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Photo finish: Sherando girls, Millbrook boys shine at district meet
FRONT ROYAL — The only photo finish of the day came between a pair of runners used to pushing each other toward the finish line.

Generals just miss first place at Shenandoah District meet
HARRISONBURG — As two of the more versatile stars of their respective teams, Phillip Hovatter of Stonewall Jackson and Josh Stewart of Wilson Memorial got to talking Thursday at the Shenandoah District track meet. (5/16/08)

Groos returns from injury in the nick of time
FRONT ROYAL — Sometimes Meghan Groos would have to turn her back to prevent herself from watching. (5/16/08)

Brown does it all on the field
WINCHESTER — Chase Brown could barely walk — let alone run — but with his team trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third, he pleaded with Handley coach Eddie Simmons to let him get one last at-bat. (5/16/08)

Hovatter gets a fresh start at Elon
An unanswered phone call told Elon women's basketball coach Karen Barefoot all she needed to know about former Stonewall Jackson star Kallie Hovatter. (5/16/08)

Handley dominates individual district matches
WINCHESTER — Handley's Elizabeth Gardiner and Mykenzie Garrett were so upset they weren't even speaking to each other. (5/16/08)

Strasburg clinches regular-season district title
By Craig Orndorff -- Daily Sports Correspondent STRASBURG — It was about this time last year when Strasburg's offense came alive. The Rams pummeled opposing pitchers throughout the postseason and didn't stop until they captured the Group A title. (5/16/08)

High school scores

High school teams/2007 schedules

Sherando loses title bid
Slideshow: Sherando's title hopes dashed

Rams win
Slideshow: Rams volleyball team wins state championship

Milestone 300
Strasburg Rams football coach Glenn Proctor has reached win No. 300.
Read Milestone 300, a special section sponsored by First Bank

Prep Football
The Daily previews the 2007 high school football season.
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Wolford helps Eagles crush Rams
By Kevin Johnson -- Daily Sports Correspondent STRASBURG — Clarke County starting pitcher Jordan Wolford did everything she could to keep Strasburg batters off-balance in the Eagles' 11-1 win over the Rams on Thursday. (5/16/08)

Teaming for a crown: Warriors, Judges are tournament champs
WINCHESTER — "One more game and we're the champs." (5/15/08)

Clarke County sweeps boys, girls district titles
By Jeremy Stafford -- Daily Sports Correspondent MANASSAS PARK — While Clarke County track and field coach Andre Kidrick expected his girls to place first in the Bull Run District track and field championships on Wednesday, he wasn't sure how his boys would fare. (5/15/08)

McDonald's gem aided by brother's glove work
STRASBURG — For a moment in the top of the fifth inning on Wednesday, Strasburg senior starting pitcher Timmy McDonald said he was scared. (5/15/08)

Rams plagued by bad inning, errors
By Alyssa Goodson -- Daily Sports Correspondent STRASBURG — Madison County manufactured its runs and capitalized on errors in an 8-4 win over Strasburg in Bull Run District softball on Wednesday. (5/15/08)

Mr. Everything: James Wood relies on Jenkins' versatility
WINCHESTER — Tim Jenkins can do a little bit of everything for James Wood's track team. (5/14/08)

Vess, Buckley put Colonels in finals
WINCHESTER — With a critical doubles victory hanging in the balance, James Wood freshman Headley Wilson turned to teammate Kari Pope and said, 'no worries, we got this'. (5/14/08)

James Wood fails to capitalize with big inning
WINCHESTER — Faced with the bases full of James Wood runners in the bottom of the fourth inning, a mound visit was all it took. (5/14/08)

Clutch hitting evades Generals
By Craig Orndorff -- Daily Sports Correspondent NEW MARKET — Stonewall Jackson out-hit Page County, but the Generals could never come through when it mattered in a 3-2 loss to the Panthers in a Shenandoah District game at Rebel Park on Tuesday. (5/14/08)

Eagles fall short as Mustangs stay unbeaten
By Alyssa Goodson -- Daily Sports Correspondent BERRYVILLE — Tuesday night's matchup was the final chance Clarke County had to blemish George Mason's undefeated Bull Run District record. (5/14/08)

Road Warriors: Construction forces Sherando to play full slate of games away from home
STEPHENS CITY — Backhoes, dirt piles and stacks of cinderblocks surround the confines, inside which 16 young men complete their work in the heat of the afternoon sun. (5/10/08)

Strasburg AD: Kibler leaving wrestling program
STRASBURG — After two years with the program — including one as The Northern Virginia Daily's area Wrestling Coach of the Year — Brian Kibler is leaving the Strasburg Rams. (5/10/08)

Shenandoah County teams vie on track for bragging rights
QUICKSBURG — There wasn't any district positioning on the table, with representatives of four different districts on hand. And state-worthy times or distances didn't earn qualifying slots, because the meet was too small. But there was plenty worth running, throwing and jumping for Friday at Stonewall Jackson. (5/10/08)

Chuck McGill: Cleaning out a very cluttered notebook
My byline doesn't grace these pages as much as it used to, but I always have the itch to write. And in my position as sports editor, I am sometimes privy to sports-related tidbits, nuggets and scuttlebutt that I am sure would appeal to our readers — if only the rest of my job didn't interfere with relaying that information. (5/10/08)

Judges capture district title
By Jeremy Stafford -- Daily Sports Correspondent WINCHESTER — Following their 3-0 win over Warren County on Friday, members of Handley's boys soccer team huddled together in front of fans and celebrated their potentially historic victory. (5/10/08)

