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A Brave New Media? 2009-08-31
HARRISONBURG - The weirdest transition for Jeff White was his work apparel.
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Kings Of The Hill 2009-08-22
CLOVER HILL - To understand that this one was different, you only had to watch the post-game celebration.
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Bucks, Backs Settle Things 2009-08-21
HARRISONBURG - Mike Martin was already feeling beat when he got to Stuarts Draft on Wednesday night. Working construction in the August heat is tiring enough, and after already enduring five games of nerve-wracking, every-pitch-matters baseball in the Rockingham County Baseball League championship series, the Clover Hill manager was close to emotional exhaustion.
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It's On To Game 7 2009-08-20
STUARTS DRAFT - For Stuarts Draft manager Tinker Kiser, it was a no-brainer. Two outs. Bottom of the ninth inning. Tying run on second base. If you get a single to left, and your runner has any speed at all, you don't even think twice about sending him home.
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Bucks Still Alive 2009-08-19
CLOVER HILL - The all-powerful Clover Hill lineup that the Rockingham County Baseball League has grown accustomed to, the one with nine guys that can and do burn you at any time, has been missing in action for most of this series.
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Draft Wins On Error 2009-08-17
STUARTS DRAFT - Chase Hutchinson was just trying to keep Lance Bragg from getting to third base. He ended up letting him not only score but push Clover Hill to the brink of elimination.
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Dukes Try To Nip Flu 2009-08-15
HARRISONBURG - Some experts predict that swine flu - the H1N1 virus - is primed for a comeback in the early fall. At James Madison University, the athletic department isn't taking any chances: It's acting as if such a rebound is a certainty.
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Draft Takes Charge 2009-08-14
STUARTS DRAFT - Jason Butterworth managed to pull the been-there-before routine for about 350 feet.
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Long Climb Looms 2009-08-13
HARRISONBURG - Just about everyone in Dan Nafziger's family has seen the world except him. The former Harrisonburg High School cross country/long distance track star's parents both took part in study-abroad programs - his father in Switzerland, his mother in Germany - when they were in college, and they lived together for three years in Kenya.
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Rule No. 1: Draft Wins 2009-08-13
CLOVER HILL - It was as if Tinker Kiser was saving Jake Rule for this moment. Though Rule has an undeniably finer pedigree than any of the other members of Stuarts Draft's stellar pitching staff - he pitched three years at Division I, one at William & Mary and two at the University of Virginia - the Diamondbacks' manager used him sparingly all season, allowing Rule to ease his oft-injured right arm into action.
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It's A Dream Final 2009-08-12
HARRISONBURG - From the time last season's Rockingham County Baseball League championship series ended, Stuarts Draft wanted a rematch, and Clover Hill was pretty sure it would get one.
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Draft Pops Sox 2009-08-11
ELKTON - Elkton was only delaying the inevitable. Stuarts Draft's Brandon Zollman returned to his 2008 Rockingham County Baseball League MVP form, going 3-for-6 with four key RBIs and striking out 10 batters in seven innings on the mound to lead the Diamondbacks to an 11-3 win over No. 5 seed Elkton in Game 4 of the RCBL semifinals.
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‘O' Still a Go At HHS 2009-08-11
HARRISONBURG - Offensive coordinator Joe Carico realizes there may be some Harrisonburg High School assistant football coaches on the other side of the ball slightly more stressed about the beginning of practice than he is.
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The Hill's Back In It 2009-08-10
CLOVER HILL - When you accomplish something eight years in a row, you come to expect it. You don't dog-pile on each other anymore when it happens; you just shake hands with your opponent and move on.
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| 15. |
One Win Away 2009-08-08
ELKTON - With every pitch Ryan Cooper threw in the third inning of Friday's game came a tortured, excruciating grunt that made spectators wonder not if he'd torn a muscle in his pitching arm, but which one.
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Dukes Get Guard 2009-08-08
HARRISONBURG - James Madison's new assistant basketball coach has landed his first recruit, and he went a ways outside of the Dukes' typical recruiting grounds to get him.
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In No Rush, Bucks Win 2009-08-07
BROADWAY - The way Mike Martin hustled out of the dugout to talk to Kevin Chandler in the second inning Thursday night, you'd have figured the Clover Hill manager saw signs that his pitcher was about to collapse on the mound.
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| 18. |
A Small Win For Bucks 2009-08-06
CLOVER HILL - Clover Hill's four-run sixth inning didn't produce much in the way of highlights. There was no monster three-run blast to speak of or even a gap-shot, bases-clearing double.
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Upstarts Ready To Challenge Favorites 2009-08-05
HARRISONBURG - Butch Barnes isn't sure he should say this, but he called Josh Tutwiler's walk-off, Rockingham County Baseball League quarterfinal series-clinching home run against Montezuma Monday night.
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| 20. |
Cooper RCBL's MVP 2009-08-04
HARRISONBURG - There isn't a spot on the field where Ryan Cooper doesn't contribute. The Stuarts Draft first baseman is one of the Rockingham County Baseball League's best power hitters.
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241 In 3 Days 2009-08-04
NEW MARKET - After his final pitch dodged the bat of New Market's Adam Foltz, Mark Arrington somehow mustered enough energy to bound off the mound and pump his fist.
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Shockers Eye History Today 2009-08-03
NEW MARKET - The Veney family was in Spotsylvania County celebrating the wedding of one of its own, but the clan that serves as the foundation of the New Market Shockers' franchise was still tuned in to what was going on at Rebel Park.
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| 23. |
Woman Makes RCBL History 2009-08-01
MONTEZUMA - Game 1 of the Rockingham County Baseball League quarterfinals was a disaster for Montezuma from the first inning to the last and through all six errors the Braves committed, the 12 batters they walked and the 17 runners they allowed to score.
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| 24. |
JMU Boosters Hopeful 2009-07-31
HARRISONBURG - Jason Moore didn't know someone could be sued for something like this.
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| 25. |
Sour Grapes? 2009-07-25
HARRISONBURG - Tim Murray knows there might be people who call Marist College's lawsuit against former men's basketball coach Matt Brady sour grapes, that they might wonder why the school's athletic director would write a clause in a coach's contract that would limit the college options of high school seniors, and that future coaches might not be thrilled about working for him if they know such a clause will be enforced.
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Marist Sues Brady, JMU (UPDATED) 2009-07-23
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady's first recruiting class helped him break James Madison's string of losing seasons. Now, it has him embroiled in a lawsuit.
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A Real Bat Man 2009-07-23
HARRISONBURG - There has to be a radical explanation here. Perhaps a complete re-working of hitting mechanics or approach. Maybe some life-altering story that inspired intense, hard work.
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| 28. |
Rebuilding Hokies 2009-07-22
HARRISONBURG - Mike Brizendine calls the last two years a "whirlwind," but that might not do it justice.
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| 29. |
With Pain Gone, Reed Ready 2009-07-21
HARRISONBURG - Feeling completely healthy is almost alien to Reed Williams.The West Virginia University middle linebacker and former Moorefield High School football star played the first half of the 2007 campaign, his junior season, with a torn labrum. The second half, he played with two torn labrums.
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| 30. |
Jacobs Wants Wins 2009-07-18
HARRISONBURG - As a fifth-year senior, John Jacobs has come to realize that many of the things he hoped would happen for him at Marshall probably won't.
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| 31. |
‘Baby Bubba' 2009-07-17
HARRISONBURG - Bob Wease calls Mike Schwartz "Baby Bubba." That's a little bit strange considering Schwartz is a native of New Jersey, where they don't tend to call a lot of people Bubba.
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| 32. |
Foltz On Fire In RCBL 2009-07-16
HARRISONBURG - You might call Alex Foltz's situation at Montezuma this season a burden. You might consider it taxing for the 20-year-old right-hander to suddenly be a veteran on an overhauled squad that no longer includes an everyday starter or pitcher from its 2006 Rockingham County Baseball League championship team.
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| 33. |
Dazz Out Four Months 2009-07-15
HARRISONBURG - The James Madison basketball team has been hit by another torn labrum, and though this one probably won't end Dazzmond Thornton's senior season, as a similar injury did Abdulai Jalloh's, it will likely keep the big center off the court for a while.
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An RPI Builder? 2009-07-15
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady wanted to add another big-name opponent to his schedule, and he wasn't concerned how far he needed to go to find one.
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Clover Hill Guy 2009-07-14
HARRISONBURG - Justin Wood didn't play at Buck Bowman Park the last three years, but avoiding Clover Hill's antique home field in the summer has never really been an option for the 22-year-old left-hander.
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Patriots Still Hot 2009-07-03
HARRISONBURG - Three years after George Mason's mind-bending run to the NCAA basketball tournament, coach Jim Larranaga still gets Final Four questions all the time. Among them: Has it helped him recruit better players?
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Bruins Look North For Talent 2009-07-02
HARRISONBURG - Butch Barnes watched his sons Jay and Nick play for the Broadway Bruins last season, so he had a good idea of what he'd be dealing with when he took over as the team's manager this year.
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| 38. |
Liking The Wild Life 2009-07-01
HARRISONBURG - The dugout at last year's Rockingham County Baseball League All-Star Game was filled with some pretty big dudes, but nobody wanted to mess with the visitor that showed up in the latter innings - a black snake.
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| 39. |
Brady: What's the Rush? 2009-06-30
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady doesn't go into this July - the most hectic month on the recruiting calendar - with any sense of panic or anxiety.
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| 40. |
Turks, In A Pinch 2009-06-29
HARRISONBURG - After the second pitch Raymond Quinones saw Sunday, he rounded first base to find a mob coming after him.
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| 41. |
Banks Money For West 2009-06-29
STUARTS DRAFT - Shane Banks was born to win home run derbies. In fact, the Clover Hill first baseman said he doesn't think he'd ever lost a home run derby at a Rockingham County Baseball League All-Star Game in any of the years he entered.
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A Regular And Now An All-Star 2009-06-27
HARRISONBURG - Clover Hill manager Mike Martin says that J.R. Rohrbaugh is often mistaken for one of the Bucks' younger players, and that's more for his role than it is for his somewhat skinny build.
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Bucks Get By Braves 2009-06-26
CLOVER HILL - Just ask Alex Foltz how fast things can change in this game.
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| 44. |
Elkton Adds JMU Hopeful 2009-06-25
HARRISONBURG - Dave Loker is a painting contractor, so he has as good a reason as anybody to be less than thrilled with the world's financial state.
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A Rarity In CAA 2009-06-24
HARRISONBURG - Knowing what the Colonial Athletic Association has done in the last decade - six victories in the NCAA basketball tournament and a Final Four appearance - you might think the NBA draft page in the league's media guide is mistaken. No picks since 1999? Can't be.
