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RCHS Earns Sportsmanship Honor

RCHS Earns Sportsmanship Honor

Rockbridge County High School was one of 116 schools recognized last week by the Virginia High School League for outstanding sportsmanship during the 2022-23 spring season. As announced by the VHSL in a press release on Monday of last week, these schools had no player or coach ejections, nor were their programs placed on warning status. 07/19/2023 12:00 AM

Doyle On Academic Honor Roll

Doyle On Academic Honor Roll

Lexington native Austin Doyle, a 2020 Rockbridge County High School graduate, was one of seven Virginia Military Institute cadet-athletes posting perfect 4.0 GPAs. Doyle is a redshirt junior for the VMI football team. 07/19/2023 12:00 AM

Lifetime Achievement Award For Crockett

Lifetime Achievement Award For Crockett

Lexington Resident Honored For Service To University Of Rutgers 07/12/2023 12:00 AM

Excelling At Archery

Excelling At Archery

Newhall Competing At State, National Events 07/12/2023 12:00 AM

Emore Repeats As All-State

Emore Repeats As All-State

For the second year in a row, Parry McCluer High School junior shortstop Payton Emore was named to the Virginia High School League Class 1 all-state softball second team last week. 06/28/2023 12:00 AM

Lambert To Teach At Cornell

Lambert To Teach At Cornell

Former Rockbridge area resident Cat Lambert has been appointed assistant professor of classics at Cornell University. 06/28/2023 12:00 AM

Russell Wins Golf Awards

Russell Wins Golf Awards

Former RCHS Linksman To Play For W&L 06/28/2023 12:00 AM

Boy Scout Photo ID’d

Boy Scout Photo ID’d

The caption for the photo in last week’s paper of members of Boy Scout Troop 5 of Lexington who, along with veterans and other volunteers who placed American flags on military gravestones for Memorial Day, did not include the names of those pictured. 06/28/2023 12:00 AM

Chandler Fifth In Elite Meet

Chandler Fifth In Elite Meet

Younger Brother Places Seventh In Nationals Event 06/28/2023 12:00 AM

Gravista Races Welcome 200 Bicyclists

Gravista Races Welcome 200 Bicyclists

Gravista Races Welcome 200 Bicyclists 06/28/2023 12:00 AM

Hitting The Links On ‘Longest Day’

Hitting The Links On ‘Longest Day’

Bunn Battles Alzheimer’s By Playing Full Day Of Golf 06/28/2023 12:00 AM

Making Lasting Connections

Making Lasting Connections

W&L Grads Enjoyed Volunteering With Lex Lax 06/28/2023 12:00 AM

Landmark Year For Local Lacrosse

Landmark Year For Local Lacrosse

Area High School,College Squads Tasted Success In 2023 06/21/2023 12:00 AM

Hardy Wins Medals

Hardy Wins Medals

Lexington resident Ken Hardy earned three medals at the National Veterans Golden Age Games held May 22-24 in Des Moines, Iowa. Hardy’s best event was the long jump, which he won with a leap of 11 feet, 1 inch, setting a record for his age group. Hardy, 75, earned silver medals in both the 50-meter backstroke and the 50-meter sprint and placed sixth in the 1500-meter race walk. The NVGAG is an annual, national competition open to U.S. military veterans over the age of 55. Next year, the NVGAG will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah. 06/21/2023 12:00 AM

Six Rockbridge Girls Laxers All-State

Six Rockbridge Girls Laxers All-State

Six Rockbridge County High School girls lacrosse were named all-state last week, following the Wildcats’ third consecutive Region 4D championship and their third consecutive trip to the Class 4 state semifinals. 06/21/2023 12:00 AM

Blues’ Postseason Honors Announced

Blues’ Postseason Honors Announced

Six Parry McCluer High School baseball players received all-district honors earlier this month, while two PM baseball players and five PM softball players were awarded allregion honors last week. 06/21/2023 12:00 AM

Blues Host 7-on-7 Tourney

Blues Host 7-on-7 Tourney

The Parry McCluer High School football team, under the direction of first-year head coach Jeremiah Brockenbrough (at near right, holding papers), played host for a 7-on-7 tournament last Wednesday at Camden Field in Buena Vista. The Blues were the only Class 1 school there, competing against larger schools Alleghany, James River and Staunton. BrockenbroughsaidtheBlues “played really well to be the smallest school there,” losing close games to Alleghany and James River. Also helping guide the Blues was assistant coach Zack Flower (below), touching elbows with a Staunton player. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 06/21/2023 12:00 AM

PM’s Schley Signs With Ferrum

PM’s Schley Signs With Ferrum

Brenan Schley, who graduated from Parry McCluer High School last month, recently signed his letter of intent to play Division III football for Ferrum College. 06/14/2023 12:00 AM

Eight Wildcats Head To Next Level

Eight Wildcats Head To Next Level

Eight members of the Rockbridge County High School Class of 2023 committed to compete at the collegiate level at the school’s Spring Signing Day on Wednesday, May 10. 06/14/2023 12:00 AM

‘Cats Can’t Solve WA Puzzle

‘Cats Can’t Solve WA Puzzle

Warriors Beat RC In State Semis For Third Straight Season 06/14/2023 12:00 AM

Chandler Repeats In 3200

Chandler Repeats In 3200

Four Blues Earn All-State Track Honors 06/07/2023 12:00 AM

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