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)
Five Rockbridge County High School athletes advanced to the Class 3 state indoor track and field meet after competing in the Region 3C Meet at the Estes Athletic Center in Fork Union on Tuesday of last week.
Second-seeded Narrows upended top seed Parry McCluer High School 50-46 in the Pioneer District boys basketball championship game in Buena Vista on Friday night.