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| 46. |
Big Meet For Duo 2009-06-23
HARRISONBURG - Throughout their high school careers, Brett Olinger and Justin Smith were peripherally connected, excelling in the same sports but rarely crossing paths because their skill sets were so different.
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| 47. |
Plenty Of Arms In RCBL 2009-06-23
HARRISONBURG - Montezuma's Ronney Cornwell made one request from his fellow managers to help him as the skipper of the West squad in Saturday's Rockingham County Baseball League All-Star Game.
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| 48. |
Late-Starting Turks Lose 2009-06-22
HARRISONBURG - Bob Wease likes the way his team plays when it has a sense of urgency. He'd just prefer it kick in before the eighth inning to avoid situations like the one that occurred Sunday against Haymarket.
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| 49. |
Heat's On To Keep Cool 2009-06-20
HARRISONBURG - To Joe Carico, it's a matter of common sense.
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| 50. |
Shockers Better Than Ever? 2009-06-19
HARRISONBURG - The New Market Shockers' holes are slowly starting to fill. The fifth-year Rockingham County Baseball League franchise has maintained a reliable corps of players.
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| 51. |
Turks Trust Eden 2009-06-17
HARRISONBURG - Even Ryan Eden figured Bob Wease would give him the bunt signal. It seemed like an easy decision. Thanks to a throwing error by Luray shortstop Garrett Wittles, the Harrisonburg Turks had a runner on second base and nobody out in the bottom of the 10th inning.
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| 52. |
Armed and Smart 2009-06-16
HARRISONBURG - Parker Brunelle seems to be sculpted from the classic jock mold. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound, square-jawed Georgian played football and baseball at the Wesleyan School in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross, and his all-everything career as a high school catcher got him a scholarship to Florida State.
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| 53. |
Back To The Battles 2009-06-15
HARRISONBURG - Luanne and Phil Ropp are more nervous this time. There are too many possibilities. Too many things that can go wrong. Too little feedback.
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| 54. |
Bigger Field, Fewer Fans 2009-06-13
HARRISONBURG - As a pitcher, Garrett Parker is a fan of the deeper fences he gets to work with at Long Field. He also thinks the turf infield plays truer and makes it easier for his infielders, so that's another plus.
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| 55. |
A Grinder's Moment 2009-06-12
HARRISONBURG - It wasn't until Mark Arrington was driving his Toyota 4Runner from Elkton back to his home in Greene that what he'd just done hit him.
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| 56. |
Not NBA Ready... 2009-06-11
HARRISONBURG - Juwann James had no illusions after his trip to Charlotte on Wednesday. The NBA's Bobcats made it clear to the former James Madison forward that even though they brought him in for a pre-draft workout, that didn't mean they actually intended to draft him on June 25.
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| 57. |
Foes Get Free Pick 2009-06-10
HARRISONBURG - A rule allowing opposing coaches to pick a free-throw shooter from among the players on the court when the initial shooter is injured may be the most intriguing of three new men's basketball regulations enacted by the NCAA this week, but it's not the one that has Matt Brady concerned.
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| 58. |
Goose Egg? 2009-06-09
HARRISONBURG - Spanky McFarland has gone into the last two Major League Baseball drafts knowing that his team would be different when it was over.
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| 59. |
D-Backs The Power 2009-06-06
HARRISONBURG - After compiling one of the best regular seasons in Rockingham County Baseball League history in 2008, Stuarts Draft came into the summer figuring it was time for a changing of the guard, time for the Diamondbacks to become the circuit's premier team.
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| 60. |
Web Site Spurs Runners 2009-06-05
HARRISONBURG - Dan Nafziger estimates that when he was at his most obsessed, he was logging onto the Virginia track Web site milestat.com at least once a day.
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| 61. |
Brave New World 2009-06-04
HARRISONBURG - Logic says this shouldn't happen. In just three years, Montezuma has seen almost every remnant of its 2006 Rockingham County Baseball League championship team disappear.
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| 62. |
JMU Coach Admits Error 2009-06-03
HARRISONBURG - James Madison's new assistant basketball coach comes with a little baggage, but the school's athletic department says it's OK with it.
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| 63. |
Knights Ott Isn't Caught 2009-06-01
HARRISONBURG - No way was Alex Ott letting up this time. It didn't matter to the Turner Ashby High School senior that he was seeded seventh, that he was on a pace he hadn't seen all year after an early-season knee injury or that both of the guys he was running with were big-time Division I recruits, too.
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| 64. |
Redemption For HHS Star 2009-06-01
HARRISONBURG - When Alex Owah departs Harrisonburg for Hargrave Military Academy this summer, he will leave behind much to remember - some of it spectacular, some of it far less than that.
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| 65. |
Owah Wins 3 AA Golds 2009-05-30
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| 66. |
Brady Hires Former Recruit 2009-05-30
HARRISONBURG - Carlin Hartman was always impressed with Matt Brady, going back to the days when the Buffalo, N.Y., native used to watch the current James Madison basketball coach play at Siena.
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| 67. |
Blazers Blaze 2009-05-30
HARRISONBURG - Jay Jarrels didn't want to torture himself with thoughts of what might have been, but the Spotswood High School junior couldn't deny that the 4x800-meter relay at the Group AA track meet probably would have ended a lot differently had he been healthy.
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| 68. |
Owah In Spotlight 2009-05-29
HARRISONBURG - After all the controversy and the tumult surrounding the last two years of his high school career, Alex Owah has a chance to go out with a heck of a swan song.
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| 69. |
Streaks' Wenos Gets Serious... 2009-05-29
HARRISONBURG - Talk to Parker Wenos about his Division I scholarship, and you get the sense that he hasn't quite processed it yet.
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| 70. |
Ratner Heads To Erie 2009-05-28
HARRISONBURG - Since he was probably going to be playing Division II basketball anyway, Heiden Ratner was thinking he'd take the opportunity to move closer to his home in Las Vegas.
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| 71. |
‘Mass' Nets Two Titles 2009-05-28
BRIDGEWATER - Kelsey Westwood figured Linda Failes had to know. Failes has been coaching girls' tennis at Spotswood High School for 26 years, winning a state title and more district titles than she can count.
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| 72. |
Hmm, you're good 2009-05-27
BRIDGEWATER - Early on in the Region III boys' tennis final, Martin Donaire clearly blamed himself for the growing deficit he was facing.
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| 73. |
‘Mass' Makes Impact 2009-05-26
BRIDGEWATER - Kelsey Westwood really wanted the point. So bad that the Spotswood High School junior didn't really care that she fell while chasing down a forehand from R.E. Lee's Rachel Obenschain and "felt the skin shaving off" her right knee.
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| 74. |
Luis Goes Long For HHS 2009-05-26
HARRISONBURG - For Luis Hernandez, the temptation to let one rip is always there.
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| 75. |
What Ailed JMU Star? 2009-05-23
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| 76. |
Family Affair In R-3 2009-05-22
HARRISONBURG - Neither of the Region III tennis finals Thursday had the feel of a regional final. Not before the matches, anyway.
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| 77. |
SHS Girls Eye Title 2009-05-22
HARRISONBURG - The sprinters and jumpers who comprise Spotswood High School's 4x100-meter relay team showed last week that four girls could win a district track meet virtually on their own.
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| 78. |
RCBL: Play Ball 2009-05-21
HARRISONBURG - The Rockingham County Baseball League's board of directors had had enough of playing the first 1-3 weeks of the season without their high school players and losing their college players just as the playoffs were getting serious.
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| 79. |
‘Mass' Again 4-0 In Region III 2009-05-20
PENN LAIRD - Megan Hunter made sure to watch her racket and her language, especially with official Howard Davis close by, but the Spotswood High School tennis player was too frustrated with herself not to blurt something out.
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| 80. |
HHS Blows Into Semis 2009-05-19
HARRISONBURG - Tennis isn't a sport where home-court advantage is supposed to matter. Nearly every high school plays on hard courts, so surface isn't an issue, and fan support usually isn't enough to matter, either.
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| 81. |
Dukes Blame Swine Flu 2009-05-18
HARRISONBURG - The Dukes bounced off the field after the top of the fifth inning Saturday with about as much swagger as they had all weekend in their series against first-place George Mason. James Madison closer Kevin Munson had come in early and pitched his way out of a bases-loaded jam, holding down the Patriots' potent bats to keep the game tied, 5-5, and giving the Dukes hope of avoiding a season-ending sweep.
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| 82. |
Swine Flu Helps End JMU's Baseball Season 2009-05-16
HARRISONBURG – James Madison bounced off the field after the top of the fifth inning of Saturday’s game against George Mason with about as much swagger as they had all weekend against the first-place Patriots. Closer Kevin Munson came in early and pitched his way out of a bases loaded jam, holding down the potent Mason bats to keep the game tied, 5-5.
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| 83. |
Mason Clubs Dukes 2009-05-16
HARRISONBURG - Turner Phelps stared out at the field where he'd just taken his second collegiate loss in 18 decisions with the disgusted and infuriated look you'd expect from someone who was shelled for 12 runs on 13 hits.
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| 84. |
Blazer, Gobbler Ace Their Tests 2009-05-15
PENN LAIRD - Earlier in the season, this might have been the type of match Kelsey Westwood let get away from her.
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| 85. |
Dukes Battle For CAA Berth 2009-05-15
HARRISONBURG - By Alex Foltz's calculations, James Madison's 10-6 loss to George Mason Thursday should have not only been a win, but a comfortable one.
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| 86. |
Dukes Say So Long... And Hello 2009-05-14
HARRISONBURG - As ballpark closings go, James Madison's last series at Long Field - which begins today against George Mason - won't be quite as emotional as the one at Yankee Stadium.
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| 87. |
Tight Finish 2009-05-13
BRIDGEWATER - One Spotswood High School track team needed something out of everybody. Those athletes who were seeded high needed to meet expectations, and those who were seeded low needed to surpass them.
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| 88. |
Knights' Reign In Peril 2009-05-12
HARRISONBURG - Even on his team's own track, John Childs just doesn't see it happening.
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| 89. |
Blazers Claim Fifth Straight Title 2009-05-09
PENN LAIRD - Spotswood and Harrisonburg moved the Massanutten District girls' tennis final up 30 minutes so they could beat the rain.
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| 90. |
Blazers Ace Tests 2009-05-08
BRIDGEWATER - Before last season, Spotswood High School girls' tennis coach Linda Failes was so concerned about the loss of her top three singles players that she softened her coaching style drastically to deal with the inexperience.
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| 91. |
Streaks Seize Crown 2009-05-08
HARRISONBURG - Harrisonburg High School's boys' tennis coach has as much legal right to be in a bar as any his players do, which is to say he has none at all. Forget a teaching job, which most of the coaches at HHS have, he's still working on his bachelor's degree.
