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Guilford wins ODAC women’s hoops title

NEW CASTLE – Senior Jazlyn Gibbs scored a game-high 19 points in Guilford College’s 57-40 win over Virginia Wesleyan College in Sunday’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament final at the Salem Civic Center.

 The Quakers’ seventh win in eight games captured their first conference crown since 2002 and secured the ODAC’s automatic NCAA... »

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River girls need win tonight to tie for Pioneer lead

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... »

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Eight teams to participate in Roy Stanley Shootout

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... »

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Blacksburg comes up short against Salem

Salem held Blacksburg to a mere point in the second quarter as the Spartans rallied to claim a 48-46 River Ridge District boys’ basketball win last Friday night in Salem. The Bruins (5-7, 0-2 RRD) staked out to an 18-10 lead after the opening quarter. The Spartans (8-4, 1-1 RRD) went on a 15-1... »

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Strom scores 1,000th point as GHS tunes up for Floyd

SALEM – The Glenvar girls won four basketball games last week as they continued on their collision course with Floyd County. The Highlanders were scheduled to host Floyd on Wednesday night at GHS, but results were too late for publication. Floyd was 13-1 after beating Salem for a second time on Monday and Glenvar... »

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River avenges loss at LB, both looking for a third victory

FINCASTLE – The James River boys showed they’re not ready to take a back seat to Lord Botetourt in basketball just yet, as the Knights defeated LB, 60-57, in Buchanan last Friday. The win comes just a week and a day after the Cavaliers hammered River, 58-35, in Daleville. That broke a string of... »

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Glenvar girls are 5-1 after win over Bruins on Blacksburg Mon.

SALEM – The Glenvar girls will play host to William Byrd in an intra-Roanoke County rivalry game on Friday night. Glenvar was 5-1 after winning at Blacksburg Monday, their fourth win against a Group AA team in this young season. Jessi Strom had 18 points and Kayla Dehart had 10 against the Bruins as... »

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Rockets open Thursday at Dayspring Christian

NEW CASTLE – The Craig County boys will open the 2011-12 basketball season on Thursday night at Dayspring Christian in the New River area of Montgomery County. Coach C.J. Crowder has nine boys on the team and Craig has had two scrimmages, with Glenvar and Roanoke Valley Christian. “We still have a spot open,”... »

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SHS girls beat Botetourt in season opening game

SALEM – The Salem High girls picked up where they left off last year, playing good team ball. Salem opened the new hoop season with a 60-47 win over Lord Botetourt in Daleville Tuesday. Last year Salem went to the state semifinal round, and with most of the team back hopes are high at... »

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RC win over Goucher makes Moir ODAC’s All-Time winningest coach

SALEM – Page Moir is now the all-time winningest basketball coach in Old Dominion Athletic Conference history. Moir passed the late coach Bob Johnson, who was a legend at Emory & Henry, for the most career wins by an ODAC coach when the Maroons beat Goucher College in Salem last Sunday, 90-86. With the... »

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