Gloucester baseball coach starts season with 200th victory
Gloucester baseball coach Gus Morande ended last season on the precipice of his 200th victory as the Dukes' varsity coach.
Gloucester baseball coach Gus Morande ended last season on the precipice of his 200th victory as the Dukes' varsity coach.
Ryan Jones, who led Smithfield to its first Bay Rivers District boys basketball title, has been selected to the Group 4A all-state team. Jalen Carr, who helped Bruton reached the state tournament for the third time in four seasons, was picked to the 2A all-state team. Jones, a junior point guard...
Baseball: Jamie Lewis scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning on a wild pitch to lift York past Poquoson 6-5 Tuesday. Lewis picked up the pitching win and was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI for the Falcons, who scored three runs in the seventh to force extra innings. ... Ricky...
Boys soccer: Zachary Thacker scored two goals and added an assist to lead Smithfield to a 3-0 victory against Churchland. ... Grafton (3-1) dominated Bethel 7-1. Girls soccer: Savannah Cook had two goals and an assist to lead Smithfield to a 13-0 victory against Churchland. Girls tennis: Hampton...
Baseball HIGHLAND 10, WALSINGHAM AC. 7 Highland 051 220 0 — 10 7 2Walsingham 000 100 6 — 7 6 5 WP: Bartley. LP: LeJeune. Standouts: Highland: Lerman 2-4 (double, 3 runs, RBI); WA: West 2-4 (double, run, 2 RBI). Records: WA 2-2. Softball COLONIAL HEIGHTS 5, NEW KENT 3 New Kent 000 300 0 — 3 10 1Col....
Spring training is well and good, but the Hampton High baseball team could only learn so much on the practice field. So Coach Danny Mitchell was glad to send his Crabbers out for the first two games of the season last week.“We learned a whole lot more Tuesday and Friday than Wednesday and Thursday...
When Chad Ochsenfeld accepted the position of head softball coach at Bethel, he became the fourth coach in five years for the Bruins.While he is excited to take the helm, he understands that some of his players feel jinxed. Throughout the constant regime changes, it became easier for Bruins players...
If, as many suspect, Warhill, York and Grafton are the Bay Rivers District softball favorites, then Warhill threw down the gauntlet first with its 5-2 win Friday at York. It helps that the Lions have Virginia Tech recruit Keely Rochard throwing softballs, which she did very well in striking out...
The Bay Rivers District baseball season is underway, so let’s get the not-so-surprising prediction part out of the way: Lafayette and Jamestown are the favorites.Between them, they possess five Division I recruits and return many top players from terrific 2015 seasons. Jamestown won the district...
Gloucester's softball team (2-0) won 16-0 Saturday at Indian River as Kaleigh Arnett drove in four runs and winning pitcher Morgan Haywood had three RBI and three hits. Bridget Motley drove in three runs and Jessica Hogge homered for the Dukes in a game that ended after five innings because of...
The Phoebus track team won the 3A boys state championship, as well as five individual and relay championships. But the Phantoms had a message at their celebratory pep rally on Wednesday afternoon: They aren't done yet.
The Phoebus boys 4x55-meter shuttle hurdle relay team placed third and the Bethel boys 4x200 relay team placed fourth at the New Balance Nationals Indoor track meet last weekend.
Senior forward Chris Orlina of Woodside and senior guard Jermaine Marrow of Heritage earned first-team all-state recognition.
Rain last night has prompted the postponement of the season-opening baseball game between defending Bay Rivers District champ Jamestown and Tabb at Tabb's field. The game will be played March 24 at 4 p.m. Jamestown at Tabb softball is still on for today at 4:30 p.m., Tabb athletic director Susan...
Chad Pinder, a former star for Poquoson High and Virginia Tech, belted a home run Saturday in an exhibition game for the Oakland Athletics. Texas beat the A's 14-5. LINK TO STORY ON GAME
Tabb High rallied from a two-goal deficit at halftime Wednesday to beat Bishop Sullivan of Virginia Beach 9-7 in boys lacrosse. Tyler Mills led the way with seven goals for the Tigers. Zach Wusk and Patrick Myatt also scored goals for Tabb. Steven Smith had three assists, while goalie Matthew Herrmann...
Warhill defeated Colonial Heights 5-0 Tuesday in girls soccer with goals from Kayla Cooke (3), Shaye Doherty and Kirstyn Aldridge. Doherty added two assists and Aldridge and Saige Irwin also added assists. Warhill hosts Hopewell Thursday at Cooley Field. NORTHAMPTON 4, BRUTON 1: Kamree Barker scored...
FAB 15 Here's a look at where the football players selected last July for the Daily Press' annual Fab 15 collection of the state's top high school talent signed letters of intent Wednesday: 1. Levonta Taylor, CB, Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) — Signed with Florida State 2. Scott Bracey, WR, Benedictine...
Virginia Tech men's basketball coach Buzz Williams gained his first commitment Monday for his 2016 recruiting class from power forward Khadim Sy. Sy, a 6-foot-10, 235-pounder from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, pledged to Tech after considering multiple scholarship offers, according to Scout.com....
Tre Evans, a 6-foot-2 point guard from Edmond, Okla., committed to Old Dominion’s basketball program during his weekend visit. Evans becomes the second high school senior to commit to the Monarchs, following Williamburg Christian wing Xavier Green. ODU also expects to add guard Randy Haynes from...
Virginia got started with its 2017 football recruiting class Tuesday by picking up a commitment from tight end John Kirven. Kirven, a 6-foot-6, 230-pound junior at Woodberry Forest School in Woodberry Forest, confirmed his pledge to U.Va. via a message posted to his Twitter account (@Johnkirven)....
BLACKSBURG - As demoralizing as Saturday's 17-13 loss to Pittsburgh was for Virginia Tech, the addition of intrigiuing cornerback prospect Khalil Ladler for the recruiting class of 2016 ensured the weekend wasn't a total loss. Ladler, a 5-foot-11, 172-pound senior at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.,...
Phil Patterson could end up representing a recruiting breakthrough for Virginia Tech, which hasn't had a player go directly from Bayside High in Virginia Beach to Tech in more than 30 years. Patterson, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound wide receiver from Bayside, committed Saturday to Tech. He confirmed his...