June 10, 2009
Six area schools on list of nation’s 1,500 best
For the second straight year, six area schools placed among the nation’s top 1,500 high schools in an annual survey conducted by Newsweek magazine. James River High School in Chesterfield County was the area’s top-rated school, coming in at 246. Last year, it topped the area list at 210. The schools were ranked based on a formula that combines the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Cambridge tests and divides that by the number of graduating seniors.
March 26, 2009
Pat’s hand
No, Pat Pinkard didn’t actually invent girls travel basketball. She did, at least in the Richmond area, put wheels on the concept, made it shine and gave it a motherly, loving shove in the right direction. There are numerous year-round hoops options available now, but until the mid-1980s there was no local travel basketball - the ball stopped bouncing at the end of the high school season.
March 23, 2009
School music program opened world for Chesterfield County girl
Music proves valuable teaching tool Chesterfield celebrating program that helped student move ahead At 2 years old, Tory Shelton had the cognitive ability of a 10-month-old. She did not speak or understand when spoken to. “We tried a lot of ways to get through to her, and sign language helped some,“ said her mother, Lynn Shelton. “It wasn’t until she started going to the art and music classes at Alberta Smith Elementary . . . that she really started opening up.“
February 23, 2009
Girls: No. 2 Thomas Dale 72, Monacan 57
Andrea Hobbs scored 18 points and had five assists and four steals as No. 2 Thomas Dale defeated Monacan. Taylor Bradley had 13 points and nine rebounds and Ka’lia Johnson had 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Knights. Candice Silas led the game with 24 points for Monacan. Pullen 8, K. Keys 6, Rainey 10, Williams 2, Harris 4, L. Bacile 3, Johnson 0, Silas 24. Totals 22 9-15 57.
THOMAS DALE (24-1)
February 18, 2009
Girls: No. 1 Cosby 76, No. 10 Monacan 36
MONACAN (15-9) Pullen 13, K. Keys 5, Rainey 4, Williams 2, Harris 5, L. Bacile 0, Johnson 0, Silas 3, Edmendson 2, Deichman 2, Stockton 0. Totals 16 1-2 36.
COSBY (23-1) Kirshner 0, Christian 3, Nichols 6, Conyers 12, Wann 16, Foster 0, Lennox 4, Katzman 8, Bertrand 17, Barnett 0, Gillespie 0, Pitts 10. Totals 32 8-10 76.
Monacan————————————- 13 8 11 4—36
Cosby————————————- 22 16 22 16—76
SLIDESHOW: Girls basketball Huguenot vs. Monacan
Watch a slideshow of girls basketball between Monacan and Huguenot.
February 17, 2009
Cosby 60, Monacan 51
Third-seeded Cosby jumped to a 9-0 lead and never trailed in ousting No. 6 Monacan in the quarterfinals of the Dominion District tournament at Cosby. Matt Gorski led the Titans with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, while David Robinson added 16 points and Patrick McDaniel had 10. The Chiefs got as close as four in the fourth quarter but Cosby hit 8 of 10 free throws to ice it.
Girls: No. 10 Monacan 64, Huguenot 55
Candice Silas pulled down 25 rebounds in addition to scoring 13 points to lead the No. 10 Chiefs to victory. Keyla Pullen added 10 assists and 11 points, while Katie Keys had 10 rebounds. HUGUENOT (14-9) Jennings 13, Bogan 20, Bender 14, Harvey 4, Mayfield 0, Cousins 2, Brown 2, Cheeks 0, Campbell 0. Totals: 23 4-6 55.
MONACAN (15-8)
February 13, 2009
Boys: Monacan 58, Midlothian 26
MONACAN 58, MIDLOTHIAN 26
MIDLOTHIAN (3-13 Dominion, 5-17) Bynum 0, Ching 2, Roper 2, Losego 3, Smoots 0, Randolph 5, Leggett 1, Goodman 2, Rogers 2, Shrum 7, Kinchen 2. Totals 11 3-6 26.
