#1 UVa. shuts out Georgetown

Chris Graham

The top-ranked Virginia baseball team earned a rain-shortened 4-0 win over Georgetown Tuesday evening at Davenport Field. The teams played five innings in one hour, 11 minutes before heavy rain and lightning forced the game to be stopped. The game then was called after a 47-minute delay. Virginia starting pitcher Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.)…

Robert Hurt: Continued focus on job creation

Robert Hurt

This past week in Congress we continued to focus on taking the necessary steps to help foster a better environment for job creation for the people of the Fifth District by shrinking the size and scope of the federal government, reducing unnecessary regulations, working to lower energy costs, and cutting spending. I was proud to…

Brian Moran: A view of Virginia’s future

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As Virginians prepare for a 2011 campaign in which every state legislator is up for election, many are probably wondering what the real differences are between the two parties competing for their votes. Fortunately, state government provides a clear contrast between the divergent priorities of Democrats and Republicans in the commonwealth. Democrats believe that making…

Suzi Foltz: Saying yes to the dress?

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“Why, hello! Welcome to (insert overly priced formal wear store name here). What are we looking for today?” Okay, that was a simple enough one, “Well, a prom dress.” “Do you have any certain styles in mind?” “Not really. I haven’t narrowed it down and I’m kind of looking around at everything.” “Alright then! Let…

Jim Bishop: Woodsman, glad you didn’t spare that tree!

Jim Bishop

We already miss it, but it’s good we decided to do away with it. A silver maple (species: Acer saccharinum) that has dominated the front yard of our Belmont subdivision dwelling over the 40 years we’ve lived there, is all but gone. What remains is the rock-solid base, some 44 inches across, and we’re stumped…

JMU splits two with Georgia State

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James Madison used a five-run eighth inning to cap a rally from a 6-1 deficit and win the opener 9-6 while Georgia State coasted to a 16-3 triumph in the second game of a Colonial Athletic Association baseball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU stands at 22-10 overall and…

Hultzen, Coleman spark No. 1 Cavaliers to 6-2 win at No. 8 Georgia Tech

Chris Graham

Virginia ace Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) out-dueled Georgia Tech phenom Mark Pope, and David Coleman (Sr., Richmond, Va.) hit a game-changing three-run home run in the seventh inning as the top-ranked Virginia baseball team rallied to defeat the No. 8 Yellow Jackets 6-2 Friday evening at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta. Virginia (30-2, 12-1…

#11 UVa. women's lax defeats Virginia Tech

Chris Graham

The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team held off an eight-goal second-half rally by its in-state rival Virginia Tech Wednesday evening at Klöckner Stadium to earn its first Atlantic Coast Conference victory of the season, 12-10. With the win, the Cavaliers bump their all-time record against the Hokies to 17-0 and move to 9-5 this…

Third annual Mad Hatter’s Easter Festival April 23

Chris Graham

Waynesboro will once again welcome spring to the Valley with the annual Mad Hatter’s Easter Festival on Saturday, April 23. The Mad Hatter and the Moms Club’s White Rabbit will open the gates to the Easter Festival in Waynesboro’s Constitution Park at 10:30 a.m. For the next three hours, the park will be the place…

Roberts pitches another gem as #1 Cavs shut out Radford

Chris Graham

Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) followed up his perfect-game outing with seven innings of shutout pitching as he led the top-ranked Virginia baseball team to a 2-0 win over Radford Tuesday evening at Davenport Field. Virginia (29-2) won its 10th straight game – the Cavaliers’ second double-figure winning streak of the season (13 from March…