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Pfaff Qualifies For Olympic Trials
Pfaff Qualifies For Olympic Trials
Recent RC Grad Wraps Up Club Swimming Career On Top 08/02/2023 12:00 AM    1
Building On Success
Building On Success
RC Golfers Hopeful After State Run Last Year 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Football Practice Begins
Football Practice Begins
With just over three weeks before they face off, both the Rockbridge County and Parry McCluer high school football teams have started practicing, with the Wildcats beginning last Thursday morning and the Fighting Blues getting underway on Monday afternoon. The Fighting Blues are under the direction of first-year head coach Jeremiah Brockenbrough (above), while second-year head coach Martin Cox (middle row, right photo) guides the Wildcats. The county rivals will play each other in their season opener at PM’s Bobby Williams Field in Buena Vista on Friday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. (RC photos by Stephanie Mikels Blevins, PM photos by Ronnie Coffey) 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Inaugural Celebrate Rockbridge Event Draws 500
Inaugural Celebrate Rockbridge Event Draws 500
The Goshen Volunteer Fire Department “A-Team” won the first annual Fire Fighters Challenge tug-of-war at the Rockbridge Breakfast Club’s Celebrate Rockbridge event this past Saturday at Brewbaker Field. The team was presented with the Devin Riley Memorial Fire Fighters Challenge trophy by Congressman Ben Cline and Rockbridge Fire-Rescue Chief Nathan Ramsey. Glen Mon, chairman of the Rockbridge Breakfast Club, served as master of ceremonies for the fire fighters challenge activity. 07/26/2023 12:00 AM
Remembering A Special Season
Remembering A Special Season
Blues Won Third Of Five State Titles Under Williams 07/26/2023 12:00 AM
Four Keydets All-State In Baseball
Four Keydets All-State In Baseball
Virginia Military Institute baseball players Cole Garrett, Ty Swaim, Cole Jenkins and Trey Morgan were named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors University Division All-State Baseball Second-Team on Tuesday of last week. 07/19/2023 12:00 AM
Catlett Named USSSA All-State
Catlett Named USSSA All-State
Rising PM Senior Leads Bandits To State Basketball Finals 07/19/2023 12:00 AM
MGCC Names New Head Coaches
MGCC Names New Head Coaches
Three new head coaches have joined the staff at Mountain Gateway Community College to lead three different Roadrunner sports teams when the fall semester begins, according to MGCC athletic director Vince Wyatt. 07/19/2023 12:00 AM
RCHS Earns Sportsmanship Honor
RCHS Earns Sportsmanship Honor
Rockbridge County High School was one of 116 schools recognized last week by the Virginia High School League for outstanding sportsmanship during the 2022-23 spring season. As announced by the VHSL in a press release on Monday of last week, these schools had no player or coach ejections, nor were their programs placed on warning status. 07/19/2023 12:00 AM
Doyle On Academic Honor Roll
Doyle On Academic Honor Roll
Lexington native Austin Doyle, a 2020 Rockbridge County High School graduate, was one of seven Virginia Military Institute cadet-athletes posting perfect 4.0 GPAs. Doyle is a redshirt junior for the VMI football team. 07/19/2023 12:00 AM
Lifetime Achievement Award For Crockett
Lifetime Achievement Award For Crockett
Lexington Resident Honored For Service To University Of Rutgers 07/12/2023 12:00 AM
Excelling At Archery
Excelling At Archery
Newhall Competing At State, National Events 07/12/2023 12:00 AM
Emore Repeats As All-State
Emore Repeats As All-State
For the second year in a row, Parry McCluer High School junior shortstop Payton Emore was named to the Virginia High School League Class 1 all-state softball second team last week. 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
Lambert To Teach At Cornell
Lambert To Teach At Cornell
Former Rockbridge area resident Cat Lambert has been appointed assistant professor of classics at Cornell University. 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
Russell Wins Golf Awards
Russell Wins Golf Awards
Former RCHS Linksman To Play For W&L 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
Boy Scout Photo ID’d
Boy Scout Photo ID’d
The caption for the photo in last week’s paper of members of Boy Scout Troop 5 of Lexington who, along with veterans and other volunteers who placed American flags on military gravestones for Memorial Day, did not include the names of those pictured. 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
Chandler Fifth In Elite Meet
Chandler Fifth In Elite Meet
Younger Brother Places Seventh In Nationals Event 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
Gravista Races Welcome 200 Bicyclists
Gravista Races Welcome 200 Bicyclists
Gravista Races Welcome 200 Bicyclists 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
Hitting The Links On ‘Longest Day’
Hitting The Links On ‘Longest Day’
Bunn Battles Alzheimer’s By Playing Full Day Of Golf 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
Making Lasting Connections
Making Lasting Connections
W&L Grads Enjoyed Volunteering With Lex Lax 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
Landmark Year For Local Lacrosse
Landmark Year For Local Lacrosse
Area High School,College Squads Tasted Success In 2023 06/21/2023 12:00 AM

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