As you all probably know, Trevor Knight was a former baseball standout for St. Anne’s Belfield two seasons ago.
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She didn’t say it was easy.
There were demanding sessions with physical therapists. Time-consuming adjustments with chiropractors. Exhausting periods with athletic trainers.
There was even a steroid injection.
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Monticello High School graduate Brandon Hairston is lock, loaded and crushin’ the baseball for Norfolk State in his inaugural campaign in the 757.
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A former winner of the 2006 Women in Sports (WinS) President’s Award, Whitney Neuhauser earned a wealth of recognition as a student-athlete at Monticello High School.
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Western Albemarle graduate Scott Abell rose to fame at the helm of the Amherst County football program.
Abell, a Western Albemarle graduate, went a sparkling 60-12 in Amherst and posted back-to-back Group AA, Division 4 state championships.
Photo: News and Advance
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All it takes is a minute.
That’s it.
Chat with Kristen Shifflett for 60 seconds and immediately you’ll realize that she’s a people-person and a conversationalists, who has tremendous zest for life.
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Fluvanna County High School graduate Mitchell Edwards is off to another fast start for the Bridgewater College baseball program.
Edwards showcased his versatility in Palmyra by playing a variety of positions, including shortstop and catcher.
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The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team found two talented student-athletes in Central Virginia who are now key contributors for the Tar Heels lax program.
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A miracle run in the CAA Tournament fell a step short for Miller School graduate Laimis Kisielus and the William and Mary basketball program.
George Mason dashed the Tribe's hopes to go dancing in March with a 69-58 victory over Kisielus and William and Mary in the championship of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament on Monday evening.
Will George Mason be the darling of the NCAA Tournament again?
Photo: W&M sports information
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A Central Virginia baseball player is making college noise yet again!
Monticello High School graduate Brandon Hairston is making an impact through the first 10 games of the young baseball season for the Norfolk State baseball program.
Hairston is a freshman for NSU.
Photo: NSU sports information
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Central Virginia student-athletes are in the headlines again!
Caitlin Shelley, a 2007 graduate of Western Albemarle, was recently named a “Rising Star” at the University of Maine.
Photo: UM sports information
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University of Mary Washington freshman Zach Hendrix tossed a no-hitter to pace the Eagles to a double-header sweep of Gallaudet University, 16-0 and 11-0, on Saturday.
Mary Washington improved to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in CAC play.
Hendrix improve to 1-0 on the season following the victory.
Read about his no-no by clicking ON FIRE.
Photo: Mary Washington sports information
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The Fluvanna County softball program is being well represented by FCHS graduate Elizabeth Perkins, a senior, who is starring for Lynchburg College.
Perkins was recently named the Lynchburg College Athlete of the Week after posting eye-popping numbers in a shelling of Meredith College.
Photo: Lynchburg sports information
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Monticello High School graduate Brandon Hairston made a trip down South worthwhile as his Norfolk State baseball team swept a double-header on the road against Chicago State in Georgia.
Hairston has strong ties to Central Virginia and its established baseball factory.
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It’s been a season to forget for the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team. The Hokies have lost seven of their last eight games and carry an abysmal 0-7 record in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Still, we’ve seen flashes of brilliance from 2007 Charlottesville High graduate Andrea Barbour, moments we’ve almost grown to expect in Central Virginia.
Photo: Virginia Tech sports information
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Charlottesville High graduate Andrea "Kitty Kat" Barbour logged two critical plays to keep the Virginia Tech women's basketball team from suffering an upset and its sixth-straight loss against lowly Dartmouth College.
Andrea Barbour sent the game into overtime with a game-tying layup...
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Playing in front of a packed house, with many in attendance just to see her play, Charlottesville High graduate Andrea "Kitty Kat" Barbour finished with 13 points in her John Paul Jones debut, while the Virginia Tech women's hoops team struggled with turnovers in a 70-57 loss to Virginia on Sunday.
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Western Albemarle graduate Tasmin Fanning shattered a four-year Virginia Tech school record by smoking her competition at the Virginia Tech Indoor Track and Field Invitational in Blacksburg.
A one-time CVaSports.com Athlete of the Week, Fanning has without question etched her name firmly into the Virginia Tech record books.
Catch up with the Fanning sisters right here on CVaSports.com.
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Hubert F. Grim III, a local sports news hound, who has covered the Augusta County beat for over 30 years at the Staunton News Leader, punched out an excellent column on missing Virginia High School League girls scoring records.
(Seems like this has been a hot topic of late, and I think we started it.)
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Charlottesville High graduate Andrea Barbour scored 11 points in limited minutes, and the Virginia Tech women's hoops team tumbled late to third-ranked North Carolina 79-59 in Blacksburg.
Barbour, a 2007 CHS grad, played just 14 minutes in her first game back from a shoulder injury.
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Fluvanna County graduate Justin Parker is currently averaging almost 18.0 minutes per game for the Averett University men's basketball team.
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BLACKSBURG - The Boston College women's basketball team put together a late surge that transformed into a 63-53 victory over Virginia Tech in its own backyard.
In the loss, Andrea Barbour, a 2007 Charlottesville High School graduate, suffered a left shoulder injury and left the contest in the first half.
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You can add an all-tournament selection on the ever growing resume for 2007 Charlottesville High graduate Andrea “Kitty Kat” Barbour, a freshman standout for Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger and the Virginia Tech women's basketball team.
Barbour earned all-tourney honors at the Tulane Double Tree Classic as the Hokies dropped Texas San Antonio and Robert Morris to take home first place.
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Jessica Carter is making a lot folks in Central Virginia very proud.
Carter, a 2004 Charlottesville High School graduate, is shining on the hardwood for Mary Baldwin College, conveniently located in Staunton for the CVa hoops junkie and Carter supporters.
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Charlottesville High product Andrea Barbour has scored in double figures in all six games this season for Virginia Tech and Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger, whose team improved to 6-1 on the year with a 75-60 victory over Wofford on Tuesday.
Barbour, a true freshman, logged a career-high 29 points in a home win over Liberty on Nov. 19. Barbour has the green light to score on offense and is averaging nearly 30 minutes per game on offense.
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Western Albemarle product Tasmin Fanning was honest when asked her expectations for the 2007 cross country season. Fanning, now a junior student-athlete at Virginia Tech, said “really, I wasn’t sure.”
“I didn’t know what to expect when the season started,” said Fanning, the fourth winner of the CVASPORTS.COM/Ragged Mountain Female Athlete of the Week. “I knew I got in a good summer of training. I felt ready to do something.”
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WILLIAMSBURG - Head Coach Jimmye Laycock and the William and Mary football program suffered a disappointing 48-34 homecoming loss to No. 4 Massachusetts on Saturday after the Minutemen exploded for 28 fourth-quarter points.
Despite the tough loss, the Central Virginia had a pretty good day overall with Albemarle High graduates R.J. Archer and Drew Atchison leading the way.
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Virginia Tech tailback Brandon Ore found pay dirt on separate occasions to push the 17th-ranked Hokies to a 44-3 victory over visiting William and Mary, which had a handful of student-athletes with Central Virginia ties log playing time.
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