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Virginia Tech running back Holmes found guilty of assault and battery in April fight
CHRISTIANSBURG - Virginia Tech running back Michael Holmes was found guilty Thursday of a reduced charge of assault and battery, a misdemeanor, nearly two months after his arrest following a fight near downtown Blacksburg. Holmes, who has been on an indefinite suspension from the football team since his arrest on a count of malicious wounding and two counts of simple assault, was sentenced to a 12-month suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay restitution to one of the victims totaling $13,403. If Holmes fails to make the payments within a year, he will have to serve some or all of that jail sentence. Montgomery County District Court judge Gino Williams also ruled that he have no contact with the victims. The simple assault charges against Holmes and assault and battery charges against three others involved in the fight April 21 were dropped by Commonwealth's Attorney Mary Pettitt. "I wish none of it would have happened," said Holmes, who spent two days in jail following the incident and was free on a $2,500 secured bond.
QB Ford commits to Virginia Tech football
When quarterback recruit Andrew Ford visited Virginia Tech's one-day camp earlier this month, he had a chance to ask Logan Thomas about what he thought of new Hokies offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler. "Logan said that he's learned more from coach Loeffler in three months than the previous three years he'd been on campus before," Ford said. "It really validates a lot of the stuff I've heard." It led to Ford's commitment to the Hokies on Sunday, the latest quarterback domino to fall in the 2014 class. Virginia Tech missed on two big quarterback targets, David Cornwell and Jacob Park, who chose Alabama and Georgia, respectively, within hours Friday.
Former Hokie assigned to Pulaski Mariners
Former Virginia Tech pitcher Eddie Campbell, who was drafted by Seattle in the 15th round last week, said he has signed with Seattle and has been assigned to its Appalachian League team in Pulaski. The Pulaski Mariners will open the season on June 20. All six of the Hokies who were drafted last week have agreed to terms with their respective major-league teams, including four who have opted to skip
Virginia Tech baseball coach's 'indigestion' was really a heart attack
Pete Hughes thought he might have a salmon bone stuck in his esophagus. He was actually having a heart attack. For more than six hours on the night of June 5, the Virginia Tech baseball coach thought he had indigestion or heartburn or that something was caught in his throat or chest. He “felt terrible” as he attended his son’s baseball game. He then watched the telecast of the Boston
Future ACC scheduling appears out of whack
The ACC has a scheduling problem. It’s OK. So do the SEC and Big Ten. This is the price of conference expansion. While good for the league’s coffers, it is a pain in the you-know-what for schedule-makers. Twelve teams was manageable. Sixteen would have made for good symmetry. But 14, where it seems most of the big conferences will be stuck for at least this term of TV contracts, is
Most colleges in Virginia meet NCAA academic standards
No team at Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI or Radford was hit with a penalty for poor performance under the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate figures, which were released Tuesday. The APR reflects four years of performance, from the 2008-09 school year through 2011-12. It is used by the NCAA to measure athletes' progress toward degrees. A 930 score predicts a 50 percent graduation rate. Eighteen Division I teams will have to
Virginia Tech baseball coach's 'indigestion' was really a heart attack
Pete Hughes thought he might have a salmon bone stuck in his esophagus. He was actually having a heart attack. For more than six hours on the night of June 5, the Virginia Tech baseball coach thought he had indigestion or heartburn or that something was caught in his throat or chest. He “felt terrible” as he attended his son’s baseball game. He then watched the telecast of the Boston
Virginia Tech's Treff finishes 15th in javelin at NCAAs
EUGENE, Ore. - Virginia Tech's Matthias Treff finished 15th in the javelin (217-6) at the NCAA championships, earning second-team All-America honors. The Tech men, who were ranked 10th nationally in last week's coaches poll, finished 19th in the team standings with 14 points. Texas A&M and Florida shared the men's team title with 53 points apiece. Kansas won the women's crown. Clemson's Brianna Rollins broke her own collegiate record in
More Virginia, Tech and Radford players drafted
Three Hokies, two Cavaliers and a Highlander were chosen Saturday on the final day of the major league draft. Virginia Tech junior left-hander Eddie Campbell was taken by Seattle in the 15th round. Campbell (2-5), who was used as a starter and reliever, said he hopes to turn pro and skip his senior season. "I'm very excited," he said. Tech starter Joe Mantiply (6-1) was picked by Detroit in the
Virginia Tech's Horan, Joyce, Cavs' Crockett picked in Major League Baseball draft
Two more Hokies and a Cavalier were chosen Friday on the second day of the major league draft. Virginia junior reliever Kyle Crockett was chosen in the fourth round by the Cleveland Indians. Virginia Tech left fielder Tyler Horan was picked in the eighth round by the San Francisco Giants, while Tech reliever Jake Joyce (Carlisle) was chosen in the ninth round by the Washington Nationals. "Playing at the next
In the region: Virginia Tech baseball coach Pete Hughes recovering from heart attack
Virginia Tech baseball coach Pete Hughes was released from the hospital Friday, two days after suffering a heart attack. Hughes tweeted Friday that he suffered a heart attack Wednesday. Hughes tweeted that he had driven himself to the hospital. "He's doing great," associate athletic director Jon Jaudon said. VT's Schultze 8th in NCAA pole vault Virginia Tech's Martina Schultze finished eighth in the pole vault (13-11 1⁄4), earning first-team All-America
