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February 19, 2008
Heizer out scores Jackson
GREENVILLE - It was a half that left Riverheads coach John Corbett scratching his head. The Gladiators, hosting No. 6 Stonewall Jackson in the first round of the Shenandoah District basketball tournament, struggled to a 24-24 halftime tie and the only offense came from senior post Jeremy Heizer. The 6-5 Heizer carried the Red Pride on his shoulders scoring all but two of the Gladiator's first-half points. Riverheads knocked the Generals from the tournament with a 51-47 win.Nets Complete Kidd Trade to Mavericks
2:27 p.m. The Jason Kidd era is over in New Jersey.Bison down Stonewall to win Shenandoah District regular-season title
On Friday, Stonewall Jackson opened the door for Buffalo Gap to take the Shenandoah District girls regular season championship. Monday night at Turner Ashby High School, the Bison stampeded through it and slammed it shut with a 49-37 victory in the first-place playoff game.February 18, 2008
Lee Ladies punch tickets to Region III
STAUNTON - During Robert E. Lee's pre-game warm-ups, music blared from the overhead speakers before the Lee Ladies danced the way to the Region III tournament with a 64-54 win over Stuarts Draft. The Cougars had to fight fierce blocking from R.E. Lee in the first quarter and early foul trouble almost buried them in the first half. Stuarts Draft only recorded nine points in the first half to Lee's 15.Waynesboro stomps Rockbridge
Tierra Howard-Berry's bucket at the buzzer completed a feat that was unimaginable one year ago - it put every Waynesboro player in the scorebook.February 16, 2008
Lee wins Southern Valley
Stuarts Draft ' It's the first time ever that R.E. Lee wrestling has done it - winning a district title. The Leemen were crowned Southern Valley District champs on Saturday afternoon at the Southern Valley Tournament with 195 points, finishing 46 points ahead of district powerhouse Fort Defiance.Mary Baldwin upsets No. 1 Methodist
In Staunton, with its whole roster of seven available, the Mary Baldwin basketball team scored a huge upset over Methodist University on Saturday afternoon and broke a four-game losing streak.County grapplers win gold
FISHERSVILLE - Six Augusta County wrestlers earned their way to championships at Saturday's Region B Southern Sectionals and a host of other local grapplers did well enough to advance to next Saturday's Region B Finals at Buffalo Gap.February 15, 2008
Gap forces 1-game playoff with Stonewall
QUICKSBURG - At the beginning of the week Buffalo Gap's girls basketball team was looking at a likely second-place finish in the Shenandoah District, but an upset of Group A No. 4 Stonewall Jackson by Luray on Thursday night swung the door open for the Bison to pull into a tie for the district's top spot.Wilson stomps Page
Wilson Memorial's girls basketball team defeated Page County 73-66 in its last game of the season on Friday night.Spanish Gold
Cutting through the water like it was air, Alvaro Vega turned a lot of heads this swim season, and a lot of coaches were glad they wouldn't have to compete against him again next year.February 14, 2008
Wilson scores a win over Riverheads
GREENVILLE - Wilson Memorial is back thanks to a scrappy defense that Riverheads couldn't punch through.Gap girls stop Page
SWOOPE - Trailing by three points at halftime, the Buffalo Gap girls basketball team decided to turn up the pressure.Fishburne fights off Grace
Staunton ' Fishburne came out on top with a 65-54 hard fought win over Grace Christian on Thursday. The Caissons' zone defense may have worked in their last game against Roanoke, but the Warriors' outside shooting caused havoc amongst the Caissons. The Warriors took their time on offense, worked the ball around, and sank choice shots.Bob Pruett to helm Cavs’ defense
6:25 p.m. "It's like I'm coming home because I lived in Virginia for 14 years a good while ago," Pruett told The Progress.February 13, 2008
Hornets beat Pride in OT
FISHERSVILLE - Wilson Memorial didn't lead until it had to in its final game of the regular season. The Green Hornets were outrebounded, outshot and outscored for three-and-a-half quarters before their rival Riverheads hit a mental roadblock in the last game before the two teams start all over again in the Shenandoah District tournament.Waynesboro girls take down Cougars
STUARTS DRAFT ' It wasn't your typical post-game handshake.Giants get No. 2 seed
For one quarter Stuarts Draft shut down the Southern Valley's District leading scorer. After that, Nick Gore went ballistic and the rest of the Little Giants followed.February 12, 2008
I’ll always remember
I'll always remember that Monday after Western Albemarle lost to Fort Defiance in the first round of the football playoffs.Close-call Caissons
Last minute free throws clinched Fishburne's 62-60 victory over Roanoke Catholic on Tuesday.Weather knocks out local hoops schedule
3:04 p.m.The weather strikes again, this time postponing the Stuarts Draft and Waynesboro basketball game scheduled for Tuesday night. Both games - the boys at Waynesboro and the girls at Stuarts Draft - will now be played Wednesday night with the varsity games starting at 7:30.February 11, 2008
Hornets let lead, district race, slip away
Wilson Memorial let a chance to move into a tie for first place slip through its fingers in the fourth quarter as visiting Page County grabbed control of the Shenandoah District regular-season title with an exciting 53-50 win Monday night over the Green Hornets.Little Giants end district drought
The seniors decided the game for Waynesboro on Monday night, winning 71-49 over Rockbridge County en route to the Southern Valley District title - the Little Giants' first such hardware since 1991.JMU’s Evans hits seven 3-pointers, breaks school record
HARRISONBURG - Former Waynesboro High School star and current James Madison University women's basketball coach, Kenny Brooks claimed that freshman guard Dawn Evans' school record seven 3-pointers Sunday wasn't about the ice cream at all.February 10, 2008
Mary Bladwin runs out of gas
STAUNTON - Mary Baldwin's basketball team would love for the NCAA to shorten its games to 20 minutes.February 09, 2008
