The community has embraced its minor league hockey team. Tonight, the Blue Ridge Bobcats hope to set an attendance record.
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For the first time ever, a pro sports team will host a playoff game in Wytheville
Wytheville’s former minor league baseball team never had a playoff game at home. Now the second-year hockey team does.
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Once there were no women on the field in professional baseball. Now Amanda Kamekona is a hitting coach for the Lynchburg Hillcats.
She is in her third year with the Cleveland Guardians organization. Her manager calls her “truly impressive.”
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VHSL: George Wythe boys and girls win state championships; so do Central-Wise and Lord Botetourt girls
Graham boys, Salem girls and William Fleming girls came up short in their VHSL bids. Here’s a full list of scores.
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Five years ago, the VHSL basketball tournament ended with a secret meeting in the men’s room
In 2020, the pandemic shut down the Lord Botetourt girls basketball championship run before the players got on the bus. Here’s how it played out.
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Malcolm Mitchell reached the pinnacle of the NFL, then he turned his energy to sharing his other joy: reading
Former Super Bowl star Malcolm Mitchell has become a regular in Brunswick County, where he promotes reading in the Southside county.
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VHSL state basketball finals set; full list of semifinal scores
William Fleming, Salem, Lord Botetourt and Central Wise girls win; Graham boys win, Northside boys lose three-peat bid. Both George Wythe boys and girls move to finals.
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Pulaski County runner smashes U.S. high school record
Cole Boone beat the record in the 1,000-meter run that has stood for 16 years.
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VHSL basketball quarterfinals: Northside boys advance in quest for three-peat
Here’s a complete list of scores from Tuesday’s VHSL basketball quarterfinals across Virginia. UPDATED with times and locations for the semifinals.
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VHSL state basketball pairings announced
State quarterfinals begin Tuesday with championship games March 13-15 in Richmond.
