ODU shoots past JMU, 80-71

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Old Dominion made 13 of 25 three-point attempts and dominated the glass 47-29  to earn an 80-71 Colonial Athletic Association win over James Madison University at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va., on  Thursday night. ODU won its fourth straight and for the eighth time in its last night games to improve to…

Burroughs three-ball wins it in overtime for Royals

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The young Runnin Royals have needed a big win to get the ball rolling.  Wednesday night they may have gotten it. Sophomore Adam Burroughs (Roanoke, VA/Northside) shook off a cold-shooting night and nailed the game-winning three pointer with 2.1 seconds left in overtime, as Eastern Mennonite earned a hard-fought 78-75 win from Lynchburg.  The guard…

The Y goes green: $103K solar project largest in state of Virginia

Chris Graham

Sigora Solar and the Waynesboro Family YMCA are teaming up on what will be the largest thermal solar installation in the state of Virginia. The system will consist of 40 panels covering approximately 1,600 square feet of space mounted on custom-engineered and -built aluminum rack on the YMCA’s roof. The $103,000 project is being funded…

Mid-majors announce BracketBusters schedule

Chris Graham

Three CAA teams were selected for televised games in the 10th annual Sears BracketBusters, which will be held Feb. 17-18, 2012. The CAA had the second-most teams chosen for televised games of any of the participating 16 conferences, trailing only the Missouri Valley. It’s the fifth time in the past six years that at least…