Sports

The Rockbridge County High School boys basketball team suffered two close losses last week, falling to Valley District rival Harrisonburg 75-66 last Tuesday before coming up short 67-60 against Salem last Wednesday.

Led by three individual champions, 12 Rockbridge County High School wrestlers advanced to the Region 3C tournament by placing in the top four in their weight classes at the Valley District Regional Qualifier on Saturday at Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater.

The Parry McCluer High School girls basketball team always stakes its reputation on high-pressure defense. But if last Tuesday’s 55-22 win over Eastern Montgomery is any indication, the Fighting Blues are now firing on all offensive cylinders as well.

The Parry McCluer High School wrestling team defeated Bath County 46-36 to defend its Pioneer District title at home on Thursday night in Buena Vista.

Led by Payton Emore’s game-high 21 points, the Parry McCluer High School girls basketball team defeated the Gretna Hawks 57-33 at the 10th annual Rock the Ribbon Basketball Shootout on Saturday at Rockbridge County High School.

In the final meet before the postseason, the Rockbridge County High School boys swimming defeated Alleghany and Franklin County last Wednesday at the Alleghany YMCA, while the RC girls came up short against both schools.

The Parry McCluer High School boys basketball team earned two Pioneer District road wins last week, cruising past Eastern Montgomery 68-38 last Tuesday before defeating Highland County 83-50 on Thursday.

Wildcats Defeat Streaks To End Nine-Game Skid

The Rockbridge County High School girls basketball team suffered a 63-25 home loss to Salem in the 10th Rock the Ribbon Roundball Shootout on Saturday morning in Lexington.

Parry McCluer High School senior Kovyk Chandler broke his own school record in the boys’ 3200-meter to lead local indoor track and field athletes at the Bulldog Invitational on Saturday at Liberty University.

In the opening game of the 10th annual Rock the Ribbon Roundball Shootout, the Rockbridge County High School boys basketball team suffered a 69-56 loss to Eastern Mennonite on Friday afternoon in the RCHS gym.

The Rock the Ribbon Roundball Shootout surpassed the $100,000 mark in its 10th year as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

The Parry McCluer High School boys basketball team won a backand- forth battle against Gretna 69-65 in the 10th annual Rock the Ribbon Roundball Shootout on Saturday afternoon at Rockbridge County High School.