Brenda “Bird” Ford of Buena Vista was inducted into the Virginia United States Specialty Sports Association Softball Hall of Fame on Saturday night in Petersburg. Ford was a member of the Green Berets of Lexington, a powerhouse women’s softball team of the past. ABOVE, Ford receives her induction plaque from USSSA vice president Barry Roach. ABOVE RIGHT, Ford autographs a softball for a fan. Ford joined Karen Blackwell and the late Kaye Gilbert Newcomb as the only female players from the Green Berets to enter the Hall of Fame (Ronnie Coffey photos)
One of the best seasons in Washington and Lee University basketball history came to a premature end, as both of the Generals’ squads were toppled in the quarterfinals of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament in Salem.
As a reward for being the top fundraiser for the annual Swim-A-Thon that sponsors swimmers for the youth club swimming team, the Rockbridge STORM, Rockbridge County High School freshman Ali Pfaff shaves the head of Morgan Richter, the co-head coach of the RCHS swimming teams. The shaving took place on Tuesday of last week at the Rockbridge Aquatics Center. Pfaff raised $1,565. (Julie Woodzicka photo)
Rockbridge County High School wrestler Seth Youngblood won his first state championship on Saturday, leading the Wildcats to a seventh-place finish at the Class 3 state tournament at the Salem Civic Center.
