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Burgess resigns as Harrisonburg High boys basketball coach
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - After nine seasons as the Harrisonburg High School boys basketball coach, Don Burgess is stepping down. Burgess tells WHSV’s Connor Burgan the decision is an effort to spend more time with his family. Burgess will remain at Harrisonburg High School working as an administrator. A...
Crozet Phenom Heading to Olympics
Western Albemarle High School rising senior Thomas Heilman stepped into the spotlight at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis in June, where most of the best swimmers in the world competed for precious few spots on the team for the Olympic Games in Paris in July. In races where a couple hundredths of a second make all the difference and only the top two finishers make the trip, Heilman qualified for the U.S. team in not one but two events.
Women’s Basketball: Anastasiia Zakharova Elevated to Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development for 2024-25 Season
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison Head Coach Sean O'Regan has announced the promotion of Anastasiia Zakharova as the women's basketball's new assistant coach/director of player development for the upcoming season on Wednesday afternoon. "I'm grateful for Coach O and the opportunity to continue working with this program," said Zakharova. "Go Dukes!" Zakharova served as a graduate assistant for the program for the past two seasons after spending three years as a student-athlete at the University of Charleston. "Nas has been an important contributor for us in her role as a graduate assistant," said O'Regan. "She brings a 'do anything' mentality...
TomSox Bounce Back with Dramatic Comeback Victory Against Turks
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Last night (Tuesday, July 2, 2024) the Harrisonburg Turks were riding high after a demonstrative victory at home over the Southern Division leading Charlottesville Tom Sox. The Tom Sox entered play on July 2nd knowing what they needed to do differently and looked to execute a reversal of fortunes in game 2 to hold the Turks’ division advance in the 2024 Valley League Baseball season. 2 innings into the game, it was looking like more of the same for the home team, with pitcher David Davilla taking the mound in the third with a 5-2 over his opponent, Tom Sox starter Palmer O’Beirne.
258 Student-Athletes Named JMU AD Scholar-Athletes for Spring 2024
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison Athletics announced that 258 student-athletes achieved Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete status for the Spring 2024 semester. This is a huge jump from the fall term, in which 198 Dukes were honored. It's also one better than the 257 awardees from the Spring 2023 term. Student-athletes...
NCAA Rewind: Epke Emerges, Defense Scuffles for JMU
Before USA Lacrosse Magazine looks ahead to what’s to come in 2025 — look out for our NCAA Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings later this summer — our team of staff and contributors decided it was worth taking a last look at the 2024 college lacrosse season. To...
JMU Adds Aurelien Schmitt of France for 2024-25 Season
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison Head Coach Steve Secord announced the signing of Aurelien Schmitt, and he will join the men's tennis program this fall with all four years of eligibility. A native of Paris, France, Schmitt is a four-time winner in France and a former U16 French national...
WHSV Sports Presents: The Year of the Dukes
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The 2023-24 season belonged to James Madison University Athletics. JMU Athletics had a long list of accomplishments: 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, five wins verses top five nationally ranked team, and a .609 winning percentage, just to name a few. In WHSV Sports Presents: ‘The Year of...
JMU Football 2025 Recruiting Class Tracker
For the JMU recruiting junkies out there, we’ll track JMU football’s 2025 recruiting class as it takes shape under head coach Bob Chesney. We’ll provide live updates as the class takes shape, which includes interviews with some of the commits. Be sure to follow @DukesRecruits on Twitter...
James Madison Swimming & Diving: Seven Athletes Earn Scholar All-American Honors
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison had seven swimmers and divers named to the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American Team for the 2023-24 season, the organization announced Wednesday. To qualify for First Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second Team selections must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met a “B” time standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet. Seniors Madison Cottrell , Lexi Lehman and Jess Pryne , junior Alexa Holloway , sophomore…
UNC Facing Stiff Competition for Football/Baseball Standout Matthews
*Editor's note: Matthews announced after this piece was written that he is revealing his college choice on July 10. Micah Matthews is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound wide receiver of Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater, VA. The 3-star is ranked No. 23 at his position in the state was on campus to take his final official visit with North Carolina from June 14-16.
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