CLASS 2

High School Girls' Basketball – Floyd County 42, Alleghany 32. The Buffaloes outscored the Mountaineers 13-5 in the third quarter to take a 29-19 lead on the way to a victory in the Class 2, Region C tournament semifinals Thursday night in the Dedmon Center on the campus at Radford University. Floyd County led 16-14

Alleghany’s Macyn Cash drives to the basket past Keira Crawford (40) and Lexi McCullough (22) of James River. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) High School Girls' Basketball – Alleghany 47, James River 36. The Mountaineers have advanced to the Class 2, Region C tournament semifinals with a home win over the visiting Knights. Macyn Cash

Dontae Miller wrestles in the championship round yesterday. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) High School Wrestling – Miller runner-up, Walden fourth at Class 2 state championships. Alleghany's Dontae Miller and Caleb Walden wrestled their way to the podium Saturday in the Salem Civic Center. Miller finished second in the 144-pound weight class and Walden was

LOW MOOR — The Alleghany Highlands School Board spent much of Monday’s meeting applauding and congratulating a group of state champions. The Alleghany High School girls’ cross country team and coach Jeremy Bartley captured their first state title on Saturday, running to gold in the Class 2 state championship meet at Green Hill Park in

In the Class 2 State Semifinals, Glenvar defeated Gate City 3-0. The Highlanders will face the winner of East Rockingham and Poquoson.

Two area stars took home state gold in Cross-Country on Saturday.

Alleghany’s Garrett Via protects the ball from Appomattox’s De’Montay Fleshman last night. (Photo courtesy Paige Dingler/Lynchburg News & Advance) High School Football – Appomattox County 40, Alleghany 12. The Raiders ended the season for the Mountaineers Thursday night at Bragg Stadium in Appomattox with a first round Class 2, Region C playoff win. Appomattox led

The defending Class 2 state champion Glenvar Highlanders faced Appomattox County in the 2C Region final. The Highlanders swept Appomattox 3-0 for the Region 2C title.

Kiera Lowman celebrates as she crosses the finish line. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) High School Cross Country – Class 2, Region C Meet – Lowman Wins, AHS girls finnish second. Kiera Lowman continued her dominant freshman season at Green Hill Park in Salem Wednesday winning the individual girls title at the Class 2, Region

Glenvar got on track last week by taking out the undefeated Cave Spring.

It might be early in the season, but the Bobcats look like they’re right back in the Class 2 contender rankings.

Southwest Virginia proved once again its dominance in spring competition, bringing home seven titles back to the area.

The scene is certainly set for a SW Virginia gold rush of state spring sports medals. No less than a dozen squads have advance to the state finals. Here’s a rundown of our local teams that were in action on State Semifinal Friday.

The Highlanders return to the VHSL Class 2 State Semifinals for the second straight year.

The girls celebrate with their Region C championship trophy yesterday. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Appomattox County 14, Alleghany 0. Given an early reprieve, the Raiders bolted to the Class 2, Region C title at Radford University. After dodging a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the first inning, Appomattox County hung crooked numbers in

Covington’s Kayla Bartley, right, congratulates second baseman Lexi Dressler after a big infield play during yesterday’s softball game. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Alleghany 3, James River 1. The Mountaineers advanced in the Class 2, Region C tournament with a quarterfinal win over the Knights Saturday evening in Springwood. Halen Lowman pitched four

Sadie Alphin plays No. 2 singles during the Bath-Grayson County regional tennis match. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Boys’ Tennis — Floyd County 5, Alleghany 4. The Buffalos outlasted the Mountaineers in a Class 2, Region C semifinal that lasted nearly seven hours Tuesday at Virginia Tech. Baron Leitch, Maddox Crance and Coree Nicely posted

Alleghany’s Nathan Clark plays No. 5 doubles in regional boys’ tennis vs. Narrows on Thursday. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Boys’ Tennis — Alleghany 8, Narrows 1. The Mountaineers rolled past the Green Wave in the first round of the Class 2, Region C tournament at Clifton Middle School. Baron Leitch, Coree Nicely, Eli Entsminger,

The Radford Bobcats lost to John Marshall in Saturday’s Class 2 state title game, 82-43.

