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July 4, 2026

The 2026 Alleghany High School Softball Camp welcomed 48 campers as young athletes spent two days learning the fundamentals of the game. Despite the summer heat and humidity, campers brought great energy and enthusiasm throughout the event. Thank you to the AHS coaches, Lady Cougars players, and volunteers who helped make the camp a success. Photo: Alleghany Athletics

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Future Lady Cougars Take the Field at Summer Camp

July 4, 2026

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25 Hokies Earn Spots On The 2026 All-ACC Academic Outdoor Track & Field Teams

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Twenty five members of the Virginia Tech outdoor track and field team were named to the 2026 ACC All-Academic...

July 2, 2026

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Maroon Football Tickets On Sale

SALEM, Va. – Tickets for the 2026 Roanoke College football season opened July 1 and can be purchased now. The Maroons...

Thirty Cavaliers Earn All-ACC Academic Team Honors while Jeremiah Nubbe garnered Scholar Athlete accolades announced by The Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday, July 1. Photo: UVA Athletics

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Nubbe Named ACC Outdoor Men’s Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 30 Cavaliers on All-ACC Academic Teams

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday (July 1) that Jeremiah Nubbe of the Virginia track & field and...

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Nunez’s Walk-Off Single Lifts RidgeYaks Past Pelicans, 7-6

SALEM, Va. – The Salem RidgeYaks (29-45, 4-5) earned a series split with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (31-42, 4-5) in dramatic fashion...

Alleghany's Kai Rowland was named First Team All-State. Photo: Christopher Mentz, VR

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Rowland Named First Team All State

COVINGTON, Va. (VR) - Alleghany High School's Kai Rowland added another postseason honor after being named First Team All-State as an...

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Helmintoller Named Rockbridge Boys Basketball Coach

LEXINGTON, VA — The Rockbridge County High School Athletic Department is thrilled to announce the hiring of Shawn Helmintoller as...

June 29, 2026

Members of Rust to Rods traveled from Pennsylvania to take part in Burnouts for a Cause at the Covington Moose Lodge on Saturday. The group put on an impressive burnout exhibition, thrilling the crowd with plenty of smoke and tire-shredding action. Dan Coffman was the overall burnout winner. Photo: Lance Craft-Burnouts for a cause.

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Car Show, Burnouts Help Raise $18,000 for Local Humane Societies

COVINGTON — The annual Burnouts for a Cause Car Show was held Saturday, June 20, at the Covington Moose Lodge,...

June 29, 2026

George Pardo Jr. accounted for one of Covington's three hits Friday night, doubling and scoring the Lumberjacks' lone run in a 4-1 loss to the Charlottesville Tom Sox at Casey Field. Photo: Elizabeth Kirby

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Pardo Leads Lumberjacks in 4-1 Battle with Tom Sox

COVINGTON, Va. (VR) - The Lumberjacks managed just three hits Friday night as the Charlottesville Tom Sox handed the Jacks...