Michigan State's breakout 3-point-shooting performance was so surprising to Tom Izzo that the Hall of Fame coach wondered aloud if the Spartans made more while beating Kentucky than in their first three games of the season combined.

George Wythe and Giles faced off in a crucial matchup with significant implications for the 1C region standings.

Salem has won three of its last four games as the Spartans played at Hidden Valley, aiming for a late-season push toward a playoff spot.

Salem faced a tough matchup against Pulaski County in River Ridge tonight.

Grayson County secured a 14-6 victory over Giles in a hard-fought Mountain Empire District matchup.

Salem notched their first win of the season a week ago by a thin margin. Could that momentum help the Spartans in their matchup with undefeated district foe Patrick Henry?

This week’s 1st and 10 Game of the Week features the Giles Spartans going up against the Auburn Eagles, who have started their season 4-1, their best start in a decade.

The Spartans are coming off a 10-3 season that ended with a Region 4D Championship appearance.

The Spartans won the boys lacrosse title for the first time ever

Rockbridge County girls earn state runner-up nod.

Wildcats return to state final for second year in a row.

Patrick Henry girls and boys advance to Region 5C championships

Spartans defeated Blacksburg Bruins 18-2 in Region 4D semifinals.

Standout athletes in Salem are the norm, rather than the exception, and senior lacrosse star Brayden Allen Hall is certainly one of them.

The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals.

Spartans jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first quarter.

Spartans earn the River Ridge District win Friday night.

Spartans pitcher Cora Robinson had 9 strikeouts in the first four innings.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson knows his team can always rely on defense to win games.

Norfolk State coach Robert Jones has a monster chip on his shoulder entering his team’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against No. 1 seed Florida.

The Columbia women’s basketball team plays in an intimate 2,700-set gym nestled in Manhattan that is nowhere to be found on the national sports landscape.

Michigan State has joined rare air in college basketball over the last half-century with coaching longevity and championships.

The Spartans made a late push for a comeback, cutting it as close to a 7 point margin.

Jasmine Houston hit the game-winning shot to send the Colonels to the state championship game.

The Salem girls also earned a Region 4D title.

WATCH: William Fleming and Salem girls advance to respective state tournaments

Michigan State’s Tom Izzo followed one of the most disappointing losses of his coaching career with a record-setting victory.

Jaxson Kohler had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Tre Holloman scored 14 points and No. 11 Michigan State rallied to beat Illinois 79-65 and giving the Spartans’ Tom Izzo the most conference wins in Big Ten history.

VMI falls to UNCG Saturday

The former hoops standout finished her high school career with 1,609 points and led the Spartans to their lone state championship win.

Jai’Den Thomas ran for 135 yards and the go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter to help No. 23 UNLV keep its conference title hopes alive with a 27-16 victory over San Jose State.

Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez says she is heartbroken over turmoil surrounding San Jose State volleyball this season.

Giles won against Eastern Montgomery, 55-6.

The San Jose State women’s volleyball team’s quest for perfection ended with its first loss of the season at Colorado State.

The Keydets failed to sustain a rhythm in their latest home game with the Spartans.

1st and 10 Player of the Week: Salem’s Coen Logan is Week 2 honoree

Salem and Franklin County were two rough-and-tumble teams who certainly played physically, but in the end, the Spartans took the win.

Two powerhouse football teams went head-to-head here in Lynchburg as both teams looked to start their season 1 and 0 but in the end, the LCA Bulldogs pulled off the win in what turned out to be a physical football game.

The team made up of local home school student-athletes is entering its first year under new head coach Milton West II.

WATCH: Appomattox softball, Glenvar girls and boys soccer advance in state tournament

Salem High School Unites for "Cross Out Cancer" Night in Support of Potter Family

The Spartans jumped to a 7-1 halftime lead Monday night.

Salem sends eleven to next level on signing day

RJ Davis scored 20 points to help North Carolina beat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament, pushing the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16 while keeping them unbeaten in March Madness against Spartans Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo.

Tyson Walker scored 19 points and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo picked up his 20th win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as his ninth-seeded Spartans beat eighth-seeded Mississippi State 69-51.

March Madness kept Tom Izzo sleepless for more than 24 hours before he heard and saw Michigan State made it into a 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament.

Ashlyn Traylor-Walker and Olivia Wagner helped the Highlanders erase a 12 point second half deficit.