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| 92. |
For Now... Play Ball 2009-05-08
HARRISONBURG - Jack Tucker knew he couldn't complain. With the economy still hurting and the Augusta County school system - which had already eliminated teaching slots through attrition - needing to chop $7 million out of its budget for next year, he realized sports would have to share the pain.
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| 93. |
Blazers Ace Tests 2009-05-07
BRIDGEWATER - Before last season, Spotswood High School girls' tennis coach Linda Failes was so concerned about the loss of her top three singles players that she softened her coaching style drastically to deal with the inexperience.
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| 94. |
Taylor Socks It To Foes 2009-05-06
HARRISONBURG - If you tried to figure out where DeSean Taylor came from by looking for stats from his previous high school, you'd have to conclude that he simply materialized from the ether and showed up at Harrisonburg's doors.
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| 95. |
Rhodes ‘Slaps' Down Record 2009-05-05
HARRISONBURG - In case there were any notions of sibling rivalry, of an older sister being jealous of the younger, Callie Rhodes dismissed them with a text message.
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| 96. |
Science Behind Relay Teams 2009-05-02
HARRISONBURG - There are perhaps no coaches in sports who can do less to manipulate the outcome of contests they deal in than track coaches. Their jobs are much more about preparation than strategy, and by the day of the meet, there are no plays they can call to mask their athletes' deficiencies.
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| 97. |
‘Sneaky' Helps Boost Madison 2009-05-01
HARRISONBURG - Spanky McFarland calls Matt Browning's clubhouse demeanor "sneaky." The James Madison baseball coach doesn't mean that his junior left fielder might take your wallet if you leave it out.
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| 98. |
Young Knight Takes Big Leap 2009-04-29
BRIDGEWATER - Turner Ashby High School hurdles coach Stephanie Hutchinson compares sophomore hurdler Andrew Crumley to the llama in the 2000 Disney movie "The Emperor's New Groove."
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| 99. |
BC's Bullet: Nothing Fake About Tony On Track 2009-04-28
BRIDGEWATER - Tony Konate's earlobes still have some flash, even if it's fake. The Bridgewater College junior sprinter always wears a pair of impossibly gaudy - and impossibly artificial - diamond studs, one for each ear.
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| 100. |
Streak Ends At 34 2009-04-27
HARRISONBURG - The last pitch Matt Townsend hit Sunday came off the bat just hard enough to create some optimism ... until the 336 fans at sunny Long Field realized where it was heading.
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| 101. |
Brady's Not Star-Struck 2009-04-23
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady's second recruiting class probably won't be highly rated by anybody.
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| 102. |
It's Not Football. That's OK. 2009-04-22
HARRISONBURG - Todd Hagadone, Jr. didn't expect to get a call from a Harrisonburg newspaper. It wasn't because he hasn't lived in the Shenandoah Valley full time since graduating from high school.
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| 103. |
‘Bino' Leaves Dukes 2009-04-21
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady figured it was bound to happen at some point. Some higher-level school would give assistant coach Orlando "Bino" Ranson an offer he couldn't refuse.
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| 104. |
JMU Assistant Leaves For Xavier 2009-04-20
James Madison assistant coach Orlando "Bino" Ranson is leaving the Dukes to be an assistant under new coach Chris Mack at Xavier, JMU head coach Matt Brady said Monday.
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| 105. |
Brady: Kid's A Steal 2009-04-20
HARRISONBURG - Rivals.com didn't even have a listing for Alioune Diouf as of Sunday. Neither did its chief rival in recruiting news, Scout.com.
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| 106. |
Dukes Sign Georgia Swingman 2009-04-18
Alione Diouf, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound swingman from McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga., said Saturday morning that he has signed a letter of intent to play for the James Madison basketball team next season.
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| 107. |
Young Driven To Get Mark 2009-04-18
BRIDGEWATER - Ask anybody about Caroline Young and they'll tell you she's driven. In every aspect of life. All the time.
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| 108. |
Townsend On A Tear 2009-04-17
HARRISONBURG - Lee Bujakowski called it from the beginning. He wasn't really bold about it, but he said it on the record, so it still counts.
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| 109. |
Best ‘Bar None' 2009-04-16
BRIDGEWATER - Shane Stevens didn't blink when he said it. Didn't pause for a second to consider whether what he was about to say would sell someone short or overstate the talent of the athlete in question.
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| 110. |
Europe Next For Trio 2009-04-15
HARRISONBURG - The CollegeInsider.com Tournament allowed the James Madison basketball team's seniors to extend their careers by a few games. Now, they're trying to extend them by years.
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| 111. |
It's Knight Time 2009-04-14
HARRISONBURG - Chris Johnson never seemed satisfied with his adjectives. Every time the James Madison junior catcher came to a place in a sentence that required a description of just how notable Trevor Knight's week was, he paused as if searching for the perfect word before surrendering to something basic.
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| 112. |
TA Nets Tense Win 2009-04-11
HARRISONBURG - It was going to take a goal like Trey Foster's to end this one.
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| 113. |
TA Nets Tense Win 2009-04-10
HARRISONBURG - It was going to take a goal like Trey Foster's to end this one. The way Harrisonburg High School and Turner Ashby were playing defense Thursday night, no one was getting a clean shot at the goal, and even if they had, they weren't getting anything past the team's keepers.
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| 114. |
An Icy Blast From Blazers 2009-04-08
PENN LAIRD - Spotswood High School's softball team wasn't hoping to spend a lot of time outside Tuesday. In fact, nobody was. Belying the calendar, temperatures were stuck in the high 30s, and a hard wind make it downright bone-chilling.
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| 115. |
Donaire Making A Racket 2009-04-07
BROADWAY - The class that built Broadway High School boys' tennis had its last and greatest season two years ago, when current senior Martin Donaire was a sophomore.
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| 116. |
Wright Stuff Helps Beat JMU 2009-04-06
HARRISONBURG - Josh Wright was hoping for one more highlight from his homecoming series.
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| 117. |
Catching Up Fast 2009-04-06
BRIDGEWATER - History says that the Massanutten District isn't sprint country. Harrisonburg and Rockingham County have long been the lands of distance runners and pole vaulters, but they haven't produced a boys' state champion in either the 100 or 200 meters since the beginning of the Virginia High School League's records in 1980.
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| 118. |
Streak Stretches His Potential 2009-04-04
HARRISONBURG - Dan Nafziger didn't require a wake-up call. The Harrisonburg High School senior was in no need of any sort of scare to remind him to make the most out of every day of his distance running career.
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Confident Surprise 2009-04-03
HARRISONBURG - Former walk-on David Herbek doesn't carry himself like he's even the least bit surprised about his monster season this spring.
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| 120. |
Ratner Leaving Dukes 2009-04-01
HARRISONBURG - Heiden Ratner spent one of his two seasons at James Madison as a key player and the other watching mostly from the bench.
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| 121. |
JMU ‘Hungover'? Tech Blanks Madison, 4-0 2009-04-01
HARRISONBURG - Spanky McFarland called it
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| 122. |
RATNER TO TRANSFER 2009-03-31
James Madison sophomore guard Heiden Ratner, a fan favorite for his in-your-face defense, said Tuesday he plans to transfer. Ratner, who saw little playing time in coach Matt Brady's first season at JMU, said he has received his release from the university. He has not yet picked a new school.
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| 123. |
Moats Reaches For The Sky 2009-03-31
PENN LAIRD - Pole vaulting here was rarely better than in Corey Moats' freshman year, something that's now benefiting the Spotswood High School junior.
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| 124. |
Ott To Run At Mason 2009-03-30
BRIDGEWATER - The last time Alex Ott ran with Matt Bailey, the two helped Fort Defiance High School's 4x800-meter relay team to a Group AA championship and meet record.
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| 125. |
Owah Back On Track 2009-03-28
HARRISONBURG - After as tumultuous a 16-month period as Alex Owah has had, it wouldn't have been much of a surprise if the Harrisonburg High School senior football superstar decided not to do anything else public before graduation, if he let his high school career fade into the sunset in its waning months instead of trying to go out with a bang.
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| 126. |
ODU Rips JMU, 81-43 2009-03-27
NORFOLK - Between Nov. 17 and March 26, the James Madison basketball team did just about everything it could to shed the loser label that had hung over the Dukes since 2000, winning 21 games and playing competitive basketball in each of their losses.
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| 127. |
NCAA, NIT, CIT ... ODU Up For Any Postseason Gig 2009-03-26
HARRISONBURG - If Old Dominion has proven anything in the last five basketball seasons, it's that the Monarchs will take whatever they can get in March.
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Kyle, Dukes KO Liberty 2009-03-24
LYNCHBURG - Kyle Swanston looked around at his teammates as he was getting back on defense and shrugged, not sure what to make of his good fortune.
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| 129. |
If Curry's Hot... 2009-03-23
HARRISONBURG - The goal for James Madison is to keep the circle from closing, to keep one Curry from ending the Dukes' basketball season the same way the other began it.
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| 130. |
Phelps Lives Up To Reputation 2009-03-21
HARRISONBURG - Turner Phelps' teammates weren't about to let him bask in the acclaim. As soon as they informed the James Madison sophomore in early February that a CollegeBaseballInsider.com poll of the league's coaches had named him "the one pitcher you don't want to face" in the Colonial Athletic Association, they promptly took him down a peg.
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| 131. |
Curtis Takes Control: Dukes Advance With 69-58 Win 2009-03-19
HARRISONBURG - Pierre Curtis swears he wouldn't say anything like it, that the reporter who thought Curtis emphatically yelled the words, "This is my team now," to fans while celebrating a fierce driving layup simply lacked lip-reading skills.
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Injury Bug Is Back: Semenov Won't Play Tonight 2009-03-18
HARRISONBURG - It might be the postseason, but that apparently hasn't given the injury bug any reason to stop messing with James Madison's basketball team.
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| 133. |
Kyle Gets His Finale 2009-03-17
HARRISONBURG - To Kyle Swanston, this is sort of like fate repaying a debt. The James Madison senior swingman watched in street clothes - black shirt, black tie, black pants - what he thought would be his final game at the Convocation Center three weeks ago, the only one he missed this season, thanks to dizzy spells.
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| 134. |
JMU Men Get Into Dot.Com 2009-03-16
HARRISONBURG - Not only will the James Madison men's basketball season continue, but the resurgent Dukes will play at the Convocation Center again.
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| 135. |
Youth Served Again For Dukes? 2009-03-12
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady recognized that breaking James Madison's string of eight straight losing seasons and five years without a Colonial Athletic Association tournament victory were big deals for his new program.
