2015 All-Area Boys Track team
First Team Quay Caison, Warren County, throws Junior placed sixth in the shot put in the Group 3A state meet with a throw of 48-08.00. Caison improved two spots on last year’s finish for the Wildcats....
View ArticleGrim had Warriors boys peaking at right time
STEPHENS CITY — Every coach wants to see their athletes peak at the right time. Things don’t always work out that way, but for Sherando boys track coach Tom Grim that’s exactly the way things happened...
View Article2015 All-Area Girls Track Team
First team Brooklyn Amrich, Strasburg, Sprints The junior placed fifth in the 400-meter run at the Group 2A state meet with a time of 1:01.55. It was a personal record and she led the area in the...
View ArticleSimmons key to success of Strasburg’s throwers
STRASBURG — One school stood out at this year’s Group 2A discus state finals at Radford University — Strasburg. The Rams had three in the top nine in the girls discus, and two in the top eight in the...
View ArticleStaying Focused
STRASBURG — Rachel Tischler took the momentum she had in cross country and ran with it — literally. The Strasburg track athlete and cross country runner had by far her best cross country season of her...
View Article2015 All-Area Softball Team
First Team Katie Manson, Sherando Catcher The senior batted .342 with three home runs and an area-leading 35 RBIs. Manson was a first team all-Northwestern District and second team all-Conference 21...
View ArticleSmith helps Warriors take advantage of experience
Clarence Smith knew Sherando’s softball team was set up for success in 2015. A roster filled with eight seniors, a handful of which had previously earned postseason accolades, will certainly instill a...
View ArticleThe Right Spin
WOODSTOCK – The numbers don’t lie. There’s no denying the statistical impact junior Bekah Ansbro had on Central High School’s softball team this past spring. An 18-4 record in the pitching circle. A...
View ArticleSmoot, Rams continue building on winning culture
STRASBURG – Year in and year out, Strasburg High School’s baseball team has been a consistent presence in the postseason. But perhaps even longtime head coach Jeff Smoot was a little surprised just how...
View ArticleTaking The Lead
STRASBURG – It was a role that Mark Smoot wanted in his final baseball season at Strasburg High School. He wanted to be the man, the ace of the Rams’ pitching staff. Smoot had spent his junior season...
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