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

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.

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 …

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.

District tournament play begins today throughout the area, and each tourney looks to be competitive and entertaining.

Much is at stake for Central’s girls basketball team tonight.

QUICKSBURG – Udreka Claude credited increased confidence with helping him win his first Shenandoah District wrestling title over the weekend, and the Stonewall Jackson senior, given his past success in the event, should have no trouble conjuring similar poise at the Region 1A/1B tournament a…

QUICKSBURG - Stonewall Jackson has had one rough stretch of basketball in every game this season, and the trend continued on Monday night.

QUICKSBURG -- Udreka Claude had been waiting his entire high school wrestling career to win a Shenandoah District title. The Stonewall Jackson senior, already a two-time regional champion, finally added a district gold medal to his collection.

QUICKSBURG – The real deal doesn’t start for Stonewall Jackson’s wrestling team for another week, but the Generals can gain some valuable experience heading into the postseason with one final tune-up this weekend.

QUICKSBURG — Central’s boys basketball team finished off the regular-season sweep of county rival Stonewall Jackson on Monday night, but it wasn’t exactly in the same dominant fashion as the Falcons’ 45-point blowout on Dec. 10.

QUICKSBURG — Tucker Dorman has had to do a little bit of everything this season for Stonewall Jackson’s boys basketball team.

QUICKSBURG - Stonewall Jackson couldn’t have had a much worse start to its girls basketball game with Riverheads on Friday night.

QUICKSBURG — Last year as Stonewall Jackson was making its run to the Class 1 girls basketball state semifinals, Autumn Summers could only watch.

QUICKSBURG — The 2018-19 boys basketball season has been one of a persistent struggle for Stonewall Jackson, and things got no better with a visit from a previously winless Rappahannock County squad on Thursday night.

STRASBURG — Things are starting to come together for Strasburg and it showed on Saturday night.

QUICKSBURG – Stonewall Jackson was able to have some solid practices over the Christmas break, and it showed on Wednesday night.

Whether it was a quarterback lighting up the stat sheet, teams enjoying playoff success, pitchers getting drafted or new faces taking over key positions, a lot happened in the local college athletics landscape in 2018.

It was another successful high school sports season in 2018 filled with state qualifying teams and individuals, coaching changes, retirements and even a field dedication to a former coach.

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QUICKSBURG - Stonewall Jackson has had trouble handling defensive pressure all season, so it was hardly surprising how much the Generals struggled with Stuarts Draft’s relentless full-court press on Wednesday.

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2018 Girls Cross Country All-Area team

The inaugural Valley Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Series Football game, held Sunday at James Madison University’s Bridgeforth Stadium, was a success.