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All-Tidewater Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Woodside’s Silas Barksdale ‘elevated his play in the playoffs’
NEWPORT NEWS —The true measure of a star athlete is what they do in the big games, and Woodside junior Silas Barksdale showed up. The 6-foot-11 center was at times unstoppable and undefendable as he averaged 17 points and 15 rebounds during the postseason, including a 17-point, 14-rebound performance to help the Wolverines beat L.C. Bird to win their second consecutive Class 5 boys basketball ...
Hampton University’s Sailing Team Eligible For Championship
HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University sailing team, — the only HBCU in the nation with a varsity co-ed sailing program, won its third straight regatta winning the Grant Trophy. With the Pirates finished in the top six they have qualified for next week’s MAISA Conference Championship.
W&M baseball takes No. 9 East Carolina to 13 innings, falls in marathon midweek
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Courtesy of William & Mary Athletics) – William & Mary baseball (25-12, 8-4 CAA) played a 13-inning midweek game against No. 9 East Carolina (28-8, 8-4 AAC) on Tuesday, taking on its second top-10 opponent in as many midweeks in front of a sellout crowd at Plumeri Park. The Tribe dropped the contest, 14-13, […]
No. 9 East Carolina Wins Wild One At William & Mary
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (ECU Athletics) – The old adage “they don’t ask how just how many” certainly applied Tuesday night as No. 9 East Carolina rebuffed numerous comeback attempts by William & Mary to leave Plumeri Park with a 14-13 victory in a contest that went 13 innings and lasted five and a half hours.
Monster Jam 2024 returns this weekend to the Hampton Coliseum
HAMPTON, Va. — If you're looking for a thrilling event for the entire family, then you're in luck: the 2024 Monster Jam roars to life this weekend!. It kicks off Friday night at the Hampton Coliseum where "world champion athletes and their 12,000-pound monster trucks tear up the dirt in wide-open competitions of speed and skill."
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