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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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Lane High graduate Mike Cubbage played Major League Baseball for eight seasons, once challenged Rod Carew and Fred Lynn for a batting title and then managed in The Show after his playing career.
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Tommie Martz was roommates in his first year of pro ball in 1960 in the Pittsburgh system with Steve Blass, who would be the winning pitcher in Game 7 as the Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series 11 years later.
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In all, five natives of Staunton made it Major League Baseball as players – and three of them were named Larry.
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Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro schools are bringing football to middle schools in all three school systems.
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A Fort Defiance High School team and a Shelburne Middle School team earned first place in the HSWCD Local Envirothon.
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Dr. Amy Tillerson-Brown, a professor of history at Mary Baldwin University, met Nikki Giovanni as a Virginia Tech undergrad in 1991.
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As the HokieBird mascot at Virginia Tech, Augusta County native Amy Wells had to keep her role as “the bird” a secret from other students.
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UVA Football has itself another anonymous donor, this one pledging to match every dollar contributed to the Football Enhancement Fund, up to $3 million.
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Monday was a sad day, as Pete Rose, my favorite player ever not to wear a Baltimore Orioles uniform, passed away.
