Bill Price played for the Grand Canyon University team that won the NAIA championship in 1978. This year, the Lopes have made the NCAA March Madness field.
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson worked for 44 years in Virginia as a sports writer, most recently as the high school sports editor at The Roanoke Times. before retiring in June. He has won multiple Virginia Press Association awards for sports writing portfolio and has been honored nationally by The Associated Press Sports Editors. Anderson is a North Carolina native and a graduate of Martinsville High School in Virginia and Emory & Henry College, where he was the runner-up in the inaugural Old Dominion Athletic Conference tennis championship.
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Pulaski coaching legend Joel Hicks left his mark on more than the record book
Pulaski County will pay its respects to Hicks in a memorial service Saturday on the football field that bears his name. Here’s how he’s remembered.
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Roanoke College team comes close to a national title — in sports analytics
The school offers partial course credit and an interdisciplinary concentration of study toward a degree with its analytics program.
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In the Alleghany Highlands, two rival high schools begin the process of merging
This week Alleghany Highlands school system unveiled the logos and uniforms for the “new” Alleghany High School that Covington will merge into. The neighboring schools will join to become the Cougars at the start of the 2023-24 school year.
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VHSL football semi-finals: Each of the six classifications has an unbeaten team
Saturday’s games will determine who plays in the state championships. Updated with scores from Saturday’s games.
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VHSL football regionals: State semi-final pairings now set
We’re now down to four teams in each of the state’s six classifications. Saturday’s games will determine who plays for state championships.
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VHSL football playoffs: Lynchburg and Roanoke Valley schools face off in regional championships
Teams from Lynchburg and Roanoke dominate this week’s round of games. Here’s the full list.
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VHSL football playoffs: Second round scores
Regional finals will pit Salem against E.C. Glass, Christiansburg against Lord Botetourt, Appomattox against Glenvar, Central-Lunenburg against Riverheads, Grayson against George Wythe, Grundy against PH-Glade Spring.
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Here are the storylines for the second round of VHSL football playoffs
Louisa seeks to avenge a big loss to Salem. Lynchburg will have three days’ worth of games. Staunton River is one of five No. 7 seeds still alive. And more.
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VHSL football playoff scores: First round
Updated with scores from the Saturday games and this week’s match-ups.