Bridgewater College adds two sports to offerings

Chris Graham

Following the approval of the Board of Trustees on Friday, Bridgewater College will add women’s golf and men’s lacrosse to its roster of NCAA Division III sports teams. Both teams will begin competition in the 2012-2013 academic year. With the addition of these teams, Bridgewater will position itself as one of the premier institutions in…

Kicking the can: City needs to take lead on stormwater improvements

Chris Graham

Waynesboro, as we know, is good at studying problems for years and not doing anything to bring the solutions to fruition. The city technically isn’t doing nothing to resolve its issues with stormwater management, though what is being done is not too far removed from sticking a finger in the floodwall and hoping that holds…

Bridgewater knocks off Catholic in regular-season finale

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Senior quarterback Hagan Driskell posted a career-high four touchdown passes and wide receiver Tyler Beiler hauled in three touchdown passes as the Bridgewater Eagles (8-2) football team posted a 38-28 victory over the Catholic Cardinals (4-6) to round out the regular season. Bridgewater’s eight wins on the year marks the most since the 2006 season….

Roundup: UVa. falls at Duke, JMU, VMI lose, Bridgewater holds off Randolph-Macon, Virginia hoops wins in exhibition

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UVa. loses wild one at Duke Virginia got 649 yards of total offense, but the defense could not stop Duke in a wild fourth quarter that saw the Blue Devils score last on a 35-yard touchdown run by Desmond Scott en route to a 55-48 Duke win on Saturday. Keith Payne scored from six yards…

Water quality focus of Oct. 20 meeting

Chris Graham

A public-input meeting to discuss a draft water-quality improvement plan for segments of South River and Christians Creek on the state “dirty waters” list will be held in the City Council Chambers at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building in Downtown Waynesboro on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. The draft plan will be presented…

Bridgewater College to mark debut of new pedestrian mall

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Where once there was nothing but asphalt and parking spaces, there now exists a visually appealing concourse of brick and benches – a warm and welcoming space for visitors to the Bridgewater College campus. A pedestrian mall that will enable the BC community to gather – particularly before and after home football games – has…

Bridgewater College: Eagles picked second in ODAC football poll

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Bridgewater turned things around in 2009, with the Eagles winning four of their last five to finish 7-3, just on the outside looking in as far as the Division III playoffs were concerned, but still a big step back in the right direction after a 4-6 campaign in 2008. It’s hard to believe that Mike…