The Road and River Relay returned for its 46th year on Saturday morning, welcoming 27 teams, including 16 one-person teams. The Jamaican Bobsled Team won the event for the fifth consecutive time, finishing the 16.1-mile run/bicycle/river/run course in
The Rockbridge County High School softball team suffered a pair of road losses last week, falling to Alleghany 13-1 in five innings on Thursday before suffering an 8-2 loss to Valley District rival Spotswood on Friday. The loss to Spotswood was the seventh consecutive defeat for the Wildcats (5-12).
Parry McCluer High School junior Kovyk Chandler broke his own school record in the boys’ 3200-meter run at the Dogwood Track Classic last weekend at the University of Virginia, and Rockbridge County junior Deena Ludtke set a new school record in the girls’ 3200-meter run, leading several local athletes competing there.
The Parry McCluer High School baseball team split a pair of Pioneer District home games last week, falling at Bath County 10-8 last Monday before bouncing back with a 12-1 win in five innings at Eastern Montgomery last Tuesday. The Fighting Blues ended the week with a 12-0 nondistrict road loss to Nelson County on Friday.
