
Chris Dewald: The Oil Lamp
We all do tender a lamp sometimes of brass filled with oil. In years gone past the whale of the sea were made to boil.

We all do tender a lamp sometimes of brass filled with oil. In years gone past the whale of the sea were made to boil.

RMH will hold its 27th annual Bereaved Parents Memorial Tree Service 7-9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2 in the first floor concourse.

Despite playing a man down for the final 89 minutes, the Virginia men’s soccer team defeated Marquette, 3-1, Sunday afternoon in the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 at Klöckner Stadium. The eighth-seeded Cavaliers (12-5-5) advance to play the winner of the UCLA-Connecticut match next weekend in the NCAA quarterfinals.

Through Jan. 4, donations of canned goods will reduce overdue fines at Augusta County Library, Staunton Public Library and Waynesboro Public Library. Known as “Can Your Fines,” this annual event encourages the return of overdue library materials while also helping those in need in our community.

Sophomore Justin Anderson sparked a first-half comeback as Virginia posted an 83-63 win over Missouri State Saturday in the championship game of the Corpus Christi Challenge at American Bank Center. Anderson scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the first half to lead the Cavaliers to their first tournament championship in the Tony Bennett era.

You want to see something positive from Virginia’s 16-6 loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday. You want to because moral victories are all you can try to conjure up if you’re on the UVa. side, and your program has just lost its 10th straight to its in-state rival.

Virginia Tech scored on four first-half possessions, and then won a war of attrition in a scoreless second half to take down Virginia, 16-6, on Saturday in Scott Stadium, extending the Hokies’ winning streak in the series to 10 games.

Anthony Gill (High Point, N.C.) scored 19 points, including 17 in the second half, as Virginia defeated SMU 76-73 in the semifinals of the Corpus Christi Challenge Friday (Nov. 29) at American Bank Center. UVa. advances to the championship game tomorrow night against Missouri State or Texas A&M.

The UVa. women’s basketball team (3-4) fell to Kansas State (3-3), 49-46, in the consolation final of the Junkanoo Jam Tournament on Grand Bahama Island. Junior center Sarah Imovbioh (Abuja, Nigeria) had her fourth double-double of the season with 20 points, one shy of matching her career high, and 15 rebounds.

The last time UVa. football defeated Virginia Tech was 2003. This is before Facebook, so there’s something to ponder. Virginia football fans haven’t been able to post to Facebook, We beat Tech! Mike London was on the sidelines in Charlottesville that day as the defensive line coach under Al Groh.