MONACAN (6-10, 9-13) Armstrong 15, Riester 5, Conner 2, Kier 6, Erving 13, Cates 2, Young 1, Asiedu 0, R. Brown 0, Thomas 6, Bowden 0, Ghoulson 4, Bays 4. Totals 19 18-25 58.
Midlothian————————————- 4 11 7 4—26
Monacan————————————- 16 15 17 10—58
February 12, 2009
Girls: Monacan 68, Midlothian 35
MONACAN 68, MIDLOTHIAN 35 MONACAN (10-6 Dominion, 14-8) Pullen 7, K. Keys 9, Rainey 7, Harris 12, L. Bacile 8, Johnson 4, Silas 17, Sanchez 4. Totals 28 8-13 68. MIDLOTHIAN (6-10, 10-12) Durcan 2, Riley 2, Kohler 2, Thompson 12, Pascal 0, Edmunds 7, Klement 4, Nunn 2, O’Boyle 2, Vugteveen 2. Totals 17 0-2 35.
February 11, 2009
Boys: Hermitage 61, Monacan 59
HERMITAGE(12-9) Blount 0, Winston 30, Thomas 5, Johnson 3, McLeod 8, Kinard 15, Riddick 0, Austin 0, Burnett 0. Totals 26 5-10 61. MONACAN (8-13) Armstrong 12, Riester 14, Conner 4, Kier 7, Erving 8, Cates 14, Young 0, Asiedu, Thomas 0, Bays 0. Totals 21 10-19 59. Hermitage———————————— 22 16 13 10—61
February 06, 2009
Boys: Monacan 71, George Wythe 64
MONACAN 71, GEORGE WYTHE 64
MONACAN (4-9 Dominion, 7-11) Armstrong 7, Reister 11, Conner 0, Kier 24, Erving 4, Cates 5, Young 4, R. Brown 6, Thomas 4, Bowden 6. Totals 21 26-38 71.
GEORGE WYTHE (1-13, 1-14) Smith 8, Miles 20, James 8, Daniel 2, Simms 3, Peyton 9, Jones 4, Owens 8, Washington 2. Totals 27 9-19 64.
Monacan————————————- 24 10 14 23—71
George Wythe————————————- 13 14 18 19—64
February 05, 2009
Chiefs’ Silas excels at the board game
Monacan’s Candice Silas releases a shot against Manchester. Silas averages 19.2 points and 14.9 rebounds. When the subject is rebounding, Candice Silas is at the head of the glass. The Monacan High School junior is passionate in her relentless pursuit of errant shots at both ends of the hardwood. “Candice hits the boards harder than anyone I’ve ever seen,“ Chiefs basketball coach Larry Starr said.
February 04, 2009
Boys: Clover Hill 64, Monacan 47
CLOVER HILL 64, MONACAN 47 MONACAN (4-9 Dominion, 7-11) Armstrong 11, Reister 11, Conner 2, Kier 0, Erving 2, Cates 4, C. Brown 3, Young 2, Asiedu 0, R. Brown 3, Thomas 2, Jackson 4, Ghoulson 0, Bays 3. Totals 16 11-20 47. CLOVER HILL (4-8, 5-13) Tinsley 0, Williams 6, Byrd 2, Strother 2, Smith 14, L. White 5, K. White 0, Bates 0, Gross 19, Tatum 12, Conklin 4, Greene 0, Armistead 0. Totals 27 5-8 64.
February 03, 2009
Girls: Monacan 72, Clover Hill 32
MONACAN 72, CLOVER HILL 32 CLOVER HILL (4-8 Dominion, 7-11) Brit. Carlisle 4, Sims 0, Johnson 0, Tyson-King 9, Woodson 0, Brown 0, Bria Carlisle 2, Henry 11, Clarke 0, Williams 6, Curtis 0, Plummer 0. Totals: 12 8-17 32. MONACAN (8-6, 12-8) Pullen 11, K. Keys 4, Rainey 2, Williams 15, Harris 14, L. Bacile 0, Johnson 7, Silas 19, Sanchez 0. Totals: 26 19-24 72.
