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Trey Freeman (Virginia Beach, VA.) scored 18 points and Aaron Bacote (Hampton, VA.) added 14 to lead ODU (15-2/4-1) to a 61-50 Conference-USA victory over North Texas before a sellout crowd of 8,472 at the Constant Center.
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UVA soccer midfielder Eric Bird (Sr., Virginia Beach, Va.) was selected by the Philadelphia Union in the 2015 Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Thursday (Jan. 15). A second-round selection, Bird was the 41st overall pick.
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UVA center Ross Burbank was named ACC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week for games played through Oct. 4. The weekly ACC honor is the first for the junior from Virginia Beach, Va. Burbank played every snap at center and graded out at 93 percent in Saturday’s 24-19 win over Pitt.
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James Madison defensive lineman Sage Harold (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) has been named the Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced this morning.
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UVA soccer’s Eric Bird (Sr., Virginia Beach, Va.) has been named to the 2014 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Men’s Watch List, announced Wednesday by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Bird is one of 32 selections to the men’s watch list.
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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.
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On Monday, June 30, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, U.S. Congressmen Scott Rigell, Bobby Scott, and Rob Wittman, as well as Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim and Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms, will host a regional conference on sea level rise at Old Dominion University in Norfolk.
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Virginia Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe on Friday announced his selection of Aubrey Layne as Secretary of Transportation at the Norfolk International Terminal. Layne, a resident of Virginia Beach, has been a member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board since 2009.
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Today Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe visited Morphix Technologies in Virginia Beach to discuss the importance of averting a government shutdown for Virginia’s communities and economy.
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe launched his women’s health policy “Healthy Women, Healthy Families” today and met with a group of women and students in Virginia Beach to discuss protecting women’s access to preventive care in the Commonwealth.
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