WOODSTOCK — Central couldn’t have expected much more from its first football game in a year-and-a-half.

Warren County saw a lead evaporate in the fourth quarter and fell in its season opener.

QUICKSBURG — There were sure to be mistakes when Strasburg and Stonewall Jackson squared off on the football field for a spring opener that ended a 15-month layoff from high school competition on Saturday afternoon. The Rams hid those blunders behind a barrage of big plays and a stifling def…

FALLS CHURCH --Playing in a steady hard rain, turnovers and special teams hurt Skyline on Sunday afternoon.

They could’ve continued sputtering.

WOODSTOCK — Even with a later start to its condensed spring football season than was originally planned, Central is still well behind the preparedness level it would typically be at entering a season opener in a traditional year.

For the first time in Scott Yoder’s college football experience, he and his Shenandoah University program aren’t sure what to expect when the Hornets take the field for today’s season opener at Bridgewater.

There’s no denying the primary source of motivation for James Madison this spring.

Skyline football coach Heath Gilbert said earlier this week that it’s been “nerve-wracking” thinking about what Sunday’s season opener against George Mason could look like.

WOODSTOCK — Central’s volleyball team has good reason for optimism this season.

Strasburg and Stonewall Jackson open the football season Saturday with many unknowns.

FRONT ROYAL — Things haven’t gone as Warren County would have liked in the preseason, but the Wildcats have overcome the adversity and are excited for their first game on Saturday against Brentsville.

FRONT ROYAL — Mason Gray turned a negative into a positive and found his love for football again.

FRONT ROYAL — Skyline’s volleyball team will be young but still could be a formidable team this season in the Class 3 Northwestern District.

FRONT ROYAL — Warren County has a new coach and a new system this season.

The challenges of trying to conduct a college football season during a pandemic, as they’ve certainly been for every program, have been numerous for Shenandoah University.

FRONT ROYAL — Warren County’s volleyball team is optimistic about the upcoming season, despite having a young squad.

STRASBURG — Strasburg may have lost some key players to graduation last year, but that doesn’t mean the Rams won’t have a strong team this season.

STRASBURG — Camren Rutz grew up watching Strasburg football and his older brother, Trenton Davis.

Stonewall Jackson’s football team took baby steps toward becoming a more competitive squad in 2019 and will aim to build on that progress this spring under a new head coach.

Stonewall Jackson head football coach Kyle Kokkonen said recently that players with Austin Ritchie’s athleticism and versatility are necessary for the Generals, who often rely on such players to fill multiple positions and roles. Ritchie has added a leadership component to his skillset this …

SALEM — Strasburg wrestling coach Daniel Reynolds said freshman 106-pounder Heath Burks was “radiating confidence” when he and his teammates arrived at the Salem Civic Center for Monday’s Virginia High School League Class 2 State Championships. Burks rode that self-assuredness all the way to…

Over the last two weeks we’ve been discussing solutions for a pond with a failing drainpipe. The alternative decided on was to do away with the drainpipe and have the pond simply drain out two spillways.

FRONT ROYAL – Skyline’s football team has high expectations for this upcoming season.

FRONT ROYAL – Skyline has a lot of weapons on offense, but head football coach Heath Gilbert said it wasn’t the quarterback or the wide receivers who were the most valuable to his squad on offense last year – it was fullback Darion Santucci.

SALEM – Skyline entered the Virginia High School League 2021 Class 3 state wrestling tournament having had two wrestlers win state titles in the first 13 years of the program’s history. By the time the Hawks left the Salem Civic Center on Sunday night, they’d more than doubled that total.

WOODSTOCK — Football players like Trey Grant are a rare get for a school of Central’s size, and not just because of his stature.

WOODSTOCK — Central’s football team has yet to even play a game and its 2021 condensed spring season has already been a wild ride.

The game was over when Latrele Palmer put a punctuation mark on it.

Wrestlers from Stonewall Jackson and Strasburg who advanced out of the Region 2B Championships two weeks ago have clashed with a stubborn opponent as they prepare for Monday’s Class 2 state tournament.