Easing carefully along the bank of the trout stream, I suddenly spotted a large brown trout hanging under a branch of a willow tree. This would be a special challenge. He was obviously an old, educated trout that had seen many flies during his lifetime.

WOODSTOCK – Michelle Kim had another stellar girls tennis season but she had to work hard for her success.

WOODSTOCK – Central’s girls tennis team got stronger as the season went on.

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STEPHENS CITY -- Sherando coach Garland Williams was looking to do something a little different so when the boys tennis job came open last summer, he jumped at the opportunity.

STEPHENS CITY -- Tennis has always been a big sport in Parker Gregg’s family and the Sherando junior has certainly kept the family tradition going.

SALEM – Skyline’s softball team got off to a slow start on Thursday and couldn’t recover.

What should have been the best Formula One race of the year was absolutely ruined by one of the worst calls race officials have ever made.

FRONT ROYAL — Skyline’s goal from the start of the season has been clear — get back to the state tournament and take it a few steps further.

FRONT ROYAL – Warren County will see something on Thursday they haven’t seen all season – a left-handed pitcher.

If you like to fly fish for warm water species such as bass and panfish, you may well focus on large lakes like Frederick, Anna, Moomaw and Smith Mountain. But some of the best sport with the long rod for these gamefish takes place on smaller waters – farm ponds, stock tanks and tiny natural…

CHRISTIANSBURG — Stonewall Jackson’s girls soccer team may have had a strong season, but the young team hasn’t reached its peak.

CHRISTIANSBURG — Stonewall Jackson’s girls soccer team fought tooth and nail with Auburn on Saturday in the Class 1 state final, but ultimately came up just short of the program’s first state title.

RADFORD – As the time was ticking off the clock, Stonewall Jackson senior Virginia Biller couldn’t contain her emotions.

RADFORD – Stonewall Jackson girls soccer coach Ginny Dellinger preaches to her team that they need to be able to play multiple positions, and this week it is paying off.

Big changes were announced to the Virginia High School League schedule Thursday afternoon.

RADFORD — Central’s Michelle Kim started off slow on Thursday, and despite a strong second set, came up a little short.

Kyle Busch won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race at Pocono (Pennsylvania) International Raceway on Sunday but it’s what will take place at the track in 2020 that is interesting.

QUICKSBURG – Stonewall Jackson sophomores Eli Dellinger and Kylene Franklin have been playing together since they were 5 and have always had a special connection on the soccer field.

QUICKSBURG – For the second year in a row Stonewall Jackson’s boys soccer team made it to the Class 1 state quarterfinals, and for the second time in a row they lost a heartbreaker.

FRONT ROYAL —It’s something that the Warren County Wildcats have done all season long.

Five area teams are vying tonight for state semifinal berths and a trip to Radford or Salem this weekend.

A wide array of new products have been introduced by hunting equipment companies in recent months. Here’s a quick rundown on some of the most impressive ones that might be of interest for fall hunting seasons, arriving soon with the opening of doves and Canada geese in September.