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High School Softball: Franklin County stumbles in pitcher’s duel against Staunton River, 3-1
Emily Wood and Staunton River took down Franklin County 3-1 in a pitcher’s duel that saw a total of twelve strikeouts on May 3rd in Blue Ridge District softball action. Wood went the distance for the Lady Golden Eagles striking out seven while Franklin County’s Kaylee Manning struck out five over five innings.
North Cross’ Lawrence earns 300th coaching victory
ROANOKE, Va. – For the past three decades there’s been one constant in place for North Cross baseball--head coach Eric Lawrence. But, the veteran coach who has been in place for the past thirty years will hang up his cleats at the end of the season. “I’ve always...
‘Swing Fore Hunger’ golf tournament held on May 4th
The 2024 ‘Swing Fore Hunger’ golf tournament was held on May 4th at Copper Cove Golf Tournament in Hardy to benefit Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County and the Smith Mountain Lake Lions. Stepping Stone Mission was founded on the vision of ensuring that all individuals, regardless of...
Washington and Lee and Roanoke earn a bid in the NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse tournament
LEXINGTON/SALEM, Va. (WFXR) — The 46-team NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse tournament field was released Monday morning and good news for a pair of our local teams. With an exciting 11-10 championships win over No. 13 Roanoke, the eighth-ranked Generals of Washington and Lee earned the ODAC’s automatic entry to the NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Championship. The Blue and White will take on the winner of Rhodes College versus Transylvania University in Lexington coming up on Sunday at 1 p.m. as the Generals were awarded a host site for the tournament.
Softball Recap: Blacksburg extends road winning streak to nine
Blacksburg waltzed into their match on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top against the Hidden Valley Titans by a score of 13-9. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Blacksburg also won the last time the pair played back in April.
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