Nah, it’s just Kala Guy.

FORT DEFIANCE - H-E-A-R-T.    That’s all there is to it to describe the way Fort Defiance and Waynesboro battled for the Southern Valley match up on Tuesday in the Indian gym.

STUARTS DRAFT - Some teams have a problem with getting too tense when they make mistakes.  Stuarts Draft isn’t one of those teams and that’s not always a good thing.

Stuarts Draft may be getting all of the attention in the Southern Valley so far, but with Thursday’s matchup against district rival Fort Defiance on the road, the Indians are ready to put in their two cents.

STUARTS DRAFT ‘ Seconds after Lexie Eichner’s serve fell out of bounds, Wilson Memorial coach Kim Claytor lifted both hands in the air, turned toward the large Green Hornet crowd and pumped her fists.

LOVINGSTON - Riverheads’ wing-T was the perfect offense for Friday night’s rainy weather. Nothing risky. Nothing flashy. Just misdirection, solid blocks and consistent chunks of yardage.

The Stuarts Draft seniors have seen it all.

FISHERSVILLE - Wilson Memorial proved Friday night that a good defense would beat a good offense.  The Green Hornets limited Fort Defiance to just 150 yards of offense and stopped the Indians on a late drive with a key interception as the hosts pulled out a soggy 7-0 non-district win.

Cougars 52, Little Giants 0

Once the turnovers began, the bleeding never did stop for the Little Giants as they lost the Battle for the Ball for the second straight year, falling 52-0 to Stuarts Draft in a rainy River City on Friday.

Stuarts Draft has its name on the Ball one more time than Waynesboro, leading the series 4-3 since the inception of the annual showdown between Draft and Waynesboro in 1999.

Waynesboro’s first win of the season came at the perfect time - right before the Battle for the Ball - the annual meeting between Waynesboro and Stuarts Draft.

STAUNTON Most cross country runners put in mile after mile during the summer months preparing for the season. Some run in community races or work out with a club to stay in shape while others work on their own time running in a park.

STAUNTON - In Game 2, Waynesboro had its chances to break free, but with several mental mistakes, the Little Giants fell in three to Robert E. Lee on Thursday 25-14, 25-18 and 25-16 for their second district loss.

STUARTS DRAFT - The new Stuarts Draft gym’s doors remained locked for the Cougar volleyball team’s homecoming, forcing their classic Valley District showdown with Turner Ashby into the sweltering Den.

When it comes to playing Robert E. Lee in volleyball, it’s all mental, according to Stuarts Draft’s power hitter, Tabitha Bowman.

STAUNTON - With a gym that felt like a burning sauna room, there was only one phrase that Grace Christian volleyball coach Sue Leonard continued to pound into the Warriors heads as they took on Wilson Memorial in the final match of the Lee Invitational on Saturday: “Keep up the energy. Keep up the energy, ladies.“

Steve Isaacs was right. It didn’t matter whom this first win was against at all.

Stuarts Draft         6         10         15         7         38   Riverheads         13         15       0       7         35

Its been a long time since Waynesboro took control of a game in the first quarter.

Bison 20, Indians 14   Buffalo Gap   7       6       0       7       20   Fort Defiance   0       7       7       0       14

FORT DEFIANCE- If throwing two interceptions was hard to swallow for Buffalo Gap’s Travis Morris, then throwing the game-winning touchdown to Josh Wenger in the fourth quarter to defeat Fort Defiance 20-14 eased the senior’s pain quickly.

Trumped by the hype surrounding modern rivalries such as Wilson vs. Riverheads, Stuarts Draft vs. Waynesboro and Robert E. Lee vs. Harrisonburg, tonight’s game with Fort Defiance hosting Buffalo Gap doesn’t receive as much attention as it did in the 1980s.

Since Rockbridge County High School was built in 1992 the Wildcats had never beaten Waynesboro’s volleyball team - until Thursday night.

In Harrisonburg, Stuarts Draft swept Harrisonburg 25-23, 25-15 and 25-10 in high school volleyball action on Tuesday. Amber Christy led the way for the Cougars with 15 service points including three aces. Tabitha Bowman added seven service points, three digs and eight kills. Rachel Maki had two digs with six kills while Cameron Johnson had four blocks three for points.

CROZET - After losing to Albemarle in five games in its home opener, Western Albemarle regrouped and shifted its gears against Wilson Memorial on Tuesday,  sweeping the Green Hornets 25-13, 25-13 and 25-18.

Cross country coaches will have to change their strategy this season in the Southern Valley.  Over the last two years, there have been several dominant runners in the district who were able to hold large leads over the bulk of the pack. The top five was almost predictable at the end of a meet.

CROZET - For more than three quarters Waynesboro and Western Albemarle were in a stalemate in a wet return over the hump for Waynesboro coach Steve Isaacs.