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D.C. United Women open their inaugural United Soccer Leagues W-League season on Wednesday, when they travel to New Jersey to take on the New Jersey Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. at Lions’ Stadium on the campus of The College of New Jersey. United head coach Mike Jorden and his squad will attempt to earn their first-ever…
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Radford starter Eddie Butler tossed seven scoreless innings and closer Abram Williams picked up his Big South single-season record 17th save as the No. 6 seeded Highlanders defeated No. 7 seed VMI, 3-1, in Game 1 of the 2011 Royal Purple Big South Baseball Championship presented by Triangle Rent A Car, May 24 at Gray-Minor…
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The final order came down, and a flurry of hats flew into the air, marking the end of 35 cadet careers at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro. “It’s been long-awaited,” said Alex Burkard of Stuarts Draft, who began at Fishburne as an eighth-grader, and for whom the graduation ceremony on Saturday was the end of…
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It’s been a tough day at the office; maybe even a tough week, month, or year. You need a bit of a vacation. Perhaps it’s time to step away from work and go fishing. For Tommy Lawhorne and Kevin Little, fishing is their work. However, giving it the title of work does not stop their…
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“Love can build a bridge” says Winona Judd in her popular country song, but when it comes to replacing the century-old Sears Hill Bridge in Staunton, it’s going to take cold, hard cash. The Staunton Downtown Development Association, in collaboration with the Friends of the Sears Hill Bridge and The Community Foundation of the Central…
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After a scoreless 4 1/2 innings, VCU and UNC Wilmington combined to plate 15 runs during the final five frames, including a pair of key UNCW homers, and the Seahawks held on to defeat the Rams 9-7 Saturday afternoon in the finale of a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series at Brooks Field. Andrew Cain hit…
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Four James Madison pitchers combined to limit Northeastern to six hits in a 5-0 shutout to open a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series Thursday afternoon at Friedman Diamond. JMU improved to a season-best 18 games over .500 at 35-17. The Dukes also won their eighth consecutive CAA game to improve to 19-9 in the league….
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Phil Ruzbarsky launched a grand slam home run in the sixth inning to give Richmond an 8-7 lead, but Saint Joseph’s answered right back with five runs and hung on for an 11-7 win Thursday in the opener of a three-game series at Campbell’s Field in Camden, N.J. Ruzbarsky’s bomb – his third in as…
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Virginia Commonwealth University held a 6-0 lead after two innings but Liberty rallied to tie the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth and went on to defeat the Rams 8-7 Tuesday evening at Worthington Field with three straight singles in the tenth. Trailing 7-4, Liberty (32-20) scored twice in…
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Those entering the opening session of Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) were handed felt markers and circles of fabric. Their assignment: “Tell what you bring here.” Faisa Loyaan’s contribution: “learning and sharing.” That Somalian guest’s response seemed typical among the 80 learners arriving from 23 nations for the annual gathering organized by EMU’s…
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