The growing trend of students specializing in just one sport has diminished numbers for football at the Montgomery County school.
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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She couldn’t help when her godfather needed a liver. So she set a new goal: Save the life of an anonymous child
Her mother died of liver disease, so Salem Red Sox executive Blair Hoke looked for a way to help others. She found it through an anonymous donation.
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Cyclist who trains in the Roanoke Valley wins her second gold medal in Paris Olympics
Jennifer Valente had previously won gold as part of a team event.
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Cyclist who trains in Roanoke finishes fourth in Olympic race
Jennifer Valente previously won gold as part of a team event. She races again on Sunday in another event.
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Cyclist who trains in the Roanoke Valley wins Olympic gold as part of U.S. women’s cycling team
Jennifer Valente is part of the the Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24 cycling team.
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Blacksburg runner Cole Hocker wins gold, sets Olympic record
The former University of Oregon star has been training under Virginia Tech’s track and field coach.
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Cyclist who trains in Roanoke Valley qualifies for Olympic finals
Jennifer Valente trains with the Blue Ridge TWENTY24 cycling team.
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Blacksburg runner qualifies for Olympic finals
The former University of Oregon star has been training under Virginia Tech’s track and field coach.
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Runner who has been training in Blacksburg qualifies for Olympic semifinals
Cole Hocker has been training under Virginia Tech’s track and field coach.
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Olympics-bound runner is training in Blacksburg with Virginia Tech coach
The U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials 1,500-meter champion has moved from Oregon to the New River Valley.