By Edwin McCoy
Valedictorian Jenna Reed told her Class of 2011 classmates at James River High School to write their own story as they go through life during the school’s 52nd commencement on June 8.
“Go out there and make your story one to be remembered for generations to come,” she said during a teary address on the...
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By Brian Hoffman
Jessica Simmons delivered and the batter swung and missed. Bedlam erupted on the field and the girls on the bench sprinted onto the field to join the celebration, their feet barely touching the ground.
In the corner of the Radford University dugout, John Shotwell just smiled and put a “K” in his scorebook for the...
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By Edwin McCoy
RICHMOND – Radford’s and James River’s boys basketball teams have their second date of the season Saturday at 5 p.m. in Richmond.
The Region C, Division 2 rivals advanced to the state championship game Thursday night—but in different fashions.
Radford needed overtime to take out Lancaster 67-61 while James River breezed past George Mason 65-31 at...
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By Brian Hoffman
The James River golfers were off to Wytheville Tuesday to participate in the Region C golf tournament. Results were too late for publication, but the Knights had high hopes after winning the Pioneer District tournament last week.
River shot a team score of 328 to win the Pioneer tourney at the Vista Links course in...
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By Brian Hoffman
The 37th annual Metro Cross Country Race will be held at Green Hill Park today, Sept. 29. The Lord Botetourt and James River boys and girls are entered in the event, which includes most of the schools in the Roanoke Valley.
The women’s varsity race will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the men’s varsity...
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By Brian Hoffman
The Lord Botetourt golfers are going to win the Blue Ridge District. They just need to make it official.
Botetourt will take a 72-stroke lead to Ole Monterey next Monday for the fifth and final round of the BRD regular season tournament. Northside is the closest team to LB, and the Vikings would have to...
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By Brian Hoffman
Lord Botetourt finished sixth and James River was eighth in the annual Bob McLelland Metro Golf Tournament at the Botetourt Country Club last week. This year’s tournament was a one-day event on Thursday, Aug. 12.
Blacksburg won the tournament with a four-man score of 290. The Bruins also had the low individual, as Ryan Mondy...
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By Brian Hoffman
The Botetourt Country Club will be the site of the annual Bob McLelland Metro Golf Tournament on Thursday. All the top high school teams from the area, including Lord Botetourt and James River, will be competing over 18 holes for the championship.
This is a change from past years, when the Metro was a 36-hole...
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By Edwin McCoy
Don’t call her Rosie. Angela Tincher wants to be just one of the girls.
Tincher, the former James River and Virginia Tech softball pitching star, is the centerpiece of a new six-girl softball team called “Dynasty 6.” Tincher is the pitcher and five other girls play the field against full teams of challengers, usually men.
The...
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By Edwin McCoy
James River High School’s Senior Class President Consuela Hancock, SCA President Patrick Bennett, Salutatorian Brandon Plunkett and Valedictorian Kathleen Kane all called the Class of 2010 “unique” during their commencement addresses on a pleasant evening last Thursday on the school football field.
Kane told her classmates she almost didn’t come to James River because she...
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