September 22, 2008
New Wayneboro coaches introduced
Waynesboro High School announced the hiring of its new baseball and softball coach Monday afternoon.July 22, 2008
Thompson commits to LCC
Waynesboro shortstop and 2007 Valley District batting champion Jay Thompson has committed to play baseball at Lenoir Community College in Kinston, N.C., during the 2008-09 season.July 12, 2008
Pint-sized no-no
STUARTS DRAFT – Waynesboro started Saturday morning at Schneider Park thrashing Pioneer 12-1, but the afternoon ended with tears as the District IV 9-year-old All-Stars were forced out by Green County 6-5 in the third round of the state tournament.June 24, 2008
Players, assistant coaches lament Critzer’s resignation
It was no surprise to some Waynesboro baseball players that coach Jim Critzer made his exit official on June 18. Although the Little Giants were prepared, many were still mourning the final curtain call.June 23, 2008
Giants’ Critzer resigns
In the days leading up to Waynesboro’s second straight Group AA Final Four baseball berth, speculation was abound that it would be skipper Jim Critzer’s last season at the helm of the Little Giants. Critzer put the rumors to rest Monday, confirming that for the first time in four years the Waynesboro baseball program will have to search for a new coach.June 07, 2008
Mixed Emotions
PULASKI The end of the Waynesboro’s season came to an abrupt end on Friday morning, losing the Group AA semifinal 15-3 against Powhatan. The Little Giants took the backfield like they normally do after a game to chat with skipper Jim Critzer.June 06, 2008
STATE EXTRA: SACCO: The coach cried too
PULASKI Jimmy Eavers’ tears were telling of what the Waynesboro baseball squad was. Some would call them a “team.” They called themselves a “family.” So when Eavers, a freshman call-up from JV that spent most of his time in the dugout cheering on the guys that accepted him into the purple and gold familia, couldn’t keep from crying as the Little Giants readied to walk out of Calfee Park in Pulaski, it was clear who he was crying for.STATE EXTRA: Waynesboro fans proud of the Little Giants
PULASKI With the heat index escalating to 100 degrees, Waynesboro fans took shelter beneath the covered grandstand at Calfee Park before the Little Giants and Indians met in the Group AA semifinals Friday morning.STATE EXTRA: The final goodbye
PULASKI Waynesboro gathered in left field, some staring into Calfee Park’s lawn, others looking past the mountain in right field and a handful watching their coaches make the final post-game speeches of the season.STATE EXTRA: Blonde Bombers’ bats hammer away at Calfee
PULASKI Last season’s Powhatan juniors grew into this year’s “Blonde Bombers” as the Indians moved into the Group AA baseball finals after eliminating Waynesboro in the semifinals Friday morning. The Indians’ bats were as hot as the broiling sun beating down on the beautiful Calfee Park.STATE EXTRA: A painful loss; Giants fall to Indians
PULASKI — Having used both aces in the state quarterfinals, Waynesboro and Powhatan had to pitch their No. 2 starters. It seemed fitting that whoever could score quick and often would win the game. Riding the powerful hitting of their No. 3 and 4 hitters, Powhatan hammered the Little Giants, 15-3, in the first Group AA semifinal of the day.Sun sets on Giants’ hopes, but fans ready to rise again
What is it they say again when it heats up and standing outside is about as comfortable as sitting in a hot-dog steamer? Don’t they tell you to check on the young? The sick? The infirm?June 05, 2008
