Friday, March 6 -- Grundy defeated Parry McCluer High School 49-46 in the quarterfinals of the VHSL Class 1 state boys basketball tournament at Rockbridge County High School.
Gardner-Webb University redshirt freshman Josh Fisher, a 2018 PMHS graduate, placed third in the men’s shot put at the Big South Conference Track And Field Indoor Championships on Saturday at Virginia Tech. He recorded a personal record with a throw of 15.92 meters (52-2.75) and earned Big South all-conference honors. In the men’s weight throw, he placed sixth with a throw of 16.97 meters (55-8). Fischer will now prepare for the outdoor season.
The Parry McCluer High School girls basketball team’s season came to a close with a 40-22 road defeat to Galax in the Region 1C quarterfinals on Tuesday of last week.
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.
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)
Making clutch free throws and stops down the stretch, the Parry McCluer High School boys basketball team defeated Auburn 44-42 in the Region 1C championship game on Saturday night at George Wythe High School in Wytheville.
The local Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will bring the SOAR Dunk Team to the Maury River Middle School gymnasium on Sunday, March 15, at 6 p.m. This event is offered free of charge and open to the public.
