Dennis Womack, Brad Babcock to be honored by the Virginia Baseball Coaches Association
In perhaps his last interview, former Lynchburg College standout Brad Babcock told this reporter how he got his start as a college baseball coach.
In perhaps his last interview, former Lynchburg College standout Brad Babcock told this reporter how he got his start as a college baseball coach.
Harrisonburg High School has a rich football history, with former coaches Brownie Cummins and Tim Sarver posting major success over an extended stretch.
Seven natives of Virginia made their MLB debut in 2025 – one less than in 2023. That year eight Virginia natives broke into The Show, which was the most for the state in one year in nearly 30 seasons.
At a lithe 5-foot-7, Richmond-area basketball product Jada Walker is making sure she does not get pushed around in her first season as a pro point guard in central Europe.
It was a clear, quiet evening on a recent Saturday in Shenandoah County. The cloudless blue sky made Massanutten Mountain clearly visible to the east, with the sound of a few birds the only noise breaking the silence just off Route 11.
Virginia’s five-member Republican congressional delegation, which could number as few as two or even one a year out, is not happy with Democrats going full Trump on the matter of redistricting.
The starting and winning pitcher in the first World Series game in 1903 – Deacon Phillippe – was a native of Rural Retreat in Southwest Virginia.
Justin Verlander, the former Goochland High and ODU star, made his final start of the 2025 season on Sept. 27 for the San Francisco Giants, who had already been eliminated from postseason play. And it was an historic outing – on several counts.
MAGA provocateur Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking engagement at an outdoor event on the campus of Utah Valley University, in the heart of deep-red, proto-MAGA Utah, on Wednesday.
Turner Ashby High School opened in 1956 in Dayton – it moved to Bridgewater in 1989 – and the Knights won the first of seven state baseball titles in 1971. That is tied for second in the state, back of the nine won by J.J. Kelly.
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