New coaches in Charlottesville and Blacksburg post losing results but the new coach at Duke has turned things around.
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Here are the storylines for the second round of VHSL football playoffs
Louisa seeks to avenge a big loss to Salem. Lynchburg will have three days’ worth of games. Staunton River is one of five No. 7 seeds still alive. And more.
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Danville’s Malik Clements to play in Canadian Football League championship game
The former George Washington High School star is now a starting linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who play for the Grey Cup on Sunday.
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Roanoke museum exhibit aims to get kids interested in construction trades
The Branch Group and Carter Machinery partnered with Kids Square to plan, design and build The Construction Zone as part of the museum in Center in the Square.
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VHSL football playoff scores: First round
Updated with scores from the Saturday games and this week’s match-ups.
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UVa played North Carolina Central in John Grisham novel before the teams actually met in real life
North Carolina Central is mentioned in Grisham’s novel, “Sooley,” about a fictitious 17-year-old South Sudanese athlete, Samuel Sooleymon, who traveled to the United States to play college ball.
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Wythe County to lease Apex Center to group that plans to bring in hockey
The center hopes to become home in 2023 to a franchise in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, which stretches from Mississippi to New York.
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VHSL football playoff pairings announced
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.
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Virginia football players star in a game of ‘Where are they now?’
Doug Doughty checks in with former UVa players and coaches, and tips us off to the start of college basketball.
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Two-point conversion puts William Fleming into VHSL playoff contention
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.