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Botetourt takes 72-stroke BRD lead; Blues claim PD title

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... »

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... »

Show Time: It’ll be River’s ‘old guys’ vs. the Cavs’ ‘young guys’ Friday night

BOTETOURT – New time, new season, same rivalry. The football season will kick off tonight when Lord Botetourt plays host to James River in the annual intra-county game. This year’s game will begin at 7 p.m., moving up a half-hour from recent years. Most of the local districts, except for the River Ridge, will go... »

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... »

Watts leads River at Metro, Hunnell shoots best score for LB

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... »

LB, JR golfers playing in Thursday’s Metro at Botetourt Country Club

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... »

109 receive diplomas at JRHS graduation

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... »

River girls 2nd in Group A track meet; Falls, Hamm individual champs

A point here, a point there could have made the difference. But things didn’t fall James River’s way last Saturday and the Knights were edged by Manassas Park in their quest for a Group A state girls track championship. James River took runner-up honors at Radford University’s Cupp Stadium, with 51 points to the... »