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    Confirmation on Salem hosting C1-4 football championships

    I am just now catching up to this news. Salem has always been convenient for me personally for the Class 1 and 2 finals,. And I guess I have no opinion one way or another on Class 3 and 4. But if they ever move Classes 5 and 6 there, I have to say that would seem illogical, for the simple reason...
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    My early look at the Shenandoah District Season

    This fall the 'Doah could be about as unpredictable and evenly-matched as it has been in years. For a long stretch, Riverheads dominated, with Stuarts Draft challenging on occasion. But last season it was all about Wilson and the new kid on the block, Alleghany. Then when playoff time rolled...
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    Patrick Henry Rolls Past Riverheads in State Semis

    Fans of the Gladiators are accustomed to leaving Salem with smiles on their faces, but that was not the case today as the Patrick Henry Rebels from Glade Spring pounced on the Big Red early and often and romped to a five-inning 13-1 victory. They will now play Rappahannock for the state title...
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    Riverheads Edges Lancaster 2-0 in Classic Pitchers' Duel

    Although the next game is tomorrow morning, a local news story covering this Lancaster game helped me see that I shortchanged Berkstresser on one key point. So I figured it is never too late to correct an error. In the fifth, after Braly hit that double, I implied in my post that Berk left him...
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    Riverheads Edges Lancaster 2-0 in Classic Pitchers' Duel

    According to the information I have pieced together the other quarter-final winners were Rappahannock, Patrick Henry and Chilhowie. So on Friday morning, Rappahannock and Chilhowie will meet in the 9:00 AM game, followed by Riverheads and Patrick Henry around 11:30. I also read that the second...
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    Riverheads Edges Lancaster 2-0 in Classic Pitchers' Duel

    Two excellent high school hurlers at opposite ends of their career locked horns this afternoon on the Gladiator diamond and each one clearly brought his A game. But the issue was decided in the bottom of the third inning when a pair of senior team-leaders each made a heads up (or in one case a...
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    Gladiators Top Luray 4-1 to Win Region 1-B.

    In a game that kept fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish, Riverheads got the two biggest hits of the entire season just when they needed them the most as they held off a very good Bulldog team. As a result of this game and the Region 1-A title game, which I have just been told...
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    Riverheads Sneaks Past SML in Regional Semi-Final

    I have now read that Luray beat William Campbell 7-0 and will be Riverheads' opponent in Thursday's regional final. Also the Buffalo Gap girls topped Luray 5-2 and will host William Campbell, also on Thursday.
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    Riverheads Sneaks Past SML in Regional Semi-Final

    Prior to this just-completed school year, Riverheads and Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy had no history with one another. That changed back in August when the Big Red rolled past the Ospreys on the football field. But tonight the Gladiators learned that at SML, baseball must be their sport...
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    Riverheads Shuts Out RappCo 10-0 in Six Innings

    The Gladiators will now host Smith Mountain Lake after their 5-4 win over Altavista. That game should be at RHS at the usual 5:00 starting time. In the other half of the Region 1-B bracket, Luray the number three seed will get another home game and will host number seven William Campbell, which...
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    Riverheads Shuts Out RappCo 10-0 in Six Innings

    In a game in which the final score does not really tell the story of the game, the Gladiators posted a quarter-final Region 1-B victory this afternoon over the Rappahannock County Panthers. The Big Red will now advance to the semi-finals, which they will host on Tuesday, June 2 as the number one...
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    Gladiators Edge Staunton on Senior Night

    Senior pitcher Brody Phillips was one of four players playing their final home regular season tonight at Riverheads, and he delivered with a complete-game 4-2 win over a much-improved Staunton Storm team. His fellow graduates (Chase Donathan, Holden Fitzgerald, and Ethan Mulcahy) all contributed...
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    Alleghany Cougars Even Score (Exactly as a Matter of Fact) Against Riverheads

    Usually in sports, one team is simply better than another and proves it in whatever games they play against each other. But Riverheads and Alleghany must have missed that memo, because the homestanding Cougars shut out the Big Red tonight 10-0, but obviously neither team was the same as they...
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    Gladiators Subdue Rockbridge 6-3

    Playing in temperatures closer to football if not basketball weather, things were looking promising for the Big Red to send the shivering crowd to their cars in a little bit over 90 minutes. But then things got a little frisky in each team's final at-bat, which dragged things out for another...
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    Gladiators "Bro-Berk" Fort Defiance 10-4

    Tonight's Riverheads win was of course a team effort, as every victory is, but two players in particular had their best games of the season, or maybe even of their careers. So hats off to senior shortstop Brody Phillips and freshman pitcher Jackson Berkstresser. Berkstresser started the game...
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