As our local high school fall sports teams prepare for the upcoming season, competing over the next month and a half, there will be some changes in place to safeguard against COVID-19.
The Southern Conference announced on Monday that the VMI men’s basketball games on Monday at Furman and tonight against East Tennessee State were canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests and quarantine requirements within VMI’s program. VMI head coach Dan Earl reported to The Roanoke Times that several players tested positive on Monday.
Even without the large crowds of fans and the change in schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, Rockbridge County High School head football coach Mark Poston said he and his team are treating this season like any other.
After months of uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Parry McCluer High School football team is getting ready to play in March and April for the first time.
The Parry McCluer High School wrestling team placed 10th at the Class 1 state tournament for the second year in a row on Saturday at the Salem Civic Center, led by senior Forrest Vassar’s second-place finish.
All four Rockbridge County High School wrestlers competing at the Class 3 state tournament placed in the top four on Sunday at the Salem Civic Center, giving the Wildcats their most state medals in program history. As a team, the Wildcats placed seventh for the second year in a row, with 30 teams competing.
Per the Virginia High School League Return to Participation guidelines, school systems in Virginia are now entering the fall sports season. At Parry McCluer High School, football, v
