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1. Turks Finally Win 2008-06-14 HARRISONBURG - The Harrisonburg Turks were well aware it was Friday the 13th. "We talked about watching a scary movie after the game," left fielder David Mann said. 2. Spotless Handley Erases Blazers 2008-06-07 Graduating from Spotswood High School was Kaitlin Helsley's second priority Friday. 3. It's Piñata Time At HHS 2008-06-04 HARRISONBURG - Sometime this week, the Harrisonburg High School girls' soccer players will hang a piñata from a goalpost and proceed to shoot balls at it. 4. Turks Waiting For ‘The Big Ol' Boys' 2008-05-31 HARRISONBURG - The nickname for the 2008 Harrisonburg Turks could be 5. Broadway Falls 1 Short 2008-05-30 BRIDGEWATER - The most successful Broadway High School girls' soccer season ended with a strange trickle of a goal Thursday. 6. Ross' OT Header Lifts HHS 2008-05-30 BRIDGEWATER - Ten minutes after the game had ended, Liz Ross' teammates were still leaping into her arms. 7. Hulse The Pulse 2008-05-28 BRIDGEWATER - Picking out Chris Hulse on a soccer field isn't difficult. He's the one with the bright yellow cleats darting across the grass. He's also the one who's always scoring. 8. Smith Dominates Draft 2008-05-27 STUARTS DRAFT - Michelle Campbell took precaution against Spotswood pitcher Molly Smith on Monday. 9. Hulse Boosts Knights 2008-05-20 PENN LAIRD - You could call Chris Hulse the Dennis Rodman of the Turner Ashby High School boys' soccer team. 10. ‘El T' Lifts Streaks 2008-05-20 PENN LAIRD - Around the Harrisonburg High School boys' soccer team, Osman Velasquez is known as "El Terrible." 11. Blazers The Wild Card 2008-05-19 HARRISONBURG - Picking a favorite in the inaugural Massanutten District boys' soccer tournament is tricky. Blame Spotswood High School for that. 12. Big Shot For Gobblers 2008-05-19 BROADWAY - Gazing at the right-field fence, Hank Strawderman and his Broadway High School baseball teammates tried to put a distance on his game-altering home run Saturday night. 13. Luray Wins Playoff 2008-05-17 BRIDGEWATER - Johnny VanWyck's white baseball pants were smothered with more dirt than usual Friday night. And that alone says a lot for the speedy, hustle-prone center fielder. 14. SHS: Fiesta Time 2008-05-14 PENN LAIRD - As Megan Hunter finally put an end to the longest Spotswood High School girls' tennis match of the season Tuesday, her Trailblazer teammates were eager to claim their prize. 15. Busy Blazers Beat Broadway 2008-05-13 PENN LAIRD - Before beating Broadway in the Massanutten District team tournament semifinals Monday, a handful of Spotswood High School girls' tennis players survived a strenuous, sleep-deprived weekend. 16. HHS Boys, Blazers Girls Top Seeds In ‘Mass' 2008-05-12 HARRISONBURG - Asked who's the favorite to win the inaugural Massanutten District high school boys' tennis team title, Aaron Good barely breathed before answering. 17. Jenkel Just Perfect 2008-05-07 BROADWAY - Before lining up for postgame handshakes at home plate Tuesday, Jaime Jenkel's Broadway High School softball teammates drenched their pitcher with buckets of ice water. 18. Eddie's Cookin' 2008-05-05 HARRISONBURG - Having already conquered the soccer field at Harrisonburg High School, Eddie Moreno considered trying out for the boys' basketball team this past winter. 19. Moats Takes Leave 2008-05-02 HARRISONBURG — One year after transferring from national champion Tennessee, Nicci Moats might end her James Madison women’s basketball career without ever playing a game. 20. Newman Commits To JMU 2008-05-02 HARRISONBURG — Nikki Newman is following the family path to James Madison University. The Turner Ashby High School star said Thursday she has orally committed to play for the JMU women's basketball team in 2009-10. 21. College Splitting Spotswood Duo 2008-04-28 PENN LAIRD - Brice Nelson and Philip Yoder have spent the last four years helping vitalize the once-sagging Spotswood High School boys' soccer program. 22. Ole Day For Streaks 2008-04-25 HARRISONBURG - Eddie Moreno caused the largely Spanish-speaking crowd at Harrisonburg High School on Thursday to sound like a boisterous bunch of fubtol fans at the World Cup. 23. Local Riders Head West 2008-04-24 DAYTON - Kristin Landes is an NCAA athlete, but she often has to explain her sport. Apparently, some people think equestrian is swimming. 