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| 136. |
CAA Down? Yeager Says No 2009-03-11
HARRISONBURG - In a sold-out Richmond Coliseum this week, during the culmination of a men‘s basketball tournament that drew 42,698 fans to six sessions over four days, Tom Yeager wondered how people could say the Colonial Athletic Association was having a down year.
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| 137. |
Madison Might Play Ohio State 2009-03-10
HARRISONBURG - Julius Wells played his final high school basketball game at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Devon Moore has played there as well.
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| 138. |
Awaiting Bid 2009-03-10
HARRISONBURG - In the Richmond Coliseum locker room Saturday after James Madison's loss to George Mason in the Colonial Athletic Association quarterfinals, coach Matt Brady asked his players whether they'd accept a postseason bid, even with neither the NCAA Tournament nor NIT on the table.
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| 139. |
JMU Falls To Mason, 61-53, Awaits Word On Future 2009-03-09
RICHMOND - Just before he reached the edge of the Richmond Coliseum hardwood, Juwann James realized he had to do one more thing before walking off the court for perhaps the last time as a James Madison basketball player.
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| 140. |
Madison Falls In Quarterfinals 2009-03-07
RICHMOND - Just before he reached the edge of the Richmond Coliseum hardwood, Juwann James realized he had to do one more thing before walking off the court for probably the last time as a James Madison basketball player.
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| 141. |
Dukes Pound Tribe, 70-48 2009-03-07
RICHMOND - For once, there was both time and reason for James Madison to enjoy the moment.
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| 142. |
CAA Looks Wide Open 2009-03-06
HARRISONBURG - The Colonial Athletic Association's basketball coaches said from the beginning there would be parity. They said no team was loaded enough to run away with the conference title and no team was bad enough to provide anyone with an easy win.
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| 143. |
James, Wells Get CAA Props 2009-03-06
RICHMOND - The last time Juwann James got to step up to the podium at the Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball awards banquet, he was being named the first CAA Rookie of the Year from James Madison in 14 seasons.
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| 144. |
Dukes Finally Whole As They Eye Run To Title 2009-03-06
ASHLAND - Finally, in his team's final practice before the Colonial Athletic Association basketball tournament, Matt Brady got to go through a post-practice interview session without having to answer any questions about injuries.
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| 145. |
Moore's Back 2009-03-05
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady moved practice back to 7 p.m. Wednesday just in case freshman point guard Devon Moore would be cleared to participate in it.
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| 146. |
Wait & See: JMU Attendance Rises Modestly 2009-03-05
HARRISONBURG - The Electric Zoo cannot be rebuilt in a year. That's what the James Madison basketball team's attendance figures for 2008-09 seem to indicate.
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| 147. |
MOORE EXPECTED TO PLAY IN TOURNEY 2009-03-04
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| 148. |
Maynor CAA's Best? 2009-03-04
HARRISONBURG - Anthony Grant understands exactly how lucky he's been. The third-year Virginia Commonwealth coach has three straight Colonial Athletic Association regular-season championships and an NCAA Tournament upset of Duke under his belt, which have combined to make him a sought-after commodity in college basketball.
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| 149. |
In Like Flint? Bruiser Or Brady Look Like Coach Of Year 2009-03-03
HARRISONBURG - Juwann James' pitch for Matt Brady to be selected Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year doesn't matter - ballots have already been submitted - but it was a passionate one all the same.
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JMU Avoids Hens In CAA 2009-03-02
NEWARK, Del. - The standings might say it was a meaningless loss for James Madison.
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| 151. |
Dukes Limp To Finish 2009-02-28
NEWARK, Del. - The standings might say this game it was a meaningless loss for James Madison. By Saturday's end, it might even save the Dukes from playing an obviously dangerous Delaware team in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, which would turn defeat into net gain.
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| 152. |
JMU Men Look For Some Momentum 2009-02-28
HARRISONBURG - In the grand scheme of the Colonial Athletic Association standings, today's 2 p.m. game at Delaware is almost completely irrelevant for the James Madison basketball team.
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| 153. |
Year Of Great Expectations For JMU Baseball 2009-02-27
HARRISONBURG - It's hard to be at Long Field for more than a minute without noticing the mood change.
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| 154. |
VCU Chills JMU 2009-02-26
HARRISONBURG - Juwann James came off the court with 2:03 left in Wednesday's game to a standing ovation in his final regular-season appearance at the Convocation Center.
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| 155. |
JMU May Finally Have An Afterlife 2009-02-25
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady, not surprisingly, scoffed at the notion. Postseason play? The first-year James Madison basketball coach has no time to dally in theoreticals.
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| 156. |
Kyle Out? 2009-02-25
HARRISONBURG - Whatever supernatural force it is that has decided James Madison's basketball team will not be fully healthy this season - thanks, in part, to an uncommon bout of dizzy spells - apparently doesn't care that it's Senior Night.
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| 157. |
Swanston Probably Out 2009-02-24
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| 158. |
Moore Could Return 2009-02-24
HARRISONBURG - Devon Moore might not be out for the season after all. James Madison basketball coach Matt Brady held out little hope that the freshman point guard could return this season after Moore sprained ligaments in his left wrist in Wednesday's game at Hofstra.
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| 159. |
Dukes Win Without Moore 2009-02-21
HARRISONBURG - Counting not-yet-eligible transfer Denzel Bowles, redshirting freshman Alvin Brown and the three current members of the James Madison basketball team's infirmary, Dukes' first-year coach Matt Brady had as many unavailable players on or near his bench during Saturday's game as he did available ones.
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| 160. |
Big Loss For JMU 2009-02-21
HARRISONBURG - There wasn't as much mystery this time. No nebulous ailment that needed weeks' worth of tests to diagnose.
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| 161. |
Moore Probably Out For Season 2009-02-20
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| 162. |
Dukes Take Hit In 2 OT's 2009-02-19
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Perhaps James Madison basketball fans could find solace in the fact that even with their point guard and center joining a growing list of walking wounded, the Dukes battled through two overtimes and were still in position to beat Hofstra until freshman walk-on Scooter Renkin's one-handed desperation heave found nothing but air.
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| 163. |
‘Redemption' - Dukes Eye A Bye And Revenge Tonight 2009-02-18
HARRISONBURG - It's a game with importance both real and perceived. There's a vengeance factor, and the implications in the standings are significant.
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| 164. |
Digging Wells: JMU Coach Matt Brady Is High On His Freshman Forward 2009-02-17
HARRISONBURG - Julius Wells noticed walk-on Scooter Renkin standing along the 3-point line on the left wing near the Convocation Center's east basket after practice and saw an opportunity to turn some heads.
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| 165. |
Dukes Clinch Winning Season 2009-02-14
HARRISONBURG - With nine seconds to go in Saturday's game against William & Mary, Juwann James subbed out of the game to receive a pat on the head from coach Matt Brady and a standing ovation from the Convocation Center crowd.
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| 166. |
Dukes Expect James Back 2009-02-14
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady wouldn't speak with certainty on the topic. At this point, he knows better.
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| 167. |
Semenov Likely To Sit 2009-02-13
HARRISONBURG - Senior forward Juwann James practiced Thursday and appears one step closer to being back in the James Madison basketball team's lineup, but freshman forward Andrey Semenov did not practice and appears likely to miss Saturday's home game against William & Mary.
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| 168. |
VCU Nips JMU In OT 2009-02-12
RICHMOND - For the first 37 minutes of Wednesday's basketball game, it appeared that Matt Brady had achieved what seemingly no other coach in the Colonial Athletic Association had done in three years: devised a plan to stop Virginia Commonwealth's Eric Maynor.
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| 169. |
Another Duke Out Of Action 2009-02-11
HARRISONBURG - Being shorthanded has become a fact of life for the James Madison men's basketball team, one it has learned to cope with.
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| 170. |
A New Mood At The Convo 2009-02-10
HARRISONBURG - At this time last year, the James Madison basketball team was watching its once-bright hopes of a winning season evaporate, having just lost six straight games.
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| 171. |
HHS Duo Sprints Into Spotlight 2009-02-09
HARRISONBURG - For 300 meters, they were side-by-side and they never shut up, each telling the other to keep pushing. Harrisonburg High School sprinters Troy Jones and DeSean Taylor even crossed the finish line together, with Jones just ahead of his teammate.
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| 172. |
Without James, JMU Beats Mason 2009-02-07
HARRISONBURG — Ben Louis had just enough time to fling the ball underhanded into the seats and Kyle Swanston just enough time to pump his fists and shout “YEAH BABY!” to the crowd before they were engulfed.
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| 173. |
They Know What's Wrong 2009-02-07
HARRISONBURG - OK, so maybe you had to take Juwann James' impressive performance in his one-on-one post-move drill Friday with a grain of salt.
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| 174. |
Ex-Streak German Focuses, Soars 2009-02-06
HARRISONBURG - Success, coaches often imply, comes in direct proportion to time committed. An athlete can only be expected to reach his full potential when every available moment of his time and every ounce of his energy is dedicated to the pursuit of his goals.
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| 175. |
James Awaits Answer 2009-02-04
HARRISONBURG - Six days have passed since Juwann James collapsed in front of the James Madison bench during the Dukes' loss to Old Dominion, but doctors still do not know why it happened.
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| 176. |
Dukes Just Missed TV? 2009-02-03
HARRISONBURG - Five Colonial Athletic Association basketball teams will have their Bracket Buster games shown on television. James Madison actually has a higher RPI than one of them, but the Dukes won't be beaming coast to coast.
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| 177. |
Semenov Repairs 'Wall,' Dukes Win 2009-01-31
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Andrey Semenov clearly understood what needed to be done. After all, it was the freshman forward who described Juwann James’ importance to the James Madison basketball team so eloquently Wednesday night after James collapsed with shortness of breath and had to leave early in the second half of the Dukes’ loss to Old Dominion, comparing the senior forward to
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| 178. |
James-Less JMU Faces ‘Hawks 2009-01-31
HARRISONBURG - Just in case you're thinking that, if Juwann James had to miss time for a medical issue, this would be the game to miss, Matt Brady has a message for you.
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| 179. |
James To Miss Next Game 2009-01-30
HARRISONBURG - Doctors still aren't certain what caused Juwann James to collapse on the bench during James Madison's basketball game Wednesday night, Dukes coach Matt Brady said Thursday, and the senior forward will be out of action at least through Saturday's game at North Carolina-Wilmington.
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| 180. |
Shaken Dukes Lose, But James OK After Scare 2009-01-28
HARRISONBURG - Andrey Semenov has known the English language for only about four years, and he hasn't known Juwann James for even one year.
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| 181. |
The Big Finn: ODU's Lee Has Basketball Genes 2009-01-28
HARRISONBURG - To watch Gerald Lee at his best is to wonder how he could have possibly ended up in the Colonial Athletic Association.
