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Monday's Region I tennis roundup: Grafton boys, Smithfield girls earn right to play Jamestown; York girls advance

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:13:00 GMT

Lafayette girls, Bruton boys fall to Battlefield opponents

Occasionally competitive matches between Bay Rivers District teams and their Battlefield District counterparts marked Monday's first day of play in the Region I team tennis tournament.

Monday's Eastern Region tennis roundup: Peninsula endures rough day despite doubles victory by Menchville

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:49:00 GMT

Fields drops singles semifinal, but he and fellow Monarch McCroskey move one victory from return to state

Menchville senior Jake Fields' season-long tennis unbeaten streak finally ended Monday, which kept him from advancing to the state Group AAA boys singles tournament.

Poquoson turns in a gem to top Lafayette, advance to Bay Rivers semifinals

By Marty O'Brien, mobrien@dailypress.com | 757-247-4963 — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:01:00 GMT

JAMES CITY — Poquoson High used to do this kind of thing all the time, putting on postseason baseball clinics filled with steady pitching, timely hitting and terrific defense.

Gloucester overcomes Kecoughtan in Peninsula District girls soccer semifinals

By Dave Johnson , djohnson@dailypress.com | 757-247-4649 — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT

Dukes clinch spot in region tournament

GLOUCESTER — For the most part, Gloucester coach Bob Fisher wasn't content with his team's play Tuesday. But in one perfect moment, the Dukes got the goal they needed for a 1-0 win over Kecoughtan in the Peninsula District girls soccer semifinals.

For Tabb it's win or go home in Bay Rivers boys soccer tournament

By Marty O'Brien, mobrien@dailypress.com | 757-247-4963 — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:09:00 GMT

The consensus is that any of the four remaining teams are capable of winning the Bay Rivers District boys soccer tournament. Only one definitely has to win it to extend it's season: No. 4 seed Tabb.

Inside the BRD: Smithfield's Gay, Grafton's Olson earn top honors on All-Bay Rivers softball team

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:01:00 GMT

Smithfield's Sydney Gay was selected the Pitcher of the Year and Grafton's Hannah Olson Player of the Year as the All-Bay Rivers District softball team was announced Monday. Gay went 16-2 pitching with 241 strikeouts, while Olson batted .506 with 13 doubles and 21 RBI.

Inside the BRD: Warhill's Brumfield, New Kent lead All-Bay Rivers District baseball team

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:49:00 GMT

Warhill's Michael Brumfield earned Bay Rivers District baseball Player of the Year honors, while New Kent put six players on the All-District first team. Brumfield is batting .370, with 23 RBI and eight doubles, and is 8-1 on the mound with 86 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched with a 1.80 ERA.

Inside the PD: On tap today ... unless the sky opens again

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:58:00 GMT

On tap today, weather permitting, in the Peninsula District postseason.

Inside the BRD: Warhill's Dedmon selected wide receiver MVP in prestigious Blue Chip Challenge

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:26:00 GMT

Don't be surprised if Devonte Dedmon's college football recruitment kicks up a notch very quickly. On Sunday, Dedmon, a 5-foot-11 junior, was selected as the wide receiver MVP at the 1st Annual Blue Chip Challenge at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.

Inside the PD: Umps made the right call, but the rule needs revisiting

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:09:00 GMT

No matter your rooting interest, you can’t like what happened to Denbigh’s baseball team Saturday night. The seventh-seeded Patriots went toe-to-toe with Hampton, the co-champion of the regular season, and trailed by a run when play was stopped in the bottom of the fifth inning due to rain.

Saturday's high school roundup: Tidewater Academy takes first state baseball crown

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:25:00 GMT

Haywood pitches two-hitter for Warriors; Smithfield reaches BRD softball semis behind Gay

Hunter Haywood struck out nine and pitched a two-hitter Saturday to lead No. 4 seed Tidewater Academy past No. 3 Fuqua 3-0 in the Virginia Independent Schools Division III state championship game at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights.

Woodside boys, Phoebus girls win Peninsula District track and field titles

By Malik Smith, malsmith@dailypress.com | 757-247-4630 — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT

Wolverines display vastly improved versatility, while Phantoms' girls stay No. 1

NEWPORT NEWS — The rain clouds that loomed over Todd Stadium on Saturday blocked the sun, but they couldn't block Woodside's boys or Phoebus' girls from reaching their goals at the Peninsula District track and field championships.

