
Sox survive, surpass Mudcats, 10-9
The Salem Red Sox never trailed and never felt comfortable in their 10-9 triumph over the Carolina Mudcats on Tuesday night at LewisGale Field.

The Salem Red Sox never trailed and never felt comfortable in their 10-9 triumph over the Carolina Mudcats on Tuesday night at LewisGale Field.

Down by two runs entering the ninth inning the Lynchburg Hillcats rallied for five runs in the frame for a come-from-behind 6-3 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Tuesday night at TicketReturn.com Field.

Valley Alliance for Education presented 28 Creative Classroom Grants – totaling $22,613 – to area teachers August 13, during an awards ceremony and reception at the Blue Ridge Community College Plecker Workforce Center.

The Lynchburg Hillcats never led until David Rohm lined home a walk off winner for a 6-5 victory over the Wilmington Blue Rocks Friday night at City Stadium.

William Cuevas dealt six fantastic innings, David Chester delivered a pair of clutch hits to drive in Salem’s two runs, and the Red Sox relievers slammed the door shut in a 2-1 victory over Winston-Salem on Friday night at BB&T Ballpark, capping off a three-game sweep.

Redshirt sophomore Derrick Ziglar and redshirt freshman Bradley Lipscomb combined for 159 yards rushing and a touchdown to key the offense in VMI’s first preseason scrimmage held Thursday afternoon at Foster Stadium.

The Salem Red Sox won their second straight one-run decision against the Dash, grabbing a 2-1 victory over Winston-Salem on Thursday night at BB&T Ballpark.

The Lynchburg Hillcats bats exploded for 16 hits on Thursday night, which included a five-run seventh inning to spark a 9-6 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks at City Stadium.

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that nearly $1 million in matching grant funds will be awarded to 54 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Grant program.

So now Gov. Bob McDonnell is saying that he’s returned it all – the loans, the checks to his daughters, even the Rolex watch that a campaign donor, Jonnie Williams, the CEO of Star Scientific, had given him.
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