24. Brooks: Retire Young's Jersey 2008-04-15 HARRISONBURG - For all Tamera Young has achieved with the James Madison women's basketball team - a school-record 2,121 points, three postseason banners, a leap to the WNBA - there's something else coach Kenny Brooks would like to see: 25. ‘So Unreal' 2008-04-10 HARRISONBURG - Tennessee. LSU. Stanford. Rutgers. Maryland. The top seven picks in Wednesday's WNBA draft came from the top teams in women's college basketball. 26. JMU's Young Picked Eighth 2008-04-09 27. Baker Boys Boot ‘Chute' 2008-04-09 HARRISONBURG - When brothers Beau and Kyle Baker started a local mixed martial arts club in 2005, they had little else but a name for their endeavor: Valley Chute Boxe. 28. WNBA Eyes JMU's Young 2008-04-05 HARRISONBURG - Five days before getting the chance to become the first-ever James Madison women's basketball player drafted by the WNBA, Tamera Young was already a star on the league's Web site. 29. After Conquering ACC, Smith Eyes Olympic Team 2008-04-04 HARRISONBURG - In three months, former Spotswood High School swimming star Sara Smith will get a shot at making the Olympics. 30. Giants ‘Cruz' Past HHS 2008-04-01 HARRISONBURG - For most of the night, the game was centered on Jose Cruz. Harrisonburg High School spent the second half of Monday's non-district boys' soccer game slamming a half-dozen shots at the Waynesboro goalkeeper. 31. Alexis WNBA-Bound? 2008-03-31 HARRISONBURG - Kenny Brooks believes the Olympics might give Meredith Alexis a better shot at playing in the WNBA this year. 32. Goal: Replace Young 2008-03-29 HARRISONBURG - Kenny Brooks tossed out a lofty comparison Friday when discussing the big question facing next year's James Madison women's basketball team. 33. Does Record Lie? 2008-03-26 HARRISONBURG - Mention his team's lackluster 16-15 record, and Kentucky women's basketball coach Matthew Mitchell has a statistic ready. 34. CAA's Best 2008-03-25 HARRISONBURG - Sometimes, total strangers send Tamera Young congratulatory messages via Facebook, the social-networking site that is now a staple of the college psyche. 35. Young, Again 2008-03-21 HARRISONBURG - Tamera Young was confused. The James Madison women's basketball star didn't know why the Convo crowd was standing as she stepped to the line Thursday to take technical foul shots in the closing minutes against Radford. 36. Radford: Dukes Belong In NCAA's 2008-03-20 HARRISONBURG - Jeri Porter didn't expect her Radford women's basketball team to be playing James Madison in the opening round of the WNIT tonight. 37. From TV To Hoops Star 2008-03-20 HARRISONBURG - Six years ago, Kenny Brooks walked into his Wilmington, N.C., hotel room, turned on the TV and became transfixed. 38. WNIT For JMU 2008-03-18 39. Madison Awaits WNIT 2008-03-17 NEWARK, Del. — Saturday at noon, the James Madison women’s basketball team got one more chance to beat Virginia Commonwealth. A few hours later, the Dukes were heading back to Harrisonburg — and mulling a trip to the WNIT. 40. JMU Gets Scare 2008-03-15 NEWARK, Del. - After watching his James Madison women's basketball team struggle Friday against William & Mary in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, Kenny Brooks did something he never does. 41. Young Named Player Of Year 2008-03-13 NEWARK, Del. — For the second straight season, a James Madison women’s basketball player was named the Colonial Athletic Association’s top talent. 42. The Valley’s K(a)iser 2008-03-10 SALEM — Bryce Kiser tried to make a bet with his father before the Group AA high school wrestling tournament. Seems he was tired of borrowing his mother’s maroon Grand Cherokee. 43. Pro League Likes Memorial Stadium 2008-03-10 HARRISONBURG — When the new Memorial Stadium opens next year, it’s already set to have two tenants. A budding minor-league baseball circuit might make it three. 44. 11 To Salem 2008-03-07 Eleven wrestlers from the Massanutten District will compete at the Group AA tournament this weekend at the Salem Civic Center: 45. Dukes Secure 2-Seed 2008-03-07 The James Madison women’s basketball program has apparently put itself in a promising position for the next three Colonial Athletic Association tournaments. 46. ‘Rasslin' Cousins 2008-03-05 HARRISONBURG - Shortly after she became their foster mother about a decade ago, Dorothy Ritchie bought Carlos Rojo and his younger siblings a trampoline. 47. Brooks' Dukes Now On ‘Bubble' 2008-03-04 HARRISONBURG - Sunday's victory over No. 11 Old Dominion seems to have kept the James Madison women's basketball team in serious contention for the NCAA tournament. 48. JMU Beats No. 11 ODU 2008-03-03 HARRISONBURG - For its latest visit to archrival James Madison, the Old Dominion women's basketball team came to the Convocation Center with its very own student section. 