship game between host Jefferson Forest and Staunton River.

Jefferson Forest’s Heilingenstadt stymies Heritage

Fri, 23 May 2008 23:34:00 EDT

Heritage entered Friday’s Seminole District baseball championship having scored a combined 31 runs in the first two games of the tournament, including a 22-6 defeat of Rustburg on Wednesday in the semifinal.

Several district tournament titles at stake tonight

Thu, 22 May 2008 23:10:00 EDT

Of the nine baseball, softball and boys and girls soccer championship games to be waged tonight in the Dogwood, Seminole and Western Valley Districts, only one — Nelson County’s baseball game at Chatham — is do or die.

Brookville, Rustburg reach final

Wed, 21 May 2008 22:56:00 EDT

Regular-season champion Brookville (12-4) got a couple fortunate bounces in the second inning of its 3-0 win over Liberty (13-7), which was delayed for 30 minutes before the start of the seventh when Bees catcher Summer Jones passed out twice in the dugout.

Glass girls win big

Wed, 21 May 2008 22:55:00 EDT

It’s been an uneventful three weeks for the E.C. Glass girls soccer team.

Glass boys nip GW

Wed, 21 May 2008 22:52:00 EDT

Will Poats scored the tying goal 40 seconds into the second half, and Hodges Berry tallied the game-winner on a header 13 minutes later as E.C. Glass’s boys soccer team beat George Washington 3-2 in the Western Valley District tournament semifinals Wednesday at City Stadium.

Prep Roundup

Wed, 21 May 2008 22:44:00 EDT

Jefferson Forest’s Trevor Johnston (5-2) picked up the win for the Cavaliers by holding Amherst to just an earned run over six innings in Jefferson Forest’s 9-1 victory over the Lancers on Wednesday in the Seminole District tournament semifinals at Heritage.

E.C. Glass sweeps Falcons

Mon, 19 May 2008 23:09:00 EDT

Few teams have challenged E.C. Glass in boys tennis this season, but Monday’s 5-0 sweep of Fauquier County in the Northwest Region tournament should serve as a good tune-up for next Tuesday’s Group AAA state quarterfinal match.

Glass lacrosse looking forward

Mon, 19 May 2008 22:57:00 EDT

They’re not there yet, but E.C. Glass’ boys and girls lacrosse teams are on the brink of something big.

High schools begin chase for region, district titles

Sun, 18 May 2008 19:53:00 EDT

Spring high school sports hit full speed with postseason play today when Dogwood, Seminole and Western Valley District tournaments start in baseball, softball and boys and girls soccer.

Glass takes ninth straight district

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:07:00 EDT

E.C. Glass’ boys and girls teams overcame sizeable deficits to GW-Danville and Franklin County, respectively, to capture their ninth consecutive Western Valley District championships, Friday night at E.C. Glass’ Vince Bradford Track.

Hornets can still reach title game

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:01:00 EDT

DANVILLE — Lynchburg College took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning against the NCAA Division III South Region top-seed Salisbury (41-3), but the Gulls erupted for five runs in the inning to snatch a 5-3 victory from Hornets (32-12) and stay alive in the double-elimination baseball tournament at Dan Daniels Park.

JF sophomores deliver their pitch

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:34:00 EDT

FOREST — Senior catcher Josh Huffman had his doubts at the start of the season regarding Jefferson Forest’s fledgling pitching staff.

Brookville dominates in Seminole District track championships

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:55:00 EDT

Except for the meet-ending 1,600-meter relay, which Heritage’s boys ran away with, tight finishes characterized Wednesday’s second and final day of the Seminole District track and field championships at Brookville.

LCA moves on in VIS playoffs

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:50:00 EDT

It took Liberty Christian Academy until the bottom of the fifth inning in Tuesday’s Virginia Independent School Division III first round state playoff game against St. Catherine’s to come up with a clutch hit, but when Bulldogs finally got that clutch hit LCA went on to pummel the Saints 7-3.

J.F. wins Seminole District

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:08:00 EDT

Jefferson Forest boys and girls tennis teams have found that their best competition often comes in practice, especially for their top two seeds.

