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    Wilson Ace Outduels Riverheads Duo

    If your idea of exciting baseball is a bases-clearing double, or a triple hit deeply into the corner, or maybe the occasional grand slam, then Wilson Memorial High School was not the place for you tonight. Instead fans were treated to a classic pitchers' duel won 2-1 by the Hornets' senior ace...
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    Gladiators Run-Rule Bison

    Riverheads picked up its second win in as many days with a 12-2 rout over arch-rival Buffalo Gap today. Unlike Monday's 6-1 win over Stonewall, the Big Red jumped on the Bison right away with three runs in each of the first two innings to essentially settle the issue after just two frames. They...
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    Riverheads Tops Stonewall For Third Win

    In a windy home opener this afternoon, the Riverheads Gladiators needed a little time to get started, but put together two-run innings in each of their last three at-bats to pull away from visiting Stonewall Jackson 6-1. The non-district victory gives the Big Red a 3-0 record in the young...
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    Riverheads Rallies Past Stuarts Draft

    After the starting pitcher gave up five runs in the home half of the first inning, a pair of gutsy relief performances allowed visiting Riverheads to climb back into the game and steal a 7-5 win over county rival Stuarts Draft. The Gladiators are now 2-0 on the young season. The Big Red took a...
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    Riverheads Thumps Waynesboro in Season Opener

    Although it required a small come-from-behind effort, the Gladiators rolled over Waynesboro 15-6 tonight in what was apparently the first Shenandoah District game for anyone. I can't provide too many details because all I did was stand outside for about five minutes (too much March Madness!) and...
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    GIRLS Class 2 Championship - Clarke County 67 Union 55 - FINAL

    During the NFHS broadcast, I thought I heard the announcer say that the Union team left at 8:30 this morning to make the trip to Richmond. That can't be right, can it? Isn't Big Stone Gap at least 6 hours from Richmond?
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    Bull Run Could Win as Many as Four Titles....Survey Says.........

    How many will they really win and which teams will win them? Your opinions.........
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    The brand new Southern Gap High School Eagles Coaches

    Thanks for the input. It will be interesting to see how they compete against Graham, Richlands, Tazewell, etc. assuming those will be their rivals.
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    The brand new Southern Gap High School Eagles Coaches

    I am fascinated by Virginia geography, but I don't know this area at all. I guess I have a hard time visualizing four high schools being combined in to one. Will there be cases where kids will have to travel extra long or extra treacherous distances to get to this new school? I am sure they will...
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    Shenandoah District Baseball Outlook

    I am not sure when the season starts, but we may as well start thinking in that direction. However, I personally don't know enough to have too much of an opinion. The one thing we can probably be sure about is that Wilson will be in the mix as they always are. It will be quite an...
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    Region 1-B Girls Semis-Luray Topples Riverheads

    The Lady Gladiators went on a 9-0 scoring run straddling the second and third quarters that got the home fans briefly revved up, but unfortunately that was about the only bright spot tonight as the hot-shooting Lady Bulldogs rolled to a 56-33 win and a date with Surry County Friday night for the...
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    3C Standings as of 2/16

    That Rocktown score is downright shocking, especially on the road. But I seem to remember that they beat Wilson earlier in the year, so they must be the real deal.
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    Shenandoah District Boys Put Seven in Regionals/Five Still Alive

    Seven of the nine Shenandoah District teams advanced to regional play this year in boys basketball. They then splintered off into three different classifications, involving three different formats, and three different sets of schedules. So with all of that to keep up with, I apologize in advance...
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    Gutsy Gladiator Comeback Falls Short

    As already reported, the Big Red lost at Cumberland 71-61, but for a 1 vs. 8 pairing, it was a mighty competitive game, one that the Gladiators can be proud of. Any time you give your coach as much effort as they did tonight, everybody comes away knowing that they did all they could and gave it...
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    Region 1B (Boys and Girls)

    If I may piggyback on this thread instead of starting another, here is a brief recap of tonight's win by the Riverheads girls. The evening started off on the wrong foot for the visitors as they were delayed by some sort of traffic issue and the 6:00 game actually got started at something like...
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