Shenandoah Junction: The Valley Baseball League is heading to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia

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Shenandoah Junction: The Valley Baseball League is heading to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia

The Charles Town Cannons will join the 12-team, NCAA-sanctioned Valley League after the Fuller Family of Berryville, Va., chose to relocate its team from Luray, Va.

Virginia receives disaster declarations due to summer derecho

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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced today that Albemarle, Nelson and Page counties have received U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designation as primary disaster areas due to excessive rain, hail, high winds and lightning associated with a derecho that occurred between June 28 and July 3, 2012.

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Inept Cavs hand W to Louisiana Tech, 44-38

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Virginia quarterback Michael Rocco threw three interceptions, the last for a Louisiana Tech touchdown to help push the Bulldogs to a commanding 20-point fourth-quarter lead. Backup quarterback Phillip Sims led a valiant fourth-quarter comeback that came up short on a controversial illegal-substitution penalty, and Tech held on for a 44-38 win on Saturday in Charlottesville.

JMU women open at UVa.

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The James Madison women’s basketball schedule for the 2012-13 season includes a season-opener against Virginia and a trip to Mexico for the Cancun Challenge. The Dukes will begin the season on Nov. 9 in Charlottesville, Va., against the Cavaliers in a re-match from last year’s Women’s National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals.