STUARTS DRAFT — The Staunton River Golden Eagles ended Stuarts Draft’s volleyball season on Monday night, sweeping the Cougars in three decisive games 25-12, 25-17, 25-14 during the first round of the Region III tournament.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jimmie Johnson’s drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.

Kurt Busch won at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, taking over the lead with 2½ laps left when his younger brother’s car suddenly slowed on the backstretch after leading 232 of the 334 laps.

ATLANTA — A melee breaks out along the Falcons sideline, and who’s right in the middle of it?

DeAngelo Hall, of course.

Waynesboro Generals Majority Owner Jerry Carter is seeking major local investors to buy into the Valley League Baseball team that he bought prior to last season.

MIAMI — A defense that couldn’t stop anything a week ago was suddenly airtight. An oft-injured running back had the best game of his career. And a punt returner somehow evaded seven would-be tacklers on his way to a touchdown.

For No. 16 Miami, everything worked.

FISHERSVILLE — Robert E. Lee cruised past Wilson Memorial in the final game of the regular season, taking a 35-17 win on Friday for Lee’s third straight Southern Valley district championship.

On Friday night the Waynesboro Little Giants traveled to Fort Defiance for their last game of the season and as the purple and gold headed to the locker room at halftime, down 25-0 and facing a 1-9 season, many Waynesboro supporters probably began wondering an all too familiar question: What will it take to return this once proud program to prominence?

FORT DEFIANCE — Fort Defiance used a 19-point second quarter to get by Waynesboro on Friday night, 25-13, ending their season with two wins.

LURAY — The Riverheads Gladiators cleared another hurdle in their quest for the Region B playoffs Friday night, winning a 35-28 shootout over Luray in Shenandoah District football action.

LEXINGTON — D.J. Hines and Darius Woodson each had three touchdowns for Stuarts Draft in a 41-21 drubbing over Rockbridge on Friday night to close out the regular season.

MT. JACKSON — A coach once said that defense wins championships.

HARRISONBURG — It’s been quite a while since Riverheads has won a district championship in volleyball. Call it an extended 24-year ‘Coffey’ break.

HARRISONBURG — The Riverheads Gladiators swept their way past a tenacious Stonewall Jackson squad en route to the Shenandoah District tournament title on Thursday night, 25-21, 25-21, 25-23.

FORT DEFIANCE – Fort Defiance successfully topped Stuarts Draft, though it wasn’t an easy or consistent match, winning in four games 30-28, 25-12, 25-27, 25-21 to gain the title of Southern Valley District tournament champions.

FORT DEFIANCE — After being unable to clinch a spot in the Region III tournament on Tuesday, Waynesboro was found an opening thanks to a 25-9, 25-20, 25-17 sweep over the Rockbridge Wildcats in the consolation match of the Southern Valley District Tournament.

HARRISONBURG — Riverheads fought its way past Page County, winning the semifinal round of the Shenandoah District tournament in four games 25-20, 25-27, 25-19, 25-15 on Wednesday.

TROUTVILLE — The Wilson Memorial Girls cross country team embraced its move to Group AA this season, dominating the Southern Valley District. On Wednesday, the Green Hornets faced their stiffest challenge to date at the Region III meet on Lord Botetourt’s demanding course.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — The Clarke County boys cross country team posted a perfect score of 15 points to win the Region B Cross Country Championships held Wednesday at Panorama Farms.

FORT DEFIANCE — Fort Defiance is one step away from completing a sweep of Southern Valley District honors. The Indians swept the Rockbridge Wildcats 25-21, 25-12, 25-23 on Tuesday night in a district semifinal match to advance to Thursday’s championship match against Stuarts Draft.

Draft earns spot in finals, Region tourney

Except for a brief lapse in Game 3, Waynesboro maintained enough momentum and focus to ward off upset-minded Robert E. Lee 3-1 in quarterfinal action of the Southern Valley Volleyball tournament Monday.

LEXINGTON — It was the end of the road for Wilson Memorial on Monday as Rockbridge took a win in four games, 25-17, 16-25, 25-16, 25-23 in the first round of the Southern Valley District tournament.

Fishburne coach Ed Huckaby hopes his team got a wake up call on Monday afternoon during its inaugural home game.

After months of practice and anticipation, the Fishburne Military School Post Graduate basketball team will get its day on the court.

Today at 4:30 p.m., the Caissons will host Mack Academy for the team’s home opener, looking to start the program’s first season off with a win.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Thaddeus Lewis and his Duke teammates don’t know if opponents are starting to believe that the rumors of the Blue Devils’ vast improvement are true.

And, he said, he doesn’t care.

ASHBURN — Having failed to assemble a winning football team, the Washington Redskins now have a split in viewpoint between the front office and the locker room.

While executives accent the positive, many players won’t play along. They know what a 2-5 record means.

GREENVILLE — Riverheads running back Cory Sandridge scored five touchdowns on short and long runs Friday, keying the Gladiators to a 42-14 Shenandoah District victory over Stonewall Jackson.

FISHERSVILLE — Jared Stipic recovered a fumble at Wilson’s four-yard line and Trevor Fisher had a late interception as Fort Defiance outlasted Wilson Memorial, 28-26 in a Southern Valley District football contest Friday night.

The Stuarts Draft Cougars continued their playoff push Friday night by defeating Waynesboro 34-7 to win the Battle for the Ball for the fourth consecutive year, spoiling the Little Giants senior night in the process.

Fishburne’s Chet Berry threw for 309 yards and scored four touchdowns, including one on the ground in the first half, but his impressive stats weren’t enough to help the Caissons survive the second.