Led by strong hitting and pitching, the Rockbridge County High School baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak by earning a 5-3 road win over Fort Defiance on Monday of last week.
The Rockbridge County High School girls tennis team earned a 6-3 win over Parry McCluer to sweep the regular season series on Thursday at the Southern Virginia University courts.
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Lexington Road and River Relay returned for its 45th installment on Saturday morning, welcoming 16 teams, including six one-person teams. The winning team, for the fourth consecutive time, was The Jamaican Bobsled Team, finishing the 16.1- mile run/bicycle/river/run course in 1 hour, 18 minutes and 14 seconds. AT RIGHT, Zach Louster (46) of The Jamaican Bobsled team and Michael Poole (48) of fourth-place team The Honeybadgers lead the pack in the first section of the race, the 3.5-mile run to Beans Bottom, on Main Street in downtown Lexington. A full story will be in next week’s newspaper. For full results, visit www.runroanoke.com. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)
Wade Branner, who has served in Virginia Military Institute’s sports information office for 39 years and directed it since 1992, has announced his retirement effective June 30.
The Rockbridge County High School softball team saw a close game slip away, as undefeated Fort Defiance scored six runs in the fifth inning and dealt the Wildcats a 10-3 nondistrict road loss on Monday of last week.
The shorthanded Rockbridge County High School boys lacrosse team struggled against a talented Monticello team, falling 13-4 on Tuesday of last week in Charlottesville.
The Rockbridge County High School boys tennis team suffered a 9-0 home loss to undefeated Lord Botetourt last Wednesday evening at the Lexington Country Club courts. With the win, the Cavaliers (10-0) completed a sweep of the regular-season series of RC (2-9).
The Rockbridge County High School boys soccer team suffered a pair of 2-1 nondistrict home losses last week, falling to Fort Defiance last Monday before coming up short against James River last Wednesday.