Pitching duel leaves Altavista just Short of beating WC

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:21:00 EDT

NARUNA — Whenever William Campbell’s Amber Marstin and Altavista’s Brooke Short pitch against one another on the softball field, the two juniors are bound to get into an intense duel.

Bishops force overtime, fall moments later

Sat, 10 May 2008 22:04:00 EDT

A minute into sudden-death overtime, in the championship game of the Virginia Independent Conference boys lacrosse tournament, Covenant’s Alex Keuhler was trapped in the crease, sacked like a quarterback in the pocket by two or three Virginia Episcopal School defenders.

Bulldogs knock Gaels off throne

Sat, 10 May 2008 21:36:00 EDT

t was a rocky first inning in the Blue Ridge Conference softball tournament championship game for Liberty Christian Academy against eight-time defending champ Holy Cross, but the Bulldogs rebounded behind the brilliant effort of freshman starting pitcher Killian Harrison to claim the Blue Ridge title with a 6-2 victory.

Hilltoppers fall into a three-way tie for second

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:06:00 EDT

Kent Brizendine was robbed.

Brookville’s Smith will play at Winthrop

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:34:00 EDT

On the day after netting the 100th goal of her varsity career, with her third hat trick of the season Wednesday night at Rustburg, Brookville senior Nichole Smith signed a partial scholarship to continue her soccer career at Winthrop University, a Division I program.

Gretna’s Dalton blanks William Campbell

Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:00 EDT

GRETNA — Throughout Katina Brooks’ four seasons as coach of Gretna’s softball team, the Hawks have had excellent pitching and solid defense, but not enough run production to keep them competitive in the Dogwood District.

Jefferson Forest prevails in area soccer’s battle of titans

Wed, 07 May 2008 22:50:00 EDT

There is no official Lynchburg-area boys soccer championship, but Wednesday night’s game between area high school powers Jefferson Forest and E.C. Glass sure felt like one.

Bishops roll into VIC title match

Tue, 06 May 2008 22:49:00 EDT

Virginia Episcopal School’s boys lacrosse team won its school record 15th consecutive game, eclipsing last season’s mark by one, with Tuesday 18-2 home triumph over Miller School in the Virginia Independent Conference tournament semifinals.

Johnston’s hat trick gives Glass easy win

Mon, 05 May 2008 22:43:00 EDT

Senior forward Jeanine Johnston returned from a pulled quadriceps muscle injury that sidelined her for the past two games and assaulted Jefferson Forest’s depleted defense from the start of Monday night’s non-district match at E.C. Glass.

The best of friends

Mon, 05 May 2008 22:42:00 EDT

BEDFORD — Dealing with on- and off-the-field distractions is a part of life for any softball player, particularly seniors in the midst of their final spring season.

Wrestler of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:52:00 EDT

In wrestling, it helps to have a teammate of comparable size and skill, and compatible personality, as a sparring partner — someone who can sharpen skills, fine-tune techniques and keep your head on straight.

Wrestling coach of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:52:00 EDT

Jeff Capps, in his 10th season as Liberty Christian Academy’s head wrestling coach, led the Bulldogs to their best Virginia Independent Schools state tournament finish in 25 years this winter.

Girls track coach of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:51:00 EDT

It did not take long for Lance Carter to have a big impact on Amherst’s track program after leaving Appomattox. In just his second year with the Lancers, he took the girls track team from a seventh-place finish at the 2007 Seminole District indoor track meet to a fourth-place finish in the Group AA state meet. That is why Carter was selected as The News & Advance’s all-area girls indoor track coach of the year.

Girls track athlete of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:50:00 EDT

At some point, you have to wonder if Heritage’s Laura Rapp ever stops running. The senior is a standout on the Pioneers’ cross country team, the indoor track team, the outdoor track team and the girls soccer team.

Boys track coach of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:49:00 EDT

A former All-American decathlete at Liberty University, Brookville’s Ramsey Moore is a master at multi-tasking.

Boys track athlete of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:49:00 EDT

One hundred and ten percent.That’s what Brookville senior Ethan Nixon tried to bring to the table every time he competed for the defending Group AA indoor track and field state champion Bees.

