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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.

Hockey pucks on display inside the Apex Center. Courtesy of Wythe County.
Posted inSports

Wythe County to lease Apex Center to group that plans to bring in hockey

by Robert Anderson November 7, 2022January 3, 2023

The center hopes to become home in 2023 to a franchise in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, which stretches from Mississippi to New York.

The Virginia High School League logo. Courtesy of VHSL
Posted inCulture

VHSL football playoff pairings announced

by Robert Anderson November 6, 2022November 7, 2022

William Fleming and Hidden Valley make it in, William Byrd and Pulaski don’t. E.C. Glass, Galax, Graham, Liberty Christian, Lord Botetourt, PH-Glade Spring, Radford, Riverheads secure top seed in their regions.

Posted inCulture

Two-point conversion puts William Fleming into VHSL playoff contention

by Robert Anderson November 1, 2022November 2, 2022

The latest VHSL points rankings put Franklin County on the road while logjam between E.C. Glass, Louisa and Salem set to be broken this week.

high school students playing football
Posted inCulture

Grayson County moves into top spot; Honaker up, Franklin County down

by Robert Anderson October 25, 2022October 26, 2022

The latest VHSL points rankings for high school football show some big shifts.

The Virginia High School League logo. Courtesy of VHSL
Posted inCulture

E.C. Glass, Salem battle for top seed; three weeks left in VHSL points race

by Robert Anderson October 17, 2022October 19, 2022

Friday’s big game will be Radford vs. Floyd County.

Posted inCulture

Martinsville and Radford challenge for top spot; Rye Cove posts big turn-around

by Robert Anderson October 12, 2022October 19, 2022

The latest VHSL points rating scale have tight race between Salem, E.C. Glass and Louisa County for top seed in their region.

The Virginia High School League logo. Courtesy of VHSL
Posted inCulture

Who’s up and who’s down in the VHSL football points

by Robert Anderson October 6, 2022October 28, 2022

The first points rankings have come out this week; they will eventually determine who makes the playoffs.

Posted inCulture

In Wytheville, ‘base ball’ by 1865 rules

by Robert Anderson September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

Wytheville brings back ‘Vintage Base Ball,’ where players don’t wear gloves and the rules date to the Civil War.

Posted inCulture

Back from a coma, former Roanoke sportscaster returns to broadcast booth

by Robert Anderson September 2, 2022September 1, 2022

Covid nearly killed Justin Ditmore — six times. Here’s how he survived.

Posted inCulture

Martinsville’s Lou Whitaker is ‘1 for the ages’

by Robert Anderson August 16, 2022August 16, 2022

The Detroit Tigers retire the number of the famed second baseman who grew up in Martinsville.

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