Not many people can say they played in high school for two coaches who are in the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame. But that is what Staunton native Larry Sheets accomplished in the late 1970s.
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When Hollywood came to the Keswick train station in Albemarle County
It was about 70 years ago that Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor converged on a small town in Albemarle County to film the movie “Giant.”
Steve Buckhantz, Curt Dudley bring 90 years of experience to JMU hoops broadcasts
On a recent weekday at 4:30 p.m. – exactly 150 minutes before the opening tip – veteran sports broadcaster Steve Buckhantz walked into the almost-empty Atlantic Union Bank Center on the campus of JMU in Harrisonburg.
Hollywood star Warren Beatty has ties to Front Royal, sports – and maybe Staunton
Legendary actor/producer/director Warren Beatty was born in Richmond and went to high school in Arlington at what was then Washington-Lee, where he played football before graduating in 1955.
St. Anne’s-Belfield alum Justin Taylor, now at JMU, glad to be back in Virginia
Once Justin Taylor decided to transfer from Syracuse, the next stop seemed logical for the former basketball standout from STAB.
‘Fiery Riverheads guy’ Aidan Miller was a football standout, but opted for EMU baseball
Aidan Miller said he was in eighth grade when he first heard from EMU coaches about possibly playing baseball at the Division III Harrisonburg school.
Waynesboro: WHS alum Terrell Thompson wins national baseball coaching honor
It will be hard for 2009 Waynesboro High School graduate Terrell Thompson to duplicate his baseball milestones in 2026, since the 2025 calendar was filled with some memorable moments.
UVA Basketball alum Anthony Gill provides veteran voice for Washington Wizards
Former UVA Basketball standout Anthony Gill is a rarity among professionals on his level – and it not just because he is on the roster of an NBA team.
VCU product Jamir Watkins is a rookie with the Washington Wizards
It was easy to spot former VCU basketball standout Jamir Watkins in a recent game with the Washington Wizards in the nation’s capital.
Spotswood grad Luke Keister will bring ‘young energy’ to Harrisonburg Turks staff
Luke Keister clearly recalls the first time he went to see the Harrisonburg Turks play in the Valley Baseball League.