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May 21, 2008
Ferguson no-hits Nelson to finals
Nelson County defeated Appomattox 9-2 on Wednesday night in the Dogwood District semifinals. Nelson pitcher Josh Ferguson pitched a no-hitter in the win with four strikeouts and five walks. Chris Garwood went 2-for-3 with two runs and a double. Chris Jones was 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple and hit a homerun. Andy Gordon went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a double. He added a home run and four RBI. Nelson will advance to the district championship at Chatham on Friday at 6 pm.Wilson advances to finals
In Bridgewater, fresh off a playoff game with Page County that clinched the regular season Shenandoah District title on Monday, the Wilson Memorial softball team marched on through the tournament blanking Stonewall 6-0 at Bridgewater College. The semifinal win against the Generals sets up a rematch with the Panthers tonight for the Shenandoah District tournament title. No Region B berths are on the line in tonight’s game at 5 p.m. at Bridgewater College, with both teams wrapping up their spots. Wilson will enter the Region B tournament as the No. 1 seed.Draft stays alive
STUARTS DRAFT — The weather was off and on throughout the evening, but Stuarts Draft was dead on.
Timely hitting, great defense and four shutout innings by Seth Via set the tone for a 12-0 five-inning win over Rockbridge County in the Southern Valley consolation game. The win gave the Cougars a bid in the Region III tournament next week when they will hit the road to face an opponent yet to be named.
Lee Ladies end Little Giants’ Region III hopes
No tears streamed down the face of Waynesboro softball for the last four seasons. Instead, Little Giant hurler Brittnie Siron forced a disappointed smile. After spending every game in the pitcher’s circle since her freshman year, the senior’s best chance at sniffing regional play wafted away into the unseasonably cold May air.Giants finish perfect S. Valley season with tourney win
Waynesboro coach Bill Meicke pumped his fists and jumped out from the coaches box after the Little Giants soccer team was crowned the Southern Valley District tournament champs, routing Stuarts Draft 5-0 Wednesday night in the tournament championship game.
With the win the Little Giants finished with a perfect 10-0 Southern Valley District record. The Little Giants will head into the Region III tournament as the No. 1 seed from the district and will host a team to be announced.
Giants win S. Valley tournament
Waynesboro coach Bill Meicke pumped his fists and jumped up from the coaches box as the Little Giants boys soccer team were crowned the Southern Valley District tournament champs after routing Stuarts Draft 5-0 at home Wednesday night. “I was pretty excited,” Meicke said. “We really wanted to put an exclamation point on our season and I think we did that in a pretty emphatic way.”Stuarts Draft locks up Region III berth
STUARTS DRAFT — The weather was off and on throughout the evening, but Stuarts Draft was dead on. Timely hitting, great defense and four shutout innings by Seth Via set the tone for a 12-0 win over Rockbridge County in the Southern Valley consolation game. The win gave the Cougars a bid in the regional tournament next week when they will hit the road to face an opponent yet to be named.Robert E. Lee ends Waynesboro’s season
No tears streamed down the face of Waynesboro softball the last four seasons. Instead, Little Giant hurler Brittnie Siron forced a disappointed smile. After starting every game in the pitcher’s circle since her freshman year, the senior’s best chance at sniffing regional play wafting away into the unseasonably cold May air.Daily Pooch Punt: Anderson, Dattilio would be proud
Don’t know what happens when your time here on Earth is done. Don’t know what becomes of us when our bodies join the Earth. And, really, in no hurry to find out.
But what we do know is Augusta County soccer lost two coaches and great teachers of soccer this week in Glenn Anderson, JV girls soccer coach for Waynesboro, and Mike Dattilio, an assistant coach for the Riverheads girls.
Valley Sports Reporters: Downs and Sacco talk playoffs and upsets
Join NBC29's Joe Down and News Virginian Sports Columnist Jim Sacco as they chat it up about the district tournaments.
May 20, 2008
Confident Hornets knock out Gap, advance to finals
FISHERSVILLE — Hanging around with 2007 Group A runner-up Nelson County in a 3-2 regular-season finale loss pushed Wilson Memorial’s confidence level into the stratosphere. Tuesday’s 9-2 Shenandoah District semifinal win over Buffalo Gap rocketed the Green Hornets’ Region B aspirations to the moon. Despite the Clarke Countys, George Masons and a possible rematch with the Governors standing in Wilson’s way in next week’s regional tournament, the Green Hornets are sure they can hang.R.E. Lee holds off Cougars in finals
STAUNTON — From zero to hero. Four years ago, the Robert E. Lee girls soccer team suffered through a winless season. Yesterday, the squad claimed the Southern Valley District championship with a 3-1 win over rival Stuarts Draft at the Montgomery Hall Park soccer complex. “This is exciting,” Lee coach Andrew Green said. “I am happy for my seniors — both of them — who have been through the hard times: a no-win season, a one-win season and last year we were barely a .500 team.”Bison don’t quit, advance to finals
SWOOPE – Buffalo Gap coach Al Zeller said his girls soccer team would never give up against Wilson Memorial. It showed on Tuesday in the Shenandoah District tournament semifinal on Tuesday night with Gap winning 2-1 after four five-minute overtime peroids and two sets of free kicks. “I don’t know what it is with the Gap girls, they have a never die attitude against Wilson,” Zeller said. “That’s with all sports against Wilson, but I didn’t want tonight to be my last game, and they didn’t want this to be their last. They really stepped it up.”Augusta soccer loses two coaches
Waynesboro JV girls soccer coach Glenn Anderson died of a heart attack shortly after hip replacement surgery on Tuesday morning, Waynesboro school officials said. “Glen was a passionate advocate for girls soccer,” said Waynesboro Athletic Director Mel Morris. “He was a travel coach and spent his own time and money. He loved girls soccer.”Mourning Gladiators shut out Generals
GREENVILLE — The Riverheads girls’ soccer team took to the pitch with heavy hearts and black bands strapped to their left arm in memory of fallen coaches Mike Dattilio and Glenn Anderson. After a huddle in which the team yelled out, “Dattilio!” the girls took the field playing, their hearts out for the fallen leaders. “We had a tough time concentrating last night during practice, everyone was down,” Riverheads coach Homes Tehrani said. “The team made a dedication for the rest of the season to be for Coach Dattilio. We came out and made a pact that a void has been created that we needed to fill with something positive and playing decent for Mike Dattilio.”Indians win Southern Valley tournament
FORT DEFIANCE — Ten district wins and two trophies later, the Indians are ready for Region III.