49. The Game Looms: Dukes-Monarchs 2008-03-01 HARRISONBURG - James Madison women's basketball coach Kenny Brooks can't fathom why his team's intensity would be anything but simmering Sunday. 50. VCU Betters Madison, 62-56 2008-02-29 Sounding miffed with frustration, Kenny Brooks wasn't focused on postseason implications Thursday night. 51. No. 2 Seed May Net WNIT Bid 2008-02-28 HARRISONBURG - Securing the second seed in the Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament comes with an opening-round bye and probably a WNIT bid. 52. Nats, O's Back On TV Here 2008-02-27 53. As Usual, Plenty of Knights State-Bound 2008-02-25 STUARTS DRAFT - Bryce Kiser likes to remain a mystery. That's why he prefers to wrestle opponents he's never grappled with before. 54. Bodies Scarcer, But... 2008-02-25 HARRISONBURG - In the latest chapter to a season that has proved to be utterly unpredictable, the James Madison women's basketball team held off a less-imposing-than-usual Delaware squad, 64-55, Sunday at the Convocation Center - despite a quickly plummeting roster. 55. ‘Kap'-ing Off His Senior Year 2008-02-23 STUARTS DRAFT - Those who know Derek Kaplinger grin when you mention his hat. 56. Perfect TA Faces Challenge Today 2008-02-22 BRIDGEWATER - The Turner Ashby High School girls basketball players spent Thursday afternoon in coach Rob Lovells American history classroom, staring at the television hanging from the ceiling. 57. Dukes Down Hofstra 2008-02-22 In need of a victory heading into the final, critical stretch of the regular season, the James Madison womens basketball beat Hofstra on Thursday despite playing much of the game without two of its biggest stars: Tamera Young and Jennifer Brown. 58. Riding High 2008-02-19 HARRISONBURG - On her 10th birthday, Jessica Buck received the first in a line of horse-riding lessons. 59. Costly Loss For Dukes? 2008-02-18 Thursday, the James Madison womens basketball team rang up its longest winning streak of the season. 60. TA Seizes Tenth 2008-02-16 BRIDGEWATER - At least one thing definitely didn't seem different at the inaugural Massanutten District wrestling tournament Friday. 61. Brooks Dukes Sitting Pretty 2008-02-15 HARRISONBURG - The Convo never looked so pretty, covered with shades of Crayola. 62. TA Strong As Postseason Looms 2008-02-08 HARRISONBURG - Coty Riggleman was one match from perfection last year for the Turner Ashby High School wrestling team. 63. Dukes Down Huskies 2008-02-08 The James Madison womens basketball team is alone in second place. 64. No. 1 Knights Now 20-0 2008-02-06 BROADWAY - About half the members of the Turner Ashby High School girls basketball team played through sickness Tuesday, stricken with sniffles, gravelly coughs and general malaise. 65. Dukes Brooks: No. 2 Isnt So Bad 2008-02-05 HARRISONBURG - Count this among the stranger stats about the James Madison womens basketball team: The Dukes are 6-0 on Super Bowl Sundays under coach Kenny Brooks. 66. Wrestling Sheds A Weighty Problem 2008-02-04 BRIDGEWATER - Will Crockett calls himself an "old guard" wrestling guy. 67. Evans Back Early 2008-02-01 HARRISONBURG - Six minutes into Thursday nights James Madison womens basketball game there was a surprise on the Convocation Center floor 68. HHS Pops BHS 2008-01-30 HARRISONBURG - With about five minutes left against the Broadway High School boys basketball team Tuesday, Harrisonburgs Malcolm Thomas went into celebration mode. 69. Lowe And BC Still A Pair 2008-01-29 HARRISONBURG - After 11 years on the air 70. Madison Rallies By Towson 2008-01-28 Kenny Brooks said WNBA scouts have been at plenty of James Madison women’s basketball games this season. 71. 1,774 ... And Counting 2008-01-25 HARRISONBURG - Right after Christmas, James Madison women's basketball coach Kenny Brooks gave a videotape to Tamera Young. 72. Young Looks For History Tonight 2008-01-24 HARRISONBURG - Kenny Brooks has been around James Madison only since 1987. But if you ask the JMU women's basketball coach about Tamera Young, he's not afraid to make a bold statement. 73. Encore For Dillman 2008-01-22 HARRISONBURG - Damon Dillman's life away from television - and Harrisonburg - lasted all of six months. 74. Sloppy Dukes Fall 2008-01-21 HARRISONBURG - James Madison women's basketball coach Kenny Brooks was adamant about not blaming point guard Dawn Evans' absence for what happened Sunday. 75. ‘It Melts Really Fast' 2008-01-18 HARRISONBURG - Giovanny Acosta had no idea what snow would feel like. He had never seen it in person before. 