Patrick Henry and William Fleming have never met in a playoff game until now. Salem and Jefferson Forest force tie-breaker rules. Alleghany off to impressive start in first year of consolidation.
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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A minor league hockey team takes the ice in Wytheville
The town of 8,241 is now host to a team in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.
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Longtime rivals Alleghany and Covington begin their school merger with first football practice for combined school
Declining population has driven the change. The populations of Alleghany County/Clifton Forge and Covington have dropped nearly 50% from their respective peaks.
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British-born manager now guides the Salem Red Sox
Liam Carroll grew up in a country where soccer and cricket dominate, but he’s spent his life learning the quintessential American sport.
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VHSL spring sports: Patrick County wins first state championship
Auburn softball, Lebanon baseball, Eastern Montgomery girls soccer, Glenvar boys soccer, Northside softball and Tazewell softball also win state titles
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VHSL spring sports tournament: Auburn has three teams playing for championships
Ana Maria Rincon and Sawyer Stephenson of Patrick Henry-Roanoke become first girls state doubles champions in school history.
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VHSL spring sports: Glenvar boys and Marion girls win state tennis championships
Here are the brackets for state tournament baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse and tennis.
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VHSL spring sports brackets: Glenvar, Auburn, Cave Spring see multiple teams advance
These are the updated scores and schedules for baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse and tennis.
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VHSL tournament brackets for spring sports
Here are the pairings for baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer and tennis in the spring 2023 tournaments.
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He hauled 4,000 tons of coal for Emory & Henry. A century after his death, he’ll now have a building named after him.
On Saturday, Emory & Henry will confer a posthumous degree on its former porter and furnace stoker — and name a building after him.
