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During one of our district tours last year, a concerned constituent told me that federal government regulations are “taking the breath” away from small businesses and family farms in the Fifth District. And as I make visits with Central and Southside Virginians across our district, I am constantly reminded of those words as I see…
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For Mark Warner, it risked being a Michael Dukakis moment. “This is politician rule #1: You’re never supposed to wear a hat,” Sen. Warner, D-Va., said after being handed a Dr. Seuss hat that otherwise seemed sensible given what he was about to do. And you thought banging the gavel to open and close sessions…
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The Virginia women’s basketball team fell to sixth-ranked and third-seeded Maryland, 70-58, in the quarterfinals of the 2012 ACC Tournament on Friday (March 2) at the Greensboro Coliseum. Virginia, the No. 6 seed at the tournament, now has an overall record of 22-10. The loss snapped a four-game Cavalier winning streak. Maryland improved to 26-4…
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Why don’t you take a stab at it? That’s all it took, a leading question, to set Lowell Sheets on a 12-years-and-counting trek to figure out what happened on April 11, 1967, the night that Carolyn Perry and Connie Hevener were gunned down at the High’s Ice Cream on Terry Court in Staunton. And yes,…
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In the regular-season finale for both teams, Virginia defeated Florida State, 66-57. Senior guard Ariana Moorer (Woodbridge, Va.) scored 23 points to lead four Cavaliers that scored in double figures. With the win, Virginia improved to 21-9 overall and finished the regular-season with a 9-7 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference action. Florida State’s record dropped…
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EMU made a pair of game-tying three pointers in the final 10 seconds of regulation, but it wasn’t enough as the Runnin Royals bowed out of the ODAC Tournament in overtime Friday night, falling 99-91 to Randolph-Macon. The men nearly pulled an upset in the two/seven game of the quarterfinals, but lost to the second-seeded…
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The Virginia women’s basketball team defeated Wake Forest, 61-55, in the final regular-season home game for seniors Chelsea Shine (Wayne, Pa.) and Ariana Moorer (Woodbridge, Va.). Each senior reached a milestone, as Shine recorded her1,000th career point and Moorer moved into 20th place on Virginia’s all-time scoring list (1,170 points).
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The James Madison women’s basketball team led from the opening basket as the Dukes beat Hofstra 80-61 in Colonial Athletic Association play Thursday night the JMU Convocation Center. JMU, which clinched a top-four seed and a first-round bye for the upcoming CAA Tournament, improved to 21-6 overall and 12-4 in league play. Hofstra’s record stands…
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Bridgewater College head coach Curt Kendall picked up career win No. 600 Wednesday afternoon as the Eagles blanked Mary Washington 3-0. Kendall now has a career record of 600-386-8 to rank No. 18 in career victories among active Division III coaches. He ranks No. 34 all-time in wins in Division III. The BC pitching staff…
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Rivalry games always have a little something special about them, and Tuesday night was no exception when Eastern Mennonite hosted rival Bridgewater in an ODAC Tournament First Round game. The Runnin Royals scored the 15 in the game, but trailed at halftime before running away with a 79-65 decision. Seventh-seeded EMU heads into the ODAC…
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