The VHSL Rating Scale points determine who makes the playoffs.
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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Third week of VHSL Rating Scale points show little change
The top spot in only two of the VHSL’s 24 regions changed hands this week as Kettle Run moved up to No. 1 in Region 3B after defeating previously unbeaten Sherando and Lord Botetourt climbed to No. 1 in Region 3D after its victory at William Byrd.
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Olympic gold cyclist who trains in Roanoke picks up more medals
Jennifer Valente captured two more medals over the weekend in Denmark at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
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Wythe County’s hockey arena has a new look
One returning player for the Blue Ridge Bobcats calls the new permanent seating “state of the art.”
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America’s most decorated female cyclist in Olympic history returns to Roanoke Valley where she trained
Jennifer Valente has won five Olympic medals.
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Second week of VHSL rating scale points released; 35 teams unbeaten
Three games this week pit unbeatens against each other: Graham at Lebanon, Glenvar at Alleghany, and Kettle Run at Sherando.
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The first VHSL points rankings for the 2024 football season are out, and here they are
The points are used to determine who eventually makes the playoffs and how they’re seeded.
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Football Friday nights won’t be the same. The woman who compiles VHSL’s point system is retiring.
Lora Bickley has been called the force that “holds the league together.”
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Auburn High School cancels varsity football season
The growing trend of students specializing in just one sport has diminished numbers for football at the Montgomery County school.
