#13 UVa. baseball rocks #23 Auburn

Chris Graham

Behind six shutout innings from starting pitcher Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.) and 13 runs from the offense over the final five innings, the No. 13 Virginia baseball team routed No. 23 Auburn, 13-2, Saturday afternoon in the Auburn Tournament, held at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala. Making his first start after 51-consecutive relief outings,…

#1 UVa. opens lax season with win over #18 Drexel

Chris Graham

Chris Bocklet tallied five points on four goals and Shamel Bratton added a hat trick as the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (1-0) topped the No. 18 Drexel Dragons (0-1) on Saturday evening, 12-9, inside Klöckner Stadium in both teams’ season openers. Shamel Bratton’s three goals give him 72 career scores, moving him into No. 8…

Chris Graham: Draft Perriello?

Chris Graham

It seems to me that Tim Kaine is the logical choice for Virginia Democrats looking for a Senate candidate in 2012 – and I wouldn’t call myself a political genius for thinking that way. The conventional wisdom isn’t stopping a group of Virginia Dems who are pushing recently unseated former congressman Tom Perriello for the…

#13 UVa. opens with 6-4 win over UAB

Chris Graham

Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) pitched 6.2 innings of one-run baseball and added a pair of run-scoring hits, while David Coleman (Sr., Richmond, Va.) chipped in three hits as the No. 13 Virginia baseball team opened its season with a 6-4 win over UAB Friday afternoon in the Auburn Tournament, held at Plainsman Park in…

The AFP on WREL: Endgame

Chris Graham

AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news and politics on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with a look at the endgame of the 2011 Virginia General Assembly session. Will legislators be able to meet their Feb. 26 deadline for getting a budget approved and on the way to Gov. Bob McDonnell? Chris…

Creigh Deeds: Session report

Creigh Deeds

The 2011 session is rapidly winding down with adjournment scheduled on the 26th of February. The last few days of the session will be spent working out differences between House and Senate versions of bills. Major differences remain on some critical matters. The largest responsibility of the legislature each session is to pass a balanced…

Ken Plum: Casting a red light

Ken Plum

Virginia was one of the first states to use an electric voting machine as a way for legislators to cast their votes without the need to call the name of all 100 delegates and 40 senators and having them “voice vote.” Beginning in 1964 Virginia installed an electric voting board with member names and red…

Winter Wine Festival in Staunton this weekend

Contributors

The Historic Staunton Foundation and the Stonewall Jackson Hotel are hosting a Winter Wine Festival on Saturday at the hotel in Downtown Staunton. Fourteen Virginia wineries will provide tastings of their fine products at the 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. event. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Advance tickets are available…