JMU pitcher Colton Harlow fires a pitch. Rich Cooley/DailyJMU’s Conor Hartigan runs to third. Rich Cooley/DailyJMU’s Conor Hartigan waits on deck to bat during Friday’s game against Elon University. The local trio of Hartigan, Garrett Richards and Colton Harlow have been major contributors f…

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HARRISONBURG — When James Madison University head football coach Mike Houston first took over the program two years ago he wanted the team to become more like North Dakota State University — and it has.

HARRISIONBURG — Jonathan Kloosterman wasn’t going to let an injury keep him from playing in his final game at Bridgeforth Stadium.

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Kyre HawkinsJordan Brown

HARRISONBURG — It’s taken some time, but James Madison University junior running back Marcus Marshall may finally have turned a corner in the Dukes’ offense.

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HARRISONBURG — With all coaching changes going on in college football lately, James Madison University players, fans and alumni can breathe a sigh of relief.  Mike Houston isn’t going anywhere.

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HARRISONBURG — Riley Stapleton is finally seeing his hard work pay off.

HARRISONBURG — Ethan Ratke wasn’t feeling the pressure.

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HARRISONBURG — James Madison University had its entire starting secondary receive All-Colonial Athletic Conference honors this season. In last weekend’s playoff victory over Stony Brook, JMU’s secondary showed just how deserving their conference honors were.

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HARRISONBURG — It hasn’t been the easiest season for James Madison University senior A.J. Bolden and the rest of the Dukes offensive line. But one drive in last weekend’s playoff victory over Stony Brook was a sign that the position group may be playing its best at the right time.

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HARRISONBURG — When James Madison University senior John Miller suffered a game-ending injury against Stony Brook on Saturday, someone had to step up — and D’Angelo Amos did.

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HARRISONBURG — James Madison University’s men’s basketball coach Lou Rowe likes the identity of his team, but he wishes they didn’t have to utilize it in the ways they have been doing this season.

HARRISONBURG — James Madison University women’s basketball coach Sean O’Regan is seeing his team go through the growing pains that he was expecting them to go through.

HARRISONBURG — James Madison University head football coach Mike Houston isn’t happy his team has to play a Colonial Athletic Association team this weekend.

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HARRISONBURG — As James Madison University made its playoff run to a Football Championship Subdivision national championship last season, Rashad Robinson could only stand and watch.

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HARRISONBURG — It will be a different looking team this season for James Madison University’s men’s basketball team.

HARRISONBURG — James Madison University’s women’s basketball coach Sean O’Regan was as surprised as anyone when the Dukes were picked to win the Colonial Athletic Association this season by the CAA coaches.

HARRISONBURG — Cornell Urquhart didn’t have to look very far for inspiration as a football player.

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