
Valley League News and Notes: Former Braves shortstop named D3 Player of the Year
Former Staunton Braves shortstop Ryan McCarty has been named the Division III Player of the Year.

Former Staunton Braves shortstop Ryan McCarty has been named the Division III Player of the Year.

The UVA Cancer Center is celebrating, and the reward goes to nonprofits, local governments, hospital and other community groups it serves.

Virginia Baseball fans, prepping for the Greenville Regional this weekend are familiar, generally, with East Carolina and Coastal Carolina.

The 2022 Stamp Out Hunger campaign will provide more than 95,000 meals to those in need in the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s 25-country service area.

This summer, WTJU’s micro-museum opens a new exhibition, “Radio Relics,” that traces WTJU’s storied history of broadcasting for our community.

The Liberty Flames will play in an NCAA Regional for the third straight season, as Liberty received an at-large selection to the NCAA Gainesville Regional.

Tina Mammone, Ph.D., has been selected as the chief nursing officer for VCU Medical Center, effective Aug. 7.

The historic 90-year-old Paramount Theater of Charlottesville will offer free backstage tours to the community this summer season.

Fifth-seeded Virginia (38-16) will play its final game at the 2022 ACC Tournament when it takes on fourth-seeded Notre Dame (34-13) on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Truist Field in Charlotte.

Virginia was 26-3 and ranked as high as second in the national polls heading into its road trip to then-#5 Miami in early April. It’s looking likely now that the Cavaliers won’t even be hosting a regional when the NCAA Tournament field is announced next week.
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