By Doug Doughty Special to The Fincastle Herald Like many of their Roanoke Valley Aquatic associates, Read Mountain and Ashley Plantation had to be relieved when the City-County Championship came to a close. The once-threatened season ended Saturday at the...
Read moreRoanoke College Director of Athletics Scott Allison has announced that men’s volleyball will be added to the NCAA sports offered at Roanoke College. The addition comes on the heels of wrestling, slated to begin competition in the fall of 2021,...
Read moreThoroughbred horse racing is back at New Kent County on Monday, July 19, as Colonial Downs Group enters its third year of racing in the Commonwealth. Races are currently underway and will occur every Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday with $500,000...
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Samir Davidov was LB’s No. 1 player last year and he’s back. The high school golf season is always the first to get underway for the fall sports schedule, and both Lord Botetourt and James River open next week. The...
Read moreIt seems like the last season just ended, but practice for the 2021 high school football season will begin this week. Both Lord Botetourt and James River will open practice on Thursday of this week as they get ready for...
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Gunner Givens, a rising senior at Lord Botetourt, has committed to play football at Virginia Tech. The 6’6”, 275-pound lineman chose the Hokies over a dozen other schools who were recruiting him, including national powers like Alabama, Ohio...
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The World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters are bringing their newly reimagined Spread Game tour to over 150 cities in 2021 starting on July 21. The tour will make a stop at the Berglund Center in Roanoke on Tuesday, August 24. The...
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USA Softball is back in Virginia’s Championship City this week. Botetourt County and Salem will host teams, coaches, umpires and fans for the 2021 USA Softball GOLD National Championships through Saturday, July 24. The tournaments feature 64 teams from across...
Read moreTryouts for the Lord Botetourt golf team will be held on Thursday, July 29, at 10 a.m. at the Botetourt Golf & Swim Club. All students trying out must have an updated physical before taking the course. The LB season...
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