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Bryan Stinespring. Courtesy of Alleghany Highlands Public Schools.
Posted inSports

Stinespring no stranger to VMI

by Doug Doughty December 29, 2022January 6, 2023

The current athletic director for Alleghany High School and former assistant at Virginia Tech and JMU will join VMI as associate head coach.

Britain Hart-Beltran (in red) had her first ever bare-knuckle fight against Bec Rawlings (in black) in 2018, and lost. The pair rematched in 2022 and Hart-Beltran won. Courtesy of Hart-Beltran.
Posted inSports

Bare-knuckle boxing champion hails from Bedford, trains in Danville

by Grace Mamon December 28, 2022January 6, 2023

“Instantly, on day one in Danville, I fit in,” Britain Hart-Beltran said. Hart-Beltran won a bare-knuckle boxing title in September, and shared her story with Cardinal News.

Kyron Drones. Courtesy of Baylor.
Posted inSports

Christmas shopping for Hokies and ’Hoos

by Doug Doughty December 22, 2022January 6, 2023

Both teams went into the off-season looking for quarterbacks.

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach. Courtesy of Mississippi State.
Posted inSports

Mike Leach’s legacy endures with his UVa rival

by Doug Doughty December 15, 2022January 6, 2023

Former University of Virginia Coach Al Groh reflects on the late Mississippi State coach; their teams faced each other in a 2008 bowl game.

Danny Rocco. Photo by Doug Doughty.
Posted inSports

New VMI football coach begins his fourth head coaching position

by Doug Doughty December 13, 2022January 6, 2023

At 65, Danny Rocco has already been a head coach at Liberty, Richmond and Delaware. Now he begins his fourth head coaching job at what might be his toughest assignment yet.

Graham logo
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Graham finishes season undefeated; Riverheads wins 7th straight state VHSL football championship

by Cardinal Staff December 10, 2022January 6, 2023

The Virginia High School League crowned six state champions on Saturday. Others were Freedom, Highland Springs, Dinwiddie and Phoebus.

Luke Bryant had 89 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns in a Riverheads win over Tazewell Sept. 24. Courtesy of Patrick Hite, The News Leader.
Posted inVHSL Football

George Wythe High School gets a crack at Riverheads’ football dynasty

by Jeremy Franklin December 9, 2022January 6, 2023

The Riverheads High School Gladiators eye their 7th straight Class 1 football title as the George Wythe Maroons bid for an upset. This will be the Maroons’ first championship game since 2012.

Posted inVHSL Football

Heritage aims for repeat of 2018 title game in Saturday’s football state championship

by Tim Hall December 8, 2022January 6, 2023

Lynchburg’s Heritage Pioneers will meet the Phoebus Phantoms of Hampton on Saturday to determine the 2022 Class 3 champion. In 2018, Heritage defeated Phoebus 24-20 to take the title.

Posted inSports

Tech, UVa basketball teams open with combined 34-1 record, plus sports notes from across the region

by Doug Doughty December 8, 2022January 6, 2023

With no indication how long it will hold up, the Virginia and Virginia Tech men’s and women’s basketball teams have opened the season with a combined record that is seeminglyuntouchable. The UVa men are 8-0 and the Cavalier women are 10-0. In Blacksburg, the Tech men are 8-1 and the Hokie women are 8-0. So, […]

Cody Dolin leads the Graham G-Men onto the field during last month's playoff game with Ridgeview High School. Photo courtesy of Graham football.
Posted inVHSL Football

Graham bids for a state championship – and something its teams have never done

by Steve Hemphill December 7, 2022January 6, 2023

Since 2016, the team from Bluefield has only lost twice to a Virginia opponent in the regular season.

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