
Staunton’s Gunnar McNeill named Valley League Player of the Week
Staunton Braves infielder Gunnar McNeill was named the Valley Baseball League’s D-BAT Player of the Week for July 7-13.

Staunton Braves infielder Gunnar McNeill was named the Valley Baseball League’s D-BAT Player of the Week for July 7-13.

The UVA field hockey team announced its 2014 schedule, with the Cavaliers slated to play 11 of their 19 regular-season games, as well as a preseason scrimmage, at University Hall Turf Field.

Those favorite slices of summer—watermelons and cantaloupes—are making their seasonal debut in Virginia a little behind schedule. Their tardiness, however, should be offset by their tastiness, thanks to favorable growing conditions.

Covington second baseman José Carerra was named the Valley Baseball League’s D-BAT Player of the Week for June 30-July 5.

Old Dominion University senior Antonio Vaughan has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2014 Paul Hornung Award, presented by Texas Roadhouse, the award committee announced on Monday.

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank announces today the hiring of Todd Lilley as a Director of Development. Lilley will work with businesses and individuals in the Central Shenandoah Valley and Winchester to develop lasting partnerships and fundraising support of the Food Bank’s mission.

The McAuliffe Administration announced the members and first meeting date for Virginia’s Standards of Learning Innovation Committee.

Another year, another challenging schedule for the EMU field hockey team. Coach Brenda Bechler released Eastern Mennonite’s 2014 slate today, which will push her women but will also let them lean on the home crowd.

Governor McAuliffe visited First Landing State Park on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach to sign Executive Order 19, convening the Governor’s Climate Change and Resiliency Update Commission.

The 2014 Valley Baseball League All-Star game on Sunday, July 6, showcases the league’s rising collegiate stars in an annual event attended by baseball fans and Major League Baseball scouts alike at Veterans Memorial Park, Eagle Field, in Harrisonburg.
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