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| 182. |
Ratner Or Louis? For Madison's Brady, It's A ‘Feel' Thing 2009-01-27
HARRISONBURG - Sometimes they're asked to come in and provide a spark. Sometimes they don't leave the bench.
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| 183. |
Hofstra Takes Final Punch 2009-01-24
HARRISONBURG — Juwann James lay face down on the Convocation Center floor in front of the scorer’s table and stayed there even after the post-game handshake line had formed, signifying either that he was exhausted or just not ready to accept that it was over.
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| 184. |
Hofstra Game Pivotal For JMU? 2009-01-24
HARRISONBURG - The gravity of this one might not be understood until the first week of March.
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| 185. |
Brady Gets 6-10 Transfer 2009-01-23
HARRISONBURG - You could say Denzel Bowles had a busy week. On Jan. 15, the 6-foot-10, 260-pound center from Virginia Beach got his release from Texas A&M.
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| 186. |
Dukes Get Revenge 2009-01-22
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady didn't want to celebrate and neither did his players - in fact, they barely wanted to acknowledge it - but the James Madison basketball team reached a milestone Wednesday night.
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| 187. |
Brady: Dukes Should Beat Towson 2009-01-21
HARRISONBURG - For as bold and blunt as he often is in his responses to media questions, Matt Brady typically doesn't predict the outcome of games.
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| 188. |
Fort Boys Top HHS 2009-01-21
HARRISONBURG - Harrisonburg High School's last and best rally died Tuesday night when Derek Shifflett hit a 3-pointer followed closely by a Tyler Hoffman 3-ball.
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| 189. |
James Expected To Play 2009-01-20
HARRISONBURG - Juwann James has been James Madison's most consistent basketball player this season, coach Matt Brady said, and Devon Moore its most indispensable.
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| 190. |
James' Status Uncertain 2009-01-19
FAIRFAX - In a series of two possessions, Juwann James had restored hope.
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| 191. |
Moore Is Better - JMU Hopes Freshman Sparks Its Resurgence 2009-01-19
HARRISONBURG - Satch Sullinger had dreams of being in this position.
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| 192. |
Dukes Fall At Mason 2009-01-17
FAIRFAX – In a series of two possessions, Juwann James had restored hope.
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| 193. |
Dukes Short-Handed? 2009-01-17
HARRISONBURG - During a break in Friday's practice, James Madison junior guard Pierre Curtis shuffled over to Devon Moore, who was lying on the sideline in travel gear and started throwing jabs at his chest.
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| 194. |
Four In A Row For Dukes 2009-01-15
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady said at his weekly press conference Monday that he didn't know when the James Madison basketball team's next win would come if the Dukes didn't fix their turnover problem.
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| 195. |
Wilmington Limps Into Convo 2009-01-14
HARRISONBURG - Benny Moss' team has few post players, so everyone has to be prepared to be one - within limits.
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| 196. |
Homes Games Scarce At JMU 2009-01-13
HARRISONBURG - After Saturday's victory over William & Mary, James Madison senior forward Juwann James issued an unsolicited plea of sorts: Matt Brady's resurgent basketball team, he suggested, is actually worth watching.
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| 197. |
Another Streak Ends For Dukes 2009-01-11
WILLIAMSBURG - In a week that was all about breaking barriers and ending losing streaks, the James Madison men's basketball team saved perhaps its most satisfying bit of revenge for last.
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| 198. |
Dukes End Kaplan Curse 2009-01-10
WILLIAMSBURG – In a week that was all about breaking barriers and losing streaks, the James Madison basketball team saved perhaps its most satisfying bit of revenge for last.
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| 199. |
Tribe Can't Get In Flow 2009-01-10
HARRISONBURG - Tony Shaver isn't looking for sympathy here. By early January, the William & Mary basketball coach knows, every team has seen its share of injuries, so no one wants to hear him lament the ones that have hurt the Tribe.
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| 200. |
No Go-To Guy, No Problem For JMU 2009-01-09
HARRISONBURG - Just three days ago, Matt Brady wondered aloud at his weekly press conference whether his James Madison basketball team was built to win close games.
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| 201. |
Hot Dukes Beat ODU 2009-01-08
NORFOLK - As he walked across the court toward the James Madison locker room at halftime, Matt Brady stopped and turned back to look at the scoreboard as if he needed to remind himself that his team really did shoot almost 70 percent in a half and go into the break up by just three points.
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| 202. |
Grind Time For Dukes 2009-01-07
HARRISONBURG - This is the point where the grind takes its toll, when playing four basketball games from one Saturday to the next starts to show.
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| 203. |
JMU Flips Script 2009-01-06
HARRISONBURG - The script for Monday's basketball game was eerily similar to the one played Saturday at the Towson Center.
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| 204. |
Dukes Lose Lead In Final Minute 2009-01-05
TOWSON, Md. - The play didn't go the way it was supposed to, but then, toward the end of Saturday's basketball game, not much did for James Madison.
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| 205. |
Dukes Eager To Atone 2009-01-05
HARRISONBURG - The opening week of the Colonial Athletic Association basketball schedule is pretty brutal. Four games in seven days don't leave much room for a breather.
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| 206. |
JMU Lets Lead Slip 2009-01-03
TOWSON, Md. – The play didn’t go the way it was supposed to, but then, toward the end of Saturday’s game, not much did for James Madison.
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| 207. |
Towson Key For Madison 2009-01-03
HARRISONBURG - When all the W's and L's are tallied and judgment is passed on whether or not Matt Brady kept his promise of ending James Madison's streak of losing basketball seasons, the first-year head coach knows that it's games like today's that will make the difference.
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| 208. |
Dukes Relying On Defense 2009-01-02
At halftime of Tuesday's game against Belmont, the James Madison basketball team was in danger of returning from a neutral-site trip empty handed for the first time all season.
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| 209. |
Leeman Bounce Back Rip TA 2008-12-31
BRIDGEWATER - Robert Crawford is not usually one to force 3's. The R.E. Lee High School senior has made a career of being a pass-first point guard, which usually precludes him from pulling the trigger on deep jumpers.
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| 210. |
Parity In CAA Hoops? 2008-12-31
HARRISONBURG - When Hofstra basketball coach Tom Pecora was asked for his impressions on the Colonial Athletic Association so far this season, he admitted he was no expert.
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| 211. |
Brady: Classic ‘Loaded' 2008-12-29
Sunday was Culture Day for the James Madison basketball team, one of the rare times during the season that the Dukes actually had a chance to explore their surroundings on a road trip.
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| 212. |
Big And Blunt: Semenov Has Skills And Moxie 2008-12-24
HARRISONBURG -
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| 213. |
Dukes Hang On, Dump Pirates 2008-12-23
HARRISONBURG - This collapse came and - most importantly -- went quickly. Instead of slowly bleeding away a huge lead as it did a year ago in its heart-wrenching loss to Seton Hall, James Madison let this one slide out of its hands and shatter while it still had time to build a new one.
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| 214. |
Dukes Facing Test Today 2008-12-22
HARRISONBURG - You could argue that it was the beginning of the end. That the 2007-08 James Madison basketball team was never the same after the soul-crushing defeat it suffered in Newark, N.J., a year ago today, and that the loss began the chain of events that led to coach Dean Keener's demise.
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| 215. |
Wise-Cracking Swanston Is On 2008-12-20
HARRISONBURG - Kyle Swanston is a smart aleck and a proud one at that. There is little that gives the James Madison senior swingman more joy than cracking wise when someone asks a question with an obvious answer.
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| 216. |
Dukes Don't Silence Kids, But They Do Beat Morehead, 74-62 2008-12-19
MOREHEAD, Ky. - Matt Brady has certainly seen bigger crowds and more imposing environments than the ones his James Madison basketball team has faced the last two games, but he hasn't seen any that could match the last two for weirdness.
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| 217. |
Eagles Aiming For Revenge 2008-12-18
HARRISONBURG - Under normal circumstances, James Madison's last game against Morehead State might have quickly faded to the backs of the memories of those who played in it.
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| 218. |
Official: Jalloh Finished 2008-12-16
HARRISONBURG - When Matt Brady was asked if he felt like he finally knows who his team is now that Juwann James is definitely in and Abdulai Jalloh is definitely out, he flashed a wry, "Yeah, right," smile.
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| 219. |
Dukes Rally Past RU 2008-12-15
RADFORD - After Devon Moore missed the first of two free throws with 8.5 seconds left to add just a bit more drama to a game that already had plenty, the freshman guard glanced sideways for guidance. Not to the JMU bench. But into the stands.
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| 220. |
Jalloh Likely Out For Season 2008-12-13
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| 221. |
James Likely To Play Sunday 2008-12-13
HARRISONBURG -- If it wasn't evident every time he caught a ball on the low block and stuffed it down during practice Friday, it certainly became obvious when he was doing between-the-legs windmills in an impromptu post-practice dunk contest.
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| 222. |
QB's Sub Falls Short 2008-12-13
HARRISONBURG - When fate had refused to grant Drew Dudzik's last prayer, when Rockeed McCarter dropped his perfectly thrown out pass on fourth-and-20, James Madison's backup quarterback walked off the field, hands on hips, and gave a low five to the man he'd spent the second half trying to equal.
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| 223. |
Kendall Leaves Dukes For Now 2008-12-12
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| 224. |
Lemn Limns His Owns Lines 2008-12-11
HARRISONBURG - Chris Malone isn't looking forward to this. For four years, the James Madison offensive line coach has had exactly what he's wanted at the center position: a player who epitomizes stability.
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| 225. |
Points Scarcer For JMU 2008-12-09
HARRISONBURG - If you walk in the door at Ham's, the restaurant that hosts James Madison's weekly sports press conferences, and look immediately to the left behind the first booth, you'll see a JMU basketball schedule poster.
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| 226. |
Huskies Hold Off Dukes 2008-12-08
HARRISONBURG - The driving layup that would have extended the game was blocked. The prayer 3-pointers that could have kept James Madison in the game all misfired. And the Dukes were left to consider all the small things they did wrong.
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| 227. |
Dukes Still Bruised 2008-12-05
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady's M.A.S.H. unit could be down to two members by Saturday, but it won't lose any more.
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| 228. |
Longwood Does It Again 2008-12-04
FARMVILLE - Only one James Madison basketball player in uniform Wednesday was also on the roster the last time the team visited Willett Hall, but each one of the Dukes walked off Longwood's court Wednesday showing the same emotion as those who were here on Feb. 18, 2006.
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| 229. |
Three Down For Dukes 2008-12-03
HARRISONBURG - "Hey, did you see my M.A.S.H unit over there?" James Madison basketball coach Matt Brady asked a reporter after practice Tuesday, nodding toward the bleachers underneath the basket where the Dukes' injured players had been sitting.
