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8 River, 3 Botetourt wrestlers reach the Big Show this week

FINCASTLE – James River qualified eight wrestlers for the Group A state tournament and Lord Botetourt will send three in Group AA as the “Big Show” comes to town this weekend. Once again the Salem Civic Center will host the Group A and AA state wrestling tournaments, beginning Friday. A total of 448 wrestlers... »

Knights escape PM with Pioneer title

FINCASTLE – The James River wrestlers won their fourth straight Pioneer District wrestling tournament when the Knights edged Parry McCluer last week, 158-154. Both schools had six district champions as River hosted the three-team tournament in Buchanan. Covington was third with 96 points. “I knew the score was going to be really close, even... »

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... »

Shotwell goes out on top as Knights win state title

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... »

Knights, Bobcats meet again – this time in state championship game

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... »

River golfers earn berth in regional after winning Pioneer tournament

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... »

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... »

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... »

River’s baseball, softball and soccer teams adavance to regional semi-finals

James River’s baseball, softball and two soccer teams had little trouble advancing to the Region C semi-finals in their respective sports Tuesday evenining. The girls soccer team plays Radford today (Wednesday) at 5:30 p.m. at George Wythe High School in Wytheville. On Thursday, the baseball team plays Glenvar at 7 p.m. at Kiwanis Field... »

James River, Bath playoff for PD title and Region C berth

The James River softball team will play Bath County in a playoff game for the Pioneer District season championship Monday in Covington. River was rained out of a game with Craig County last week but got it in Tuesday evening at JRHS. The Lady Knights beat Craig 5-1 to force the  playoff. Meanwhile, Bath... »