76. ‘Sorry' Performance 2008-01-15 HARRISONBURG - James Madison women's basketball coach Kenny Brooks said his cell phone was barraged with text messages in the wake of Sunday's blowout loss to archrival Old Dominion. 77. ODU Crushes JMU 2008-01-14 NORFOLK - At one point, Kenny Brooks simply crossed his legs and smiled. Translation: What else could possibly go wrong? 78. As Always, ODU Looking Strong 2008-01-12 HARRISONBURG - Ask Wendy Larry about the last few weeks, and she uses the word brutal a couple of times. 79. Young Socks GSU 2008-01-11 HARRISONBURG - Tamera Young is the only player on the James Madison women's basketball team who wears her socks all the way up to her knees. 80. Madison Chanting Again 2008-01-10 HARRISONBURG - The James Madison women's basketball team had a mantra it shouted after every huddle last season: CAA Champs! 81. A Treat For JMU Fans 2008-01-07 HARRISONBURG - When Lauren Jimenez stepped to the foul line with four seconds remaining in Sunday's game, something dire hung in the balance: 82. JMU Loses 4th In A Row 2007-12-31 HARRISONBURG - The question was posed to Kenny Brooks a day after his James Madison women's basketball team narrowly lost to Pittsburgh, 69-61: 83. Dukes Get Face Time Near NYC 2007-12-28 HARRISONBURG - If the James Madison women's basketball team needs a tour guide of New York this weekend, Jennifer Brown will gladly step in. 84. Staying Young In Retirement 2007-12-26 85. Madison Pleases Big Crowd 2007-12-22 HARRISONBURG - Kenny Brooks had just seen 5,046 fans crowd into the Convocation Center to watch a James Madison women's basketball game. 86. Terps Get A Scare 2007-12-21 HARRISONBURG - Arched at the top of the giant purple blow-up tunnel outside the James Madison women's basketball locker room was a message spelled out on pieces of white computer paper: 87. A Parade Of Terps Talent 2007-12-20 HARRISONBURG - The obvious thought is: If you stop Kristi Toliver, you can stop the Maryland women's basketball team. But Kenny Brooks knows better. 88. She's Back 2007-12-20 HARRISONBURG - Kristi Toliver didn't take the news well. She hadn't heard that the Valley District - the conference she once dominated as a star on the Harrisonburg High School girls' basketball team - split in half this year. 89. Kristi Sparking Sales At Convo 2007-12-18 HARRISONBURG - Shortly after his James Madison women's basketball team upset then-No. 16 George Washington last month, Kenny Brooks received a congratulatory text message. 90. TA Sixth At 14-Team Meet 2007-12-17 Five of the top 10 wrestling teams in the state were at Turner Ashby High School this weekend. And that includes TA - ranked No. 10 in Group AA by VirginiaWrestling.com. 91. Expectations? Of Course 2007-12-14 BRIDGEWATER - Turner Ashby wrestling is a brand name in area sports. And Will Crockett knows as well as anyone how tough that can be to live up to. 92. The Voice At JMU 2007-12-12 HARRISONBURG - Before his freshman year of high school, David Taylor's voice changed. It was suddenly lower, and he was hesitant to speak. 93. Guard Heads Brooks' New Recruits 2007-12-11 HARRISONBURG - Some coaches, Kenny Brooks said, told him that signing Brittany Crowell to the James Madison women's basketball team was a steal. 94. Death Doesn't Stun MMA 2007-12-10 HARRISONBURG - Beau Baker was waiting for death to hit his sport. 95. Madison Women Fall To Clemson 2007-12-08 A pair of road blocks have diluted the 6-0 optimism that once surrounded the James Madison women's basketball team. 96. Evans' Act Plays At JMU 2007-12-07 HARRISONBURG - Dawn Evans learned at a young age something many kids don't get the chance to: She doesn't get along with Hilary Duff. 97. Madison Suffers First Loss 2007-12-05 Kenny Brooks said Monday that his James Madison women’s basketball team stormed to a 6-0 record this season simply “because we’re good.” Tuesday night, Liberty was better. 98. Why Is Madison 6-0? 2007-12-04 HARRISONBURG — Even after beating a nationally ranked opponent for the first time in 16 years — by 25 points — the undefeated James Madison women’s basketball team is still sitting outside the Associated Press Top 25. 99. Freshmen Get Focused 2007-12-01 HARRISONBURG — The sign in the student section read, “Dawn Evans is my hero.” Above, the James Madison pep band chanted, “HAM-NER TIME! HAM-NER TIME!” 100. Brooks’ Dukes Lose Bumpus 2007-11-30 HARRISONBURG — The James Madison women’s basketball team is down to 10 active players. 