Girls basketball coach of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:48:00 EDT

It was a bittersweet season for Brookville girls basketball coach Warner Dyke.

Girls basketball player of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:47:00 EDT

Joyous Tharrington established herself as Brookville’s all-time leading scorer (1,350 points) and rebounder (811) this season — statistics that gave her the slightest edge in selecting her over teammate and best friend Brittany Campbell as The News & Advance All-Area girls basketball player of the year.

Boys basketball coach of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:46:00 EDT

LOVINGSTON — It wasn’t the 12 losses in 2006-07 that irked Nelson County boys basketball coach Brandon Garrett. It was the nature of the losses.

Boys basketball player of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:45:00 EDT

LOVINGSTON — Thomas Brown’s rapport with Nelson County teammates T.J. and Trever Martin was built long ago, when the three would visit their grandmother.

Girls swimming coach of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:44:00 EDT

Brookville’s swimming coach wasn’t sure what to expect from his girls swimming team coming into the year after losing some key members of last year’s team. After being knocked off by Jefferson Forest at the Seminole District meet, the Bees rebounded to repeat as the Region III champions and that is why Brookville’s Hank Reed was selected as the News & Advance’s girls swimming coach of the year.

Girls swimmer of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:43:00 EDT

Few could have predicted Jefferson Forest freshman Susanna White would break the Group AA state meet record in the 100 breaststroke at George Mason University’s Freedom Aquatic Center in Manassas.

Boys swimming coach of the year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:42:01 EDT

Jefferson Forest second-year swim coach Jann Brown never swam in high school. Her school in Pennsylvania only had a boys team, but she went on to Penn State where she enjoyed a career in synchronized swimming.

Boys swimmer of the Year

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:40:00 EDT

Jefferson Forest’s Travis Stauder had zeroed in on a goal for his season. He wanted to break Scott Thacker’s school record in the 100-yard breast stroke. Stauder accomplished that goal and he couldn’t have done it at a better time as set the record at the Group AA state meet. That was just one of the reasons that Stauder was selected the News & Advance’s male Swimmer of the Year.

Prep Notebook

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:18:00 EDT

Appomattox High School football coach Jeremy Haymore, who led the Raiders to an 8-3 record and Region B playoff berth and was selected as The News & Advance all-area coach of the year in his second season, resigned recently for unspecified personal reasons.

A strong night for Brookville

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:01:01 EDT

Many of the area’s brightest track and field stars came out and shined brightly Friday night at Brookville for the second Lynchburg Elite Invitational. It was run on the newly dedicated John O. Vasvary Track & Field Facility, named for Brookville’s retiring athletic director.

No movement at the top

Thu, 01 May 2008 22:19:00 EDT

Holy Cross senior shortstop Kaity Harrison and Liberty Christian Academy freshman pitcher Killian Harrison had a little sibling rivalry going on in Thursday’s doubleheader at LCA.

Brookville nips Liberty in softball

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:52:00 EDT

Brookville leadoff batter Kristina Finamore has tremendous speed out of the box, which makes it almost impossible to throw her out when she gets the ball down with a left-handed bunt to the third-base side.

JF’s Bullock takes game to Flames

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:14:00 EDT

FOREST — Jefferson Forest senior midfielder Timothy Bullock became the first local recruit in several seasons for Liberty University coach Jeff Alder, signing a partial scholarship to play for the Flames’ men’s soccer team starting next fall.

Appomattox remains on top of Dogwood baseball standings

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:59:00 EDT

APPOMATTOX — Guarding a half-game lead in the Dogwood District, Appomattox’s baseball team put together its best all-around game of the season in Friday night’s 6-2 victory over second-place William Campbell.

Amherst hires new football coach

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:58:00 EDT

After a month-long search for Scott Abell’s successor, and a whirlwind week of interviews, Amherst High School named Cecil Phillips as its new football coach, a move approved at Thursday night’s school board meeting.

Amherst HS hires new head football coach

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:51:00 EDT

On Thursday night the Amherst County School Board approved Cecil Phillips of King’s Fork High School in Suffolk. Phillips has worked as head football coach at King’s Fork since 2004.

