Lynchburg - Campbell defeated Longwood 8-6 Friday in the Big South Tournament to end the Lancers' run at the title. Longwood Head Coach Buddy Bolding ends his great 35-year career with the Lancers with 953 career victories.
Amherst County beat Heritage 11-2 to win the Seminole District regular season and tournament title.
The Hokies (38-19) entered the 2013 event seeded sixth, but upset No. 3 seed Virginia, No. 2 seed Florida State and beat No. 7 seed Georgia Tech to finish pool play 3-0.
Navery Moore went six innings of one-run baseball to pick up his third win in as many starts.
Liberty hadn't beaten Coastal Carolina in 20 consecutive tries heading into Friday but the Flames beat them twice to earn a spot in the Big South Baseball Tournament's championship game.
LU will now face Coastal again at 5:50 p.m. in an elimination game.
ACC Baseball Tournament (Thursday Scores) UVa 8, Georgia Tech 2 UNC 10, Miami 0 (8 innings) Virginia Tech 3, Florida State 2 - Mark Zagunis (VT): Walk-off HR Big South Tournament (Thursday Scores) Longwood 6, Gardner-Webb 5, also Liberty 3, Radford 2 (more)
Area High School Scores for Thursday, May 23 Seminole District Baseball Semifinals: Amherst 5, Brookville 3 - Lancers stay undefeated for the season Heritage 1, Jefferson Forest 0 - Heritage vs. Amherst Friday in title game...and many more scores
Lynchburg - Trailing 2-1 and down to their last out in the top of the ninth, the Liberty Flames' Justin Sizemore blasted a go-ahead two-run homer powering LU to a 3-2 win over Radford.
Naruna - William Campbell basketball coach Robbie St. John has resigned to take the head coaching job at Hopewell High in Richmond. St. John, who's originally from Richmond, coached the Generals for four seasons.
Lynchburg - Heritage High School held its annual Collegiate Signing Day Thursday. 12 Pioneers have been accepted to colleges and plan to continue playing their chosen sports.
Danville - G.W. recognized three football players who'll take their talents to the college level. Robert Lovelace and Travis Jones will play for Shenandoah University in Winchester, Jeremiah McGeough is heading to Delaware State.
ACC Baseball Tournament - Durham, NC DAY 1 GAMES: (7) Georgia Tech 4, (2) Florida State 3 (6) Virginia Tech 10, (3) Virginia 1 (4) N.C. State 6, (5) Clemson 3 and many more scores
Lynchburg - The E.C. Glass boys and girls won Region 3 matches Wednesday afternoon at the Glass courts. The boys took care of Fort Defiance 5-0 in the semifinals, while the girls won a quarterfinal match 5-0 over Alleghany.
Lynchburg - Liberty stayed alive in the Big South Tournament Wednesday afternoon, rallying to beat Charleston Southern 2-1. The Flames scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to pull out the victory.
Lynchburg - No. 7 seed Longwood exploded for seven runs in the fourth inning to pick up the 11-3 win over No. 3 High Point in game five of the Big South Baseball Championship Wednesday morning at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Naruna - Today's high school Team of the Week is William Campbell softball. The Generals marched over Appomattox 11-0 Tuesday night to advance to Thursday night's Dogwood Tournament championship game.
Area High School Scores for Wednesday, May 22 Dogwood Baseball Semifinals: Appomattox Co. 4, Chatham 3 - Chase Mayberry (A): 7K in 5 innings of relief work Dan River 5, William Campbell 4 and many more
Area Scores for Tuesday, May 21 Big South Baseball Tournament: Coastal Carolina 6, Longwood 1 Gardner-Webb 8, High Point 2 Campbell 4, Charleston Southern 0 Radford 6, Liberty 3 and many more
Danville - Three G.W.-Danville basketball players have decided where they'll play hoops next season. Ahmad Thomas, First Team All-Full Court Press, will play for the Hargrave post-grad team, Jarrod Williams is headed for Detroit and Kashaune Jones picks Walters State Community College in Tennessee.
Lynchburg - Number 2 seed Coastal Carolina ran up a 6-0 lead through five innings and the Chanticleers beat Longwood 6-1 in the opener of the Big South Baseball Tournament at Liberty University in Lynchburg.
Naruna - Gina Lawhorn threw a one-hitter, striking out 11 and Katie Reamey and Jasmine Goode homered as William Campbell rolled over Appomattox County 11-0 Tuesday night in the Dogwood District softball semifinals.
First inning miscues led to a loss for the Flames. Coach Jim Toman said the only positive from the game was the fact that they only used one pitcher and have plenty left to make a run in the losers bracket.
He took over the program in 1985 and has coached every year since except one season in which he stepped aside in order to watch his sons play at Roanoke College.
