STRASBURG – Strasburg isn’t quite out of the Valley Baseball League playoff picture with a week remaining in the regular season, but time is rapidly working against the Express. Following Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Charlottesville, Strasburg was four games back of New Market for the ...
As July rolls into August and the summer heat makes it hard to be comfortable, the best activity to enjoy is auto racing. And the best auto racing to enjoy is on local and regional facilities. In fact, you can start this Saturday night with a couple of options. The closest option would be to ...
The Valley Baseball League’s squad of traveling all-stars arrived at the Southern Collegiate Showcase in North Carolina on Monday looking to grab a pair of victories in the two-day event. The VBL didn’t quite get the two wins they were hunting, but the league left the event without a loss ...
FRONT ROYAL – Front Royal ruled the Valley Baseball League’s North Division for most of the summer season, but the Cardinals have lost their grip on the top spot in the standings with the end of the regular season fast approaching. Entering Tuesday, Front Royal had lost four straight games ...
Last year, the three Shenandoah County schools had many varsity head coaching positions to fill. This summer things couldn't be more different. Central, Stonewall Jackson, and Strasburg will have a combined two new varsity coaches this season, a drastic change from the last few years when ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Shenandoah University standout pitcher Colin Morse has earned his first promotion after six professional appearances for the Gulf Coast League Nationals. Morse, a three-time All-ODAC honoree with SU, was assigned to the Auburn Doubledays, the short-season Class A ...
NEW MARKET - All season long New Market Rebels head coach Zac Cole has been looking for consistency for his team and with the playoffs just around the corner that hasn't changed. The fourth-place Rebels are 16-16 on the season, four games behind first-place Front Royal and Purcellville in the ...
Tossing the lure toward the edge of the lily pads, I cranked slowly on the handle of the baitcast reel. After two turns, the vegetation exploded as a 5- pound largemouth broke through the “salad” and hammered the soft lure shimmying across the surface. After a brawling fight, I worked the ...
At its core, the Southern Collegiate Showcase is an opportunity for participating summer collegiate baseball leagues to show off some of their top professional prospects and get those players some added exposure. That’s not to say that those competing aren’t doing so to win, however. For ...
STRASBURG – Strasburg Express manager Anthony Goncalves recently referred to center fielder Justin Hayes as the “Ichiro of the Valley Baseball League.” Such a comparison to a Major League Baseball star – and one destined for a spot in baseball’s Hall of Fame, no less – is a lofty ...
WOODSTOCK - Central girls tennis coach Matt Smith wanted to find a way to keep his players active and playing in the offseason. So last year he came up with the idea to have Tuesday Tennis, one night a week where the players could get together, play tennis and have fun at Woodstock's W.O. ...
FRONT ROYAL - The Front Royal Cardinals have a long and tough road ahead of them. Counting this week's games, the Valley Baseball League squad has to play 20 games in 19 days. The Cardinals played a doubleheader on Monday, the day after the league's All-Star game, and then played another one ...
NEW MARKET – For Andrew Eyster, the 2018 college baseball season was an opportunity to make a statement. Eyster, a native of Ocala, Florida, had enjoyed a stellar senior season at Forest High School in 2017 – during which he hit .530 with six homers and 35 RBIs – and yet had, to that ...
FRONT ROYAL - Before the season started Front Royal Cardinals head coach Zeke Mitchem wanted each of his players to tell him what they wanted to improve on during the Valley Baseball League this summer. For first baseman Andrew Burden it was to become more powerful at the plate - mission ...
Sherando didn't have to look very far when looking for a new boys and girls cross country coach. The school announced on Wednesday that Megan Roberts was the new head coach of the two programs. The 2006 Stonewall Jackson graduate has been the Sherando cross country assistant coach for the last ...
The following are some of the area recreational events that are being held: Summer Lovin’ 5k Sky Meadows State Park in Delaplane will host a Summer Lovin’ 5k Trail Race from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday. Roots and Rocks Adventures will host a “Grease”-themed dance party with a runner’s ...
Racing fortunes constantly change. One moment you’re leading a race, the next moment you’re in the wall. Ask Justin Haley. One moment he thought he’d won the Xfinity race at Daytona in spectacular fashion in only his second start. The next moment he realizes he’s been put in 18th, the ...
WOODSTOCK – Members of the Woodstock River Bandits frequent the local Sheetz in the downtime between batting practice and the start of each Valley Baseball League home game, using that period for a chance to grab some grub and cool off in the air conditioning. Clayton Jeffries, however, is ...
It's been a successful Little League season for the area and the local teams have had plenty of community support. Woodstock/Edinburg Little League had three different softball teams advance to the state tournament last week, and Front Royal's 10-12-year-old Little League team will be playing ...
Nearly five years ago, Byron Mitchell was roaming the field at Shentel Stadium as a player for Shenandoah University’s football team. The former Hornets standout safety is returning to the turf as a member of the team’s full-time coaching staff. The school announced on Monday that head ...