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| 230. |
Now Offense Lacking 2008-12-02
HARRISONBURG - Since the first day of practice, Matt Brady has requested absolute dedication from his players to improving the part of the team that everyone knew was broke.
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| 231. |
Dukes Surge Past Fordham 2008-11-30
NEW YORK - Shooting 33.3 percent from the field in a half of basketball doesn't usually send you to the locker room feeling good about things. In fact, it usually makes you wonder if the rims are regulation size.
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| 232. |
JMU Warms Up In Carolina 2008-11-26
DAVIDSON, N.C. - After Monday's ugly loss to Loyola (Md.), James Madison basketball coach Matt Brady had a lot he wanted to go over with his team, so he took it into a banquet hall at the hotel and played it the tape of the game.
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| 233. |
Brady Chides Dukes For ‘D' 2008-11-25
DAVIDSON, N.C. - With his arms folded across his shoulders and a look of exasperation on his face that made it seem like he'd been putting up with his frustrations for much longer than four games, Matt Brady wondered aloud whether his players would ever figure out the concept of team defense.
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| 234. |
Would-Be Duke Faces Brady 2008-11-24
HARRISONBURG - On each of the next two nights in Davidson, N.C., Matt Brady will be standing across from the scorer's table from a man who wouldn't mind being in his position.
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| 235. |
Dukes Not Tested In Home Opener 2008-11-22
HARRISONBURG - Friday night's game may have represented the unveiling of Matt Brady's first team at James Madison, but the first-year men's basketball coach wants Dukes' fans to know that what they saw at the Convocation Center was nowhere near a finished product.
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New Era Starts At Convo 2008-11-21
HARRISONBURG - It turns out Juwann James had more than a cold. The James Madison senior forward missed Tuesday night's basketball game against Mississippi Valley State with what coach Matt Brady said was a head cold.
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Brady Gets First Win At JMU, 62-54 Over Mississippi Valley State 2008-11-19
NORMAN, Okla. - As soon as Kyle Swanston let the ball fly, Abdulai Jalloh stood up from the bench and raised his arms while someone else from the James Madison bench yelled "bucket."
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'Cats Rip JMU 2008-11-18
NORMAN, Okla. - Just 23 seconds into Monday's game, after Davidson forward Aaron Lovedale had made the contest's first basket with a baseline jumper, James Madison had to call a timeout because it couldn't get the ball inbounds to start its first possession of the year.
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Tough Opener For Dukes 2008-11-17
NORMAN, Okla. - Matt Brady isn't one to make concessions, and the first-year James Madison basketball coach certainly isn't calling the Dukes' season opener a loss already.
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Turner Breaks Out 2008-11-15
HARRISONBURG – One thought was at the center of Marcus Turner’s mind when he hauled in a deep post route from quarterback Rodney Landers early in the second quarter of Saturday’s 48-24 win over William & Mary and had nothing but field turf in front of him.
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Now A Senior, James Finds His Voice 2008-11-14
HARRISONBURG - "Let's go! Let's go!" Juwann James isn't big on being vocal. Never has been. The James Madison senior forward was always taught that the path to success was to go to work, keep your mouth shut and let your actions speak for themselves.
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Dukes Sign White 2008-11-13
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady is thanking his lucky stars that Darren White played in a tiny high school and didn't join the AAU circuit until the summer before his senior year.
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Brady's Rookies Ready To Play 2008-11-13
HARRISONBURG - Just over five minutes into James Madison's exhibition game against Philadelphia University last week, guard Devon Moore and forward Julius Wells ditched their warm-ups and scurried to the scorer's table.
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A Man Obsessed 2008-11-12
HARRISONBURG - On the corner of Kings Highway and Third Avenue, tucked along the maple-lined streets and two-story houses in the upper-middle-class Philadelphia suburb of Haddon Heights, N.J., sits a modest outdoor basketball court in the fenced-off lot of a Catholic grammar school.
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Dan River Guard Commits To JMU 2008-11-11
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TA's Ott Second In ‘AA' 2008-11-10
THE PLAINS - Had he run this fast at almost any state cross country meet since the first Group AA race in 1970, Alex Ott would have dusted the field.
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JMU Has Work To Do Before Opener 2008-11-08
HARRISONBURG - Since they learned who their opening night opponent would be in late August, the James Madison Dukes have ended every workout and practice by gathering at center court and saying, in unison "Beat Davidson."
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Brady Rebuilds Parker 2008-11-06
HARRISONBURG - For the first two years of Matt Parker's career at James Madison, he was essentially a forgotten man.
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| 249. |
In Pain, Derstine Leads Royals' Field Hockey Team 2008-11-05
HARRISONBURG - There was a short period when Alyssa Derstine was afraid her legs could explode. The Eastern Mennonite University field hockey star has been assured that's not going to happen, but it still feels like a possibility many days.
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Brady Wants More ‘IQ' 2008-11-04
HARRISONBURG - As double-take inducing as it may have been for many that a Colonial Athletic Association team was down 12 points in the first half to a Division II school, James Madison's exhibition game against Philadelphia University only proved two things Matt Brady already knew.
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| 251. |
Back To One Bid In CAA? 2008-11-04
HARRISONBURG - As the Colonial Athletic Association approached the basketball season the past two years, optimism abounded - thanks to NCAA Tournament victories that boosted the league up the mid-major pecking order.
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Brady Wants More ‘IQ' 2008-11-03
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Linebackers Show Improvement 2008-11-01
HARRISONBURG – James Madison’s coaches weren’t looking to build up the ego of anyone on the Dukes’ defense after last week’s miracle win over Villanova. Not after allowing 229 yards and failing to force a punt until the fourth quarter.
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Dukes' D-II Foe Ranked 2008-11-01
HARRISONBURG - In the preseason, Division I basketball teams are allowed to play only D-II and III squads, so it's not unusual for schools to schedule patsies, all but guaranteeing a crowd-pleasing blowout.
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TA Hires Soccer Coach 2008-10-31
HARRISONBURG - The woman now in charge of one of the premier girls' high school soccer programs in the Valley hasn't coached a varsity or even a junior varsity sport.
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Ott Scoots To Another Title 2008-10-31
WEYERS CAVE - Alex Ott turned his head to the left at the end of the first 100 meters of Thursday's Region III cross country meet and seemed stunned to see another human close to him.
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| 257. |
Baker Boys' Gym Grows Up 2008-10-30
HARRISONBURG - Beau Baker picked up a spiral notebook from the wooden table in his office and started reading off an impressive list of his fighters' recent accomplishments.
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New Line, New Tactic In Hoops 2008-10-29
HARRISONBURG - The space between the old white 3-point line and the new purple 3-point line on the Convocation Center floor is so small that if your shoe size is anything bigger than a 7, you can't fit your foot in between them.
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Dukes Happy To Yield 2008-10-28
HARRISONBURG - At the end of Monday's practice at Memorial Hall, Matt Brady gathered his team at center court and asked who planned to attend today's Barack Obama campaign rally at the Convocation Center.
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| 260. |
So Much For Motivation: Brooks' Dukes Picked Third In CAA 2008-10-23
WASHINGTON - Kenny Brooks was already working on a speech to get his team pumped up about being dissed by Colonial Athletic Association pollsters.
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| 261. |
Madison Picked Ninth In 12-Team Colonial 2008-10-23
WASHINGTON - You don't take over a program that has had eight straight losing seasons and assume your team is going to get a lot of love in a preseason poll.
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| 262. |
A Runaway? Ott Should Breeze To Boys' Title 2008-10-22
HARRISONBURG - No athlete is big on conceding defeat 24 hours before the competition in question, but ask any runner slated to participate in the Massanutten District cross country meet today and they'll all tell you the same thing.
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‘Defense, Defense' 2008-10-17
HARRISONBURG - James Madison basketball coach Matt Brady is shifting gears. Just about every workout before Thursday's final session of unofficial practices dealt with offensive skill development.
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| 264. |
If They Stay Intact EMU Might Finally Shed Mediocrity 2008-10-14
HARRISONBURG - Kirby Dean can't shake the
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| 265. |
Dukes Jump Pass Works To Pefection 2008-10-11
RICHMOND – Mike Caussin got the play call in the huddle – 246 jump – and his face lit up.
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| 266. |
BC To U.Va. Via The Web 2008-10-10
HARRISONBURG - Viewing the bridgewaterfootball.com Web site these days is sort of like driving past the home of neat-freak neighbors who've suddenly gotten a little busier than usual.
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| 267. |
Burgess Playing Catch-Up 2008-10-09
HARRISONBURG - Don Burgess didn't have a lot of days to prepare for his first season as Bridgewater College's basketball coach. Not surprisingly, most of those days have been filled.
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| 268. |
Cavs Starting Over? 2008-10-08
HARRISONBURG - As much as Dave Leitao might have liked to do so, even he couldn't help referring to the 2008-09 Virginia men's basketball season by its initials.
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| 269. |
A Tale Of Two ‘Nines' 2008-10-07
HARRISONBURG - Kyle Bourne finally allowed his maddening performance on the back nine to manifest itself in a mild emotional outburst after his tee shot on Heritage Oaks' 18th hole strayed too far to the left.
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| 270. |
Eagles Flirt With Top 25 2008-10-02
HARRISONBURG - Lee Williams closed his eyes and shook his head at the question, seemingly trying hard not to laugh.
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| 271. |
Dukes' Schedule ‘Fair' 2008-10-01
HARRISONBURG - James Madison finally received its Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball schedule Tuesday, and it didn't give new Dukes coach Matt Brady much to complain about.
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| 272. |
Punting Suddenly Stressful At JMU 2008-10-01
HARRISONBURG - In football, little things matter - things like how fast a punter gets the ball off his foot. At James Madison, that was never a concern when Jason Pritchard was in the lineup.
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| 273. |
Dukes Lack Power 2008-09-30
HARRISONBURG - Before the Major League Baseball draft, Spanky McFarland thought he had basically everything he needed out of his recruiting class.
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| 274. |
Bourne Takes ‘Mass' 2008-09-30
HARRISONBURG - It wasn't until his coach pushed the issue that Kyle Bourne even cracked a smile.
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| 275. |
Dukes Tweaked Heads, Schemes 2008-09-26
HARRISONBURG - It wasn't chiefly about x's-and-o's, coaches say, but more about attitude and drive.
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| 276. |
Streaks Regain Their Wings 2008-09-25
HARRISONBURG - It was a scene that used to be commonplace at Harrisonburg High School football practice, but one that was nowhere to be found a year ago.
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| 277. |
Dukes' Schedule Not Meek 2008-09-24
HARRISONBURG - Glance up and down the James Madison women's soccer schedule, and you'll find no obscure schools on the non-conference slate.
