WOODSTOCK — When Mahamadou Diawara was younger, his athletic aspirations didn’t at all include basketball.

STRASBURG -- Most members of Strasburg’s girls basketball team don’t need to be reminded about what happened when the Rams met East Rockingham in the Region 2B tournament a year ago.

STRASBURG - Strasburg's boys basketball team has made big strides in just a few years and tonight they will try to take another giant step forward.

Daytona did not disappoint, despite expectations to the contrary.

STRASBURG — Strasburg’s hot streak propelled it to a Bull Run District girls basketball tournament title last week, and now it has the Rams sitting on the cusp of a state tournament berth.

When Jaylen Williams signed on to join Shenandoah University’s men’s basketball team, he did so wanting to make contributions toward the program’s reestablishment of a winning culture under second-year head coach Adam Walsh. Williams just achieved a major milestone for the program.

STRASBURG — To understand the driving force behind Strasburg’s winning streak, you need only to look at the differences between the Rams’ two games against Luray this season.

STRASBURG — Strasburg saw a double-digit lead slip away, but recovered to pull off a big victory on Tuesday.

WOODSTOCK — It was not the way Central’s seniors wanted to go out.

WOODSTOCK — Turnovers proved to be too much to overcome for Central’s boys basketball team on Tuesday.

GREENVILLE — Stonewall Jackson got off to a slow start on Monday night and couldn’t recover.

The buck’s long main beam and sweeping tines seemed to glow with their own inner light on that gray, drizzly day. It was one of the most impressive racks I had seen in many years of hunting. It was definitely a large deer for Shenandoah County.

Regional basketball tournaments are in full swing today with every team's season on the line.

WOODSTOCK -- The National Prep Championship is only weeks away, and Massanutten Military Academy postgraduate boys basketball coach Chad Myers likes where his Colonels sit as the end of their regular season draws near.

WOODSTOCK - Central boys basketball coach Jeff Whittle sat down with Jared Patton before last season started and asked him to switch from shooting guard to point guard. It's a move that has worked out well for the Falcons.

FAIRFAX — Over the years, countless wrestlers have laid down on their backs at night in their beds and, before drifting off to sleep, imagined what it would it take to win a state championship.

SALEM — A year ago, Central wrestler Billy Ball made his first trip to the Virginia High School League Class 2 State Wrestling Championships and went home empty-handed after going 2-2. He left with some hardware following his second trip to the Salem Civic Center on Saturday.

SALEM — Skyline first-year wrestling coach Kyle Symons said he and the rest of his coaching staff laid out two primary goals for the Virginia High School League Class 3 state tournament at the start of the season.

FRONT ROYAL — Skyline wasn’t going to let history repeat itself.

FALLS CHURCH – George Mason’s boys basketball team had an answer for everything Central threw at them on Thursday night.

WINCHESTER – By now many of the names on Shenandoah University’s baseball team should be pretty familiar.

FRONT ROYAL – A season that began with promise before taking a disappointing turn featured a feel-good ending for Skyline’s boys basketball team.

FALLS CHURCH — Strasburg added another achievement to its season on Thursday — a Bull Run District tournament title.

The area’s six local high schools are sending 37 wrestlers to compete in the Virginia High School League state tournaments across Class 1 through 4 starting this afternoon. Of those 37, 22 have qualified for the state championships in seasons past and 13 have earned state placement in their …

WOODSTOCK — A 29-point loss to a rival could be a demoralizing one for any team hoping to capture some magic in the playoffs. Strasburg’s boys basketball team suffered such a defeat on Wednesday evening, but Rams head coach Larry Fox’s message to his squad after a 70-41 loss to Central in th…

MADISON — It was fitting that the Strasburg junior Christyan Reid scored her 1,000th point on a layup during Wednesday’s victory over Madison County. That’s the way most of her points have come during her career.

MADISON — Strasburg has been on a strong winning streak and on Wednesday night the Rams showed just how different of a team they are from a few weeks ago.

WOODSTOCK — At various points throughout the season, several of Central’s boys basketball players have credited the Falcons’ rise in defensive intensity for propelling them to victory. Wednesday’s Bull Run District tournament semifinal game against Strasburg presented yet another example of …

The swimming state championships are being held today and Friday in Richmond and there are plenty of local swimmers vying for titles.

QUICKSBURG — Over the last eight months Colton Harlow has been living out his dream. Next week it will continue as he goes to the Colorado Rockies spring training camp.

Every year manufacturers unveil their latest new products for hunters and shooters at the January S.H.O.T. (Shooting, Hunting, & Outdoor Trade) show in Las Vegas. Here’s a look at some of the most interesting new products for the coming seasons this fall.

FRONT ROYAL - Warren County girls basketball coach Randy Bush knew it wouldn’t be an easy season for his squad and he was right.

WINCHESTER — This time, the last-second thriller went to Sherando.

LEESBURG — Different week, similar results.

STRASBURG — Having come up a win short of qualifying for the Class 2 state wrestling tournament a year ago, Central sophomore 106-pounder Andrew Scibelli had reason to be a little extra amped for Saturday’s Region 2B Championships at Strasburg.

FRONT ROYAL — Cross-town rivals Skyline and Warren County battled it out all day in the team competition for the Region 3B Wrestling Championships held at Skyline. It was only fitting that one of the best matches of the day pitted the two schools against each other.