Tunstall Trojans 2022-23 Preview

Tunstall will open its fourth season under head coach Randy Hunsicker. With all COVID-19 protocols behind the Trojans, Hunsicker is excited to see what his team can do with the return to normalcy. Here’s five things you need to know about Tunstall heading into the season… Return to Normalcy The name of the hit movie... Read More

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August 10, 2022

Magna Vista Warriors 2022-23 Preview

Here are five things you need to know about Magna Vista heading into the season. Wet Behind the Ears Entering his 15th season in Ridgeway, head coach Joe Favero has won two VHSL state championships, six Piedmont District championships, 113 games, and has led the Warriors through a pair of pandemic-altered seasons. But Favero has... Read More

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August 9, 2022

Halifax Comets 2022-23 Preview

Here are five things you need to know about the Comets this season. Experienced Squad Halifax returns 13 players from last year’s team that posted a 7-3 record and appeared in the Region 4D quarterfinals against Western Albemarle. On the offensive end of things, the Comets return a healthy mix of skilled players and linemen.... Read More

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August 8, 2022

George Washington Eagles 2022-23 Preview

The George Washington football team will begin its quest for a third consecutive appearance in the Region 4D championship game when it begins its 2022 campaign with a non-district matchup against Heritage on August 12 at 6 p.m. in Lynchburg. Here are five things you need to know about GW entering the season. Patience is... Read More

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August 8, 2022

Dan River Wildcats 2022-23 Preview

The Wildcats will take the field under the leadership of fourth-year head coach Brian Womack. The ‘Cats have an overall 13-13 record, including a 10-5 mark in Dogwood District play, and two regional playoff appearances — including a spot in the 2020 Region 2C semifinal — under Womack’s tutelage. Here are five things you need... Read More

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August 3, 2022

Bassett Bengals 2022-23 Preview

The Bassett football team has been on the come up over the past few years and head coach Brandon Johnson and the Bengals look to make 2022 their breakout season. Here are five things you need to know about Bassett heading into the season. Top-Gun Quarterback Bassett fans have gotten used to hearing the name... Read More

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May 6, 2022

Get Inside Your Head and Work It Out

Scott Buckner was driving his Outback along the Piney River in Nelson County when he had what he described as a National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation golden Christmas tree moment. Buckner was on one of his overlanding trips — more on that in a minute — and had spent the last hour or so looking for... Read More

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October 28, 2021

Haunted Southside

We’ve all heard (and been scared by) urban legends such as a maniac with a hook for a hand, a headless phantom that walks the railroad tracks with a lantern looking for his head or a witch who’s put a curse on the town. In most cases, those stories are just stories, but as it... Read More

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May 4, 2021

More Futuristic, More Skills, More Adaptive

By now, we all know — unless you’ve been living under a rock like the Cavemen from the Geico commercials — of the, well, Geico spots featuring the woodchucks chucking wood into a pond, and Ronnie from Ronnie’s Lumber telling them to stop. And of course, we can’t forget about the Ronnie’s Lumber sequel, where... Read More

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