Despite starting the game on an 14-2 run, Radford needed a buzzer beater to defeat USC Upstate 64-61.

The Spartans defended home court by defeating the Warriors 60-47 on Monday night.

It’s the culmination of another high school football season. On “State Finals Saturday,” four of our local teams are headed out to leave it all on the field, looking to take home the gold.

The Spartans, currently on a 12-game win streak, will face its toughest battle yet in Phoebus on Saturday.

For the second time in four seasons, Salem battled Tuscarora in the state semifinals.

A rematch of last year’s 4D final, won by E.C. Glass over Salem.

The Spartans were in command, holding onto the win, 42-0.

The Spartans defeated Eastside 3-0 and will host Auburn in the Class 1 semifinals on Tuesday.

Salem took down Christiansburg.

Though the Knights were playing on home turf, the advantage fell short. Salem dominated 51-3.

Galax holds on to win this one, 14-6.

It was all Salem this time. They won 51-0 over Hidden Valley.

No. 8 Washington visits Michigan State on Saturday.

Salem dominates tonight, winning 48-7.

Far-right parties have made a comeback in Greek parliamentary elections, including the Spartans party backed by a jailed former lawmaker from an organization linked to violent street attacks against migrants and left-wing activists.

Seven different athletic programs were represented in this signing class.

Michigan State coach Mel Tucker hopes he doesn’t have this long of an offseason ever again.

Purdue and Marquette were far from the favorites in their own conferences going into the season.

Tyson Walker shook off a slow start to score 23 points and lifted Michigan State to an 80-65 win over No. 17 Indiana on Tuesday night in its first home game since last week’s shootings on campus that killed three students and hospitalized five students.

Michigan showed its support for rival Michigan State with a poignant pregame ceremony before the Wolverines took an 84-72 win on Saturday night, the first game for the Spartan men since a shooting on the their campus that killed three students and wounded five others.

Zach Edey scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping No. 1 Purdue beat Michigan State 77-61.

Asher Woods led the Keydets with 14 points.

Drew Timme had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and led No. 2 Gonzaga in a spirited comeback from a 12-point deficit that carried the Bulldogs to a 64-63 victory over Michigan State on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln at North Island Naval Air Station.

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.

The Spartans’ offensive line didn’t let up. Salem took the win, 55-3.

Giles fell to Grayson County 34-14.

Salem was led by senior quarterback DaRon Wilson, who pulled the Spartans in a close, one-score game to a 49-14 win.

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The Spartans have flown away with many successful missions – they’ve won ten state titles so far.

Salem defeated Christiansburg, 6-0.

The River Ridge District still goes through Salem, and the Spartans were on the march tonight.

The Eagles lost to Salem by a single point last week. Tonight, the Spartans - home sweet home and it showed.

The Giles County Spartans battled it out against the Blacksburg Bruins under the Friday night lights.

The Spartans are re-tooling the single wing after another successful season in Pearisburg.

The dozen signees have an average GPA of 3.7.

Both teams played a fierce back-and-forth battle in the first half.

The Spartans held a 2-0 lead just thirteen minutes into Monday nights matchup with Bruins.

The NCAA Tournament's South Carolina site for opening-round games is filled with postseason-tested coaches.

The madness arrived early this year.

Student athletes from Salem, Franklin County and GW-Danville high schools commit to continue their academic and athletic careers at the college level.

Spartans used a 9-0 run in the second half on their way to a 72-56 victory under first-year coach Mike Jones.

In what proved to be a back and forth affair between the clash of the Spartans, Broad Run outlasted Salem for a 28-24 victory. They scored a touchdown with 30 seconds left in the game to secure a spot in the VHSL Class 4 State Championship game next weekend.

The Spartans have rooted out any chances for complacency to set in.

The Spartans won big on Friday night and advanced to the Region 4D final.

Three-seed Parry McCluer beat the Spartans 14-6.

The 1-seed Spartans beat 8-seed Amherst County, 35-0.

Homefield proved to be quite the advantage for Giles on Friday night.

Patrick Henry gave Salem perhaps their biggest challenge of the season, ultimately falling to the Spartans 37-13.

The Spartans are looking to make a deep playoff run and weren’t slowed down on Friday night.

Salem senior RB Cam Leftwich earns week 9 Player of the Week honors.

The Salem Spartan picked up a road win on Friday night.

Tied at the half and after three-quarters, Giles and James River played each other tightly on Friday night.