Alleghany senior Gabe Miller (left) and Covington senior Mitchell Tallman (right) won state titles last week at the Class 1/Class 2 state indoor track championships at Liberty University. Miller won the 1,600 meter run and Tallman won the pole vault. (Left photo courtesy Seth Davis/right photo by Mark Pifer)LYNCHBURG — Mitchell Tallman and Gabe Miller both brought back state championships […]

Carroll County girls also advanced to the Class 3 Championship.

Girls’ Basketball: Central-Wise 57, Alleghany 41. The Warriors got 24 points and seven rebounds from freshman Emmah McAmis in a win over the Mountaineers in the quarterfinals of the Class 2 state tournament Friday night in Norton. Central led by just one, 28-27, early in the third quarter before McAmis scored all 10 points in a 10-2 run to […]

Wednesday Sports Roundup … Indoor Track — Mitchell Tallman wins State Championship! Covington senior Mitchell Tallman won his fourth state pole vault championship at Liberty University on Wednesday afternoon in the combined Class 1 and Class 2 state indoor meet. Tallman cleared 12-feet, 3 inches to win his third consecutive indoor title to go with an outdoor state victory last […]

Wrestling — Mountaineers put two on the podium at state championships. Alleghany placed 13th as a team and both Nathan Clark and Dontae Miller earned all-state honors Saturday in the Class 2 state championships at the Salem Civic Center. Clark finished 4th in the 285-pound weight class, putting together a 4-2 record and recording four pins. Miller was 1-3 in the […]

Salem Civic Center hosted classes 1, 2 and 3 wrestling championships.

Boys’ Basketball — Alleghany 72, Glenvar 58. The Mountaineers, who lost twice to the Highlanders in the regular season, got 21 points from Baron Leitch, including 19 in the second half and 16 in the final quarter, in a Class 2, Region C first round win Friday night in Salem. Davien Moore added 14 points and six rebounds for […]

Swimming — Alleghany Swims in State Championships in Richmond. Alivia Hoover's seventh-place finish in the 200 freestyle highlighted the Mountaineers' day at the combined Class 1 and Class 2 state meet at The Collegiate School Aquatics Center. Hoover swam a personal record time of 2:13.49 in the finals. Hoover also reached the finals in the 100 backstroke. Other Alleghany […]

The Raiders tied the game 28-28 late before the G-Men surged ahead for the victory.

Appomattox beat Glenvar on Saturday 27-21 to win the Region 2C title and advance to the Class 2 State Semifinals. The Raiders got a pair of touchdowns from Jonathan Pennix and a 46-yard FG from Tye Robertson in the win. Appomattox moves to 11-1 on the season, as the are seeking their sixth state title in seven years. Glenvar finishes the season at 11-2.

Carly Wilkes dominated the Class 2 girls field to win back-to-back state championships.

The AHS girls got their first regional title in 30 years last week, while the boys won their third consecutive title during the Class 2, Region C cross country

Glenvar starts fall workouts with reduced numbers but plenty of returning talent.

High School spring sports state championships concluded on Saturday.

Franklin County's Kylie Cooper claimed gold in the Class 6 Girls 800 meter run.

The Appomattox Raiders beat Union 51-21 in the Class 2 state semifinal on Saturday. They will travel to Stuart’s Draft on Saturday for the title game.

Big Stone Gap, Va. – In the boys Class 2 semifinals, the Radford boys stellar season ended at the hands of the Union Bears. The game was tied at 35, but the Bears ended the game on a 7-0 run to complete a 42-35 win. In the VHSL girls Class 1 semifinals, it was a battle of undefeated teams. Honaker was paced by Leeanna McNulty with 17 points. The Tigers broke open a one point game late in the 4th quarter for a 53-47 win to return to the state championship game.

The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health District’s vaccine clinic at the Berglund Center is canceled today. If you had an appointment for today, you are being rescheduled for tomorrow. Class 1 is rescheduled for Saturday, Class 3 Sunday and Class 2 Monday. The Class 1 and 2 swim championship, scheduled to take place today at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center, are also being postponed. the board advises City Council and the City Manager on matters pertaining to the libraries.