
CAA adds College of Charleston
The College of Charleston has accepted an invitation of membership to join the Colonial Athletic Association beginning July 1, 2013, CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager announced on Friday.

The College of Charleston has accepted an invitation of membership to join the Colonial Athletic Association beginning July 1, 2013, CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager announced on Friday.

Wayne F. Pryor, a Hadensville beef, grain and timber producer, was elected Nov. 29 to a fourth two-year term as president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

A full court pass with two seconds remaining in overtime led to an Ian Chiles game-winning layup, giving the Morgan State Bears an 81-80 win over the VMI Keydets in non-conference basketball action Saturday afternoon at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va.

For three days this week, Fishburne Military School was one of the centers of the basketball universe. More than 80 college coaches were in Waynesboro for the Best Western Waynesboro Caisson Shootout, which featured four of the top 10 prep teams in the nation, and a plethora of future college stars.

Folks in Waynesboro realize that there’s a jewel of a basketball team that plays up on the hill overlooking downtown, right? Um, well, no. I mean, Roy Williams knows. You know, the North Carolina basketball coach? Won a national championship or two? He was in the gym watching a game in the Best Western Waynesboro Caisson Shootout today.

The Richard Adams Variety Show will be on Friday, Dec. 14th from 7:30-9 p.m. The show features Kathy Walton LaFon singing her lovely renditions of Christmas Classics while accompanying herself on piano.

D.J. Covington had 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for the VMI Keydets, but the West Virginia Mountaineers put seven players in double figures and had 60 points in the paint, leading to a 94-69 WVU win Wednesday night at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W. Va.

TBSC was excited to have the Nanobots, and their coach Sonya Shaver, come and present a short but excellent program to TBSC on Wednesday, Nov 21.

Wayne Theatre Alliance’s 2012 Christmas Home Tour will be a chance to experience the holiday traditions and decor of some of Waynesboro’s finest homes. The annual event will feature six homes and two institutions dressed for the holiday. The Tour is from 10 am to 4 pm on December 1st. Tickets are available in advance at WTA’s office. They will be available at the Plumb House and at WTA’s Gateway before 2 pm on the day of the tour. Again this year, WTA will offer a special bus tour for those who would rather ride than drive.

Stan Okoye had a game-high 22 points, D.J. Covington had a double-double to go along with his seven blocks and the VMI defense forced several key turnovers in the final three minutes as the Keydets defeated the Old Dominion Monarchs, 76-71, in basketball action Wednesday night at the Constant Center in Norfolk, Va. The victory is VMI’s first win over Old Dominion since Jan. 25, 1978.
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