101. Brooks’ Dukes Beat No. 16 GW 2007-11-28 HARRISONBURG — This was something even last year’s team didn’t do. In fact, it was something no James Madison women’s basketball team had done the past 16 seasons. 102. TV-3: Blame ABC For GT-Georgia Instead Of WVU 2007-11-27 HARRISONBURG — If you tuned into WHSV-3 on Saturday expecting to watch West Virginia play Connecticut in a Top 25 football matchup, you were probably surprised to see Georgia playing Georgia Tech. 103. ‘Chip On Our Shoulder’ 2007-11-27 HARRISONBURG — Thanksgiving was “unique” for Kenny Brooks. “I actually had two days off,” the James Madison women’s basketball coach said Monday during his weekly press conference at Ham’s sports bar. 104. Fights A Prelude To Iraq For JMU Student 2007-11-20 HARRISONBURG — Tyler Moyer is a senior studying business at James Madison University. Saturday night, that idea made him laugh. 105. Madison Stays In Tune 2007-11-19 HARRISONBURG — The oomph of the tuba, the blare of the trumpet and all those chuckle-inducing chants made Jennifer Brown happy. 106. Brooks Collects 100th Victory 2007-11-14 Tuesday night was significant on two fronts for Kenny Brooks. He notched his 100th victory as James Madison women’s basketball coach. 107. Just Call Bill Phipps Mr. B.C. 2007-11-13 HARRISONBURG — People have asked Bill Phipps the question before: Would you ever switch to James Madison? 108. Young Dukes Turn It On 2007-11-10 109. Dukes Show Promise 2007-11-08 110. Lord Botetourt Eliminates Blazers 2007-11-07 PENN LAIRD — Jim Roth and his Spotswood assistant coaches took a few players to Roanoke on Monday to watch Lord Botetourt High School play in the opening round of the Region III volleyball tournament. 111. Knights Advance To Reigonal Quarterfinals 2007-11-06 BRIDGEWATER — The Turner Ashby High School volleyball team arrived four hours early for its Region III tournament game Monday, prepping with a walk-through practice. Then, the Knights hit the TA parking lot. 112. ‘So Close’ 2007-11-05 PENN LAIRD — Not long after the winners were announced at Saturday’s Region III competition, an official walked over to the Spotswood High School cheerleading team with some additional news: 113. What A Rush 2007-11-02 BRIDGEWATER — One wore a Batman mask. Another was dressed as a sheriff. Then, there was the kid in a purple construction worker’s helmet. 114. Blazers Cruise Into Final 2007-10-31 BRIDGEWATER — The Spotswood High School volleyball team doesn’t have to win at all this week to keep its postseason going. But the Trailblazers have a point to prove. 115. Knights Pumped For Tourney 2007-10-30 BRIDGEWATER — The Turner Ashby High School volleyball team has a specialized chanting system. 116. Little District Or Not, SHS Savors Volleyball Pennant 2007-10-23 PENN LAIRD — Jim Roth posed a question to his players this season. It had been 25 years since the Spotswood High School volleyball program won its first and only district championship. 117. Brooks’ Dukes: Lots Of New Faces 2007-10-22 118. A Reason To Cheer 2007-10-22 HARRISONBURG — Everything was for her. The pink ribbons in the cheerleaders’ hair. The pink paper hearts scattered throughout the Spotswood stands. 119. JMU Women A Surprise Second 2007-10-18 HARRISONBURG — At the end of last season, James Madison women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks said he was expecting his Dukes to fly under the radar screen this year. 120. JMU’s Young CAA Women’s Player Of The Year 2007-10-18 HARRISONBURG — Kenny Brooks likes to joke with Tamera Young. If Meredith Alexis was Shaquille O’Neal on the James Madison women’s basketball team last season, Young was Kobe Bryant. 121. Streaks’ Fornadel: Hands Off 2007-10-16 HARRISONBURG — Basketball made Tori Fornadel angry. It had nothing to do with the sport itself. She just doesn’t like other people poking her. 122. Feedback Dooms “Sportsline” 2007-10-11 HARRISONBURG — Frank Wilt thought he had a local sports radio show that would interest a lot of people. 123. Dukes Strutting Along In Soccer 2007-10-11 HARRISONBURG — Dave Lombardo pointed to the girl in the knee brace, standing on crutches. 124. Flames Rolling In VIC, Beat Roanoke 2007-10-10 HARRISONBURG — Mark Mast had a wide-open shot to get in on the action. 125. Who’ll Be Left Out? 2007-10-09 HARRISONBURG — The math is simple and seemingly beneficial: Three will move on and one will be gone. 126. Cold Water In Tahoe Doesn’t Stop Pickerell 2007-10-03 HARRISONBURG — Snow had fallen recently, but the weather had warmed by the time of the race. The big lake in front of Christopher Pickerell was different shades of blue …. so clear, he could see right to the bottom. 