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Gold, Light Blue, Royal Blue win senior softball crowns
Below are final regular-season standings and rosters of the championship teams in the Northern Virginia Senior Softball League for the 2024 spring and summer season. Games in the three conferences were played at various venues throughout Northern Virginia. Playoffs follow the regular season. The three conference regular-season champions were the...
Attorney General Miyares Files Amicus Brief to Protect Women’s / Girls’ Sports
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has filed an amicus brief in support of the Hanover County School Board’s policy that reaffirmed that, for sports separated by sex, student participation would generally be determined by sex rather than gender identity. The School Board is opposing a legal challenge that would require it to allow a biological […]
VMI football looks to build momentum in 2024 season
LEXINGTON, Va (WSET/VMI) — VMI is looking to make some strides this year. Last season the Keydets finished 5-6 but an even .500 in the SoCon. This year they bring back a good number of starters. And a good number of those starters took home some preseason honors at...
The Virginians to watch in the 2024 Paris Olympics
The Summer Olympics begin Friday in Paris, which means it's time to watch TV at odd hours and root for the athletes with Virginia ties.Why it matters: Nothing makes Americans more patriotic than when team USA goes against literally any other country — or when Europeans start trashing us (specifically the Brits with their beans-on-toast breakfast).Zoom in: Nearly 600 athletes make up Team USA, and 15 are from Virginia.Only one was born in Richmond (more on him below).At least three dozen Olympic athletes are current, former or incoming student-athletes at Virginia schools, including golfer Rafael Campos from VCU — though not all...
It could be too hot to host future Summer Olympics in DC area
Data: CarbonPlan; Note: Estimate uses median high WBGT from 26 climatological models; Chart: Simran Parwani and Erin Davis/AxiosThe majority of the world will be too hot to host the Summer Olympics by 2050, including the DMV.By the numbers: An Axios analysis of CarbonPlan data finds that, in 2050, 60% of locations globally will experience Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures above 82°F, the American College of Sports Medicine's recommended threshold for canceling outdoor, continuous activity to avoid heat illness.CarbonPlan's models estimate that 92% of weather stations in Virginia would experience temperatures above the "cancel activity" level in 2050, compared to 50% of...
RC Hires SVU Grad Wagner As New Volleyball Coach
Rockbridge County High School has hired Gabe Wagner, who brings coaching and playing experience from Southern Virginia University, as its new head girls volleyball coach. Rockbridge County Public School officially announced the hire in a media release on Wednesday. Wagner replaces Kassidy Beagan, who stepped down after coaching the Wildcats...
Rovegno '24 and Coleman Earn Major Awards in VaSID Women's Lacrosse All-State Selections
LEXINGTON, Va. – Washington and Lee University received nine honors from the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) for the 2023-24 College Division All-State women's lacrosse teams. Eugenie Rovegno '24 was named Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive year, and Head Coach Maddie Coleman earned Coach of the Year honors for the second straight season.
Women's Lacrosse Earns Academic Team and Individual Distinctions from IWLCA
NORTHBOROUGH, MASS. — The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) has announced that Washington and Lee University has been named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad for the 2023-24 academic year. A total of 324 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA earned this academic recognition, which requires a...
Women's Tennis Earns ITA Academic Honors
LEXINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee University's women's tennis team has received high academic accolades from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), with nine players named ITA Scholar-Athletes and the team honored as an ITA All-Academic Team. The ITA recognized 1,271 Division III women's student-athletes and 167 teams this year....
W&L Men's Golf Team Honored with Five Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee University men's golf team has achieved notable recognition with five players named as 2023-24 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars. The awards were announced by Cobalt and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) on Thursday afternoon. The five honored Generals are:. To qualify...
Dowell named VMI Basketball Director of Scouting
LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Basketball Head Coach Andrew Wilson named Drew Dowell as his program's Director of Scouting Thursday morning. Dowell comes to the Institute by way of the LSU men's basketball program where he served the past season as a graduate assistant. Among many responsibilities, he assisted the coaching staff with daily practices, film preparation, scouting reports, player development and all gameday-related activities. He also assisted the crew with recruiting operations, video breakdown, operations, team travel and equipment management.
Off to the Races Radio: July 27 lineup
Off to the Races Radio, powered by The Racing Biz continues its 26th season of talking Thoroughbred racing Saturday, July 27 at 10:00 a.m. The show will air for two hours each week on ESPN Richmond through the Colonial Downs meet and then revert to its one-hour format. The program...
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