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March 08, 2008
STATE EXTRA: Wilson falls to Lancaster
KING WILLIAM - The hole was just too deep. Wilson Memorial nearly overcame a late 16-point deficit but lost its touch from the charity stripe late in the game, falling to Lancaster 55-52 in the quarterfinals of the Group A, Division 2 girls basketball tournament at King William High School on Saturday.STATE EXTRA: Little Giants girls advance to Richmond
HARRISONBURG - The Waynesboro girls basketball team proved irrepressible Saturday night in their ongoing quest for a state championship. The Little Giants rode a 20-point performance from guard Kiawna Berry and 17 points from ailing forward Devon Brown to overcome a sluggish first half and defeat Bassett 60-50 in the Group AA quarterfinal game Saturday at James Madison University.STATE EXTRA: Waynesboro boys fall to Blacksburg
HARRISONBURG - The Waynesboro High boys basketball team relentlessly pressed Blacksburg full-court in the fourth quarter of Saturday night's Group AA quarterfinal game at James Madison University, drawing to within four points on a Nick Gore basket with five minutes left.STATE EXTRA: Losing the team hurts more than the loss
Blair deCourcy didn't miss a beat.March 07, 2008
STATE EXTRA: Brown is sick, but the Giants are confident
Waynesboro's girls basketball team will walk into the match against Bassett with its star under the weather. Coach Secrett Stubblefield said that Devon Brown had a fever on Friday, a day before the Little Giants Group AA quarterfinal game with Bassett.STATE EXTRA: Gap is hungry for a win
Hungry. While other teams are just happy to be in the Group A, Division 1 tournament, Buffalo Gap's appetite is rumbling.STATE EXTRA: Giants hope to keep momentum rolling
Momentum can win games, and Waynesboro will use that ammo against Blacksburg. In addition to the momentum factor, coach C. Jay DeWitt is comfortable with the way things have gone in the last couple of weeks.STATE EXTRA: Leemen fall to Hidden Valley
ROANOKE - Coaches preach fundamentals every practice. On Friday night, they decided the game as Hidden Valley High School pulled off a win, 38-34 Group AA quarterfinal win against Robert E. Lee in Roanoke, knocking the Leemen out of the state tournament.STATE EXTRA: The Daily Pooch Punt 3/7/08
12:22 p.m. Of coaching bravado, twin bees and chin beards. Yep, Augusta County's only all-local, daily sports blog is online ... NOW!March 06, 2008
STATE EXTRA: Gore likes his lucky charms
And we're not talking about his chin beard.STATE EXTRA: Giants’ ‘other two’ no longer an afterthought
Every coach that has faced Waynesboro knew the secret to stopping the Little Giants was to either limit Group AA all-time leading scorer Devon Brown from getting her shots, or pick off the other four girls on the court and try to outscore Brown.STATE EXTRA: It was dreamlike for Stubblefield
It was supposed to happen. At least that's what first-year Waynesboro girls coach Secrett Stubblefield says.STATE EXTRA: Twice as nice for Wilson
The Green Hornets have double vision.STATE EXTRA: Taller Titans tough match for Leemen
No matter the record, hype or situation, R.E. Lee carries one weapon that's hard to overcome - intimidation.STATE EXTRA: The Daily Pooch Punt 3/6/08 Edition
2:47 p.m. A funny thing happened on the way to typing Augusta County's only all-local, daily sports blog ... it's online NOW!March 05, 2008
Five score in double figures and No. 6 Duke beats Virginia 86-70
The calendar tells it all for Duke, and the sixth-ranked Blue Devils are right where they planned to be heading to the end of the season. "It's March," DeMarcus Nelson said Wednesday night after the Blue Devils overwhelmed Virginia with their depth in an 86-70 victory that set up this weekend's showdown with top-ranked North Carolina for the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship.STATE EXTRA: Diggs is literally a Little Giant
Waynesboro's LaToya Diggs loves playing defense.STATE EXTRA: Young R.E. Lee team surprises old coach
Robert E. Lee is always a favorite come Group AA tournament time, but Saturday's game against Hidden Valley has a different feel.STATE EXTRA: Young sisters heading to EMU
Wilson Memorial seniors Marla and Julie Young will both be attending Eastern Mennonite University in the fall to play basketball with the Royals in the 2008-09 season.STATE EXTRA: Wilson’s Deacon is on fire
During the tournaments, Deidre Deacon has stepped it up for Wilson Memorial, but she won't tell you herself.STATE EXTRA: Busy Brown helps Giants make a statement
Tim Brown recorded a lot of miles on Saturday. First he went to Lynchburg to jump in the Group AA indoor track meet and then traveled back north to Spotswood to play R.E. Lee in the Region III Championship game.STATE EXTRA: The Daily Pooch Punt
3:29 p.m. Amid complaining from parents and other issues, the Wilson Memorial girls basketball team called a players-only meeting. It made all the difference in the world. Augusta County's only all-local sports blog is online ... NOW!March 04, 2008