On Tuesday afternoon the young Indians squad continued its dominance of the Southern Valley District, defeating Stuarts Draft 7-1 to capture the district tournament championship.
Southern Valley baseball title game postponed
The Southern Valley tournament championship game between Waynesboro and Fort Defiance slated for tonight at 6 has been postponed. The game will be played on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Kate Collins Field.Daily Pooch Punt: Hornets finally buying what McDaniel’s selling
To call April, you know, that month that starts with a day for fools, a bad month for Wilson Memorial baseball would be a grand understatement.
It started with players not respecting the Hornet and ended with a 10-2 loss to Luray that had first-year coach Derek McDaniel stating that his Green Hornets, upon further review, were “not a good team.”
In that loss to Luray, the Hornets committed six errors and the one-time star pitcher in Fishersville turned coach came to the realization that his team was more like kitty litter than the cat’s pajamas.
May 19, 2008
Hornets upset the Bison
All along Wilson Memorial coach Derek McDaniel knew his team could win and on Monday night it showed. Wilson pitcher Alex Fisher allowed only one Buffalo Gap hit in the Shenandoah District semifinals to lead the Green Hornets to a 1-0 win and a Region B tournament berth.Little Giants shut down Rockbridge, will face Stuarts Draft in title match
The smooth soccer rhythm of Waynesboro took it to a 5-0 win over Rockbridge County on Monday in the semifinal round of the Southern Valley District tournament.
The Little Giants’ passing game defeated the Wildcats on every level. Waynesboro’s speed, aggression and especially communication commands respect on the field.
Indians move on in regionals
Fort Defiance pulled ahead in the early matches and was able to hold on late in doubles to pick up a 5-4 win over Lord Botetourt in regional quarterfinal action Monday afternoon. Kayla Pleskonko gave the Indians the early lead after a sweeping 6-0, 6-0 win over Jennifer Brogan of the Cavaliers in less than thirty minutes at number five singles.O’Donnell’s bat sinks Buffalo Gap
To Stonewall Jackson catcher Kaitlyn O’ Donnell, the 12-7 victory over Buffalo Gap on Monday afternoon was special for two reasons. The win allowed the Generals to advance to the second-round of the Shenandoah District tournament and gave O’Donnell the opportunity show off her offensive skills to her grandfather.
Pagett helps Wilson walk off with win
After weeks of sorting the Shenandoah District finally has a softball champion. In the final game of a three-team, two-game playoff, Wilson Memorial got its revenge on Page County, winning the regular season Shenandoah District championship 2-1 on Monday afternoon at Eastern Mennonite University.Daily Pooch Punt: Sorry, but there’s another Jenkins
Just when you thought you’d have an easier road to a long or triple jump championship, along comes another Jenkins and, well, we’re sorry about that feeling you have in your gut right now. You know what it is, that feeling that you’re going to have to wait a little while longer if you ever hope to sniff gold in either of those events in the Southern Valley District.
May 17, 2008
Stuarts Draft wins opener
STUARTS DRAFT – Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks coach Tinker Kiser said he didn’t have any special insight into the new Rockingham County League baseball season, but he was impressed after a 10-0 rout over the Bridgewater Reds. “No, I don’t have any intuition about this season,” Kiser said. “But I know that we have a young team. We have a mixture of players that play everyday and players that will be playing their first game.”Rahal follows in father’s footsteps
INDIANAPOLIS — For Graham Rahal, driving in the Indianapolis 500 has been an almost lifelong ambition.
The son of 1986 Indy winner and IRL IndyCar Series team owner Bobby Rahal has been coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since he was a small child, and he has visualized himself in a car on the famed 2½-mile oval many, many times.
Markakis homers as Orioles top Nationals
BALTIMORE — Nick Markakis homered and drove in three runs, Brian Burres pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.
Burres (4-4) allowed two runs, walked two and struck out three in 6 2-3 innings as the Orioles won for the seventh time in eight games. The left-hander had lost three consecutive decisions following a 3-1 start.
Big Brown wins Preakness
BALTIMORE — Big Brown charged to the lead turning for home and then cruised down the stretch to win the Preakness on Saturday, still perfect and squarely pointed toward thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown in 30 years. “We should have enough horse to get the job done,” said trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., who had predicted his bay colt would win the first two legs.In the flash of a bat
WAYNE, N.J.
She wraps her arms around her son, gently raising the spindly 14-year-old boy off a couch to his feet. She hugs him and rubs his back, whispering “I love you” over and over.
Steven Domalewski moves his head to kiss his mother, but all he can manage are slurping sounds in front of her lips. His head flops onto her shoulder, spent from the effort.
Woodson, Berry claim doubles championship
FORT DEFIANCE – The second-round of the Southern Valley championship proved to be a nail-biter in the boys’ singles Saturday afternoon. Rockbridge’s Dominik Lehmann dominated during the regular season and won the championship on Saturday defeating Stuarts Draft’s Scott Nelson 6-4 in the last set.
