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Virginia Tech advances to ACC baseball title game; awaits winner of UNC-NC State
DURHAM, N.C. — For pool play in the ACC tournament, the Virginia Tech baseball team was placed in a foursome that included two top-10 teams and a Georgia Tech squad that won its regular-season series with the Hokies. Three wins later, the Hokies have earned a spot in the ACC title game for the first time. Chad Pinder drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to give the sixth-seeded and 21st-ranked Hokies a 3-2 victory over seventh-seeded Georgia Tech on Friday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. “It’s an unbelievable feeling,” Pinder said.
Disgraced NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger gets 2nd chance at Indy 500
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger’s parents attended their first Indianapolis 500 in 1979, when they camped in a grassy lot and watched Rick Mears win his first 500. Their son was born two years later — Greg Allmendinger named him after A.J. Foyt, his favorite driver — and for a time it seemed like the Allmendingers would make it back to Indy with him. Allmendinger had risen through the open-wheel
In the region: Virginia's Jenkins makes quarterfinals in NCAA tennis
URBANA, Ill. - Virginia's Jamere Jenkins advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA singles championships with a wild 7-6 (8), 2-6, 6-4 win over Ray Sarmiento of USC on Friday at the University of Illinois. Jenkins won it after a breaking Sarmiento's serve to go up 5-4 in the third set. Jenkins becomes the first Cavalier since Somdev Davvarmen in 2007 to advance this far into the singles tournament. In
High schools: Patrick Henry, Franklin County and William Fleming post winners at NW Region track
Patrick Henry, Franklin County and William Fleming each had winning performances Friday at the Northwest Region track and field championships in Charlottesville. Patriot Caroline Brailsford set a meet record to win the pole vault. The only Patriot girls to earn all-region honors, Brailsford cleared 12 feet, meeting her season-best effort. Franklin County had two individual winners. Coy Senneff won the boys pole vault, clearing 14 feet. Teammate Bram Chaconas cleared
Blacksburg stuns Hidden Valley River Ridge District baseball final
Who says Blacksburg isn’t a baseball town? No one does after what transpired Friday. Hours after Virginia Tech reached the ACC tournament final, Blacksburg High School’s baseball team possibly trumped that feat. One strike away from defeat, Blacksburg came up with six runs in the seventh inning to post a stunning 8-7 victory over Hidden Valley in the River Ridge District tournament championship game at Kiwanis Field. “It’s hard to
Wollmann leads title charge as Blacksburg beats Salem for River Ridge District girls soccer title
It took more than a few tries, but Blacksburg forward Jessi Wollmann finally found the net Friday against one of the top goalkeepers in Timesland. And then she did it again. Persistence paid for the Bruins, who got a tally in each half from Wollmann to defeat Salem 2-0 for the River Ridge District title at Bruce A. Mahan Field. “It was really a mental game for us,” said Wollmann,
De La Cruz, McCarthy power Salem Red Sox over Keys
FREDERICK, MD. - Michael McCarthy (3-2) pitched five solid innings, allowing only a leadoff home run to Jerome Pena, and Keury De La Cruz laced a two run-double in a pivotal three-run third inning as the Sox edged the Frederick Keys 3-2 at Harry Grove Stadium. David Renfroe drove in Garin Cecchini with the eventual game-winning run with a groundout after De La Cruz's double. The Keys closed the margin
Porterfield leads Northside over Alleghany in Blue Ridge District softball final
MONETA — Caitlyn Porterfield knows how to stick to a game plan. Northside softball coach Lynn Richmond said the plan was as simple as “get the lead; keep the lead.” Porterfield, the second Viking to come to the plate in the bottom of the first inning, followed the plan to perfection. She hit a shot that might have made it over the center field fence most days, but the stiff
Blacksburg still best in River Ridge District boys soccer
Since the Blacksburg boys soccer team hasn’t dropped a match all season, some of its fans think that when the Bruins do lose a game it will be a cold day in July. For a moment of the River Ridge District tournament championship Friday, it appeared it might just be a cold night in May. Blacksburg sophomore forward Sebi Brown broke a scoreless tie with Salem two and a half
Kent hammers 3 homers as Cave Spring beats Salem for River Ridge District softball title
CHRISTIANSBURG – On an unseasonably cold night for softball, Cave Spring’s cleanup hitter Kylie Kent generated plenty of heat with her bat. Kent led an explosive Knights’ attack with three homers and seven RBIs as Cave Spring blew out Salem 15-1 to win the River Ridge District Tournament title on Friday in a game called after five innings due to the 10-run rule. “I was feeling good. I was seeing
Patrick Henry goes down swinging in Group AAA Northwest Region baseball
Nine runs weren’t enough. Patrick Henry’s baseball team continued to swing the bats with great vigor in the Group AAA Northwest Region opening round. The problem was, the Patriots couldn’t prevent guest Forest Park from doing the same. PH rallied to tie the score three times, the first time from five runs down, only to see the Bruins plate three unanswered runs in a 12-9 victory on a sunny but