Oakland picks Virginia Tech's Pinder 71st overall in baseball draft
The Oakland A's chose Virginia Tech infielder Chad Pinder with the 71st overall pick in the major league draft Thursday night. Pinder was chosen in the supplemental round which followed the second round. The All-ACC pick became the highest Tech player drafted since Joe Saunders was drafted in the first round in 2002. Pinder hit .321 as a junior this year, when he moved from third base to shortstop during
Virginia Tech thrower wins NCAA championship
Virginia Tech freshman Tomas Kruzliak won the hammer throw title Thursday at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Kruzliak, a 21-year-old freshman from Slovakia, won his event with a heave of 227 feet, 3 inches. He achieved that distance on the second of his six attempts. Remy Conaster of Southern Cal finished second (224-01). The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Kruzliak was so dominant that he also had the
Virginia, Tech athletes honored for academics
Virginia rower Sarah Cowburn, who has a 3.95 GPA, has been named a first-team Academic All-American. Virginia Tech diver Ryan Hawkins and UVa wrestler Matt Snyder were named to the third team for the second straight year. Christiansburg grad to play for Div. II Tusculum Former Christiansburg standout Zach Davis' decision to pay to play basketball at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham seems to have paid off. Wednesday the 6-foot-3
Virginia Tech's Jeff Artis-Gray leaps at sound advice
BLACKSBURG — The academic advisers in the Virginia Tech athletic department usually offer tips about classes and tutors. Jeff Artis-Gray’s academic adviser helped him become a first-team All-America long jumper. Thanks in part to advice from Tone Belt, Artis-Gray is one of the contenders to win the long jump today when he concludes his college career at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Artis-Gray was already
2 Hokies earn All-America track honors
EUGENE, Ore. - Virginia Tech's Annjulie Vester and Chris Uhle earned second-team All-America honors Wednesday on the opening day of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. Vester finished 13th overall in the women's hammer throw with a heave of 201 feet, 6 inches. Chelsea Cassulo of Arizona State won the title with a throw of 226-09. Uhle was 15th overall in the
Football schedule for bigger ACC is set through 2024
The ACC has set its football schedule through 2024, and thanks to expansion, Virginia Tech and Virginia won’t be playing many games against the Atlantic Division’s marquee teams. It’s long been known that the league’s expansion to 14 teams would create sizeable gaps between matchups with teams in the opposite division, although the schedule wasn’t finalized until recently. Each school is committed to playing six games within its division and
Lloyd opts to leave Virginia Tech women's basketball team
The Virginia Tech women's basketball team has lost one player and added another. Guard Alexis Lloyd said Monday she has decided to transfer from Virginia Tech so she can play closer to home. The Chicago native has not yet picked a new school. She averaged 3 points and 12.7 minutes as a freshman this year. Lloyd becomes the second member of the team's four-woman 2012-13 freshman class to decide to
WR from Chesapeake's Oscar Smith High School commits to Hokies
Jaylen Bradshaw had long admired Virginia Tech, but despite having a rapport with the coaches over the years, the Oscar Smith wide receiver still hadn't shown quite enough to get an offer. So when he attended the Hokies' one-day prospect camp in Blacksburg last Sunday, he did so on a mission. "I was telling my mom, I refuse to leave this camp without an offer," he said. "So I mean,
Multiple errors cost Virginia Tech as it falls to Oklahoma in NCAA baseball regional final
BLACKSBURG -- Oklahoma put an end to Virginia Tech's baseball season, beating the Hokies 10-4 tonight in an NCAA regional final at English Field. The second-seeded Sooners (43-19) went 3-0 in the four-team, double-elimination regional. If Tech had beaten the Sooners tonight, a second and decisive game of the finals would have been necessary Monday. Tech (40-22), the top seed in this regional, was hosting a regional for the first
McFarling: Salute Virginia Tech baseball's journey, hate the ending
BLACKSBURG —That all happened so fast. A 2-0 Virginia Tech lead became a 4-2 Tech deficit. A one-run thriller became a six-run loss. A chance at a winner-take-all game today disappeared, lost in a flurry of Tech errors and Oklahoma hits. Salute the journey, hate the ending. That’s all you can do if you’re the Hokies, who had visions of Omaha that fell two steps short after Oklahoma rallied to
Hokies rebound, eliminate Coastal Carolina in NCAA basball regional
BLACKSBURG — Devin Burke threw a five-hitter as the Virginia Tech baseball team beat Coastal Carolina 9-1 today to stay alive in an NCAA regional. The game was scoreless after five innings. Coastal, (37-23), seeded third-in the four-team regional, was eliminated. The Hokies (39-21) will face the loser of tonight’s Oklahoma-UConn game at 1 p.m. Sunday in the losers’ bracket final. If the Hokies win that game, they will play
1. COMMENTARY: A letter to the ones left behind
2. Military bristles at Roanoke County woman's 'Operation Bedsheet'
3. Blacksburg police investigate death of 24-year-old woman
4. Marion fires police chief after his arrest on drug charges
5. Archaeologists uncover pieces of the past at Washington & Lee
6. 2 men charged in Blacksburg break-in Monday
7. Dublin town attorney Baker found guilty of reckless driving, not DUI
8. FRONT BURNER: Wake-up call: Dealing with diabetes
9. Man hanging from overpass stops traffic on Interstate 581
10. New River Community College shooting suspect waives right to preliminary hearing
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