Although he is currently not listed on Liberty's online roster, one-time LCA Bulldog Grant Jones says he is back on the team.
Lynchburg - The Big South Baseball Tournament begins Tuesday morning, 9:30, at Liberty Stadium in Lynchburg with number 2 seed Coastal Carolina taking on seventh-seeded Longwood.
Brookville beat Amherst County 7-5 in the first round of the Seminole District Tournament. Both teams had 7 hits and 2 errors.
A number of Liberty, VMI, Radford, and Longwood players were named to the First Team and Second Team All Conference.
There's a reason you aren't supposed to spit sunflower seeds on the field at Liberty's new stadium.
UVa and Virginia Tech will meet Wednesday at 3 p.m. The Cavaliers lost two ACC series all year to Tech and Georgia Tech - their first two opponents in the round robin style tournament.
Area teams including Liberty, Radford, and Longwood all made the 8-team field. VMI did not qualify. The tournament begins Tuesday morning in Lynchburg.
Florida State (44-11, 20-10) earned the No. 2 overall seed and will be joined in Pool B by third-seeded Virginia (45-9, 22-8), sixth-seeded Virginia Tech (35-19, 15-14) and seventh-seeded Georgia Tech (33-23, 15-15).
Lynchburg - Senior right-hander Brooks Roy pitched seven strong innings, helping the Liberty Flames defeat the Radford Highlanders, 3-1, on Senior Day in a Big South Conference game Friday at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The win clinches a spot for the Flames in next week's Big South Tournament.
Amherst County - Seven Amherst County athletes announced their college plans in a ceremony Tuesday at the high school. Today we hear from a Lancers wrestler headed to VMI and football standouts who'll play for Fork Union Military and Randolph-Macon.
Area Scores for Thursday, May 16 College Baseball: (7) UVa 10, (2) UNC 4 - UVa needs to beat UNC next two days to clinch Coastal Division title (22) Virginia Tech 13, Wake Forest 2 - Hokies are 9-1 in last 10 games...plus many more scores
Farmville - Big South softball champion Longwood opens NCAA Tournament action Friday night in Knoxville against number 7 overall seed Tennessee. Game time is 6 p.m. in the Knoxville Regional.
Lynchburg - The Lynchburg Hillcats couldn't match the bats of the Frederick Keys in Thursday's rubber match, losing 11-7 at City Stadium. Robby Hefflinger hit his ninth home run of the season and Matt Lipka had three hits, but the Hillcats' bullpen allowed eight runs in five innings of relief.
Lynchburg - – Liberty outfielder Ryan Cordell and catcher Trey Wimmer collected three hits apiece, but the Radford Highlanders used a six-run second inning to defeat the Flames 6-3 in a Big South contest Thursday night at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Campbell County - Brookville has named longtime Bees assistant Marshall Schmitt as INTERIM head football coach for the 2013 season. Schmitt, a '74 Brookville graduate, has been a defensive coordinator under four different Brookville head coaches.
Amherst County - Of the seven Amherst County athletes who committed for colleges Tuesday, two are heading to UVa-Wise, softball's Mallory Wood and football's Malcolm Revely.
Lynchburg - One of the area's top high school basketball junior stars has made an early college decision. V.E.S. guard Anthony Swan announced Thursday he's committed to George Washington University in the nation's capital.
Charlottesville - UVa junior running back Clifton Richardson out of Newport News has decided to transfer after two seasons. Richardson played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2011, rushing for more than 360 yards and two scores.
Campbell County - Brookville has named an INTERIM head football coach for the 2013 season. Marshall Schmitt, a longtime Brookville assistant and one-time Bees defensive coordinator, will guide the Bees this year.
Area Scores for Wednesday, May 15 CAROLINA LEAGUE: Lynchburg 3, Frederick 2 - Kyle Kubitza (L): Walk-off Homer Salem 5, Carolina 4 - Red Sox Wipe Out 4-1 Deficit with 4 Runs in 7th NCAA DIV. 3 Lacrosse Quarterfinals: Stevenson, MD 13, Lynchburg 7 and more scores
Lynchburg - Kyle Kubitza hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to give the Lynchburg Hillcats a 3-2 win over the Frederick Keys Wednesday night at City Stadium. The rubber game of the series is Thursday night at 6:05.
Danville - G.W. Danville had three athletes Wednesday signing college letters of intent. Jay Cumbo will play baseball for Greensboro College, basketball's Deneysha Goods is headed to Louisburg College and Khadijah Wilson plans to play basketball and soccer at Patrick Henry Community College.
Bedford County - Talk about great pitching. Jesse Stinnett of Amherst County threw another gem Tuesday night, striking out eight and allowing just four hits in a 5-0 win at JF. The victory clinched the Seminole District regular season title and kept the Lancers perfect on the season, now 18-and-0.
