Squirrels win home opener

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Behind seven strong innings from left-hander Jason Stevenson, the Richmond Flying Squirrels (4-4) dumped the Altoona Curve (3-3), 7-3, in front of a capacity crowd of 9,560 on Thursday night at The Diamond.  The Squirrels are now 3-0 in their home openers. The Squirrels got some help from the Curve as they jumped out front…

Sophisticated jazz performer Emme St. James has Staunton roots

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When Emme St. James takes the stage in the Shenandoah Ballroom of the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center on Friday, May 11 from 8-11 p.m., she will be extremely pleased to be bringing her romantic and exciting show to her “home away from home.” Her grandfather, Dr. John Guss, was an internist at King’s…

McDonnells, Trumps host fest in NYC

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Gov. Bob McDonnell and First Lady Maureen McDonnell today held a Virginia tourism, wine, food and film reception for industry professionals New York City. The event was hosted by Donald and Eric Trump at Trump Towers. More than 200 wine news and travel journalists, wine trade representatives, tour planners business contacts, film makers and film…

VMI routed at VCU

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Matt Winn hit his first collegiate home run, giving the VMI Keydets a 1-0 lead in the third, but the VCU Rams scored the next 18 runs en route to an 18-1 victory in non-conference baseball action Tuesday night at The Diamond in Richmond, Va. Winn’s blast off Seth Cutler-Voltz (3-2) was hit to left…

JMU completes sweep of Northeastern

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Junior center fielder Cole McInturff (Centreville, Va./Westfield) and sophomore third baseman Conner Brown (Richmond, Va./Godwin) each had career highs with four hits to pace James Madison’s 20-hit attack in a 16-7 win to complete a Colonial Athletic Association weekend sweep on Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU improved to 9-22-1 overall…

JMU takes Game 2 from Northeastern

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James Madison pitchers combined to limit Northeastern to five hits and retired the final 13 batters of the game to record a 3-2 triumph to clinch its first Colonial Athletic Association series win on Saturday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU won consecutive games for the first time since the first weekend…

VMI drops twinbill

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The Winthrop Eagles scored three times in the seventh inning, highlighted by a two-run home run from TJ Olesczuk, and went on to defeat the VMI Keydets 7-4 in the second game of a Big South doubleheader Saturday at Gray-Minor Stadium. With the win, Winthrop (11-22, 4-5 Big South) completes the doubleheader sweep of VMI…