It took an extra game, but Salem captured the River Ridge regular season softball title by toppling Hidden Valley for the third time this season. 

Trevor Johnston, Erik Heiligenstadt, and Hunter Gordon extinguished any doubts about their ability.

The Spartans, Knights and Titans all entered the final week of the regular season tied atop the River Ridge. Something had to give.

The defending state champion Blacksburg Boys Soccer team has had plenty of banner seasons, but none quite like this one. 

17-year old Blacksburg star Courtney Ellenbogen carded a -1 70 to put herself into position to make the cut against some of the world’s finest women’s golfers at the LPGA Michelob Ultra at Kingsmill in Williamsburg.

George Washington senior Nick Barbour was voted an Associated Press Group AAA first-team all-state selection Wednesday and junior Terrance Townes received second-team honors.

There is no official Lynchburg-area boys soccer championship, but Wednesday night’s game between area high school powers Jefferson Forest and E.C. Glass sure felt like one.

Blacksburg golf star Courtney Ellenbogen is set to battle the pros at the LPGA Michelob Ultra at Kingsmill. Next week, she’ll be at the 25th annual Scott Robertson Memorial tournament at Roanoke Country Club.

The Glenvar girls remained perfect in the district by handling a visit from a tough Floyd Co. squad, and the Hidden Valley boys blasted Christiansburg 11-1 in 5 innings. 

Sports medicine experts have seen a dramatic up-tick in business among those too young to have signed their first professional contract.