Mike Lenox was immediately greeted by the need to fill a handful of open varsity head coach positions upon his transition to Stonewall Jackson High School’s athletic director a little over a month ago. As the 2017-18 school year approaches, Stonewall’s four varsity coaching vacancies have ...

STEPHENS CITY -- Davina Lane couldn't have asked for a better way to go out in her senior year. She reached many different milestones in both girls basketball and track and field. "It was nice to have this good of a season," Lane said. "I'm like OK 'I'm going out like that.' I enjoyed my ...

STEPHENS CITY – Longtime Sherando High School baseball coach Pepper Martin was able to attend a few Winchester Post 21 American Legion baseball games last summer to catch a glimpse of Adam Miller, a former Strasburg student who was transferring to Sherando for his senior year. Martin was ...

First Team Gavin Kandrick, Skyline Catcher The senior batted .380 with a homer, four doubles, a triple, 15 RBIs and 13 runs scored. Kandrick was a first team All-Conference 28 selection and a second team All-Region 3A East pick. Pearce Bucher, Sherando Infield The junior third baseman ...

First Team Rachel Sirbaugh, Skyline Catcher The sophomore batted .387 with two home runs, four doubles, two triples, 14 RBIs and 14 runs scored. Sirbaugh was a second team All-Conference 28 selection as a designated player. Emma Benson, Skyline Infield The freshman shortstop hit .383 ...

First Team J.P. Bennett, Central The senior forward led the area with 26 goals and added five assists for the Falcons. Bennett was a first team All-Bull Run District and All-Conference 35 pick and second team All-Region 2A East. Sean Buono, Sherando The senior forward ranked second in the ...

First Team Haley Bischoff, Strasburg The senior goalkeeper led the area with 264 saves and posted two shutouts. Bischoff was a second team All-Region 2A East selection and a first team All-Bull Run District and All-Conference 35 pick. Lauren Cook, Central The junior forward led the ...

STEPHENS CITY – Sean Buono’s inspiration for picking up soccer came around the age of 5, when he spent time watching his older brother Tommy kick a soccer ball around the yard. Sean, who just finished up his senior year at Sherando High School, recalled last week the summers spent with his ...

STEPHENS CITY – Sherando High School longtime boys soccer coach Patrick Anderson was in a comfortable position before the Warriors even stepped foot on the soccer field in 2017. To figure out how Anderson got there, however, it’s necessary to backtrack. Two years ago, Sherando fell in ...

STEPHENS CITY -- Before this season, Davina Lane had already done some impressive things in track and field. But this season she took her high school career to new heights. Lane capped off her stellar career with three state titles and maybe even more impressively qualified for the Group 4A ...

STEPHENS CITY -- Sherando's girls track and field team certainly had a standout athlete to lean on this season, but it took a team effort to achieve one of its biggest goals -- a Conference 21 West crown. Sherando senior Davina Lane scored 51 points in the meet, but it took 150 to win the meet ...

First team Cor'shauna Cunningham, Warren County, throws The junior placed fourth in the Group 3A shot put with a throw of 35-10.50. Cunningham also placed fifth in the discus in the Group 3A meet with a throw of 113-03. Mikayla Helsley, Central, hurdles The sophomore placed eighth in the ...

First team Isaiah Allen, Sherando, throws The sophomore placed second in the shot put at the Group 4A state meet with a throw of 54-03.25. Allen also placed fourth in the discus at the state meet with a throw of 154-09. Wade Banks, Stonewall Jackson, hurdles/jumps The junior placed second ...

Michael Bellu, Skyline The senior played part of the season at No. 1 singles for the Hawks. He helped lead Skyline to a 6-12 record. The Hawks advanced to the Conference 28 tournament semifinals. Matt Bromley, Central The senior missed part of the year due to injury, but once he came back ...

STEPHENS CITY -- Last year Sherando's girls tennis team finally earned a banner on the school wall in the gym. This year the Warriors have filled that banner up with accomplishments. Sherando won the Northwestern District regular season title, the Conference 21 West tournament title and the ...

First team Emily Ball, Stonewall Jackson The senior helped lead Stonewall Jackson to a Region 1A East berth for the second straight year. She also advanced to the Region 1A East tourney in singles and in doubles with Katherine Good. Lander Barbour, Central The sophomore played at No. 1 ...

VHSL Group 4A Boys All-State Soccer team Player of the Year: Bhayle Kearns, Kettle Run Coach of the Year: Philip Roper, Kettle Run First team Pos. Player School Year F Abibi Osman Charlottesville Sr. F Giovanni Vasquez Heritage Sr. F Michael Meese Jamestown Fr. F Reece ...

VHSCA Group 4A All-State Baseball team Player of the Year: Will Meriken, Kettle Run Coach of the Year: Randy Tomlin, Liberty Christian First team Pos. Player School Year P Grant Johnson LCA Sr. P Ryan Devine Jamestown Sr. C Nathan Perry Bassett Sr. 1B Dalton Jackson Great ...

All-Group 4A Baseball team Co-Players of the Year: Will Merriken, Kettle Run; Ryan Devine, Jamestown Coach of the Year: Randy Tomlin, Liberty Christian Academy First team Pos. Player School Year P Grant Johnson LCA Sr. P Ryan Devine Jamestown Sr. P Antonio Balducci Hanover Sr. C Kevin ...

Sherando's record-breaking season came to an end Saturday in the Group 4A girls tennis state final. The Warriors pushed the match to doubles, but fell, 5-1, to undefeated Hanover on the courts at Roanoke College in Salem. "I could not have been more proud of the way the girls battled," ...