VMI long snapper Robert Soderholm celebrates with his teammates after the Keydets scored a touchdown on their opening possession Saturday against The Citadel. VMI garnered not only the Silver Shako trophy with its 31-17 win over arch-rival The Citadel, but also claimed the Southern Conference championship for the first time since 1977. For the story, see page Al0. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photo)
Virginia Military Institute’s football team defeated The Citadel 31-17 to win the Silver Shako and its first Southern Conference title since 1977 on Saturday afternoon at Foster Stadium in Lexington.
The Rockbridge County High School volleyball team’s impressive season came to an end with a 3-0 road loss to top seed Rustburg in the Region 3C championship match on Saturday.
The Rockbridge County High School golf team placed second of seven teams at the Region 3C tournament on Monday of last week at Lakeview Golf Club in Harrisonburg, and Wildcats Paul Russell and Garret Huffman advanced to the Class 3 state tournament.
The Parry McCluer High School boys cross country team advanced to the Class 1 state meet by placing second in a tiebreaker at the Region 1C meet last Wednesday afternoon in Blacksburg. The PM girls finished third, with Koya Chandler and Jillian Wheelock advancing.
The Rockbridge County High School cross country teams concluded their season at the Region 3C meet, with the girls placing fourth of six teams and the boys finishing fifth at the Pleasant Grove course in Palmyra on Friday afternoon.
The 10th-ranked Southern Virginia University men’s volleyball team won its second consecutive Continental Conference title by defeating Juniata 3-2 on April 10 in Buena Vista, qualifying the Knights for an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament this week.
The Washington and Lee University field hockey team completed a strong season with a 3-1 loss at top seed Lynchburg in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference finals on Sunday afternoon.
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