Buzzer-beater lifts EMU past Shenandoah in OT

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Dajon Daniel (Fredericksburg, VA/Mountain View) capped a crazy night with a game-winning layup at the buzzer of overtime, giving Eastern Mennonite’s men an 88-87 win at Shenandoah Tuesday. Shenandoah’s James Bowens (Stephens City, VA/Sherando) made only the first of his two free throws with 5.6 seconds left in overtime to give the Hornets a one-point…

EMU men get win over Messiah

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The momentum is starting to build in Harrisonburg, as the Runnin Royals have their first winning streak of the young season. Eastern Mennonite used a big first-half run to get the lead on Messiah and then held on for a 68-57 victory on Saturday. After the EMU men scored the first point of the game,…

Minnifield leads UVa. All-ACC selections

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Five Virginia football players were named either first-or-second-team onthe All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team, announced by the leagueon Monday. Three other players were named as honorable mention selections. Thefive selections are the most first-and second-team honorees for UVa since the2004 team garnered seven accolades over the two teams. The eight overallmembers on the All-ACC team…

SMAC off to a good start at the Rays Pumpkin Meet

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The Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club, which practices at the Waynesboro Y, competed in the Rays Pumpkin Meet in Fredericksburg on Oct. 22-23.  This was the first meet of the short-course (25-yard pools) season, and SMAC swimmers showed their improvement since the previous season. The following SMAC swimmers participated in the meet: Jessie Arnold (age 14),…

Wilson Library hires local educator to head up museum program

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Tracey Michael joins the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum as the new museum educator. Michael will be responsible for developing and presenting programs for students, expanding outreach to schools, and coordinating general public programming. She will continue and expand the work of recent staff retirees, Karen Church and Ellen Abernethy. Don Wilson, President and…

#8 JMU rolls over #10 Richmond

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Fueled by 297 yards rushing and seven quarterback sacks from its defense the James Madison football team powered past the University of Richmond 31-7 at Bridgeforth Stadium on Saturday. JMU won its fourth straight game to improve to 4-1 this season and 2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association. UR lost its second straight, dropping to…

Appeals court upholds health-care law

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that the Commonwealth of Virginia lacks standing to challenge the individual mandate portion of the health-care reform passed by Congress in 2010. The ruling is not expected to be the end to the case brought by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. It is anticipated that the challenge…

Quake! Virginia hit by 5.8 magnitude temblor

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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake with an epicenter near Mineral in Louisa County was reported on Tuesday, causing tremors as far away as New York, Ohio, and the Carolinas. According to Dr. Alton Dooley, associate curator of paleontology at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, this was one of the largest earthquakes in Virginia’s recorded history,…