Muddy conditions can't stop Judges
By Kevin Johnson -- Daily Sports Correspondent FRONT ROYAL — The Handley Judges came out aggressive and were clearly the quicker team on a muddy field, working through the unfriendly surface for a 4-1 win over Warren County in Northwestern District girls soccer on Friday. (5/10/08)

Lee bounces back, leads Warriors to final
STEPHENS CITY — Nicky Lee knew he had to get a grip and stay composed on the court. (5/10/08)

Caudill a quick study on the court
WINCHESTER — As an eighth-grader, Stuart Caudill watched his friends, John Adams and John Picklap, play on Handley's junior varsity tennis team and thought the sport might be worth a try. (5/9/08)

Baffling batters: In the circle, Musser keeps Pioneers guessing
WINCHESTER — Having held them to just one run in two games, Sherando starting pitcher junior Nicole Musser has left the Pioneers feeling clueless. (5/9/08)

Behind Hayes, Pioneers shut out rival
WINCHESTER — The Pioneers weren't even through Scene II, and it looked like the script might already need a rewrite. (5/9/08)

Seniors combine for three goals in Sherando victory
By Alyssa Goodson -- Daily Sports Correspondent STEPHENS CITY — In its third Northwestern District matchup of the week, Millbrook knew it had to put together its strongest effort against league power Sherando. (5/9/08)

Warriors blank shorthanded Pioneers
WINCHESTER — Sherando didn't have many opportunities in the first half, but the Warriors made the most of them. (5/9/08)

AP all-state selections: Brewer on first team as sophomore
WINCHESTER — Although she just finished winning an Amateur Athletic Union Division 1-A state championship for the Fairfax Stars, Handley sophomore guard Jackie Brewer still has hardware to collect from her superb high school season for the Judges. (5/8/08)

Twin bill buzzkill: Stonewall swept in home doubleheader
NEW MARKET — Thirteen innings of baseball, and all the Generals ended up with were two more district losses and some sore rear ends to show for it. (5/8/08)

Hornets' Ramsey baffles Generals
By Craig Orndorff -- Daily Sports Correspondent QUICKSBURG — Pitching on consecutive days was no problem for Wilson Memorial's Summer Ramsey. (5/8/08)

AP all-state team: Millbrook's Green takes top honor in Group AA
Millbrook dominated on the basketball court this season, and now, the awards are rolling in. (5/7/08)

House of cards: Colonels take advantage of penalties, end skid
FRONT ROYAL — For members of Warren County's boys soccer team, the next few days may be filled with flashes of bright yellow. (5/7/08)

In the spotlight: From supporting cast to star, Daily makes smooth transition
WINCHESTER — Nicole Daily is finally taking center stage in the pitcher's circle. (5/6/08)

Ebersole catches Central a win with perfect throw
STEPHENS CITY — Ashley Ebersole is a perfectionist. (5/6/08)

Eagles squander lead, salvage tie in district
BERRYVILLE — The frenetic pace of Monday's second overtime saw three shots on goal for Clarke County in the final 2:20 of the game. (5/6/08)

AP All-State team: Rhoads back as first teamer
Before Chandler Rhoads' career moves on to its next, to-be-determined location, there's one more award that will need a spot in his trophy case. (5/6/08)

Generals' rally falls short
By Craig Orndorff -- Daily Sports Correspondent NEW MARKET — Stonewall Jackson was in position to capture its first Shenandoah District win of the year, but an unusual double play ended the Generals' sixth-inning rally, and Riverheads blew the game open with a five-run seventh in a 9-2 win on Monday. (5/6/08)

Judges' Rupert nets hat trick
By Alyssa Goodson -- Daily Sports Correspondent WINCHESTER — The Apple Blossom festival ended this weekend, but the Handley girls soccer team continued the festivities with a 4-1 win over Millbrook on Monday night. (5/6/08)

Sports personalities make their points at Breakfast
WINCHESTER — In an auditorium filled with sports fans young and old, it took Gale Sayers less than a minute to elicit a round of applause from an attentive audience during Saturday's 44th Apple Blossom Festival Sports Breakfast at the Moose Lodge Banquet Room. (5/5/08)

Director, runners are pleased with 10K race
By Jeremy Stafford — Daily Sports Correspondent For race director Rosie Schiavone, the 27th annual Apple Blossom 10K race went without a hitch. (5/5/08)

Rice shuns the spotlight after years as No. 1 target
WINCHESTER — Jerry Rice abhors the "look at me" antics of some of the receivers in the NFL today. (5/3/08)

Mease recalls past Sports Breakfast speakers
WINCHESTER — Ken Mease wasn't sure if this is the 10th or 11th time he is to emcee the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival's Sports Breakfast. (5/3/08)

Star-struck Grooms eager to tell his story, meet fellow athletes
WINCHESTER — Sterling Grooms believes the best thing about being an athlete is making new friends in and around competition. (5/3/08)

Rams walk past Manassas Park
By Jeremy Stafford -- Daily Sports Correspondent STRASBURG — Despite managing only five hits against Manassas Park on Friday night, Strasburg took advantage of a dozen walks en route to an 8-3 win over the Cougars. (5/3/08)

Strasburg thrives in Stickles' return
By Kevin Johnson -- Daily Sports Correspondent STRASBURG — "It's indescribable." (5/3/08)

Generals, Blazers play to tie
By Craig Orndorff -- Daily Sports Correspondent QUICKSBURG — Even though Stonewall Jackson's nondistrict boys soccer contest against Spotswood ended in a 2-2 overtime tie on Friday, the game had its benefits. (5/3/08)