Baker, Meyinsse and Tat named co-captains

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    Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Virginia men’s head basketball coach Tony Bennett has named seniors Calvin Baker, Jerome Meyinsse and Solomon Tat tri-captains of the team for the remainder of the 2009-10 season. “Calvin, Jerome and Solomon have displayed good leadership to this point in the season and I look forward to them serving…

Louis three gives Dukes CAA home win

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JMU withstands second-half Towson charge Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Ben Louis’ (Melbourne, Australia/St. Francis Xavier) three-point field goal with 1.5 seconds to play gave James Madison a 69-66 men’s Colonial Athletic Association basketball victory over Towson at the JMU Convocation Center Saturday afternoon. Louis’ game-winning shot came after the visiting Tigers had rallied from…

Cuccinelli names AG leadership team

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Former aide to Del. Lohr among those tapped Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Attorney General-elect Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II announced his leadership team for the Office of the Attorney General today. In making his appointments, Cuccinelli commented “I, and the citizens of the Commonwealth, are fortunate to have such a talented group of people who…

School Board: Let’s stay the course

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Controversial redistricting plan still on table for 2010-2011 Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A proposal from Waynesboro School Board Chairman Jeremy Taylor to table consideration of a controversial school-redistricting plan to the fall failed to win the approval of a majority of Board members tonight. School Board members Brian Edwards, Jonathan Lovelady and Doug Norcross…

JMU women even CAA record

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Evans leads Dukes with 26 points Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Junior guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) scored 26 points to lead three Dukes in double figures as James Madison (1-1, 11-2) took down Georgia State (1-1, 10-3) 68-60 in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Thursday evening at the JMU Convocation Center. Freshman guard Tarik…

A switch in time?

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School Board chairman to talk redistricting at tonight’s meeting Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Tonight’s Waynesboro School Board meeting could lead to an interesting turn in the discussions of a controversial proposal to overhaul elementary education in the River City. I talked this morning with School Board Chairman Jeremy Taylor, who told me that he…

The CAA and the RPI

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Can the good times last for rising midmajor? Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The CAA is too good for its own good, apparently. After starting the week with William and Mary at #2 – #2! – in the weekly NCAA RPI, and Virginia Commonwealth (#18) and Old Dominion (#41) entering league play with pretty impressive…

A $500K jumpstart

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Staunton loan funds available for qualifying small businesses Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The Staunton Creative Community Fund announced today that it is beginning the New Year with funding available for small businesses that tops half a million dollars. SCCF will loan the money to qualified entrepreneurs to attract new and existing small businesses to…

JMU women lose CAA opener

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Evans’ 30 not enough for Dukes Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Drexel (1-0, 7-5) edged No. 25/25 James Madison (0-1, 10-1) 68-67 in the opening game of Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball play Sunday afternoon at the Daskalakis Center. Dragons’ senior Gabriela Marginean scored 14 of her team-high 23 points in the second half. She…

JMU women advance to tournament title game

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No. 25 Dukes will play Western Michigan in JMU Invitational Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com No. 25 James Madison (9-1) defeated Lafayette (2-10) 86-54 and Western Michigan (5-7) downed North Carolina Asheville (3-8) 60-53 in the opening round of the JMU Invitational Women’s Basketball Tournament Tuesday evening at the JMU Convocation Center. JMU and Western…