127. Want ESPN360? If You’ve Got Comcast Cable, You’re Out Of Luck 2007-09-26 HARRISONBURG — Short of traveling to Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, the only place to watch the James Madison football team play North Carolina on Sept. 1 was on ESPN360 on the Internet. 128. Duke Dog’s Fight A Mini-Hit 2007-09-25 HARRISONBURG — As far as James Madison University is concerned, the great Duke Dog affair is over. 129. JMU’s Mascot In Doghouse 2007-09-23 130. EMU Beats BC… Finally 2007-09-20 BRIDGEWATER — His shot sailed wide left, and Jared Byler turned his back to the net, pounding his fist in the air. He looked like he wanted to scream. 131. Protecting The Coach? 2007-09-13 HARRISONBURG — In his 33 years of broadcasting, Mac McDonald has learned to walk the line. And last week, he knew not to cross it. 132. Roush Still Grousing About Toyota 2007-09-07 LURAY — Sounding more like a general than a NASCAR owner, Jack Roush said in January that he was “going to war” and “preparing for a siege” against what he saw as an impending Toyota invasion that could alter the balance and economics in the sport. 133. Tiny District Gives Local V-Ball Teams A Chance 2007-09-05 BRIDGEWATER — Valerie Penton noticed two things about the Turner Ashby volleyball team when the Knights took part in a preseason camp at Harrisonburg High School this summer. 134. Tough Schedule For Brooks’ Dukes 2007-09-05 HARRISONBURG — Kenny Brooks said he wanted a challenge. Well, how’s this for one: 135. Flames In Sync In 6-0 Rout Of Covenant 2007-08-31 HARRISONBURG — The ball came sailing from the left side and Daude Teel simply reacted. 136. A Long Shot For TA? 2007-08-29 HARRISONBURG — Corey Hutchinson knows what it would take for his Turner Ashby High School golf team to overtake Harrisonburg today and capture the first-ever Massanutten District regular-season title. 137. Cichowicz Back At JMU 2007-08-25 HARRISONBURG — Jess Cichowicz had a simple reason for returning to her alma mater. "I didn’t really ever want to leave," the former James Madison women’s basketball star explained. 138. Tech: No Decision On Vick Honors 2007-08-23 Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver has said there are no plans to remove Michael Vick’s jersey from the end zone at Lane Stadium or take his name off “Michael Vick Hallway” at Merryman Athletic Center. 139. Among SHS Stars, Vick’s Appeal Disappears 2007-08-22 PENN LAIRD — At first, when the headlines were fresh and the facts were fewer, Jonathan Holts didn’t believe it. 140. Will Tech Cut Ties With Vick? 2007-08-21 HARRISONBURG — The banner hangs in the north end zone of Lane Stadium, a reminder to fans that the man who wore No. 7 once ruled the field. 141. HHS Golfer Surratt’s Game Keeps Growing 2007-08-20 142. Surratt Red-Hot For HHS 2007-08-17 143. Allen On Vick: Let’s Wait On The Facts 2007-08-17 144. Front-Loaded Home Slate OK With JMU 2007-08-17 145. HHS Wins In Golf 2007-08-14 HARRISONBURG — Two matches. Both Harrisonburg victories. Even so, Mike Ruckman refuses to say that his HHS golf team is better than archrival Turner Ashby. 146. A Bigger Bridgeforth? 2007-08-11 147. Streaks Best Knights In Golf 2007-08-10 148. TA Is On The Air – And Riverheads, Too 2007-08-09 149. Clark Gets Potential Star At Linebacker 2007-08-01 150. Grottoes Falls In Regional 2007-07-31 151. Elkton Softball Falls in Florida 2007-07-31 152. Grottoes Kids Lose 2007-07-30 153. Elkton 3-0 At Playoffs 2007-07-30 154. One Day In A Lifetime Of Baseball 2007-07-30 155. Roth Begins 20th Year As The Voice Of Tech Sports 2007-07-27 156. Allegheny Erases Broadway Senior Leaguers 2007-07-26 157. Broadway In Senior League State Finals 2007-07-25 Broadway coach Destry Thomas said his team didn’t do much Tuesday. But it did just enough to reach the final round of the state Senior League tournament. 158. TA Looking Strong Again In Golf 2007-07-25 159. Broadway Senior Leaguers Fall, 9-1 2007-07-24 160. Elkton Softball Players Advance 2007-07-23 161. Broadway Teens Unbeaten In Senior League Tourney 2007-07-23 J.C. Wiseman doesn’t even pitch for the Broadway High School baseball team. 162. Grottoes Little Leaguers Beat Honaker 2007-07-21 163. Grottoes Wins State Title 2007-07-20 Grottoes coach Lee Saylor credits defense for his team’s state title run. 164. Football Campers Well-Armoured 2007-07-18 165. Elkton Softball On Brink Of State Title 2007-07-17 166. Quick Training For New TV-3 Sports Anchor 2007-07-16 167. Grottoes Little Leaguers Head To States 2007-07-16 They’re younger and smaller than most teams they play. But that hasn’t stopped the Grottoes 11- and 12-year-old Little League Baseball All-Stars from winning. 