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EMU Volleyball outlasts Mary Baldwin in five sets
STAUNTON, Va. (EMU Athletics) – The EMU Volleyball team took a brief hiatus from conference play Thursday night, to head south for a matchup against Mary Baldwin. The rematch between these two teams was just as competitive as the first, as MBU took the first two sets before the Royals roared back to win the next three, reverse sweeping the Fighting Squirrels 3-2 (21-25, 26-28, 25-13, 25-16 15-6).
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Virginia Breeders’ 2-Year-Old Championship Series Kicks off this Weekend at Shenandoah Downs
Woodstock, VA —- Shenandoah Downs will kick off the 29th edition of the Virginia Breeders Championships Series for 2-year-old pacers & trotters of both sexes this weekend. Six prep and elimination races are slated between the two days. A second round of eliminations will be held next weekend in advance of the $400,000 “Day of Champions” card which on October 31 — which will feature $100,000 final legs in all four divisions.
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Reject Mania Could Hit Duke This Season
He came and he went, one of contemporary college basketball’s vagabonds. Following stints at Kentucky and Kansas State, he paused for a year at Virginia and set a few records for blocked shots before heading off to the NBA. Ugonna Onyenso, a 6-11 center from Nigeria, had 105 blocks...
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Virginia Breeders’ Championships Begin This Weekend at Shenandoah Downs
Two-year-old pacers and trotters will compete in six elimination races October 17–18, setting the stage for the $400,000 Day of Champions on October 31. The road to one of Virginia harness racing’s biggest days begins this weekend at Shenandoah Downs in Woodstock, where the 29th Virginia Breeders’ Championships Series gets underway with two days of competition featuring some of the region’s top young horses.
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High school volleyball scores and highlights: Oct. 13, 2026
(WHSV) - Week 8 of the high school volleyball season continued Tuesday night. Highlights featured during Tuesday’s sportscast featured Turner Ashby at Broadway and Stuarts Draft at Waynesboro. Scores from other games are listed below. To report a missing score, email sports@whsv.com. Turner Ashby 3, Broadway 1. Spotswood 3,...
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Bulldogs complete sweep of Panthers
SHENANDOAH, Oct. 13 — The Luray Bulldogs’ volleyball team completed a season sweep of rival Page County on Tuesday night at PCHS. Despite the loss, the Panthers honored members of the 1986 Group A state champion volleyball team during pre-match ceremonies. On March 1, 1986, the Page County...
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James Madison votes to terminate contract with Sun Belt Conference
The James Madison Dukes are heading to a new conference once again. After joining the Football Bowl Subdivision as members of the Sun Belt Conference in 2022, news came out on Monday morning that the Dukes voted to terminate their contract with that league and will now accept an invitation to the American Conference, which will begin no later than July 1, 2028. The American Conference "full" membership includes 13 institutions: Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, East Carolina , Florida Atlantic , Memphis, North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Temple, Texas-San Antonio, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State. In football, the conference also includes Army and Navy, while Wichita State does not sponsor football. There have also been reports that Miami (OH) is considering a move to the American Conference as well. A move to the American makes sense for James Madison, as the conference has proven to be home to several established brands that recently jumped to the Power Four level, including Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF to the Big 12, and SMU to the ACC. James Madison went 12-2 in 2025 with a berth in the College Football Playoff under former head coach Bob Chesney, eventually losing to the Oregon Ducks in the first