Pellum, Green garner VaSID honors

Former Massanutten Military Academy standout Darrion Pellum and Winchester native Erick Green have been named to the 2012 Virginia Sports Infomation Directors (VaSID) University Division All-State Men's Basketball Team. Pellum, a 6-foot-6 senior guard, garnered first-team honors after averaging 18.3...

EMU's Thorne named all-ODAC

Former Skyline High School basketball standout Andrew Thorne has been named to all-conference men's basketball team in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Thorne, a 6-foot-4 junior wing starting for the first time this season, is averaging a team-best 12.7 points...

MMA grad named 'Best of the Best'

Hampton University senior guard and former Massanutten Military Academy standout Darrion Pellum has been getting serious air time on ESPN since his self-assisted alley oop in Wednesday's game against Maryland-Eastern Shore. Pellum, who first came up with a steal and...

Fields breaks 1,000-point mark

Former Clarke County High School standout Tara Fields got her 1,000th career point for Wilson College during Saturday's home game against Keuka College. Fields, who finished with a team-high 23 points in the 70-39 loss, got her 1,000th point on...

Former Eagle Morgan stellar in collegiate debut

Former Clarke County High School track and field standout Hilton Morgan delivered an impressive collegiate debut for Eastern Mennonite University in Saturday's Captains Invitational hosted by Christopher Newport University. Morgan, a freshman thrower for the Royals, was competing in his...

Another All-America honor for Lawson

Former Clarke County High School standout Kat Lawson continues to pile up postseason honors following her final women's soccer season at Washington & Lee University. Lawson's latest postseason accolade is a second-team selection to the D3soccer.com All-America team, announced on...

Cornell named NSCAA All-Region

Former Warren County High School standout Nick Cornell has been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Region squad.

Whitson earns ODAC honor

Former Sherando High School standout Sean Whitson has been named the the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Male Cross Country Runner of the Week. Whitson, a senior at Virginia Wesleyan, posted the ODAC's top eight-kilometer time of the season at the...

Groos lands all-tournament spot

Former Warren County High School standout and current Bridgewater senior midfielder Meghan Groos was among 12 players selected to the DC Classic all-tournament team following competition at Catholic University in Washington. Groos helped the Eagles go 2-0 in the tournament,...

Eagles' Baker earns all-tournament honor

Former Strasburg High School standout and current Bridgewater College senior Katie Baker was named to the all-tournament team following Saturday's CUA Guetle Invitational at Catholic University in Washington. Baker helped the Eagles finish the two-day tournament with a 2-2 record,...

Rameau inks with JUCO power

Former Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy basketball standout Kervin Rameau recently signed his letter of intent to play collegiately for Missouri State University-West Plains. Rameau, a 6-foot-5 guard/forward originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., starred for the Patriots in his only season at...

Cavs' Smith just misses NCAA finals

Former Handley High School and University of Virginia All-America track athlete Ayla Smith came up just short in her bid to qualify for finals the 400-meter hurdles during Wednesday night's preliminary round at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships...

Smith to compete at NCAA meet

Former Handley High School standout and University of Virginia senior Ayla Smith will compete in the 400-meter hurdles at this week's NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Smith is one of nine Cavaliers...

Cavs' Smith among NCAA regional qualifiers

Former Handley standout and University of Virginia senior All-American Ayla Smith is among 24 Cavaliers who have qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round on May 26-28 at Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex in Bloomington, Ind. Smith will...

Wilson trio land in ECAC tournament

Despite missing out on qualifying for the NCAA Division III softball tournament, the season will go on for a trio of former area softball standouts. Nicole Musser (Sherando High School), Tara Fields (Clarke County) and Brianna Smith (Clarke County) have...

Braithwaite to lead Captains' defense

Former Handley High School and William and Mary football standout Adam Braithwaite has made another move in his college football coaching career. Braithwaite, who spent the past three seasons on coach Rich Rodriguez's staff at Michigan, has been named as...

Fields grabs NEAC honors

Wilson College sophomore Tara Fields, a former Clarke County High School standout, has been selected as the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Softball Student-Athlete of the Week (April 25). Fields helped the Phoenix compile a 3-1 record last week as...

Wildcats rely on steady Rhoads

Former Clarke County High School standout Chandler Rhoads continues to put up solid numbers for the University of New Hampshire's men's basketball team this season.

Keeping in touch

Former Strasburg resident Dylan Settle recently signed his national letter-of-intent to play collegiate baseball at Indian Hills Junior College in Centreville, Iowa. Settle, whose father Adam Settle worked as a Strasburg policeman, moved to Colorado just more than three years...

Impressive turnaround

Winners of nine straight and part of a three-way tie atop the Colonial Athletic Conference men's basketball standings, James Madison appears light years ahead of last season's disappointing outcome. Consider -- at 5-1 in the CAA so far, the Dukes...