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Georgia Tech upsets Virginia Tech in ACC Championship quarterfinal
DURHAM, N.C. – In the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, third-seeded Virginia Tech softball fell to sixth-seeded Georgia Tech 6-2 at Duke Softball Stadium on Thursday. While the Hokies entered the tournament ranked in the top three in division one in scoring, home runs and slugging percentage, Virginia Tech’s offense was flat.
Mike Hunter named Christiansburg High School’s new athletic director
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — Mike Hunter is making a return to Christiansburg High School. Recently, Hunter was named the Blue Demons new athletic director. Hunter has more than two decades of coaching experience. Two years ago, Hunter was the head boys basketball coach. Hunter was a star athlete at the old Alleghany High School and Ferrum College.
Softball Recap: Christiansburg extends road winning streak to ten
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Christiansburg ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Staunton River Golden Eagles. The victory was familiar territory for Christiansburg who now have three in a row. Kadyn Camper...
Virginia Tech Police Department to host annual hot dog luncheon for Special Olympics
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech Police Department’s annual hot dog luncheon for the Special Olympics is just days away. Each year, the university’s police department hosts a luncheon to raise money for Special Olympics Virginia. Located at the public safety building on campus, people can come...
Buccaneers Shutout Highlanders in Series Opener
CHARLESTON – Charleston Southern took the series opener over Radford on Friday night by a final score of 6-0 to move to 10-9 in Big South action. The shutout marks the first time that the Buccaneers have blanked an opponent in over a year with the last time being against Longwood on April 22, 2023.
South’s Gage Wright excited for next chapter at Virginia Tech
PARKERSBURG — Gage Wright, the 40th annual Robert Dutton Award winner who also was named the Mountain State’s Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award recipient, had his ceremony to attend Virginia Tech on Thursday afternoon at Parkersburg South High School. “It’s sad that it’s over,” admitted Wright, a...
Liberty baseball gets midweek win over Virginia Tech 13-8
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty baseball beat Virginia Tech on Wednesday night 13-8. The Hokies got off hot with a four run inning in the first, but Liberty kept the Hokies scoreless for the following three innings, while scoring 12 runs. Aidan Sweatt lead the Flames with a homerun and...
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