The former Duke University star is now tasked with leading the Lakers back to an NBA title. “I would never, ever bet against him,” his high school coach said.
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 2022. 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. He is a 2025 inductee into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame.
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Patrick & Henry Community College softball coach goes from cutting timber to bringing home a national championship
The Henry County school has used sports as a way to recruit students. This time, it brought home a trophy.
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Final Four ref from Roanoke earned his spot in the ACC by doing the right thing ‘when nobody else is watching’
Roanoke basketball referee Roger Ayers got hired by the ACC after he passed a crucial test: He treated a hotel desk clerk well.
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Auburn, Christiansburg, Galax, Glenvar, Rye Cove among those to claim VHSL state championships
Pairings and scores in the Virginia High School League spring sports tournament.
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Wytheville’s first pro hockey team scores at the box office
The team, in its first year, finished in last place on the ice but averaged 1,294 fans per game.
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British manager returns to guide the Salem Red Sox
Liam Carroll is the first British citizen to manage a minor league baseball team in the United States.
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Northside boys and Liberty Christian girls join two Wise County schools as VHSL state champions
Updated Saturday: In the VISAA state bsketball tournament, Carlise girls and New Convent boys won titles.
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Complete results from all the VHSL regional basketball tournament games
The field for the state tournament is now set.
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This is Jeopardy! Roanoke College professor makes a rare comeback on the game show
Chemistry professor Gary Hollis was invited back, thanks to the writers strike. This week, the school held a watch party to view his final show.
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Martinsville star wound up on a Canadian postage stamp for his football records north of the border
In the 1970s, Sonny Wade won three Most Valuable Player awards in the Grey Cup, the championship game for the Canadian Football League.
