The Castlewood girls basketball team started the 2022-23 season with a win over Tri-Cities Christian...Graham dropped a decision to Narrows in another season opener.
Monday's local briefs includes basketball news from Emory & Henry, King and ETSU, in addition to football change in offensive coordinator at East Tennessee State...The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2023.
Grundy High School’s secret weapon is no longer much of a secret.
Just like she had a penchant for doing at Ridgeview High School, Bailey Frazier is still coming through in the clutch.
Grundy High School’s football team has reached the VHSL Class 1 state semifinals and is in search of a breakthrough victory.
Another Southwest Virginia basketball program that has a state championship banner hanging in its gym won’t field a varsity hoops team this winter.
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BLUEFIELD, Va. – The drama got a little wild Saturday afternoon at Mitchell Stadium.
WYTHEVILLE, Va. –– On this busiest travel weekend of the year, George Wythe got the most of what little distance it did need to venture in the first half of the Region 1C championship game. As such, the Maroons extended their playoff journey at least one more week.
EMORY, Va. – Ian Scammell rushed for 176 yards on just 14 carries in his first-ever varsity football game for Grundy High School Aug. 30, 2019, against the Twin Valley Panthers and he’s continued to carry the ball with poise and purpose ever since.
EMORY, Va. – Grundy High School’s rugged rushing attack was relentless.
Three regional championships will be decided today on the gridiron. George Wythe, Patrick Henry and Graham are the home teams. Will they finish on top? Check out the opinions of our resident experts.
Morristown East defeated Sullivan East in the Food City Thanksgiving Classic on Friday. The Sullivan East boys and West Ridge girls also lost in the event.
“It’s gonna be super physical,” said Grundy senior Ian Scammell. “This game will be a war in the trenches.”
Virginia High graduate Justin Grimm has signed with Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Professional Baseball Winter League...Mac McClung scored 24 points on Friday night for the Delaware Blue Coats in their 111-105 NBA G League win over the visiting Greensboro Swarm.
Ridgeview athlete Brandon Beavers made a statement in the 2021 Region 2D track and field meet...He has been doing the same on the gridiron for the Wolfpack.
Grayson County High School football coach Stephen James will stand on the visiting team’s sideline this afternoon at Pendleton Field in Wytheville, Virginia, the same venue where he was once a standout tight end and linebacker for the George Wythe Maroons.
Graham senior Brayden Meadows entered the 2022 football season with high expectations.
It’s easy to spot Graham senior lineman Connor Roberts on the football field.
Just look for the animated guy with the long blonde hair and No. 56 jersey delivering big hits on offense and defense for the G-Men.
Emory & Henry left for Puerto Rico after defeating Bluefield University on Wednesday to improve to 3-1 on the season. ETSU fell to 2-2 with a home loss that night to Appalachian State.
While the Patrick Henry High School Rebels won’t be playing at their on-campus football stadium Saturday afternoon when they entertain Grundy in the VHSL Region 1D finals, the team will be taking the field at a venue less than a mile away that has become home sweet home.
James Mitchell caught one pass for 22 yards on Thursday afternoon for the Detroit Lions in their 28-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
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West Ridge picked up two boys basketball victories and the Sullivan East boys and girls picked up one apiece in the latest Food City Thanksgiving Classic results from Bluff City.
John Dyer coached the West Ridge Wolves to a 67-63 boys basketball win over Lakeway Christian Academy on Tuesday night at Bluff City’s Dyer Dome, the venue named in his honor.
Over the course of four star-crossed football seasons featuring plenty of pain and missed games, Luke Jollay and Ben Jollay have persevered and are now receiving their just rewards.
As Grundy High School’s close-knit, veteran football team huddled together during a game earlier this season and a particular play was called, junior Ethan Roberts was challenged by his 10 teammates surrounding him on the field.
The King women and men's basketball teams picked up their first wins of the season, while the UVA Wise men improved to 5-0. Local baseball coaching legends Tom Harding and Mack Shupe will be inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame class of the Virginia Baseball Coaches Association (VBCA).
“Dave and I palled around quite a bit,” the 90-year-old Pyecha said via telephone from his home Monday afternoon. “He was a very pleasant guy and easy to get along with; just a wonderful teammate and a wonderful guy.”
Kelsey Harrington is an All-American after her all-out effort on Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Ed Goodson played alongside Dusty Baker in the 1970s.
Kevin Barker was managed by Dusty Baker in the aughts.
Those two Southwest Virginia natives were among the countless folks happy to see Baker skipper the Houston Astros to the 2022 World Series championship 15 days ago in what was a long-sought achievement for the 73-year-old baseball lifer.