ACC football players of the week

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Boston College sophomore linebacker Luke Kuechly and Florida State sophomore kicker Dustin Hopkins headline a list of six players honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week announced Monday by the ACC. Kuechly, who claimed his third recognition of the season, tallied 21 tackles in the Eagles’ 21-16 victory at Duke. He…

Hoops roundup: Dukes fall at #3 Kansas State, VMI gets win in opener

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Kansas State scored 21 points off 26 James Madison turnovers and connected on 10 three-pointers en route to a 75-61 season-opening victory in the opening round of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic on Friday night at sold-out Bramlage Coliseum. KSU, ranked third nationally in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USAToday Coaches Polls, improved to…

JMU hoops gets win in exhibition

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James Madison defeated Philadelphia 67-51 in an exhibition game on Sunday afternoon in the JMU Convocation Center. It was the third straight year that JMU defeated Philadelphia in its lone exhibition contest. Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) and Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) led the Dukes with 15 points each. Philadelphia’s Jimmy Connolly led all scorers…

JMU hoops gets win in exhibition

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James Madison defeated Philadelphia 67-51 in an exhibition game on Sunday afternoon in the JMU Convocation Center. It was the third straight year that JMU defeated Philadelphia in its lone exhibition contest. Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) and Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) led the Dukes with 15 points each. Philadelphia’s Jimmy Connolly led all scorers…

JMU picked fourth in preseason CAA hoops voting

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With the return of seven key players and a talented group of newcomers ready to contribute immediately, James Madison was picked to finish fourth in the 12-team Colonial Athletic Association in a vote of coaches, sports information directors, and media representatives as announced at the league’s annual media day on Tuesday at Champps Restaurant. JMU’s…

Dukes drop another one

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The #6/7 James Madison football team mustered less than 100 yards of offense in the second half and visiting #15/16 New Hampshire scored 18 unanswered points in the second half to come away with a 28-14 victory at Bridgeforth Stadium. With the loss, the Dukes fall to 4-2 overall and 1-2 in Colonial Athletic Association…

Waynesboro First Aid Crew takes home top honors at state convention

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The Waynesboro First Aid Crew took home five top honors at the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads annual convention held recently in Virginia Beach. The Junior EMT competition team – consisting of Sarah Merriken, Tara Morrison, Whitney McCormick and J.T. Harry – took first place in the Junior EMT Contest. The Senior EMT Competition Team…

#5 Delaware upends #3 JMU

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Junior Mike Perry connected on a 28-yard field goal with three seconds remaining after Delaware used a 14-play drive in almost seven minutes to lift the visitors past James Madison 13-10 in a Colonial Athletic Association football clash on Saturday afternoon at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field. UD, ranked fifth nationally in both major polls, improved…