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Glenvar girls finish regular season with 18-4 record, give Floyd a scare

Thursday, February 2, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
Glenvar girls finish regular season with 18-4 record, give Floyd a scare SALEM – The Glenvar girls completed their regular season with a 57-44 win over the host Bobcats at Radford High Tuesday. It wasn’t pretty, and GHS coach Nick Stewart will have two weeks to get it out of their system. “It got pretty ugly,” said Stewart. “We dominated the third quarter and made some substitutions.... »

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Look who’s back!!

Thursday, February 2, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
Look who’s back!! SALEM – Is “Glenvar Basketball” back? By the crowd at the gym for the boys basketball game with Floyd last Friday, it just might be. The Highlanders thrilled a packed house with an 83-74 upset of Floyd County last Friday. Floyd came in as a top 10 team in the state Group A rankings and... »

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Featured Sports, The Vinton Messenger

Byrd hoopsters drop a close one at Northside

Thursday, February 2, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
Byrd hoopsters drop a close one at Northside VINTON – The William Byrd basketball team doesn’t have a great record, but the Terrier fans have gotten their money’s worth this season. Byrd has surely been in as many close games as any team in the Roanoke Valley. On Tuesday the Byrdmen played another nail-biter, coming out a few points short. Byrd dropped a... »

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Featured Sports, The Vinton Messenger

Byrd girls dominate in Blue Ridge water

Thursday, February 2, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
Byrd girls dominate in Blue Ridge water VINTON – The William Byrd girls won the Blue Ridge District swim championship last week with a dominating performance at the Gator Center in Roanoke County. The Terriers also had the Female “Swimmer of the Year” in Kacy Edsall and the Female “Coach of the Year” in Kristen Martin. The Byrd girls scored 182 points... »

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Featured Sports, The Fincastle Herald

Botetourt boys swim to 9th straight BRD title; girls are second

Thursday, February 2, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
Botetourt boys swim to 9th straight BRD title; girls are second FINCASTLE – The Lord Botetourt boys won the Blue Ridge District swim championship for the ninth straight year with a strong performance at the Gator Center pool in Roanoke last Wednesday. The LB girls were second. Botetourt scored 108 points to win the boys’ championship, outdistancing second place Staunton River by 24 points. William Byrd... »

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Basketball, Sports, The Fincastle Herald

River girls need win tonight to tie for Pioneer lead

Thursday, February 2, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
FINCASTLE – The James River girls will play host to Covington tonight in a key Pioneer District basketball game. The Knights can tie the Cougars for the Pioneer District lead with a win. “If we win and also defeat Highland on Friday, that will force a play-off with the Cougars for the regular season championship,”... »

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Basketball, Sports, The New Castle Record

Eight teams to participate in Roy Stanley Shootout

Thursday, February 2, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
NEW CASTLE – The Salem Kiwanis Club and WDBJ-TV are partnering up to present the Roy Stanley Memorial Shootout. The one-day tournament, featuring eight of the leading basketball teams in the Roanoke Valley and state, will build on the Member One Shootout the Salem Kiwanis have showcased for several years. The event will be held... »

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Featured Sports, The New Castle Record

Rockets fall to top district teams

Thursday, February 2, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
Rockets fall to top district teams NEW CASTLE – The Craig County boys faced the top of the Pioneer District last week and came out 0-for-two. River lost games to Parry McCluer and James River, who came into the week tied for first in the Pioneer at 7-1. Last Tuesday the Rockets hosted James River, at Craig, and dropped an 80-55... »

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Girls rally to take 1st place

Thursday, January 19, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
Girls rally to take 1st place SALEM – The Salem High girls took sole possession of first place in the River Ridge District basketball standings with a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Hidden Valley Tuesday. Salem won 39-33 at the SHS gym. With the win the Spartans are now 4-0 in district play and 10-5 overall. Salem is the only team still... »

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RC’s Graves named Athlete of the Week after meet in Ohio

Thursday, January 19, 2012
By Brian Hoffman
SALEM – The Roanoke College men’s and women’s Track & Field squads competed in the Marietta (Ohio) College Open last Saturday with nine colleges competing from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Maroons recorded nine first-place and eight second place finishes at the meet.   Leading the women with a pair of top finishes were junior... »

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