Sports

Tourney A Fundraiser For RC Golf

Published on Wed, 07/29/2020 - 12:00am

Local golfers competed in the 2020 Men’s Member-Member Tournament on Saturday and Sunday at the Lexington Golf & Country Club.

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Craig Carlock

Published on Wed, 07/29/2020 - 12:00am

ABOVE, Craig Carlock putts on No. 18 green during the 2020 Men’s Member-Member Tournament on Sunday. BELOW LEFT, Also putting on No. 18 green ins Andrew Deal, who teamed up with Kurt Swenson to shoot a 133 for the best two-day score. The duo advanced to the final shootout. BELOW RIGHT, The overall winners of the tournament, standing in front of their scores, were Lee Rakes (left) and Sean Harrington, who recorded a two-day score of 139 and reached the final shootout by winning a scorecard playoff. (Jonathan Schwab photos)

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One Final Chance

Published on Wed, 07/29/2020 - 12:00am

After their senior softball season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, four 2020 Rockbridge County High School graduates got to play softball with other graduates in senior games on Monday and Tuesday of last week.

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VHSL Votes To Delay Sports Until December, With Condensed Seasons

Published on Mon, 07/27/2020 - 10:56am

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Rowsey A Golden Eagle Again

Published on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 12:00am

Lexington’s Andrew Rowsey played for the Marquette University alumni men’s basketball team this month, with the Golden Eagles winning a nationally-televised basketball tournament on Tuesday of last week near Orlando, Fla.

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DSLCC Suspends Basketball Programs

Published on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 12:00am

Dabney S. Lancaster Community College has suspended fall and winter athletic practice and competition for both men’s and women’s basketball for the 2020-21 season, DSLCC President Dr. John Rainone has announced.

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Friday Night Lights Unlikely This Fall

Published on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 12:00am

The Virginia High School League Executive committee met to discuss the upcoming school year’s sports seasons in a video conference last Wednesday and voted unanimously to delay the start of the season until a decision at its next meeting next Monday, July 27.

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High School Fall Sports Decision On Hold Until July 27, Football And Volleyball Unlikely

Published on Wed, 07/15/2020 - 3:57pm

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Run of the Mill 5K Canceled

Published on Wed, 07/15/2020 - 12:00am

The third annual Run of the Mill 5K has been canceled for this year due to concerns for volunteers. Race coordinator John Siegfried said the 5K, originally scheduled to take place on April 18 but postponed to Sept. 5 due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2021.

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Remembering Another Moment In History

Published on Wed, 07/15/2020 - 12:00am

With protests for racial justice going on around the United States since the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis on May 25, a Black 1970 Rockbridge High School graduate reflected last week on how race relations have changed over the last 50 years and how much more work has to be done.