Wytheville’s former minor league baseball team never had a playoff game at home. Now the second-year hockey team does.
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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Once there were no women on the field in professional baseball. Now Amanda Kamekona is a hitting coach for the Lynchburg Hillcats.
She is in her third year with the Cleveland Guardians organization. Her manager calls her “truly impressive.”
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Five years ago, the VHSL basketball tournament ended with a secret meeting in the men’s room
In 2020, the pandemic shut down the Lord Botetourt girls basketball championship run before the players got on the bus. Here’s how it played out.
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VHSL state basketball finals set; full list of semifinal scores
William Fleming, Salem, Lord Botetourt and Central Wise girls win; Graham boys win, Northside boys lose three-peat bid. Both George Wythe boys and girls move to finals.
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Pulaski County runner smashes U.S. high school record
Cole Boone beat the record in the 1,000-meter run that has stood for 16 years.
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VHSL basketball quarterfinals: Northside boys advance in quest for three-peat
Here’s a complete list of scores from Tuesday’s VHSL basketball quarterfinals across Virginia. UPDATED with times and locations for the semifinals.
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VHSL state basketball pairings announced
State quarterfinals begin Tuesday with championship games March 13-15 in Richmond.
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Roanoke knows him as former Mayor Sherman Lea. College football knows him as ‘Sugar.’
Much of Sherman Lea’s life has revolved around sports, as a player, a referee and a game organizer. On Friday, he’ll be inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame.
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Wythe County’s pro hockey team passes a milestone
The Blue Ridge Bobcats have already topped last year’s points total.
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Tazewell’s Billy Wagner voted into baseball Hall of Fame
He graduated from Ferrum College and went on to play 16 seasons in the Major Leagues.