Former Generals aiming for spot in College World Series

Chris Graham

A pair of former Waynesboro Generals will play key roles for the top-ranked Virginia Cavaliers as they face off with Cal-Irvine this weekend for a spot in the College World Series. “It will definitely be a good weekend of baseball. Two really good teams. It’s golng to come down to who can execute. This time…

Generals pitch in at Wenonah Field Day

Chris Graham

Friday is get-down-to-business time for the Waynesboro Generals, who open their season on the road at Rockbridge. Thursday was a break from the preparations for the 2011 Valley League season for several members of the team who helped Wenonah Elementary School with its annual Field Day. “We’re just playing around with the kids, just having…

All-star hoops game features top Virginia post-grads

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Fishburne Military School post-graduate basketball coach Ed Huckaby noticed a gap in the market for basketball recruiters. “Most all-star games are for high-school players,” said Huckaby, who is filling the void with the inaugural Virginia Post-Grad All-Star Basketball Game set for Saturday on campus at FMS in Waynesboro. The all-star weekend, which begins Friday with…

All-star hoops game features top Virginia post-grads

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Fishburne Military School post-graduate basketball coach Ed Huckaby noticed a gap in the market for basketball recruiters. “Most all-star games are for high-school players,” said Huckaby, who is filling the void with the inaugural Virginia Post-Grad All-Star Basketball Game set for Saturday on campus at FMS in Waynesboro. The all-star weekend, which begins Friday with…

EMU’s Phillips named to D3 All-America teams

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Eastern Mennonite University senior Todd Phillips (Waynesboro, Va./Waynesboro) can already note his playing career as being a part of the most successful stretch in EMU basketball history. Now he continues to add individual honors that make him one of the most decorated players in Eastern Mennonite history, as he was recently named All-American by two…

Hoops dreams: Fishburne basketball clinic teaches Y kids court, life lessons

Chris Graham

The hook to the youth basketball players at the Waynesboro YMCA to get them out for a group practice Tuesday night was that practice was going to be led by members of the nationally ranked FIshburne Military School postgraduate basketball team. In between the drills emphasizing proper ballhandling, defensive movement and shooting techniques, the players…

FMS postgrad hoops team to teach basketball, life lessons to Y kids

Chris Graham

The nationally ranked postgraduate basketball team from Fishburne Military School will be holding a skills clinic for Waynesboro YMCA youth basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 22, beginning at 6 p.m. The clinic was initiated by FMS Superintendent Col. Rick Zinser as a community-outreach effort for the postgrad-hoops program, which has 14 players committed to Division I…

Mathers, Linco, Generals donation to city will put finishing touches on lighted ballfield

Chris Graham

Mathers Construction Team, Linco Inc. and the Waynesboro Generals are partnering with the City of Waynesboro to provide a concession stand for the new youth-baseball facility in the City’s North Park. Mathers, Linco and the Generals are providing materials and labor to complete the 24-foot by 24-foot structure from the ground up. The City will…