Appomattox County - Today's high school Team of the Week is the Appomattox County baseball team. The Raiders are 9-and-1 in the Dogwood District and Dallas Turner has 5 home runs this season, giving him 17 for his career, that's a new school record.
Amherst County - Spring Signing Day Tuesday afternoon at Amherst County saw SEVEN Lancer athletes announce college plans.
Lynchburg - The Lynchburg College Hornets got in a Tuesday afternoon practice, then boarded the bus for the Division Three men's lacrosse quarterfinals Wednesday night in Maryland. It's just the second time in school history LC has made it this far, the first time was back in 2005.
Matthew Zajac isn't breaking records alone. His help comes from within his family. His father and brother have been with him one throw at a time.
Lynchburg Hillcats, Salem Red Sox Monday Night Scores, 5/13: Lynchburg 7, Carolina 4 - Hillcats complete 4-game sweep of Mudcats. Emerson Landoni and Elmer Reyes both drove in two runs Myrtle Beach 8, Salem 3
Monday Night High School Highlights and Scores: SOFTBALL: Rustburg 5, Brookville 0 - Rustburg freshman Megan Richards threw a 2-hitter. Kelsea Jennings hit a two-run homer in the third to increase the lead to 3-0, plus many more scores ahead.
Campbell County - Congratulations to Brookville Bees wrestling coach Don Shuler. The one-time Arizona State All-American was inducted into the California Wrestling Hall of Fame this past weekend.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Heritage 7, Brookville 2 Campbell County - Heritage broke open a scoreless game with three runs in the 5th, then tacked on four more in the 6th as the Pioneers won at Brookville....plus many more scores.
After opening with 76 on a breezy first day at Nansemond River Golf Club, Forren was one of two competitors tied for the top spot entering the final round and concluded the championship with a 4-over 148 aggregate.
Lynchburg - Guilford's Drew Crawford held Lynchburg without a hit until the fifth inning, throwing eight strong innings of five-hit baseball to lead the Quakers past the Hornets 8-1 Wednesday afternoon at L.C.
Lynchburg - Heritage stormed back from an early 8-0 deficit to beat Appomattox County 10-9 in high school baseball action Wednesday night at Heritage. David Pultz had a big game at the plate for the Pioneers, going 3-for-3 with a triple and an rbi.
Fox said, "Our kids fought really hard. They did an outstanding job all year long and we just had too many turnovers (22). [West Point is] very good going 10 deep [with their lineup]."
Salem - Kingpin Christiansburg won its 12TH STRAIGHT VHSL state Double-A championship Saturday night in Salem. Zack Epperly put the exclamation point on the night with his pin at 182. Brookville finished second in the state for a second straight year with three individual state runners-up.
Full Court Press Regional Scores and Highlights - Tuesday BOYS: G.W. 78, C.D. Hylton 57 - Jarod Williams led G.W. with 21 points, Kyshawn Jones added 18, Ahmad Thomas 13.
Lynchburg - Trailing 44-42 midway through the second half, Liberty took control of the game with a 16-2 run against Winthrop and the Lady Flames won 69-54 in a matchup between the top two teams in the Big South.
Owner Jack Roush has 7 Cup championships but 2012 was a season the team would like to forget, but they plan to have a MUCH better 2013.
Richmond - Tolu Omotola scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Devon Brown also scored 15 as the Liberty Lady Flames won 76-63 Thursday afternoon at VCU. The Rams broke out to a 10-3 early lead, but
Richmond - Tolu Omotola scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Devon Brown also scored 15 as the Liberty Lady Flames won 76-63 Thursday afternoon at VCU.
Charlottesville - Win or lose, Virginia's season will be over on Saturday afternoon but the Cavaliers know this rivalry is always meaningful. Virginia has lost eight straight to the Hokies in the series, the Cavaliers' last win came back in 2003.
The Brookville Bees are trying to repeat as Division 3 champions and the Tunstall Trojans are standing in their way. Brookville will host the Trojans Saturday at 1 p.m. inside Stinger Stadium.
If Rocco transfers to a FCS (Division I-AA) team he could play immediately next season but if he decides to transfer to an FBS team he would have to sit out the 2013 season and then play his senior year in 2014.
Lexington - Washington and Lee needed FOUR overtimes to beat Hampden-Sydney Saturday. The hero for the Generals did his job...and then some.
Click on this story to see which players from Lynchburg, VT, and UVa are on postseason rosters for the upcoming MLB playoffs.
Lynchburg - Liberty Flames senior Kevin Fogg has earned Big South Special Teams Co-Player of the Week honors along with Coastal Carolina's Alex Catron. Fogg had a huge night Saturday against Norfolk State, totalling 177 return yards and six tackles in LU's 31-24 loss to the Spartans.
