As soon as Bonita Woodson got the phone call from Waynesboro’s coach Wray Sherman, she knew she better hurry down U.S. 250 if she wanted to catch her daughter’s tennis match against Spotswood on Friday.

FORT DEFIANCE - After raining terror on the Valley District leading Turner Ashby and beating third-place Rockbridge, Fort Defiance tried to finish a sweep of the district’s top three.

After serving as the Waynesboro girls basketball coach for eight years, Brian Lundstrom is stepping down to spend more time with his family.

Former Waynesboro head football coach Danny Dorton will join the Robert E. Lee coaching staff for the 2007 season, The News Virginian has learned.

On Saturday nights, engines roar across the nation.  Countless hours of work and a kid’s tuition go into some sheet metal and an engine so a driver can risk it all for 50 laps while a bunch of other drivers do the same thing.

Sitting in the dugout after practice, Jake Peeling looks nothing like the dominant pitcher who strolls to the mound, stakes claim to that 60 feet, 6 inches of real estate between him and the catcher and mows down opponents with his nasty slider. As the lights flicker at the KC and the stars begin to poke through the black-velvet sky, the Waynesboro senior looks every bit of 17 years old - nervous and innocent-eyed.

Nerves can finally be put to rest for Waynesboro’s Cynthia Atkins.

GREENVILLE-Riverheads’ Andrew Folsom didn’t take long to show Wilson Memorial who is the boss on the pitch Tuesday night.

Waynesboro didn’t know which Robert E. Lee team was going to show up.

Last year, Broadway did not leave Waynesboro happy.    The Little Giants defeated the Gobblers, sending Broadway further down the bracket.

STUARTS DRAFT - Taking out cross-county rival Wilson Memorial would have been the confidence boost that Stuarts Draft needed, but the Green Hornets had other plans.

Get ready, because the former three-time winning World’s Strongest Man, Bill Kazmaier, is headed to the River City on Tuesday for the first time to talk with the local youth.

The Street Stock division was a battle for first.    Keith Branch started on the pole with Jonathan Burris on the outside. Branch jumped to the lead and was holding off Burris for many laps of nose to tail racing.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - With 200 yards to go in Sunday’s final stage of the Tour of Virginia, Javier Zapata finally had a chance to relax.

I could muse about the beer-can-throwing Earnhardt fans at Talladega like everyone else, but I think there will be enough talking heads this week replaying Budweiser cans and a single roll of toilet paper being chucked in Jeff Gordon’s direction.

GREENVILLE - After straining her quad muscle last week, Riverheads’ Ashley Kyle wasn’t sure if she could run at the Augusta County Track and Field Invitational on Saturday.

Whenever the Tour of Virginia rolls into town, it’s tough for me to sit at the desk and stare at the computer.

DOOMS - David “the Flying Hippie” Sibold grabbed his second win in a row on Saturday night in Eastside Speedway’s Power Coating Solution’s Spring Nationals late model race.

Todd Phillips has already moved once, when he moved to Waynesboro. He didn’t want to move away again to play college basketball.

GREENVILLE- The goal was simple for Riverheads - control the momentum early.

After a shaky start to the season Waynesboro straightened the kinks out of its defense and grabbed some revenge while doing it.

On Feb. 3, Juan Carlos Robles rode into Expoland and wowed a hometown crowd as he fought his way to a perfect 4-0 record.

STUARTS DRAFT - The game didn’t count as far as standings go, but Stuarts Draft finally got that extra confidence boost that comes with beating a county rival.

Junior Humphreys pointed to the Hokie Bird on the side of his car when a racing reporter tried to get his mug shot.

FISHERSVILLE Being a catcher is a differ-ent kind of fun for Wilson Memorial’s Leah Pagett.

Line drives were the name of the game for Waynesboro on Tuesday at the KC.

FORT DEFIANCE - Fort Defiance knew Turner Ashby would be out for revenge

In Fishersville, Summer Ramsey allowed two hits and Jamie Blosser and Caitlin Turner each drove in a run as the Wilson Memorial softball team beat Page County 2-1, to keep its undefeated season alive and take lone possession of first place in the Shenan-doah District.

GREENVILLE- Riverheads’ Justin Brake is headed to Roanoke College this fall to play Division III basketball in the Old Dominion Atlantic Conference The News Virginian has learned.