
Generals rally falls short in 11-9 loss
Waynesboro rallied from a big early deficit for the second time in three nights, but the rally Friday night fell short in a 11-9 loss to Covington at Kate Collins Field

Waynesboro rallied from a big early deficit for the second time in three nights, but the rally Friday night fell short in a 11-9 loss to Covington at Kate Collins Field

Until recently, police officers at many colleges in Virginia were not recognized as law enforcement entities beyond the confines of their campuses

Two Bridgewater College students, one alumnus and a professor of psychology have taken top honors at an international conference for a paper they wrote about the effects of alcohol-caffeine drinks on behavior. Seniors and psychology majors Tara Nicely of New Market, Va., and Andrew Moon of Forest, Va., joined Dr. Brian M. Kelley, associate professor…

The George S. Aldhizer II Department of Economics and Business at Bridgewater College recognized seven students for excellence during the annual academic awards convocation on May 1. Schyler C. Smiley, a junior business administration major from Staunton, Va., received the Robert L. Hueston Scholarship in Accounting. The award honors the contributions Robert L. Hueston made…

Nathan H. Miller, chair of the Bridgewater College board of trustees, announced today the formation of a committee that will conduct the search for the next president of Bridgewater College. President George Cornelius announced March 6 that he will let his contract with the college expire at the end of the current academic year. Executive…

A Bridgewater College professor who helped his native Zambian village build, stock and staff its first library has been awarded a grant to publish a book about Zambian culture. Sociology professor Dr. Mwizenge Tembo has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Mednick Fellowship Committee of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) to publish…

EMU can score runs this year. But stopping the other team has proven difficult at times. Monday night the Royals were at Shenandoah, ranked No. 12 and No. 18 in the two national polls, and the men led 11-7 before dropping a 19-11 decision. The two teams have been developing a rivalry recently. In 2011,…

Alex Nuttycombe drove in the winning run with a single in the bottom of the ninth to lift No. 24 Bridgewater College to a 13-12 victory over No. 3 Christopher Newport. The victory is the fourth this season for the Eagles over a nationally-ranked opponent. Bridgewater is now 23-10 overall while CNU drops to 25-10.

Two days after breaking a seven-game losing skid, Eastern Mennonite’s baseball team got a pair of key ODAC wins. EMU grabbed a walk-off, extra inning win in the opener and then clubbed their way to a high-scoring win in the nightcap.

Bridgewater College and Randolph-Macon College split their doubleheader Saturday afternoon. Bridgewater won the opener, 8-0, while the Yellow Jackets held on for a 5-3 win in the second game. The early season twinbill matched the top two teams in the preseason poll with the Eagles picked No. 1 and the Yellow Jackets No. 2. In…
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