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Featured Sports, The New Castle Record 
NEW CASTLE – The Craig County Rockets opened the spring track season last week with a meet at Covington. The meet was called short by inclement weather shortly after the field events were completed. Three running events were finished when the meet was ended. Among the highlights for Craig Co. were wins in two... »
First track meet cut short, Rockets back in action today
NEW CASTLE – The Craig County Rockets opened the spring track season last week with a meet at Covington. The meet was called short by inclement weather shortly after the field events were completed. Three running events were finished when the meet was ended. Among the highlights for Craig Co. were wins in two... »
Featured Sports, The New Castle Record 
NEW CASTLE – The Craig County Rockets went up against some strong competition at the Botetourt Bash softball tournament last weekend and came away 1-2. The Bash was held on Friday and Saturday at the Botetourt Sports Complex. Craig was matched up against two Group AA teams, including defending state champion Northside, and a... »
Rockets go 1-2 against stiff competition in Botetourt Bash
NEW CASTLE – The Craig County Rockets went up against some strong competition at the Botetourt Bash softball tournament last weekend and came away 1-2. The Bash was held on Friday and Saturday at the Botetourt Sports Complex. Craig was matched up against two Group AA teams, including defending state champion Northside, and a... »
Featured Sports, The Vinton Messenger 
VINTON – After playing nine non-district softball games in the first 22 games of the season, the William Byrd girls are ready for some district competition. That comes tonight when the Terriers play at Lord Botetourt in the Blue Ridge District opener for both. Byrd is off to a 7-2 start while LB is... »
Softball team is 7-2; at LB for BRD today
VINTON – After playing nine non-district softball games in the first 22 games of the season, the William Byrd girls are ready for some district competition. That comes tonight when the Terriers play at Lord Botetourt in the Blue Ridge District opener for both. Byrd is off to a 7-2 start while LB is... »
Featured Sports, The Vinton Messenger 
VINTON – Junior lefty Collin Hill will be on the mound tonight when William Byrd opens the Blue Ridge District baseball season. Byrd will host Lord Botetourt at 5 pm at Walthall Park. This year’s district season is highly anticipated. Lord Botetourt is the defending district season champ and the Cavaliers are off to... »
Terriers host LB in district opener
VINTON – Junior lefty Collin Hill will be on the mound tonight when William Byrd opens the Blue Ridge District baseball season. Byrd will host Lord Botetourt at 5 pm at Walthall Park. This year’s district season is highly anticipated. Lord Botetourt is the defending district season champ and the Cavaliers are off to... »
Featured Sports, Salem Times Register 
SALEM – The Salem High soccer teams will take on Northside this week in non-district action. The girls were at Northside Wednesday and the boys will host the Vikings on Friday at Spartan Field. Salem’s boys are off to a 2-0 start and looking good. Last week in Daleville they defeated the host Cavaliers... »
Salem boys beat LB, girls top Wm. Byrd
SALEM – The Salem High soccer teams will take on Northside this week in non-district action. The girls were at Northside Wednesday and the boys will host the Vikings on Friday at Spartan Field. Salem’s boys are off to a 2-0 start and looking good. Last week in Daleville they defeated the host Cavaliers... »
Featured Sports, Salem Times Register 
SALEM – The first conference game of the season was one of the biggest of the season for Roanoke College and Lynchburg College, as the visting Hornets’ Max Voumard scored with just over a minute remaining in overtime to down Roanoke, 13-12, in front of a capacity crowd at Kerr Stadium Saturday night. The... »
Maroons lose heartbreaker in OT against Lynchburg
SALEM – The first conference game of the season was one of the biggest of the season for Roanoke College and Lynchburg College, as the visting Hornets’ Max Voumard scored with just over a minute remaining in overtime to down Roanoke, 13-12, in front of a capacity crowd at Kerr Stadium Saturday night. The... »
Featured Sports, The Fincastle Herald 
FINCASTLE – The two Botetourt County high school boys’ soccer teams squared off on the Daleville pitch last Thursday in the second game of a girls-boys doubleheader, and LB came out on top by a 4-1 score. The match started as a back and forth affair, and both teams exchanged chances on net but... »
Boys teams on pitch today
FINCASTLE – The two Botetourt County high school boys’ soccer teams squared off on the Daleville pitch last Thursday in the second game of a girls-boys doubleheader, and LB came out on top by a 4-1 score. The match started as a back and forth affair, and both teams exchanged chances on net but... »
Featured Sports, The New Castle Record 
The Craig County baseball team lost the season opener to a tough Giles team but bounced back to hammer Eastern Montgomery in the first week of high school play. Craig opened the season at Giles, one of the top-ranked teams in the area. Derek Persinger got the opening day nod on the mound and... »
Rockets split first two baseball games of the season
The Craig County baseball team lost the season opener to a tough Giles team but bounced back to hammer Eastern Montgomery in the first week of high school play. Craig opened the season at Giles, one of the top-ranked teams in the area. Derek Persinger got the opening day nod on the mound and... »
Featured Sports, The New Castle Record 
NEW CASTLE – The Craig County softball team is off to a fast start with two convincing wins in the first week of the season. The Rockets opened by winning at Giles, 10-3, then returned home to spank Eastern Montgomery in a 13-1 slaughter rule win. Ashley Dudding pitched both games for the Rockets... »
Softball team opens with two lopsided wins
NEW CASTLE – The Craig County softball team is off to a fast start with two convincing wins in the first week of the season. The Rockets opened by winning at Giles, 10-3, then returned home to spank Eastern Montgomery in a 13-1 slaughter rule win. Ashley Dudding pitched both games for the Rockets... »
Featured Sports, The Vinton Messenger 
VINTON – The William Byrd softball team is off to a good start. The Terriers are 3-0 and undefeated against River Ridge District competition. The Terriers beat Salem at home last Thursday, 4-3. The Spartans pitched their ace, Emily Taylor, against Byrd the Spartans led 1-0 after three innings. However, Byrd took the lead... »
Softball off to a 3-0 start
VINTON – The William Byrd softball team is off to a good start. The Terriers are 3-0 and undefeated against River Ridge District competition. The Terriers beat Salem at home last Thursday, 4-3. The Spartans pitched their ace, Emily Taylor, against Byrd the Spartans led 1-0 after three innings. However, Byrd took the lead... »