Timberlake, Brown deliver key hits for Cavaliers

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:31:01 EDT

Visiting Jefferson Forest used three extra base hits to power its way past Heritage in a key Seminole Distinct baseball clash on Wednesday.

Smith sets up a big victory for JF

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:41:00 EDT

In soccer, unless you’re the goalkeeper, it’s illegal to touch the ball with your hands in the field of play.

Hubbard helps re-launch Lancers’ track program

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:52:00 EDT

Amherst’s junior LaCear Hubbard has been at the forefront of a resurgent girls track program under second-year coach Lance Carter.

And the beat goes on at JF

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:04:01 EDT

FOREST — With members of Jefferson Forest’s boys soccer team providing continuous Brazilian-style percussion from the bleachers, the Cavaliers’ girls finally found their rhythm late in the first half of Friday night’s showdown with Staunton River.

VES sweeps Glass with overtime victory

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:25:00 EDT

Virginia Episcopal School goalkeeper Sarah Gencarelli came out of the cage with confidence, the ball cradled in the net of her stick with the Bishops and host E.C. Glass knotted at 13 in overtime.

E.C. Glass, Staunton River move one step closer

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:34:00 EDT

Pending final approval from the Virginia High School League’s executive committee in early May, both E.C. Glass’s request to be reclassified as a Group AA school and placed in the Seminole District and Staunton River’s appeal to move to the Blue Ridge District will go into effect in the fall of 2009.

Perfect game gives WC win

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:33:00 EDT

NARUNA — In a duel between defending state softball champions, William Campbell came out of its hitting slump and exacted a measure of revenge against Holy Cross with an error-free 3-0 non-district victory Monday at home.

Colonels win short-handed

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:40:00 EDT

APPOMATTOX — Runs, of any kind, are precious commodities when the Dogwood District’s softball elites square off.

Johnston’s toughest foe is his teammate

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:40:00 EDT

FOREST — This is the fourth consecutive season Jefferson Forest senior Tyler Johnston has played second fiddle to Josh Ranowsky in the Cavaliers’ boys tennis singles lineup.

Gough overcomes woes in climb to No. 1 at Glass

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:35:00 EDT

If E.C. Glass senior Caroline Gough handles adversity better than most girls her age, it’s because she’s been through plenty of it.

Brookville athletic director earns honors

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:36:01 EDT

John Vasvary, athletic director for Brookville High School, has been named AA Activities Administrator of the Year by the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.

Minettes knock off Bees to remain undefeated

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:25:01 EDT

BEDFORD — Liberty High’s softball team put together a two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth against Brookville, scoring the winning run without hitting the ball out of the infield, Friday night at home.
The Minettes improved to 6-0, 3-0 in Seminole District play, with their 3-2 win over the Bees.

Hilltoppers carve niche in busy season

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:04:00 EDT

The spring sports season was in full bloom this past Wednesday, on a beautiful afternoon at E.C. Glass High, with the campus engulfed in a hubbub of athletic activities.

Hilltoppers pummel Patriots

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:16:00 EDT

A 7-1 triumph on its home turf inspired E.C. Glass’s girls soccer players to do some dancing in the rain on Thursday night.

Berry has a head for the game, expected to give kick to Glass

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:45:00 EDT

Lynchburg United Soccer club director Steve Senna recently called E.C. Glass senior midfielder Hodges Berry “the best he’s ever seen for a high school player at heading the ball,” Hodges’ father and Hilltoppers coach Chip Berry said.

2008 prep girls soccer preview

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:59:00 EDT

A roundup of area girls’ soccer teams.

Athletes of the week for March 28, 2008

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:48:00 EDT

Prep Athletes of the week

Benincasa spearheads Jefferson Forest attack

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:18:02 EDT

FOREST — Some might say senior captain Brigid Benincasa has it easy playing center midfielder on Jefferson Forest’s girls soccer team, feeding a trio of forwards — Brittany Gallagher, Taylor Duff and Cameron DeWitt — who netted 65 goals last season, and supported by a defensive line that is constantly alerting her to oncoming attackers.

Glass Gaines a tournament title

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:40:00 EDT

Heritage has become a spring break oasis for the cross-town rival E.C. Glass baseball team.