STEPHENS CITY -- The two goals Sherando senior Brittini Dennis scored in a 6-1 win over James Wood in a Northwestern District tournament semifinal match Saturday came as a relief, both to Dennis and the Warriors.
FRONT ROYAL -- Errors benefited Handley in its last two games, but in the Northwestern District tournament softball semifinals on Saturday, the Judges were the ones who lost on an error.
WINCHESTER -- After losing his second set against Handley's Mark Sfeir, Sherando's Nickie Lee found himself in the kind of match that he thrives in. Over the last three years, Lee has been in numerous three-set battles and once again he was prepared for the marathon match.
FRONT ROYAL -- Tre Porter had to settle for less than he wanted Thursday night at Bing Crosby Stadium, and the Sherando High School right-hander was none too happy about it afterward.
STEPHENS CITY -- Brittini Dennis tallied a pair of goals and added an assist to lead host Sherando to an 8-0 girls soccer victory over Northwestern District rival Skyline on Monday.
FRONT ROYAL -- Sherando senior pitcher Zach Carney was bothered about giving up three seventh-inning runs in relief during a victory over Handley on Thursday night, so some changes were made.
STEPHENS CITY -- Thursday was a big night for Sherando's girls soccer team. The Warriors were playing for their first regular-season Northwestern District crown since 2000, and their opponent was Handley, which had tied them earlier in the season in a hard-fought contest.
STEPHENS CITY -- Sherando's boys soccer team needed a victory to stay in the race for the Northwestern District regular season crown. The Warriors didn't get the win, settling for a tie with a determined Pioneer team, 1-1. The tie clinches the district title for Handley.
WINCHESTER -- Sherando took advantage of seven James Wood errors, including four in the sixth inning, to rout the Colonels 15-0 Thursday in Northwestern District softball action.
STEPHENS CITY -- Just prior to Handley's match at Sherando, Judges coach Cosmo Balio did a bit of prognosticating: He told his center midfielder Eduardo Santiago, "Tonight's your night."
STEPHENS CITY -- Sherando High School boys tennis coach Steve Jennings got just what he wanted from Thursday's Northwestern District match against Handley -- stiff competition and another victory for his unbeaten Warriors.
WINCHESTER -- Handley and Sherando have stood atop the Northwestern District in girls soccer for several years now, and that has resulted in one of the most intense rivalries in the area.
STEPHENS CITY - The Sherando softball team continued its winning ways by knocking off Musselman (W.Va.) on Wednesday for the Warriors' third victory in as many days.
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- The results of the Virginia High School League redistricting and reclassification hearing, held Monday morning, were surprising, if not unprecedented.
STEPHENS CITY -- Sherando's Chris Gray pitched a complete-game shutout on Monday to lead the Warriors to a 5-0 baseball victory over Washington (W.Va.).
STEPHENS CITY -- When there's someone on first base, Derek Reid is watching. He's crouched down behind the plate, lurking just 90 feet away, studying the runner's every move.
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- With 44 points, Sherando finished well short of Hedgesville's (W.Va.) meet-winning 105 points in a quad at Washington High School (W.Va.). Washington took second (59 points) and Berkeley Springs (W.Va.) finished last (41).