Heading into Friday’s games, which marked the final week of the regular season, there was a known understanding of who was in and who was out when it came to reaching the Virginia High School League (VHSL) playoffs. Sunday saw the official regional playoff brackets released and there is a strong representation of Fredericksburg-area schools…
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A year after a record-breaking season, Memphis men’s soccer was stuck in a rut. Put simply, the Tigers were going backward. They opened the 2024 season 1-4, struggling to replace star striker Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos as they piled up nonconference losses. “It’s tough,” coach Richard Mulrooney said. “At the end of the day, when…
AFTON – At halftime, Andre Bradford was approached by Inland Lakes football coach Travis Meyer. After losing senior quarterback Aidan Fenstermaker to an ejection late in the first half, Meyer needed someone to provide an offensive spark. “We knew we had a quarterback that could just run our offense, but that wasn’t what was…
There are a lot of adjectives that could be used to describe the Georgia football offense of late, but just how much things have changed in a year’s time is apparent in this postgame comment from coach Kirby Smart after Georgia hammered Ole Miss in November of 2023. “They’re potent,” Smart said of the unit…
Gripped in the pocket of my Adidas joggers was a little stack of stickers with an elastic band around it. Flicking down the edge of the bundle with my finger I would glance at the huddle of boys trading the hottest commodity in the playground with a nervousness that was enough to hold me back…
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County Board of Education filed a petition for an emergency injunction relief on Friday against the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission after their reclassification of many high school football teams across the state this year. The petition said Williamstown High School, Parkersburg High School and Parkersburg South High School…
Jeremy Roenick’s eyes were welled up with tears and he was sniffling as he got settled behind the microphone, the last of the seven members of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2024 to speak during the induction ceremony on Monday night in Toronto. Ever the showman, JR delivered. “Wow!” he said, grinning, as…
Share INDIANAPOLIS — The field of 64 teams, which will compete for the 43rd NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, was announced this afternoon by the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee. Thirty conferences were granted automatic bids for the 2024 championship, while the remaining 34 teams were selected at-large. The top 32 teams are…
Purdue fans are not happy with their 1-8 football team or Ryan Walters, the man at the helm of the struggling program. But don’t expect certain students to be voicing their displeasure about the whole situation at games after the school’s student section – the Paint Crew – sent out a note to its membership…
