Area trio among Rams' signees

A trio of area football players are among a 16-member recruiting class announced by NCAA Division II Shepherd University on Wednesday.

Handley's Myers finishes second

LYNCHBURG -- Handley sophomore Britani Myers finished second in the girls 500 meters race at the Group AA indoor track meet held Saturday at Liberty University.

Warriors take out Handley in semis

CROZET -- As the final seconds of Handley's season ticked away, Jeremiah Wilson went over to each of his teammates to talk to them. Some he gave a simple pat on the back, while others received a hug.

Handley rolls past Hawks in regionals

WINCHESTER -- Right from the start, Skyline boys basketball coach Sonny Dyke could sense Handley was going to put a different team on the court.

Handley falls short in bid to slay Dragons

WINCHESTER -- Marvin Scott was convinced his Handley High School girls basketball team could rebound from its lackluster second-quarter performance on Tuesday night.

Handley's Grove wins state crown

Handley High School senior Ben Grove successfully defended his 100-yard breaststroke title in record-setting fashion at Saturday's Group AA/A state swimming and diving meet in Williamsburg.

Pioneers overcome adversity in victory

WINCHESTER -- Millbrook found out it could do pretty well without two of its top scorers on the floor.

Trio wins Region II indoor track titles

FORK UNION -- Skyline's Thomas Madden, Handley's Britani Myers and Millbrook's Tammy Cheung each won Region II indoor track titles on Saturday.

Crunch time: James Wod beats Judges in semifinals

WINCHESTER -- With leading scorer Trae Tinsman hampered by foul trouble much of the second half and James Wood High School playing for its basketball postseason life Friday night, the Colonels turned to a host of others to step up.

Judges pull away for semifinal win

WINCHESTER -- With 1:05 left in the third quarter, Handley held a tenuous 45-38 lead in a seesaw battle with rival James Wood for the right to take on Millbrook in the finals of the Northwestern District girls basketball tournament. Then a whistle blew that completely changed the game.