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July 09, 2009
Cosby’s McDaniel earns MVP honor
NEWPORT NEWS—It was a season of triumphs for Cosby’s boys soccer team, and one Titan can add a final achievement to his high school career....
Boys comeback player of year
Class: Senior Age: 18 The injury: Harper was involved in a jet-ski accident in 2005 and suffered a fractured skull and two pseudo aneurysms on his carotid...
Carter, Drewry dig long, long win in VHSCA volleyball game
Carter Drewry NEWPORT NEWS—The biggest surprise at yesterday’s Virginia High School Coaches Association all-star showcase was that a volleyball...
Girls comeback player of the year
Class: Senior Age: 18 The injury/illness: Doctors discovered a tancycytic ependymoma tumor growing inside Derr’s spinal cord in November 2007. The...
July 08, 2009
Atlee’s DeJarnette is T-D’s outdoor track athlete of year
The honors keep rolling in for Atlee’s Ben DeJarnette. DeJarnette was cross country runner of the year in the fall and indoor track athlete of the...
All-Metro boys track rankings
Long jump : 1. Quinton Fulgham, Thomas Dale, 23-¼; 2. Demondre Woodson, Petersburg, 22-11¼; 3. Michael Brooks-Richardson, Henrico, 22-9½;...
Foley, Brinkley have fun in VHSCA all-star games
HAMPTON - The last time Michelle Foley played in a basketball game was a Central Region tournament semifinal loss to Atlee. That was late February. The...
July 07, 2009
Girls outdoor track and field All-Metro rankings
Long jump : 1. Nikki Nunn, Manchester, 19-7; 2. Elaine Derricott, Henrico, 19-3; 3. Montasia Golden, Lee-Davis, 19- ¾; 4. Briana Hudson, Deep Run,...
Patrick Henry’s Lizzie Powell named T-D’s top outdoor track athlete
“God has a plan for me,“ says 17-year-old pole vaulter who is battling Hodgkin’s disease. “I’ll be strong, I’ll get...
Graduates have final fling in all-star games
Coaches and newly graduated athletes have descended upon Hampton and Newport News for the annual Virginia High School Coaches Association clinics and all-star...
July 06, 2009
Hanover’s Jake Mayers named T-D player of the year
Ask Jake Mayers to describe his career at Hanover High, and he’ll tell you that it was a learning experience. For all his accomplishments, Mayers...
The rest of the Times-Dispatch 2009 All-Metro baseball team
The rest of the Times-Dispatch 2009 All-Metro baseball team Year: Senior Position: Pitcher The skinny: Repeat selection, but at a...
CarMax Summer League gives 17-and-unders, community, nice shot
Breezes affect jump shots. Rain stops games. Otherwise, the CarMax Summer Basketball League for 17-and-under boys and girls at Pine Camp Arts and Community...
July 05, 2009
Prince George’s Vinson named softball player of the year
Lauren Vinson had one thing in mind when she let the pitch go to Great Bridge batter Kaitlynn Szczepanski in the semifinals of the Virginia High School...
2009 All-Metro softball team
Year: Senior Position: First base The skinny: Batting in a district with four standout pitchers, Bridgeman hit .558. Among her hits were...
July 04, 2009
T-D chooses Patton as girls soccer player of the year
At the start of the season, it looked like Becky Patton might be poised for a breakout year at Collegiate. A school-record 35 goals later, it’s no...
All-Metro girls soccer team
School: Collegiate Year: Senior Position: Goalkeeper The skinny: A six-year career as a starter in goal has come to an end. The Cougars...
Varina’s Robinson moving to Glen Allen
After six years as Activities Director at Varina High School, Chris Robinson is leaving to take the same position at the new Glen Allen High School in...
July 03, 2009
Thomas Dale’s Bates named boys soccer player of year
Will Bates’ list of honors includes Central Region and Gatorade state player of the year. The forward is a member of the USA junior national team...
All-Metro boys soccer team
Year: Senior Position: Center back The skinny: Moves up from All-Metro second team as a junior. He scored four goals and had seven assists...
July 02, 2009
Douglas Freeman’s Hahn is girls tennis player of year
Her first season of high school tennis completed, Emily Hahn is headed to France. She is certain to pick up some French culture, but it is tennis culture...
All-Metro girls tennis
Year: Freshman The skinny: Stepped right into the No.1 spot for the Trojans and didn’t lose (15-0) to a Dominion District foe in singles this...
July 01, 2009
All-Metro boys tennis
Times-Dispatch All-Metro boys tennis team. Evan Charles, Deep Run. Playing No.2 singles and No.1 doubles with Hunter Koontz, Charles helped Deep Run defeat...
Parker becomes first 4-time prep tennis player of the year
Over time, tennis has evolved from a casual summer pursuit to an intense year-round competition for Kyle Parker. The only thing that hasn’t changed...
June 30, 2009
All-Metro teams
The presentation of the high school spring sports players of the year and All-Metro teams begins tomorrow with boys tennis. Thursday: Girls tennis;...
June 24, 2009
Former player arrested in killing of Iowa high school coach
Police have charged a 24-year-old former player in the fatal shooting of a prominent Iowa high school football coach.
June 20, 2009
ALL-STATE AWARD
First team Pitchers: Daniel King, Stafford; Jake Mayers, Hanover. Catcher: Blake Boyce, First Colonial. 1B: Eric Payne, McLean. 2B: Kyle Toulouse, Yorktown....
June 18, 2009
Rain curtails Legion all-star game
Last night’s American Legion all-star game began with North coach John Boyer urging his team to run out every ball, swing with enthusiasm and play...
High school notes
Ka’Lia Johnson didn’t make the USA Women’s U16 national basketball team, but she recently returned from three days of trials determined...
June 15, 2009
Plaxico Burress gun case delayed until September
The weapons possession case against former New York Giants player Plaxico Burress has been adjourned until September, and his attorney said he didn’t...