York defeats Poquoson 2-1 in nine innings in Bay Rivers softball tournament

By JR Riddick, jriddick@dailypress.com | 757-247-4722 — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:15:00 GMT

Payne's tying home run, Molly Rogerson's walk-off single lift Falcons

YORK -- Seven innings were not enough to decide the Bay Rivers District quarterfinal softball game between the York Falcons and the Poquoson Islanders.

York bucks trend, gets past Grafton in Bay Rivers baseball quarterfinal

By Marty O'Brien, mobrien@dailypress.com | 757-247-4963 — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:15:00 GMT

YORK — A big part of York High coach Rusty Ingram's one-pitch, one-inning one-game-at-a-time approach to baseball is that "It doesn't matter what you did before." The No. 5-seeded Falcons demonstrated their adherence to their coach's philosophy with an 8-4 win at No. 4 Grafton on Saturday in the Bay Rivers District tournament quarterfinals.

Woodside, Hampton advance in rain-shortened quarterfinals

By Dave Johnson , djohnson@dailypress.com | 757-247-4649 — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:08:23 GMT

NEWPORT NEWS — For Woodside, the pressure is off. Thursday night's playoff win over Hampton assured the Wolverines a spot in the Eastern Region field, regardless of what happens in this week's Peninsula District tournament.

Tennis: Pairings, schedules for this week's Eastern Region individual and Region I team tournaments

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:52:00 GMT

The Group AAA players will be at Huntington Park, while the AA competitors will be in many places -- often including Williamsburg

Boys tennis

Inside the PD: Baseball tournament schedule altered by forecast

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:00 GMT

Saturday's forecast, which calls for on-and-off thunderstorms from mid-afternoon on, has forced an alteration of the Peninsula District baseball tournament schedule.

Inside the BRD: Bay Rivers District softball tournament changes for Saturday

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:59:00 GMT

Here's the Bay Rivers District softball tournament outlook for Saturday, which as of 11 a.m. has only one postponement - Warhill at New Kent will now be played on Monday at 4:30 p.m. The following games are still on for Saturday: Grafton at Tabb (1 p.m.), Poquoson at York (1 p.m.) and Jamestown at Smithfield (moved to 2 p.m.).

Bay Rivers baseball tournament: who's on and who's rained out for Saturday?

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:48:00 GMT

As of 10:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Bay Rivers District baseball tournament game between York at Grafton (1 p.m.) is still on and the Jamestown-Warhill time has been has been moved to 4 p.m., while the Poquoson at Lafayette and Smithfield at New Kent games have been postponed to Monday at 4:30 p.m.

11:55 p.m. Friday UPDATE: High school results, boxes

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:51:00 GMT

Baseball

Friday's high school roundup: Top four seeds advance to Bay Rivers boys soccer semis

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:46:00 GMT

Tabb falls to Grassfield in HRLax championship game

Boys soccer:

Tennis: Menchville boys sweep Ocean Lakes for breakthrough regional title

By Sonny Dearth — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:28:00 GMT

Monarchs win 5-0, will avoid travel for state quarterfinal

NEWPORT NEWS – History made it easy to doubt them. But those doubters are few now.

Sydney Gay shows poise under pressure for Smithfield High's softball district champs

By Marty O'Brien, mobrien@dailypress.com | 757-247-4963 — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:05:00 GMT

SMITHFIELD — A good example of example of Smithfield sophomore Sydney Gay's poise came in the bottom of the seventh inning of a late-season showdown at New Kent with first place in Bay Rivers District softball on the line.

Closing time: Peninsula District gears up for final baseball tournament

By Dave Johnson , djohnson@dailypress.com | 757-247-4649 — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:04:00 GMT

HAMPTON — Danny Mitchell has been around since the beginning, or at least since it became a regular thing. And to him, the Peninsula District baseball tournament is more than just a postseason event.

Sailing developing as high school sport

By Olivia Lewis, CORRESPONDENT — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:54:00 GMT

Almost every Saturday morning from March to mid-May, sailboats can be seen racing through the water at the Norfolk Yacht Club. Jumping from one side of the boat to the other, and ducking as the sails swing over their heads, high school students do their best to keep from capsizing as they race toward the finish line.