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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 championship,”... »

LB wrestlers in their first Big Blue; Knights head for Border Clash

FINCASTLE – Lord Botetourt won the intra-county rivalry on the mats last week as the Cavaliers outwrestled James River, 57-12, in the “Battle of Botetourt” in Buchanan. “James River is a much stronger team than the score indicates,” said LB coach Robert Haynie.  “Some of their best wrestlers were out so we didn’t get the... »

Girls give 10-1 James River a scare

CRAIG COUNTY – The Craig County girls gave a great effort but came up a little short in their home game with James River last Thursday. The Rockets lost 38-29 to the district favorite, who improved to 10-1 with the win. “They battled us the whole way,” said River coach Dan Bowser. “Give Craig a... »

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 five... »

16th Mountain Magic in Fall Bluegrass, Antiques, Crafts Festival Saturday in Buchanan

On Saturday, for the 16th consecutive year, Buchanan’s downtown will be busy with the Mountain Magic In Fall Bluegrass, Antiques and Crafts Festival. The October street festival has been a staple in the town’s revitalization efforts that started in the mid-1990s; and now it’s perhaps the largest single-day event in the county. The festival runs from... »

Knights finally get a turn celebrating after playing Lord Botetourt

For the first time since 1993, James River can claim to have the best football team in Botetourt County. The Knights stunned host Lord Botetourt last Friday with a convincing 15-9 win over the host Cavaliers as their intra-county rivalry continued in Daleville. River dominated the line of scrimmage, and thus the game, as the... »

Cavaliers headed for Salem, Knights playing for ‘Rocker’ at Glenvar

Coming off a tough loss to county rival James River, the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers will have their work cut out for them this week as they play Salem High at Salem Stadium in the Spartans’ season opener. Salem will have a big crowd at the spacious stadium and the Spartans will be ready to play... »

Botetourt, River netters go to 5 sets before Lady Cavs prevail

The Lord Botetourt girls got a little revenge for last Friday’s football loss when the Cavaliers edged James River in volleyball Monday night. Botetourt pulled out a dramatic five-game win in Daleville. “It was a very exciting win,” said LB coach Cheryl Shockley. “A lot of credit goes to all the team members. The girls... »

Botetourt schools promise a good year despite $4 million in budget cuts

Despite deep budget cuts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tony Brads said he anticipates students will experience minimal changes from last school year to this school year when they returned to the classroom today. In a statement about the opening of school, Brads said the school division expects nearly 5,000 kindergarten-12th graders on opening day. “Additionally, we... »

Knights, Blues split in Pioneer while Blue Ridge victims of rain

Rain played havoc with the Blue Ridge District golf schedule last week, but the Pioneer District was able to get both matches in, including one at the Botetourt Country Club. The BRD was scheduled to play at Mariners’ Landing and Ole Monterey last week. After a rain delay that forced a late tee-off in Moneta... »