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| 278. |
All-For-One Works For SHS's Runners 2008-09-23
HARRISONBURG - When Bobby Heitz was a star cross country runner at Spotswood High School, running many of his training sessions by his lonesome or with teammates not quite his caliber, he told the younger Trailblazers how they could one day become a great team.
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| 279. |
Ramsey Finds Redemption 2008-09-21
HARRISONBURG – After he’d found his way out of the mob that engulfed the Bridgeforth Stadium turf Saturday night, and after he’d thrown arms around linebackers coach Kyle Gillenwater, a guy he called
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| 280. |
In I-AA, They Don't Come Much Bigger 2008-09-19
HARRISONBURG - This is not your ordinary football game, as Jeff Bourne learned once again when he went to pick up his dry-cleaning Wednesday morning.
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| 281. |
CAA Pesters TV Execs 2008-09-18
HARRISONBURG - Ask Dan Margulis what it's like to deal with Ron Bertovich and the Colonial Athletic Association, and ESPN's director of programming will burst out laughing.
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| 282. |
Rx: Relax And Run - It Works For BC's Spalding 2008-09-17
BRIDGEWATER - The weight is off Brandon Spalding now, and it's evident. He doesn't talk or think very much about meeting expectations any more, or about matching what he did two years ago.
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| 283. |
College Isn't Such A Giant Leap 2008-09-16
HARRISONBURG - Mitchell Leap used to plan his goal-scoring celebrations back when he was at Eastern Mennonite High School.
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| 284. |
Sullivan Holds On 2008-09-13
HARRISONBURG – The Appalachian State fumble is in the past, Jamal Sullivan told the gathered media after Saturday’s game Massachusetts. It hadn’t crossed his mind in Saturday’s game, and it certainly wasn’t going to be something he’d be thinking about this Saturday when James Madison meets the Mountaineers again.
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| 285. |
One Streak Ends, Another Continues For EMU 2008-09-11
HARRISONBURG - The streak ended in a sort of sneak-attack fashion, the ball ricocheting through a jumbled heap of humanity and into the net just 43 seconds after Eastern Mennonite University had scored in the second half.
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| 286. |
The Skinny On Dazz 2008-09-10
HARRISONBURG - Greg Werner heard the humming of his step machine and knew exactly who was downstairs.
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| 287. |
JMU-NCCU Postgame Notes 2008-09-06
HARRISONBURG – Corwin Acker scampered into the end zone, circled toward his teammates and threw both of his arms out wide, certain that they would know what to do.
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| 288. |
The Next - Shhhhh! - Akeem? 2008-09-05
HARRISONBURG - Since they first laid eyes on Michael Holmes, Harrisonburg High School's football coaches have been tempted to compare the sophomore running back/safety to another Blue Streak.
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| 289. |
Ott Still Blowing Past Peers 2008-09-04
BRIDGEWATER - Even with a 10-second head start, Adam Ott had no chance and he knew it.
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| 290. |
CAA Mining The World For Soccer Players 2008-09-03
HARRISONBURG - Is the Colonial Athletic Association taking a hint from its name and trying to colonize foreign lands?
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| 291. |
JMU's Flores To Start Late 2008-08-29
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady's first James Madison signee most likely won't be playing in the new coach's first season.
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| 292. |
What Mood You In? 2008-08-28
HARRISONBURG - Roger Mast likes to tell a story about one practice when he knew Junior Kamandua was going to bring his "A" game.
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| 293. |
A Dean Among Softball Coaches 2008-08-28
HARRISONBURG - Mickey Dean's bosses with the Chicago Bandits asked him why his team was 1-3 after its first four games this season.
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| 294. |
Turks Headed To Long Field 2008-08-26
HARRISONBURG - In the end, Bob Wease chose accessibility over lights, and now the Harrisonburg Turks' owner can only wait and see how it will affect his bottom line.
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| 295. |
Bucks Still League Power 2008-08-23
HARRISONBURG - The numbers that came over the loudspeaker at Buck Bowman Park on Thursday night were so astonishing that even the men who had achieved them looked stunned.
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| 296. |
Bucks Smack Draft 2008-08-21
STUARTS DRAFT - Clover Hill didn't let Stuarts Draft take the momentum for long.
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| 297. |
Draft Fights Back 2008-08-20
CLOVER HILL - Drew Dobbins watched the ball clear the right field wall and thrust his arm in the air, his index finger pointing skyward, and left it there until he rounded second base.
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| 298. |
Trendy? Not Here 2008-08-19
HARRISONBURG - It's like the wishbone in the 1960's and '70s or the Run 'N' Shoot in the 1980s and '90s. The spread offense, it seems, is everywhere. Well not quite everywhere.
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| 299. |
Bucks In Control, Beat Draft 9-4 2008-08-18
STUARTS DRAFT - Addison Bowman was ticked, but he wasn't panicked. Neither, he knew were the rest of Clover Hill's veterans, who had seen enough comebacks to know the 4-2 hole the Bucks had dug for themselves with three errors in the fourth inning was far from a death sentence.
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| 300. |
Powers Meet In Finals: Clover Hill Faces Young Stuarts Draft 2008-08-16
HARRISONBURG - Could this season really have ended any other way?
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| 301. |
Dukes Doing Their Legwork 2008-08-16
HARRISONBURG - Dave Stannard knows he probably wouldn't have gotten very far with this request if he were anything but a kicker.
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| 302. |
Draft Makes Final 2008-08-15
STUARTS DRAFT - Once the last Montezuma swing connected with nothing but air, the formalities were finally over.
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| 303. |
Bucks Finish Reds 2008-08-14
CLOVER HILL - Dustin Bowman pounded a 3-2 fastball from Nate Kline impressively deep but undoubtedly and disappointingly foul, drawing hollers of "straighten it out" from the Buck Bowman Park crowd.
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| 304. |
Major Setbacks OK With Ex-Duke 2008-08-13
HARRISONBURG - With the right words, you can spin the Brent Metheny story to make it sound tragic.
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| 305. |
D-Backs Dump Braves 2008-08-13
MONTEZUMA - Once the play was dead and Rodney Barton couldn't be called for doing anything else wrong, the recent Turner Ashby High School graduate spiked the ball and hollered something unprintable to himself as it bounced off the mound.
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| 306. |
Bucks Keep Rolling 2008-08-12
BRIDGEWATER - Nights like this prove the Clover Hill Bucks aren't just spewing clichés when they tell you they have a different hero every night.
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| 307. |
Bucks Rally To Take Game 1 2008-08-11
CLOVER HILL - Christian Simmers slid to the inside of the baseline - just to make sure Grattan Shull had no chance - tapped home with his right hand and popped up to throw a right body blow at the air.
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| 308. |
Braves Edge Bruins 2008-08-08
MONTEZUMA - Andrew Chrismer was on the brink for seven pitches in the eighth inning against the leading strikeout artist in the Rockingham County Baseball League, knowing full well that if he swung and missed at any of them, his Montezuma Braves might not recover Thursday night.
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| 309. |
The Likely Final: Bucks vs. D-Backs 2008-08-07
HARRISONBURG - At the end of Sunday night's special one-game playoff for the Rockingham County Baseball League pennant, the Stuarts Draft player at the front of the handshake line made a declaration to every Clover Hill player who passed.
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| 310. |
Easter No. 1 In RCBL? 2008-08-06
HARRISONBURG - You might think in a cut-and-dry season like this, when two teams so thoroughly dominated the Rockingham County Baseball League that most of the circuit has been eliminated from pennant contention for nearly a month, choosing players for end-of-the-year awards would be easy.
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| 311. |
A Place To Heal, To Mourn: Knights Coping With A Teammate's Death 2008-08-06
BRIDGEWATER - There's no script for this. You won't find a chapter on it in any coaching book, and the people who bring you up in the business won't tell you about it, either, because they hope you'll never need to know.
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| 312. |
Bucks Claim RCBL 2008-08-04
STUARTS DRAFT - Dustin Bowman ripped the ball out of his mitt and shook it in the direction of the pitcher's mound, gripping it like he never wanted to let it go.
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| 313. |
Lucas' No-hitter Ends Season In Style 2008-08-02
CLOVER HILL - James Lucas didn't know, so when Clover Hill shortstop Christian Simmers corralled second baseman Chris Cofer's flip and stepped on second to force out Montezuma's Josh McNett to clinch the Bucks' 10-0 victory over Montezuma on Friday, Lucas just started jogging toward the dugout.
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| 314. |
Something New In Blue: New-Look Trailblazers Looking For A Quarterback 2008-08-02
PENN LAIRD - Ricky Suggs' dreadlocks were gone. So too was Jonathan Holts' "Wait, that's really a high school kid?" physique.
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| 315. |
Banks Bucks' Road Warrior: Slugger Travels Hours To Play For Clover Hill 2008-08-01
HARRISONBURG - Most of Shane Banks' weekends this summer have followed a pattern something like this.
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| 316. |
Leatherman Makes It Official 2008-07-31
BRIDGEWATER - Bill Leatherman's declaration two weeks ago that he would return for the 2008-09 wasn't some sort of smoke screen, he said, and his retirement announcement Wednesday wasn't evidence of a complete waffle.
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| 317. |
Posey Finds New Basketball Home 2008-07-30
HARRISONBURG - Jeff Jones probably would've seemed like a gracious and caring enough coach if he just went to the airport to pick Joe Posey up.
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| 318. |
Turks Upset Luray 2008-07-30
LURAY - By the time center fielder Chris Murphy - all 5-foot-10, 160 pounds of him - launched a 2-1 fastball from Jordan Yost over the wall in right center field, the irony had become almost comical.
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| 319. |
Running Runner's Camp: Logistics A Chore For EMU Camp 2008-07-29
HARRISONBURG - As Ron Helmer was shuffling through several booklets of paper trying to answer a seemingly simple question - where one of his camp counselors was at the moment - he realized what that said about how complicated the logistics of his once-tiny camp had become.
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| 320. |
Needed: Ballpark In '09 2008-07-24
HARRISONBURG - Bob Wease is a relatively high-strung character, not the type you'd imagine being comfortable with procrastination or uncertainty.
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| 321. |
A Two-Team Race In RCBL? 2008-07-23
HARRISONBURG - The four head-to-head games between Clover Hill and Stuarts Draft this season served only to prove what was evident from the beginning.
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| 322. |
A Hot Summer For Turk: San Francisco's Johnson Blossoms In Harrisonburg 2008-07-22
HARRISONBURG - Between games of Monday night's quasi-doubleheader, Drew Johnson was the definition of the term "unaffected," sitting on a chair just outside the dugout at Memorial Stadium and singing along as the public address system blared Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69."
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| 323. |
Lough Hitting Again 2008-07-19
HARRISONBURG - Aaron Lough isn't used to being a weak link. The former Turner Ashby High School star isn't accustomed to needing someone else to make up for his shortcomings, and he isn't used to having his teammates try to keep his head up.
