
Bridgewater College to honor five alums during Alumni Weekend
Five Bridgewater College alumni will be honored as part of the college’s annual Alumni Weekend celebration April 11 – 13.

Five Bridgewater College alumni will be honored as part of the college’s annual Alumni Weekend celebration April 11 – 13.

UVa. pitcher Nathan Kirby (So., Midlothian, Va.) has been named one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week following his no-hitter on Friday night at Pittsburgh.

The Liberty Flames scored five unearned runs in the first inning, a margin the VMI Keydets could not overcome as Liberty won the series finale between the clubs, 17-0, in Big South baseball action contested Sunday in Lynchburg, Va.

For the first time in 55 years, a Carolina League team has won 15 games in a row. And on Tuesday night in their 2014 home opener, the Salem Red Sox will try to match the 1950 Winston-Salem Cardinals, who won 16 straight to establish a record that has stood for 64 years.

R.G. Keenan won a faceoff and streaked down the field to score the winning goal for No. 5 North Carolina with 2:28 left. The goal helped the Tar Heels (8-2, 2-2 ACC) hand the No. 8 UVa. Cavaliers (8-4, 1-3 ACC) its second straight loss, 11-10, in front of 4,952 fans on Saturday afternoon at Fetzer Field.

Virginia Tech has scheduled for April 25 its dedication of the Moss Arts Center, a $100 million facility that is home to the university’s Center for the Arts and Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.

Ryan Dent jacked a grand slam, three different Salem Red Sox hitters drew three walks apiece, and Brian Johnson tossed five quality innings to help the Sox crush Myrtle Beach 10-3 in the 2014 season opener.

Some Virginia farmers’ markets will open this month, while others have been open year-round. At many markets, shoppers will find Virginia-grown asparagus.

The Waynesboro Police Department executed a search warrant at a city residence that resulted in the arrest of a Waynesboro man and the seizure of approximately $7,000 worth of methamphetamine.

Tony Bennett has finished five years at UVa., and has the basketball program back to form, form being where it was 20 years ago, when NCAA Tournament appearances were routine, Sweet 16s and Elite Eights were par for the course, and Final Fours were not uncommon.
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