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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Fledgling Roanoke College football team prepares for first game
The Salem school opens a five-game junior varsity schedule Sunday against Hampden-Sydney. It’s the first time since WWII that the college has fielded a football team.
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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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Floyd County will celebrate 100th anniversary of birth of NASCAR pioneer Curtis Turner
Turner, who died in 1970, has been named as one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers.
