FRONT ROYAL - Saturday afternoon's Northwestern District softball tournament semifinal game didn't start well for second-seeded Sherando, as James Wood catcher Jessy Shipman lashed Courtney Reid's first pitch for a double into the left-center gap.
With the regular season schedule out of the way and a Northwestern District regular season baseball title firmly in hand, Sherando can now turn its attention to the postseason.
WINCHESTER -- Alaina Combs waited patiently as the Northwestern District track meet helpers struggled with the tape measure in the discus event. Then when the number 109 feet was called out, she gave a fist pump to the crowd.
The Shenandoah District boys soccer tournament will have a familiar face sitting in the No. 1 seed, as Stonewall Jackson will once again be the heavy favorite to win the district tournament crown.
Millbrook has looked like the team to beat in the Northwestern District this season, but that doesn't mean this week's girls soccer district tournament is a lock for them.
STEPHENS CITY -- Host Sherando capped off a perfect regular season in Northwestern District play with a 10-0 win over Skyline on Wednesday night in a game that ended in six innings via the mercy rule.
STEPHENS CITY -- Host Sherando slapped a big exclamation point on what has been an outstanding regular season on Tuesday when it faced off with Northwestern District rival Skyline.
Sherando track and field coach Tom Grim expects points to be at a premium in today's Northwestern District meet, and the longtime Warriors coach has left no stone unturned in his search for scoring possibilities.
STRASBURG -- Strasburg's Wendy Diaz Sousa scored in the last minute of overtime to give the Rams a 1-0 Bull Run District girls soccer win over Central.
WINCHESTER -- Sherando knew entering the 2013 boys soccer season that it would be no easy task defending its regular season Northwestern District title, and through all of the adversity that the Warriors faced this season, they remained intently focused on that prize.
BERRYVILLE -- Strasburg's Tyler Doman accomplished a rare feat on Thursday, as the junior pitched a no-hitter against Bull Run District foe Clarke County but still came out on the losing end as the Rams fell 1-0.
STEPHENS CITY -- There were more unearned than earned runs in the game as the underdog host Millbrook Pioneers moved out to a six-run lead after five innings against the Sherando and held on after a furious Warriors' late innings rally to record the final out with the based loaded and eke out a 6-5 win Wednesday afternoon in Northwestern District softball action.
LURAY -- Stonewall Jackson's Colton Harlow delivered a strong all-around effort to lead the Generals to a 10-1 baseball win over homestanding Luray in Shenandoah District action on Wednesday
STEPHENS CITY -- Sherando pitcher Courtney Reid looked at catcher Haley Miles and gave her a message with the Warriors game on the line against James Wood.
FRONT ROYAL -- Maddie Deason had two goals and an assist to lead Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy to a 6-0 victory over Randolph-Macon Academy in girls soccer action on Monday.
WINCHESTER -- The pressure was on for the Sherando girls 4x400 relay quartet as they warmed up in the infield, 6.25 points behind first place National Cathedral School (DC) , among the 20 schools entered in Saturday's 45th H. Brian Landes Apple Blossom Track and Field Invitational, hosted by James Wood.