WINCHESTER -- Free throws grow in magnitude as a basketball game heads to its conclusion, and that was never truer than in Monday night's season opener for Shenandoah University against Frostburg State at Shingleton Gymnasium.
WINCHESTER -- It was an all too familiar situation for the Shenandoah Hornets. For the umpteenth time this season, Shenandoah was down by three points Saturday night with just under three minutes to play.
WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah basketball coach Robert Harris can't wait to unveil his team tonight, when the Hornets open their season at home against Frostburg State.
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- North Carolina Wesleyan clinched at least a share of the USA South Conference title with a 38-28 win over Shenandoah University on Saturday.
WINCHESTER -- Maryland suburbia, in spots, is drenched in football tradition. There are those classic Washington Catholic Athletic Conference battles between Good Counsel and Dematha, which draw crowds by the thousands every year; there is the recent rise of the Montgomery County Class 4A Sherwood Warriors, who often rank among Maryland's top 10 programs.
WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah strong safety Larry Gibbs leads the USA South with six interceptions. Traveling to conference-leading N.C. Wesleyan on Saturday, Gibbs will have plenty of opportunities to add to his total.
WINCHESTER -- In the city of Virginia Beach, there is a long, forest green hill that stands 60 feet high, and marks the center of Mount Trashmore Park.
WINCHESTER -- The Shenandoah Hornets (1-6, 0-4) still boast the best defense in the USA South conference. They still boast the best scoring defense, the best pass defense and the best total defense. They allow the fewest first downs and the fewest fourth-down conversions.