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Botetourt boys swim to 9th straight BRD title; girls are second

FINCASTLE – The Lord Botetourt boys won the Blue Ridge District swim championship for the ninth straight year with a strong performance at the Gator Center pool in Roanoke last Wednesday. The LB girls were second. Botetourt scored 108 points to win the boys’ championship, outdistancing second place Staunton River by 24 points. William Byrd... »

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... »

Lady Cavs were looking for 9th straight victory

FINCASTLE – The Lord Botetourt girls were hoping to make it nine wins in a row Tuesday when they played host to Alleghany in girls basketball. The Cavaliers are at Northside Friday to complete their first trip through the Blue Ridge District schedule. After starting the season 4-3 the Cavaliers have caught fire. They haven’t... »

LB girls carried a 5-game win streak into this week’s schedule

BOTETOURT – The Lord Botetourt girls basketball team got the new year off to a great start last week with a non-district win over Salem and a win over William Byrd in their Blue Ridge District opener. Botetourt had a five game winning streak going into Tuesday’s game at Rockbridge. Last Wednesday the girls avenged... »

No rust on Cavs as they open 2012 with two victories

BOTETOURT – The Lord Botetourt boys won their first two basketball games of the new year last week as they beat Jeffereson Forest at home and then won their district opener at William Byrd. Botetourt is back home this Friday to host Staunton River. Despite 14 days off over the holidays the Cavs didn’t look... »

Cavs win duel against former wrestler, compete well in 10-team Topper Duals

FINCASTLE – Lord Botetourt welcomed back one of its all-time great wrestlers last week, only he was coaching the other team. Ryan Broughman, a two time state champion for LB as a student, was on the William Byrd bench for the first dual match of the season for the two Blue Ridge District teams. LB... »

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... »

Your vote could send Guillote on an Nat. Geo. expedition

Botetourt native John Guillote has the opportunity of a lifetime waiting for your vote. Longtime friend Trevor Frost is in a competition to win a National Geographic Expedition, and if Frost is the winner, Guillote will be his co-leader. Trevor and John are eager to focus world attention on the endangered species in Sumatra and all... »

Botetourt golf team wins regional, advances to state tournament

Lord Botetourt used a balanced lineup to win the Region III golf tournament at the Waynesboro Country Club Monday. The Cavaliers shot a team score of 306 at the Waynesboro Country Club in Waynesboro. “As a team we played well,” said Botetourt coach Todd Smith. “Our strength all year has been our depth and that’s... »

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... »