Hailey Morris was one of three William Monroe seniors honored prior to last week’s season opener against Skyline High School in a modified Senior Night.
Two of the three William Monroe High School esports teams competed in playoff games last week. The Rocket League team placed 16th in the state, losing in the first round of state playoffs to the eventual champion, John Champe High School.
The largemouth bass is unquestionably America’s favorite gamefish. Virginians, too, have a love affair with these freshwater fish which leap when hooked and can grow to impressive sizes. In a few years, if things go as planned, there may be even more large bass in Virginia waters.
It had been more than 250 days since Logan Barbour last played in a high school game.
ST. GEORGE — Nearly two months ago, Maliq Brown and Houston Emory were invited to the Coach Wooten Camp, which signified them as two of the top 50 players in the country in their grade level.
Even with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there is one high school sport that was permitted to compete this fall. The Dragons compete in three different games—Rocket League, Smite and League of Legends—since late October. Whether playing against classmates or teams across the country, this is…
Facing unique challenges to scheduling and playing games during pandemic
ST. GEORGE — Nearly two months ago, Maliq Brown and Houston Emory were invited to the Coach Wooten Camp, which signified them as two of the top 50 players in the country in their grade level.
Even with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there is one high school sport that was permitted to compete this fall. The Dragons compete in three different games—Rocket League, Smite and League of Legends—since late October. Whether playing against classmates or teams across the country, this is…
Facing unique challenges to scheduling and playing games during pandemic
In a normal year, October would see not only fall leaves, pumpkins and trick-or-treating but high school and college Homecomings, football games and marching band performances. With the postponement of all fall sports this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the stadiums are quiet. He…
I like to feed and watch the birds and I’m not alone. There are about 60 million of us, according to a recent survey. In fact, the overall market for wild bird products is projected to reach $2.2 billion by 2021. That’s a lot of birdseed.
The Virginia High School League (VHSL) is still hammering out the details of a return to participation for high school athletics. With just a few weeks left until tryouts for winter sports, fall and spring athletes are continuing with off-season individual skills training and conditioning.
For nearly six months, high school athletes in Central Virginia have hoped and dreamed of the opportunity to resume competition safely amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last spring, the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association did not govern state championship events for the first time since the organization was formed in 2001 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ryan Taylor has been an impact performer for William Monroe’s swimming and diving team for several years.
After five months of discussions and planning, high school sports are primed to return in Virginia later this year.
High school sports are set to resume in Central Virginia in less than two months, but there’s still plenty of uncertainty surrounding their return, including the role of spectators at games.
In 2006, Von Ward got his first true taste of soccer with a visit to Germany to watch the FIFA World Cup.
This fall, William Monroe High School athletic facilities stand empty with the postponement of fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten years ago, and after two years of talks, the county began a major facilities overhaul.
The 14th annual Tour de Greene kicked off Saturday Oct. 10 despite the grey rainy morning. With 37 riders signed up for the new gravel routes and 63 for the road route, the event went on for most of the morning and afternoon with riders touring the scenic byways of the county.
We have recently found a few snakeskins in our yard, so that meant there were snakes around.
So, 2020 may not end up being so great for high school football, but it is shaping up to be one of the best years ever for catching spot. Spot, of course, are the small panfish that prowl our salt waters. They seek out deep holes in the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries where they root around f…