Wytheville brings back ‘Vintage Base Ball,’ where players don’t wear gloves and the rules date to the Civil War.
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Both Virginia and Virginia Tech face grudge matches
Doug Doughty’s Sports Notebook: The back stories with Virginia Tech-West Virginia and Virginia-Syracuse.
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Norton writer finds a diamond among coalfield baseball history
Baseball author Lynn Sutter of Norton is the first woman to win honors from the Society for American Baseball Research. She’s done it twice.
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Virginia’s first Black Olympic gold medalist gets a historical marker in Botetourt County
Norvel Lee also figured in a landmark civil rights case that helped chip away at the legal foundations of segregation.
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Lord Botetourt makes up for being ’embarrassed’
Doug Doughty’s Notebook: LB coach reflects on how his team snapped Riverheads’ 52-game winning streak, denying the Augusta County school sole possession of a state record.
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Will Roanoke College bring back football?
Arrival of new president stirs buzz that school might revive football program it discontinued in 1942.
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Martinsville marker dedication to highlight a ‘miscarriage of justice’
Pardoned in 2021, the Martinsville Seven will receive a historic marker on Sept. 10.
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Back from a coma, former Roanoke sportscaster returns to broadcast booth
Covid nearly killed Justin Ditmore — six times. Here’s how he survived.
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Hometown heroes 49 Winchester: ‘There’s no place like Appalachia’
The Russell County band is rising on the country charts. This week, it played the Grand Ole Opry.
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New coaches at Tech and UVa often come in pairs
Doug Doughty has his weekly round-up of college sports notes.
