Here are scores and reports from the state tournament.
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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VHSL: Salem boys win state lacrosse championship
Here are scores and reports from the state tournament.
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VHSL: Both Marion boys and girls teams win tennis titles; Radford, Salem, Patrick Henry and Fort Chiswell players win singles and doubles
Of 11 state tennis champions in team play, eight were repeat winners, highlighted by Western Albemarle’s boys who won their eighth championship in a row.
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Staunton River student wins a scholarship — in rodeo
Emma Bays and her two horses, Soldier and Louise, are heading off to Kansas State University, where she’ll join the rodeo team.
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108 years ago today, my grandfather pitched against Shoeless Joe Jackson (and didn’t give up a hit)
On Tuesday, Major League Baseball made Jackson, tied to the “Black Sox” scandal, eligible for the Hall of Fame.
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‘I got to live the way I wanted to and I didn’t have to go to work’
Buena Vista dedicates baseball field to former Major League player and manager Charlie Manuel, who grew up there.
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Oak Hill Academy in Grayson County hires former NBA star Carmelo Anthony
Anthony is likely to work remotely in his new position as co-general manager of the highly regarded private school basketball program.
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A day after setting attendance record, Blue Ridge Bobcats’ season comes to an end
The minor league hockey team in Wythe County was eliminated in the playoffs.
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Blue Ridge Bobcats draw a record crowd in Wytheville, but fall behind in playoffs
The hockey team plays again Saturday with a possible game Sunday.
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‘This is a hockey town now.’ A playoff-bound pro team has put Wytheville on ice.
The community has embraced its minor league hockey team. Tonight, the Blue Ridge Bobcats hope to set an attendance record.