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James Madison outscored Towson 16-5 in the final 6:39 and the Dukes pulled away for a 67-57 win in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center. The Dukes’ record is now 12-4 overall and 3-2 in league play, while Towson is 11-5 overall and 2-3 in the CAA. JMU junior…
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With back-to-back games in front of them, the Eastern Mennonite women decided to take the stress out of the weekend and win the first game in easy fashion. The Royals scored the first six points Friday and never trailed in a 90-51 home win over Emory & Henry. EMU held the Wasps without a field…
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On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the Wildlife Center of Virginia admitted a bald eagle – an adult bird – from Prince William County. The bird was picked up on Jan. 10 near Route 234 (between Manassas and Dumfries) and taken to the Village Veterinary Clinic in Burke. On Jan. 11, a volunteer transporter picked up the…
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After a 30-day holiday layoff, Fishburne Military School’s postgraduate basketball team returned to action on Wednesday night at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista and returned to Waynesboro with a 21-point win over the Knights JV squad. The Caissons accomplished the 84-63 victory without the help of starting point guard and team captain Teven Jones….
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Just when it looked like the Runnin Royals would have the final say, Randolph-Macon turned the tables and won with a three pointer at the buzzer. For the second time this season, R-MC stole a win with a last second bomb, this time a 74-71 decision in Harrisonburg Wednesday night. Big man Owen Longacre (Telford,…
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Virginians remain strongly supportive of funding for public schools and oppose test-based teacher pay, according to a new statewide survey conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University. The VCU Commonwealth Education Poll finds six?in-10 Virginians (60 percent) say that Virginia schools do not have enough funds to meet their needs, while 29 percent say schools have enough…
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Immediately after their victory on Monday afternoon over William & Mary, the George Mason men’s basketball senior class told their teammates in the locker room the importance of a victory on Thursday at Old Dominion. The Patriots took it to heart, as they pulled off a nearly wire-to-wire 63-54 victory over the Monarchs before 7,783…
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The William and Mary men’s basketball team led for the majority of the contest on Wednesday night and held on late via the strength of 22-of-25 from the free throw line to upend James Madison, 68-61, at Kaplan Arena. The College held the CAA’s leading 3-point shooting team to just 2-of-23 and shot a season-best…
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A cold start hampered the Runnin Royals, but a cold finish was the deciding factor in a 72-65 loss to Washington & Lee Wednesday night in Harrisonburg. The men had their chances to get on the board first, but struggled to get clean looks inside because of the wingspans of the Generals. After EMU missed…
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Longwood University dropped a 96-77 men’s basketball decision on the road at the United States Military Academy (Army) of the Patriot League Tuesday night in West Point, New York. The Lancers (4-11) trailed 51-30 at halftime and never recovered while led by senior Jeremiah Bowman|Washington, D.C. (Harcum JC) with 17 points, a career-high and game-high…
