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Sophomore Amy Roguski (Sykesville, Md./Liberty) scored two goals in the final 2:22 to lift No. 13 James Madison over Virginia Tech, 10-7 in women’s lacrosse Wednesday afternoon at the JMU Lacrosse Complex. Senior Caitlin McHugh (Westminster, Md./Mercy) notched her first goal of the season just under seven minutes into the first half to put the…
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Longwood University took a 103-84 men’s basketball victory past visiting Southern Virginia University Thursday night at Willett Hall in Farmville. The Lancers (8-14) took advantage of a 27-4 run midway through the first half, and led 51-33 at halftime en route to their home triumph. Longwood had six players reach double-figure scoring, including all five…
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For 15 minutes, the young Royals hung with No. 5 Virginia Wesleyan. Then the Marlins took over and ran away with a 91-65 decision Wednesday night in Virginia Beach. When VWC started off with a dunk coming off the opening tip, the men knew they had their hands full. But Eastern Mennonite responded and jumped…
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The Humane Society of the United States is calling on Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to issue an emergency order or otherwise direct the Virginia Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations on the sale and possession of dangerous wild animals following the escape Tuesday night of 48 wild animals—from bears to wolves to lions—from an…
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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team completed a three-game series sweep of Virginia Tech with a 10-2 triumph Sunday afternoon at English Field in Blacksburg. In outscoring the Hokies 37-8 in the series, Virginia ran its win streak to nine games and improved to 28-2 this season, including an 11-1 mark in ACC play. UVa is…
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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team scored 17 runs over a four-inning span to bounce back from an early deficit and trounce Virginia Tech, 18-3, Friday night at a frigid English Field in Blacksburg. The Cavaliers (26-2, 9-1 ACC) banged out 16 hits in their largest offensive output of the season and used strong pitching from…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled a new Virginia is for Lovers television commercial today which is slated to run in eight out-of-state media markets starting in March. Virginia’s new tourism commercial, geared toward family travelers, features experiences found across the state from beaches to history to amusement parks and outdoor recreation. The new commercial is made…
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The #10/9 (IWLCA/Inside Lacrosse) James Madison women’s lacrosse team scored three of the game’s final four goals and edged #20 (Inside Lacrosse) Virginia Tech 11-9 Wednesday afternoon. The Dukes improved to 2-0 while Virginia Tech, which lost for the first time this season, has a 4-1 record. Redshirt sophomore Casey Ancarrow (Jarrettsville, Md./John Carroll) scored…
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Five prep All-Americans highlight a football recruiting class composed of 20 student-athletes, as announced by Virginia Tech on Wednesday. “We’re really pleased with this class,” head coach Frank Beamer said. “It’s a solid, good class with a lot of players who have great potential. In a year that we had limited scholarships, I’m happy we…
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The Virginia Film Office and the Virginia Production Alliance are cooperatively producing the fourth annual Virginia Indie Film Festival Feb. 26 and 27. The Festival features independently produced documentaries, short films and features from Virginia filmmakers. The films were selected by panels of industry professionals and come from Midlothian, Blue Ridge, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Roanoke,…
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