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Commonwealth Games return to Liberty this weekend
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - For the 35th year, Virginia Amateur Sports is holding its biggest weekend for athletes across the state in this weekend’s Commonwealth Games. The event once again returns to Liberty University starting Friday, when thousands of athletes gather to compete in more than 30 events. “It’s...
Men’s basketball to face pair of SoCon foes
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun and the Southern Conference today announced a 20-game scheduling alliance for this upcoming season. Bellarmine will be featured twice in the fray, as they host VMI on November 9 and travel to Western Carolina on December 4. VMI will be a first-time opponent for the Knights, while they lost their only previous tilt with WCU 86-80 in a Christmas Day contest at the Quincy Holiday Tournament during the 1966-67 season. VMI went 4-28 last season and did not win a game away from Cameron Hall. The Cadets defeated just one Division I opponent, The...
Men’s Swimming Sweeps VaSID Major Awards, Garners 20 All-State Citations
FERRUM, Va. - The Washington and Lee University men's swimming team swept the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) major awards, earning 20 All-State citations, including 14 first-team selections. Rising junior Dalton Jobe was named the Commonwealth's Swimmer of the Year, also earning first-team All-State honors in free distance, free sprint,...
Brunswick 13-16 stars go 1-2 in state tourney
The host Brunswick team ran into some strong competition in the Virginia Babe Ruth 13-16 year old tournament in Lawrenceville but fought hard to compile a 1-2 record. The team fell 14-2 to Lakeside, the defending state champions, in their opener before rallying to top Western Branch 9-7 in an elimination contest on Saturday. Brunswick was bounced from the tournament after falling 9-4 to Winchester on Sunday.
Hoops Team’s Fundraiser Clarified
In the June 18 article about Team Na-Na, titled “Local Hoops Team Travels To Tennessee,” there was misinformation printed about the fundraising efforts. The information about the SNAP fundraiser was correct, but, in a second fundraiser, the team is collecting shoes of any size and type, not funds, at the drop boxes listed. The second fundraiser is through a company called Funds2Orgs, found online at funds2orgs.com, and it’s the same fundraiser that Balloons Over Rockbridge recently did. Team Na-Na will receive a certain amount of funds for each bag full of 25 pairs of shoes collected. The shoes are used to support micro- enterprise vendors, or small businesses, in developing nations.
Volleyball Named to AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Washington and Lee University volleyball program was honored for its academic excellence during the 2023-24 academic year, as they earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon. The Team Academic Award was instituted during the 1992-93 academic year and...
‘Coach Jen’ breaks barriers with Aces
Jen Hammond, the Aces’ associate coach and catching specialist, has become one of the hardest working baseball coaches in Northern Virginia. Yes, you heard that right: baseball. Her expertise has helped to develop the women’s baseball movement in the region, but also assisted the Aces, who have caught fire,...
W&L Recognized as Second in the Nation for Women's Golf Team GPA by WGCA
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA - The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced the All-Scholar Team GPA Award recipients for Division III institutions, and Washington and Lee University proudly ranked second in the nation with an impressive team grade point average of 3.860 following the 2023-24 academic calendar. The WGCA All-Scholar...
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