168. Alexis May Have A Second Chance At WNBA 2007-07-12 169. WSVA Unearthed Radio Voice 2007-07-09 170. Virginia’s Version Of ESPN Radio 2007-07-02 171. JMU Nearing $1 Million In Sports Donations 2007-06-28 172. MMA Club Out Of The Chute 2007-06-26 173. 9-5 Doesn’t Sound Bad To Former TV-3 Sports Reporter 2007-06-25 174. Harper Rehabbing, Hoping For A New Start 2007-06-22 It all started with a little stiffness. About two years ago, Travis Harper recalls, all 15 of his warmup pitches out of the bullpen would feel great. But suddenly, the stiffness set in. 175. USTA Still Unlikely To Return 2007-06-21 HARRISONBURG — Every year, John Raker gets the question. Someone asked it just the other day. 176. Former Baseball Coach Turns Restaurateur 2007-06-16 177. Armstrong Weighing Options 2007-06-09 178. TA Tops All-Region Team 2007-06-09 179. Brooks’ Dukes Snare Another Transfer 2007-06-06 180. Do You Know The Way To … Harrisonburg? 2007-06-04 HARRISONBURG — The weather in San Jose on Sunday wasn’t stereotypically Californian: 71 degrees and cloudy, with 48 percent humidity. 181. Turks Speed Into New Season 2007-06-01 182. Not-So-Perfect Ending For HHS Girls 2007-05-31 183. Brentsville Nips TA, 4-3, In Boys’ Soccer 2007-05-29 184. EMU Basketball Brings In 10 Recruits 2007-05-26 185. TA Rules Valley Honors 2007-05-25 186. HHS Tops Girls Soccer Awards 2007-05-25 187. ‘It Feels Gooood’ 2007-05-24 BRIDGEWATER — Turner Ashby High School came into Wednesday’s Valley District boys’ soccer title game determined to re-energize from a recent lull by stopping its archrival in another championship showdown. 188. Fort Blanks Spotswood, 5-0, In Softball 2007-05-23 189. The ‘Fan’s’ Impact on SHS Soccer 2007-05-21 The equation is almost this simple for Ryan Wolz: Soccer = life. The Spotswood High School senior is the kind of futbol fanatic who was taping games off television even as a young teen. … 190. Spotswood Advances With 2-1 Victory Over Draft 2007-05-18 PENN LAIRD — All throughout the second half, the Spotswood High School boys’ soccer team was at a disadvantage — forced to do a little more running, a little more chasing. 191. From 0-14 To 15-0, BHS Steps Up In Boys’ Tennis 2007-05-15 192. Stingy DePauw Knocks BC Out Of NCAA Softball Tourney, 6-1 2007-05-14 193. BC Wins Again In NCAA Softball Tournament 2007-05-12 194. Brooks Gets Tennessee Transfer 2007-05-11 195. Who’s Laughing Now? 2007-05-10 196. EMHS Rolls Through BRC Quarterfinals In Soccer 2007-05-09 197. BC Earns First-Ever NCAA Division III Bid In Softball 2007-05-08 198. Life On The Slower Track 2007-05-07 SHENANDOAH — JJ Pack hadn’t slept in two days. He and his team had spent the last week working around the clock to finish his brand new race car in time for the Farmer’s Foods 250 at Shenandoah Speedway on Thursday. 199. On-The-Job Training For Teen Racer 2007-05-04 200. ‘250’ Has Virginia Feel 2007-05-03 Anyone in the area looking for an appetizer to this weekend’s Nextel Cup race in Richmond won’t have to travel far. 201. Kendall Keeps On Winning 2007-05-01 202. Lehman Standing Tall At TA 2007-04-30 203. TA vs. HHS – It’s Always Big 2007-04-26 HARRISONBURG – Flashing on the giant screen in front of them was their only failure of the season. 204. JMU Gives Brooks $25,000 Raise 2007-04-26 HARRISONBURG – The most important thing, James Madison women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks said, was making sure potential recruits know the administration has given him and his program a vote of confidence. 205. Positively Good: JMU’s Softball Team On A School-Record Streak 2007-04-25 206. BC’s Rhodes ODAC Softball’s Pitcher Of The Year 2007-04-24 207. A Homecoming For Showker 2007-04-21 208. EMU Axes Tennis 2007-04-20 HARRISONBURG – Game. Set. Match. Varsity tennis is now a thing of the past at Eastern Mennonite University. 209. Knights Swat Broadway, 6-1, In Softball 2007-04-18 210. ‘I’m Just In Shock’ 2007-04-17 211. TA Beats Waynesboro, 4-1, In Key Soccer Game 2007-04-13 212. ‘A Slap In The Face’ 2007-04-12 213. JMU Mum On Brooks 2007-04-11 214. Eagles Pound Royals Again, 13-2 2007-04-11 215. More Money For Brooks? 