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March 06, 2008
STATE EXTRA: Twice as nice for Wilson
The Green Hornets have double vision.
STATE EXTRA: Taller Titans tough match for Leemen
No matter the record, hype or situation, R.E. Lee carries one weapon that’s hard to overcome - intimidation.
March 05, 2008
STATE EXTRA: Diggs is literally a Little Giant
Waynesboro’s LaToya Diggs loves playing defense.
STATE EXTRA: Young R.E. Lee team surprises old coach
Robert E. Lee is always a favorite come Group AA tournament time, but Saturday’s game against Hidden Valley has a different feel.
STATE EXTRA: Young sisters heading to EMU
Wilson Memorial seniors Marla and Julie Young will both be attending Eastern Mennonite University in the fall to play basketball with the Royals in the 2008-09 season.
STATE EXTRA: Wilson’s Deacon is on fire
During the tournaments, Deidre Deacon has stepped it up for Wilson Memorial, but she won’t tell you herself.
STATE EXTRA: Busy Brown helps Giants make a statement
Tim Brown recorded a lot of miles on Saturday. First he went to Lynchburg to jump in the Group AA indoor track meet and then traveled back north to Spotswood to play R.E. Lee in the Region III Championship game.
March 04, 2008
STATE EXTRA: It’s a family thing
Two sisters with court-sized talents march into the Group AA quarterfinals together this weekend. Thankfully for Waynesboro, Devon and La’Shanda Brown play for the same team.
STATE EXTRA: A hard Transition
FISHERSVILLE First-year coach Jackie Bryan has been prodded about her new job before, but the only buzz lingering around the Hive this week was the sweet chatter about Wilson Memorial going to states. No doubt, this season was an emotional roller coaster.
STATE EXTRA: Breathing life into a team
What’s a coach to do when the losses start piling up and the players’ morale gets so low you need a spatula to scrape it off the hardwood-
STATE EXTRA: Giants ready for another trip to states
Two years, two Group AA appearances. The Waynesboro boys basketball team is back in the Group AA tournament.
STATE EXTRA: Waiting for his moment
STAUNTON Patience. Patience. Patience. R.E. Lee’s junior forward, J.R. Gray, knows that word well. He keeps fighting to develop his talents and has grown to become the main weapon in Lee’s defensive arsenal.
March 01, 2008
Draft places two high jumpers
LYNCHBURG - Stuarts Draft’s Christina Fenske and Caitlynn Filla finished first and second respectively at the Group AA indoor track meet on Saturday at Liberty University, bringing two gold medals home for the Cougars.
February 29, 2008
Waynesboro, Lee meet tonight
The rivalry between Waynesboro and R.E. Lee continues to fester, but not in the Little Giants’ backyard. The atmosphere Friday at the Waynesboro boys basketball practice painted a different picture.
Just another game-
Really, it doesn’t mean anything.
Little Giants face Brookville tonight for Region III crown
Everyone thought Waynesboro’s chances of beating undefeated Turner Ashby were as good as seeing coach Secrett Stubblefield in a dress on the sideline.
February 28, 2008
Giants beat TA
DALEVILLE - The Waynesboro girl’s basketball team upset rival Turner Ashby on Thursday night 58-57 in a stunner.
February 27, 2008
Bison stomp Central
SWOOPE - Buffalo Gap blew Central Senior out of the tournament race 82-34 on Wednesday night in the Region B, Division 1 quarterfinals. The Bison outscored the Chargers every quarter. In the first half Gap accumulated 42 points to Centrals 13 points.
Giants will have to get by TA before going to Group AA
Turner Ashby is a nagging reminder for the Waynesboro girls basketball team of the speed bumps that litter the road to the Group AA tournament.
Just another Augusta County rivalry game
A battle- Nah, battles are for board games and World of Warcraft addicts.
February 26, 2008
Waynesboro stomps Northside
Waynesboro defeated visiting Northside 80-63 on Tuesday night and ousted them from the Region III quarterfinals.
More than another rivalry game
GREENVILLE A battle- Nah, battles are for board games and World of Warcraft addicts.
February 25, 2008
Plan keeps on working for Giants
Nick Gore was getting double- and triple-teamed down low and looked frustrated the whole time.
Lee’s maturation continues
It was not going well for coach Jeremy Hartman or his R.E. Lee girls basketball team.
Daily Pooch Punt: Rhetorical questions
12:50 p.m. Sports columnist Jim Sacco poses some rhetorical questions after a busy weekend in local sports. And another thing ...
February 24, 2008
A sight for Giantdom’s sore eyes
Keep your coattails tucked into your pants, Giantdom, because Friday’s win, sure, gave the Little Giants the Southern Valley District tourney title; and, OK, it did give the boys team a much-needed win over their thorn bush to the west, R.E. Lee; but it wasn’t “that kind” of win over “those kinds” of Leemen.
February 23, 2008
Region B Grapplers after Group A gold
SWOOPE - Don’t bother Buffalo Gap wrestling coach Leonardo Lopez with the detail of having a winning record, especially if the team can’t achieve a place in the Group A Meet on March 6-7.
Roes, Desper, Freeman take Region III gold
STUARTS DRAFT - Wrestling has always been regarded as an individual-centric sport by the masses, but for the three Region III champions who will represent the Southern Valley at the Group AA meet on March 7 and 8 at the Salem Civic Center, teamwork is the driving force behind success.
February 21, 2008
Barrett scores 44 in FMS win
On Tuesday night Michael Barrett broke Fishburne’s single-game scoring record with 45 points and he came within one point of tying that record on Wednesday night, scoring 44 points in the Caissons 97-61 victory over visiting Eastern Mennonite in the Virginia Independent Conference tournament. The game brought back memories of last season. “They beat us at their place last year, so it’s was good to beat them,“ said Barrett, who averages 22.8 points a game
February 20, 2008
Oh man, that’s Hatter
The look.
