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Behind 21 points from sophomore guard Ataira Franklin, the Virginia women’s basketball team beat Boston College 69-58 Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena. Franklin (Bowie, Md.) was one of four Cavaliers in double figures. Virginia improved to 15-6 overall and 3-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Boston College fell to 5-14 and 0-6 in the…
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In ironic fashion, free throws made the difference for the Royals. After 39 minutes loaded with unbalanced free throw attempts, Eastern Mennonite sealed a 74-71 win over Randolph College by going 8-for-8 from the line over the final 37 seconds. The Runnin Royals had worked out to a 54-43 lead with 10:34 play, but visiting…
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Hofstra junior guard Stevie Mejia converted a three-point play with 6.1 seconds remaining to lift the Pride to a 71-69 win over James Madison in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center. JMU fell to 9-10 overall and 2-6 in CAA play while Hofstra improved to 7-13 overall…
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Faced with a tough opponent, the Royals responded well. So well, in fact, that they trailed for only 17 seconds in a 75-55 trumping on Washington and Lee Saturday afternoon in Harrisonburg. Eastern Mennonite made their first four shots to jump ahead. The Generals had a short lead at 5-4 after a Meg Ingram (Greensboro,…
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Virginia failed in its efforts to protect children and curb tobacco-related disease according to the American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control 2012 report. The Lung Association’s annual report card on tobacco control monitors progress on key tobacco control policies at the federal and state levels and assigns grades to assess whether laws are protecting…
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Senior guard Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) had a career-high 27 points and James Madison used a 9-0 run in the final five minutes to pull away for a 69-61 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball win at UNCW Wednesday evening at Trask Coliseum. The win snapped a five-game skid in conference games for JMU, which improved…
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The first half wasn’t so pretty, but the second half was something to write home about, as Eastern Mennonite used a 53-18 second stanza to roll to an 80-49 victory at rival Bridgewater Wednesday night. Neither team played well to start the game, as there were nearly more fouls than points over the first few…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Tuesday the distribution of $1.2 million in farmland preservation grants from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to 13 Virginia localities. This is a significant increase from the $100,000 available last fiscal year for state matching funds. Localities must use the grant monies to preserve farmland within their…
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The Eastern Mennonite women held off Hollins on the road Tuesday night, getting a 75-68 win to push their winning streak to six games. Hollins scored the first bucket of the game, but that was their only lead. Kala Yoders (Myerstown, PA/ELCO) helped the Royals break off a 12-12 tie by scoring seven points in…
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Longwood University took an 87-83 men’s basketball victory on the road at Fairleigh Dickinson University of the Northeast Conference Monday afternoon in Hackensack, New Jersey. The Lancers (7-12) closed the first half with a 16-6 run to lead 37-33 at halftime, and secured their second road win in three games with 6-8 free throws in…
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