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A three-pointer by Malcolm Brogdon ignited a 26-2 Virginia run, and the #19 ‘Hoos raced past Wake Forest for an easy 68-44 win Wednesday night. Mike Scott was a perfect 9-for-9 from the floor to pace UVa. (19-4, 6-3 ACC) with 19 points. Joe Harris scored 11 points, and Brogdon, Jontel Evans and Akil Mitchell…
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Augusta Free Press LLC is a major sponsor of the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce 2012 Business Showcase. The Showcase will be held at the Best Western Inn & Suites Conference Center in Waynesboro on Thursday. The event is free and open to the public from 1-5 p.m.
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It may be a Spring Fashion Debut, but you’ll get a little taste of everything next Saturday in downtown Waynesboro. The entire event will bring 23 businesses to downtown for shopping, samples, giveaways and more. “I am really excited to bring such a wide variety of wares to downtown for this exclusive one-day shopping event,”…
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Keith Gabriel had 32 points, including nine of VMI’s final 10, and the VMI Keydets defeated the Winthrop Eagles, 86-79, in Big South action held on VMI Basketball Alumni Day, Saturday afternoon at Lexington’s Cameron Hall. With the teams locked in a back and forth battle, Winthrop’s Andre Jones hit a three-pointer to put the…
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Forward Jamelle Hagins and guard Devon Saddler posted 23 and 22 points, respectively, as Delaware held off James Madison’s second-half charge to post an 85-80 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball win on Saturday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center. Delaware improved to 11-12 overall and 7-6 in the CAA while JMU dropped to 10-15 overall…
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Lynchburg College held off a late Bridgewater rally Saturday afternoon to defeat the Eagles, 66-62, in ODAC action. Lynchburg jumped out to an early 13-1 lead as the Eagles failed to score a field goal in the first eight minutes of action. The Hornets took their biggest lead of half on a layup by Austin…
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January has come and gone. Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, and it appears that six more weeks of winter weather are ahead. We saw temperatures in the 70s in Richmond this week. Hopefully Phil is predicting six more weeks of this type of wintry weather. Throughout this session, one thing that stands out for…
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The Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro and Augusta County will be offering Community Emergency Response Training. The course will be held on Thursday evenings, March 1-May 3 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission Office at 112 MacTanly Place in Staunton. This nine-week course uses a standard curriculum designed by the Federal…
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Matt Dickey had 26 points to lead the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, and the VMI Keydets could not take advantage of several key opportunities in the final minute as UNC Asheville prevailed over VMI, 89-86, in Big South basketball action Thursday night at Cameron Hall. With 28 seconds remaining, Dickey hit two free throws to put…
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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…
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