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If a Fishburne player is open, the light is green. “We tell the guys, If you’re open, shoot it. We did that tonight, and had some good open looks,” said FMS postgrad assistant coach Brian Benator after the Caissons drained 13 three-pointers to key a 97-58 win over Rise Academy Friday night on day two of the FMS Holiday Inn Express Tip-Off Challenge.
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Virginia baseball coach Brian O’Connor has announced the Cavaliers’ 2013 schedule. The 54-game slate includes home ACC series against Florida State, Miami, NC State, Maryland and Duke as well as a three-game non-conference series at East Carolina.
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Three of the nation’s top 10 top postgrad basketball teams will be in Waynesboro this weekend for the FMS 2012 Holiday Inn Express Waynesboro Tip-Off Challenge.
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Daniel Dixon was flying beneath the recruiting radar after an injury suffered the summer before his senior year put him on the shelf.
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Host Richard Adams promises the November 9th Variety Show will not be a turkey. He has pulled together a saucey line up of talent for his night. Joining Adams will be The Judy Chops, songwriter/musician Buddy Thomas, and the Shenandoah Valley’s Premiere Hula Hooper, Arrow.
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Sarah Chase of Lexington met recently with Philippe Labro, author, filmmaker and alumnus of Washington and Lee University, in Besançon, France.
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The George Mason men’s basketball team saw five players score in double figures as the Patriots outlasted a pesky Bowie State squad, 76-72, in exhibition action Thursday night at the Patriot Center. Leading the way was freshman Marko Gujanicic, who had 16 points in his unofficial Mason debut.
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James Madison men’s basketball has been selected to finish sixth in the 11-team Colonial Athletic Association it was announced on Tuesday at the league’s annual media day at Champps-Pentagon Row in Arlington, Va. The annual preseason poll is based on votes from the league’s coaches, sports information directors and media members.
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Junior guard Ataira Franklin (Bowie, Md.) of the Virginia women’s basketball team earned preseason All-ACC honors after being named to the Blue Ribbon Panel preseason All-ACC team and the preseason Coaches All-ACC team. The Cavaliers have been picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll and tied for sixth in the coaches poll.
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Saturday’s surprising day of results among the top teams led to nine teams earning first-place votes on Monday, but Eastern Washington (5-1) was still a decisive No. 1 over James Madison, which moved up two spots to No. 2 after beating William & Mary in double overtime. The Dukes (5-1) gained 42 first- place votes and 3,831 points.
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