2007-04-10 216. A Thorny Journey Ends Well For Hokie 2007-04-09 217. Mystics Sign Madison’s Alexis 2007-04-07 218. Northeastern Cruises By JMU, 8-2 2007-04-07 HARRISONBURG – Kurt Houck didn’t quite know how to answer the question. Was this one of his best pitching performances of the year? 219. JMU’s Alexis Goes Undrafted 2007-04-05 220. Turks May Split Games Between JMU And HHS 2007-03-29 221. Streaks Looking For Respect Today In Soccer Game Against TA 2007-03-27 222. Next Stop For Alexis Might Be WNBA 2007-03-26 223. Brooks’ Dukes ‘Under Radar Screen’ Next Season 2007-03-20 224. Pitt Ends JMU’s Season, 71-61 2007-03-19 225. ‘We Got To Go Through Red Lights And Everything’ 2007-03-19 226. JMU Women's Notebook: The Experience Factor 2007-03-17 227. JMU, Pitt: Mirror Images? 2007-03-17 228. Dukes Get Sendoff Today 2007-03-16 229. The Blue-Collar Diva 2007-03-16 230. Dukes Get Pitt – At Pitt 2007-03-13 231. Monarchs Still Reign 2007-03-12 232. Dukes Advance To CAA Title Game` 2007-03-11 233. Brooks Isn’t Neutral On This Issue 2007-03-09 234. Alexis CAA Player of the Year 2007-03-08 As the James Madison women’s basketball team tries to regain the No. 1 spot in the Colonial Athletic Association, the Dukes now officially have the No. 1 player and No. 1 coach in the league. 235. Need A Coach? Wait A Few Weeks 2007-03-07 236. Riggleman Falters In Wrestling Final 2007-03-05 237. TA Duo Marches On At State Wrestling 2007-03-03 238. JMU Says Farewell To Seniors Tonight 2007-03-01 239. Digital Dukes Ditch Discs 2007-02-28 HARRISONBURG – Kenny Brooks remembers the effort it used to take to get his dose of LL Cool J and the Notorious B.I.G. on the road. 240. Dukes Drop Out Of Top 25 After Loss to ODU 2007-02-27 241. TA Looks Human At Regional 2007-02-26 242. A Painful Loss For Madison 2007-02-26 243. TA Looks For Win No. 27 2007-02-22 244. 103-Pound Girl Wrestles Her Way Into Regionals 2007-02-22 245. Big Games Loom For Alexis & Co. 2007-02-21 246. Dukes Make AP Poll Jump 2007-02-19 247. HHS Heavyweight Advances In Wrestling 2007-02-19 248. 1,618 – Alexis Sets JMU Record 2007-02-15 249. Rivals In Name Only? 2007-02-14 250. HHS Wrestler Stevens Flying Solo, And Doing Well 2007-02-14 251. Alexis On The Mark 2007-02-12 252. It Took Awhile, But Dukes Finally Rout Northeastern, 85-63, In Women’s Basketball 2007-02-11 253. Dukes Win 13th Straight, Beating VCU 76-63 2007-02-09 254. Not A Bad Player, Eh? 2007-02-08 255. Dukes Romp Past Longwood 2007-02-07 256. Harris Settles Lawsuit Against Penn State 2007-02-06 257. JMU Routs ODU, 79-50 2007-02-02 258. CAA Out Of Order 2007-02-01 HARRISONBURG — First place in the conference. A Top 25 national ranking. Confident talk about a league championship. 259. Brooks’ Dukes Ranked 2007-01-30 260. Dukes Down Hofstra 2007-01-29 261. JMU Women Top Hens 2007-01-26 HARRISONBURG – This is starting to get big. That was obvious in the way the James Madison women’s basketball team cut through Delaware’s heralded zone defense with ease, making the Blue Hens’ coach scowl as she paced the sidelines. 262. Numbers Don’t Lie 2007-01-25 HARRISONBURG – Tina Martin isn’t caught up in the hype. To her, it’s an important regular-season game – not the huge event some are making it out to be. 263. Dukes Face Daunting Stretch 2007-01-23 264. Pesky Drexel Tests Dukes 2007-01-19 265. Eagles Elude Royals In Women’s Basketball, 82-71 2007-01-17 266. Kenny Touting His Team 2007-01-16 267. Young Scores 33 To Propel JMU Past W&M, 76-51, In Women’s Basketball 2007-01-15 268. Tour To Linger In Harrisonburg This Spring 2007-01-12 269. JMU Almost Home After Successful Road Trip 2007-01-09 270. Gobblers Hold Off Fort 2007-01-09 271. Gobblers Hold Off Fort 2007-01-06 272. SHS Trio Shoots For Wrestling Titles 2007-01-04 273. HHS Finally Wins 2007-01-03 274. A Green Jacket For Bocock? 2006-12-30 275. JMU Looks For Another Win Over Power-Conference Team 2006-12-28 276. Kulbacki Gears Up For Hyped Season 2006-12-27 277. Hovatter Most Prolific and Maybe Most Popular 2006-12-23 278. ‘Save JMU Sports’ Hopes PR Blitz Will Mobilize Supporters 2006-12-22 279. Gobblers Beat Blue Streaks, 55-51 2006-12-21 280. Streaks Starting To Meld In Girls’ Basketball 2006-12-20 281. A Leader Steps Forward On The Mat At TA 2006-12-19 282. Aloha Time For Eagles 2006-12-14 283. Futbol Catches Up With Football In Lofton Household 2006-12-12 284. Knights Rebuild Under New Coach 2006-12-11 285. ‘Save Our Sports’ Group Plans Protest 2006-12-09 286. JMU Has Different Kind Of Two Sport Star 2006-11-29 HARRISONBURG — He’s not your typical two-sport athlete. No football-in-the-fall, basketball-in-the-winter kind of deal. 287. Tour Shifts Gears 2006-11-28 HARRISONBURG – The Tour of Shenandoah is growing up. Make that, the Tour of Virginia. 288. Pendleton Perseveres 2006-11-17 First, they lost one of their leading rushers. Then, they lost one of their top receivers.