Salem Red Sox report: Gedman grew up around Fenway Park
When Matt Gedman was following the late rounds of the 2011 draft, he simply wanted to hear his name called. "I was just looking to play anywhere, you know?" said Gedman, who led the Atlantic-10 with a .402 average as a senior at UMass. "But when I got drafted by the Red Sox, it was pretty cool, with the history that my dad's had here and the history they've had
ACC announces early-season kickoff times for Virginia, Tech football
Virginia’s marquee nonconference football game against Oregon this fall will get a prime TV slot, one of two dozen early-season kickoff times the ACC announced Thursday. The Cavaliers’ game against the Ducks in Scott Stadium on Sept. 7 will start at 3:30 p.m. and be broadcast on ABC regionally and ESPN2 outside of the region. Virginia’s home opener against BYU the previous week on Aug. 31 will also be a
Fast isn’t enough for defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Keselowski
CONCORD, N.C. — Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he’s still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results four months into the season don’t bear that out. Keselowski is winless and seventh in points heading into the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night. He opened the season with four straight top-four finishes and seven top 10s in the first eight races. Recently, he’s struggled to
NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth is going full speed ahead this Sprint Cup season
CONCORD, N.C. - Matt Kenseth is ready to get back to work. Kenseth and his first-year team at Joe Gibbs Racing have had plenty to celebrate this season with a Sprint Cup-best three victories and seven top-10 finishes in 11 events. But he wasn't a factor in last week's all-star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and knows he's got some challenges to overcome before getting back to his winning ways
In the region: Ellenbogan, Swanson card 74s in NCAA women's golf tournament
ATHENS, Ga. - Blacksburg graduate Courtney Ellenbogen of Duke and Hidden Valley graduate Meredith Swanson of South Carolina each carded a 2-over-par 74 in the third round of the NCAA Championships at the par-72 University of Georgia Golf Course. Duke moved up to second in the team standings after a third-round 1-under 287. Duke sits 17 strokes of first-place Southern California at 862. South Carolina moved up one spot to
High schools: Dressler powers Covington to Pioneer District baseball championship
COVINGTON - Derek Dressler had a three-run double in the first inning and a two-run double in the sixth to power Covington to the Pioneer District baseball championship Thursday with an 8-4 victory over James River. Jordan Miller added an RBI-hit in the sixth and also recorded eight putouts in left field, including a catch at the fence to end the game. Colton Howard had three hits for Covington (13-9)
Virginia Tech closing in on ACC baseball tournament title tilt
DURHAM, N.C. — After knocking off a top-10 team for the second straight day, the Virginia Tech baseball team is one win away from advancing to the title game of the ACC baseball tournament. Mark Zagunis hit a solo homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the sixth-seeded and 21st-ranked Hokies a 3-2 win over second-seeded and seventh-ranked Florida State on Thursday night at Durham
Salem, Blacksburg reach River Ridge District boys soccer final
Where there's a Will there's a way. Just ask the Salem boys soccer team. Senior middle defender Will Chisom drilled a left-footed howitzer shot from 30 yards that deflected off the crossbar to lift the Spartans to a 2-1 double-overtime victory over Cave Spring in Thursday's River Ridge District semifinals. Salem (10-5-2) advances to meet Blacksburg (14-0-2) in Friday's 5:30 p.m. championship game at Dwight Bogle Stadium. The regular-season champion
Patriot girls upend Patrick Henry with shutout in Group AAA Northwest Region soccer
The thunder and lightning that brought a halt to the Group AAA Northwest Region girls soccer game was minimal. By contrast the fireworks visiting Patriot staged at Patrick Henry had some serious pop. The Pioneers, making their first girls soccer postseason in only the second year the school has been open, scored three first half goals en route to a 4-0 shutout shortened by the brief storm. The game was
Winston-Salem gets the jump on Salem Red Sox early; rain takes out Game 2
LET'S PLAY ONE: A scheduled doubleheader got sliced in half by a storm that knocked out the power at Salem Memorial Ballpark, but not before Winston-Salem jumped out to an early lead and handed the Red Sox their third straight loss, 7-4, in the first game on Thursday. TOO MUCH, TOO SOON: The Dash (23-21) put together a four-run first inning against Salem starter Kyle Stroup, using a fortuitous bounce
1. Botetourt County shooting victim tried to start 'new chapter in her life' amid divorce
2. Virginia Tech advances to ACC baseball title game; awaits winner of UNC-NC State
3. Roanoke police seek man missing from retirement home
4. Virginia Tech closing in on ACC baseball tournament title tilt
5. Roanoke clerk says convenience store robbed at gunpoint Friday
6. Police seek 2 male suspects in Roanoke CVS robbery
7. FloydFest mourns integral member
8. Police seek suspect in Vinton robbery that led to school lockdowns
9. Virginia Tech professor gets hand with TV cooking show audition
10. Retail, apartment project breaks ground in Roanoke
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