
Field hockey: No. 8 UVA tops No. 10 Syracuse in 2OTs
The No. 8 UVA field hockey team (3-1, 1-0 ACC) opened ACC play with a 2-1 double-OT victory over No. 10 Syracuse (3-1, 0-1 ACC) on Friday (Sept. 7) at Turf Field in Charlottesville.

The No. 8 UVA field hockey team (3-1, 1-0 ACC) opened ACC play with a 2-1 double-OT victory over No. 10 Syracuse (3-1, 0-1 ACC) on Friday (Sept. 7) at Turf Field in Charlottesville.

Despite tying the game midway through the second half on its first goal of the season, the VMI men’s soccer team fell by a 2-1 score to host Appalachian State Saturday night in Boone, North Carolina.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is seeking top-notch advocates from the Shenandoah Valley to attend a free workshop Sept. 28 and 29 for current and future Clean Water Captains.

Governor Ralph Northam announced the culmination of a stakeholder-driven process to allocate over $7 million in federal grant awards to enhance emergency preparedness and security throughout the Commonwealth.

Kicking off a 15-stop campaign swing Thursday evening in Chesterfield County, Senator Tim Kaine will barnstorm Virginia during Labor Day weekend.

VDOT will suspend most highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon Friday, Aug. 31, until noon Tuesday, Sept. 4.

The No. 7 UVA field hockey team (1-0, 0-0 ACC) opened the 2018 season with an 8-1 victory over Drexel (0-1, 0-0 CAA) on Friday (Aug. 24) in Philadelphia, Pa.

VMI women’s soccer coach Chris Bergmann has things pointed in the right direction. The Keydets (7-11-1 overall, 4-4-1 in SoCon play) finished at .500 in conference play in 2017, their best showing in eight years.

VMI men’s soccer has lost 33 of its last 35 matches, with two ties, both in 2017. A youth movement is the theme of 2018 under third-year coach Michael Bonelli, whose roster features 14 freshmen competing for time on the pitch.

The State Corporation Commission has scheduled a hearing to receive public testimony on a petition from Dominion Energy Virginia to construct and operate an offshore wind generating project.
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