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| 324. |
It's Mind Over Slump 2008-07-18
HARRISONBURG - Kellen Kulbacki is the type of person who takes constant inventory of the contents of his head.
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| 325. |
Goal: Grind It Out 2008-07-16
HARRISONBURG - July is the time that tries college basketball coaches' souls. They spend the month operating at a pace that's well beyond hectic and just short of madness, crossing the country in search of any gym where they can find an AAU tournament or shoe company camp, trying to see - and be seen by - as many potential recruits as possible.
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| 326. |
It's Revival Time: Grottoes' Seniors Thrive 2008-07-15
GROTTOES - Ask Bobby Swink if he plans on coaching the Grottoes Senior League baseball team next summer, and the how-could-I-leave-this grin that forms behind the 38-year-old's goatee gives you the only answer you need.
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| 327. |
Seven LL Teams Win D-3 Titles 2008-07-14
HARRISONBURG - Rick Breeden couldn't ask for much better pitching to start the state tournament.
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| 328. |
West Edges Sloppy East 2008-07-14
SHENANDOAH - Wes Harlow didn't even get a chance to take a warm-up throw before disaster struck.
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| 329. |
VBL Finally Gets Lexington 2008-07-11
HARRISONBURG - The lights are finally going up at Washington & Lee's Cap'n Dick Smith Field, and because of that, the Valley Baseball League at last has its 12th team.
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| 330. |
Sloppy Turks Fall Again 2008-07-09
STAUNTON - Only in a game like this could a meaningless RBI single in the ninth inning seem like a sympathetic form of justice.
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| 331. |
Bruins Lean On Barnes 2008-07-08
HARRISONBURG - Bill Groseclose's voice brightened at the mention of Jay Barnes' name, as though the exploits of his first-year catcher was the only topic he'd ever wanted to discuss.
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| 332. |
Stopping The Hurt 2008-07-07
HARRISONBURG - Kyle Linn has a very simple method of blocking out the potential of injury in football games.
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| 333. |
Dukes Hit Road Early 2008-07-02
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady's first basketball team at James Madison might play just one home game in its first month.
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| 334. |
In A Word: ‘Finally' 2008-07-02
HARRISONBURG - "We finally got one." Those were a beaming Bob Wease's words as he exited the press box Tuesday night, having just finished a radio interview after his Harrisonburg Turks' 2-1 win over Woodstock in a Valley Baseball League game at Memorial Stadium.
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| 335. |
Tech's Good; Cavs Aren't 2008-07-01
HARRISONBURG - You see them start to appear on newsstands every year around this time, first in a trickle, then a full-blown gush.
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| 336. |
Turks Hold On 2008-06-28
HARRISONBURG - Bob Wease leapt from his chair next to the Harrisonburg Turks' dugout and scrambled to the foul line to meet relief pitcher Chase Sonen at the end of the New Market half of the seventh inning.
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| 337. |
Who's No. 1? Wise. 2008-06-27
HARRISONBURG - Ben Wise's Stuarts Draft jersey - the one that actually has his name and customary No. 11 on it - is hanging in his room untouched and probably won't come out of there unless he hits a major slump this season.
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| 338. |
Bucks Break Down While Draft Rolls On 2008-06-25
CLOVER HILL - Tinker Kiser left Buck Bowman Park on Tuesday night knowing he was walking away with a gift he'd probably never receive again.
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| 339. |
JMU Loses Sellers To Nationals 2008-06-25
HARRISONBURG By the time the Washington Nationals called him last week to discuss terms, Brett Sellers wasn't concerned about getting the most of his bargaining leverage.
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| 340. |
Tough Ticket 2008-06-24
HARRISONBURG - "There's still 90 feet between the bases." Brad Babcock uses the line to dryly answer the question of how college baseball has changed in the last 25 years, but - perhaps inadvertently, perhaps not - he also quotes his own motivational speech from Omaha, Neb., in 1983.
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| 341. |
Turks Urge Later Start 2008-06-23
HARRISONBURG - With 17 of his Luray Wranglers' 44 games already played, Mike Bocock is still missing seven of the 28 players who were supposed to be on his roster.
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| 342. |
Leaders Pulling Away 2008-06-21
HARRISONBURG - Tinker Kiser looks across the Rockingham County Baseball League landscape and swears, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that he sees parity.
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| 343. |
Is The Fix In? 2008-06-20
HARRISONBURG - When Matt Brady held his last individual workouts with his new players in late April, he sent many of them home with a summer assignment: Fix your shot.
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| 344. |
Tang's Tactic Finally Works 2008-06-19
HARRISONBURG - At first, Jeffrey Tang thought aggressive was the way to go. Maybe, the 35-year-old James Madison professor thought, he could attack the net, mix up his serves and volley to put away his 20-year-old opponent, Chris Radke.
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| 345. |
For Ex-Cav: Advantage, RCBL 2008-06-18
HARRISONBURG - Tinker Kiser laughs when he remembers Milo Johnson's John McEnroe moment in the Rockingham County Baseball League.
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| 346. |
Turks Win Third Straight 2008-06-17
NEW MARKET — Even once the fans had cleared the bleachers, the players had clung close to the dugouts, and the umpires had left to find cover, Bob Wease remained alone on the field.
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| 347. |
Turks Drop Sixth Straight 2008-06-12
HARRISONBURG - There comes a moment in every baseball manager's career when he has to deal with the harsh reality of just how little control he has over the game in front of him.
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| 348. |
Caseres To Sign With Dodgers 2008-06-12
HARRISONBURG - In the end, the Los Angeles Dodgers decided Steven Caseres was worth the money, and Caseres decided he couldn't pass it up.
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| 349. |
SIU Freshman Latest Dirt Dog 2008-06-11
HARRISONBURG - Bob Wease loves dirt dogs. When the Harrisonburg Turks owner/manager calls college coaches to recruit players each summer, he asks them to send him the type of guys whose jerseys turn into dirt-and-grass stained badges of honor nightly.
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| 350. |
Turks Shaking Their Heads 2008-06-10
STAUNTON - Bob Wease lowered his head, pinched the skin just above the top of his nose and rubbed continuously, as though he was trying to massage away a migraine headache.
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| 351. |
Brady Expects Fifth Recruit 2008-06-09
HARRISONBURG - From the day of his hiring, Matt Brady had less than two months before the end of the late signing period to put together an impact recruiting class.
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| 352. |
Duke, Knight Drafted 2008-06-07
Thursday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers' calls to Steven Caseres included dollar figures. On Friday, they just included verbal pats on the back.
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| 353. |
Caseres Rejects Yankees 2008-06-06
HARRISONBURG - It was tempting, Steven Caseres said. The New York Yankees, baseball's most storied franchise and the team Caseres grew up following, called during the Major League draft Thursday and asked if he would sign for $158,000 if they selected him in the fifth round.
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| 354. |
Caseres Area's Best 2008-06-05
HARRISONBURG - The staph infection Steven Caseres developed in his arm during the NCAA baseball playoffs in Raleigh, N.C., last week wasn't fun, but it did allow him some time for personal reflection when he returned to Harrisonburg.
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| 355. |
Diving Into Big-Time? 2008-06-05
HARRISONBURG - Joe Lake packed the personal effects from his locker into his black SUV and drove out of the Godwin Hall parking lot for the final time as a James Madison baseball player Monday afternoon, convinced that the program he was leaving behind is primed for a breakthrough.
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| 356. |
Turks Get First Victory 2008-06-03
HARRISONBURG - Mike Pericht ripped a 1-2 inside fastball over the left field wall and the Harrisonburg Turks finally let out a collective deep breath.
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| 357. |
Putt Gives Johnson Lakeview Amateur 2008-06-02
HARRISONBURG - Steve Johnson just shook his head when his last and longest putt of the day fell, convinced that after the round he'd had, it must have been irrelevant.
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| 358. |
No Gold For ‘Mass' 2008-06-02
HARRISONBURG - Tim Harris said people would know by the sixth hurdle - the last before the homestretch in the 300-meter hurdles - whether Broadway High School's Brett Olinger would win his third straight Group AA title in the event Saturday.
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| 359. |
Olinger Eying Third Straight 2008-05-31
HARRISONBURG - In neither one of the two times he won a Group AA title in the 300 meters was Brett Olinger the top seed in the race, so why should this year be any different?
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| 360. |
Smith Takes Gold 2008-05-31
HARRISONBURG - To get an idea of how badly newly minted state champion Justin Smith wanted the Group AA shot put record to go along with his gold medal, one merely needed to watch - and hear - his final throw Friday.
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| 361. |
‘Loose' Dukes: No Pressure 2008-05-30
HARRISONBURG - There was just as much goofing around at the James Madison baseball team's practice Wednesday - its last in Harrisonburg before leaving for Raleigh, N.C., for the NCAA tournament - as you'd expect from any gathering of college-age males.
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| 362. |
Dukes: Why Wait? 2008-05-29
HARRISONBURG - In Spanky McFarland's modest office on the third floor of Godwin Hall sits a purple-and-gold floor mat with the years of every one of the James Madison baseball team's NCAA tournament appearances stitched in gold.
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| 363. |
HHS Scores Quickly 2008-05-28
HARRISONBURG - The last goal seemed almost accidental, startling a crowd that had been lulled to sleep by 35 minutes of what amounted to Dean Smith's four corners on grass. It actually caused one fan to ask out loud, "Was that really a goal?"
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| 364. |
Streaks Go Distance For Each Other 2008-05-27
LYNCHBURG - Both of them could have pushed the issue a little bit more, they said.
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| 365. |
Dukes Pack For N.C. 2008-05-27
HARRISONBURG - Thanks to its newly minted Colonial Athletic Association championship, James Madison's baseball team had already secured an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, so the Dukes were reasonably content Monday when they gathered at Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the postseason selection show on ESPN.
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| 366. |
Printz Gets Gold 2008-05-24
LYNCHBURG - For Justin Printz, Justin Smith has always been the Moby Dick to his Captain Ahab, the Affirmed to his Alydar, the Yankees to his Red Sox - pre 2004 of course. Someone he was always chasing, but could never quite catch.
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| 367. |
Blazers Finally Ace It 2008-05-23
PENN LAIRD - The volume of Spotswood High School girls' tennis coach Linda Failes' voice didn't quite match the ferocity of her hand gestures or the incensed look in her eyes, but it was evident that whatever she was telling Lauren Pandolfi and Ellyn Norris wasn't what they wanted to hear.
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| 368. |
HHS: Take It To The Bank(s) 2008-05-22
HARRISONBURG - Blake Lam didn't know where Kyle Banks came from. Heck, nobody did. For the first 300 meters of the 400-meter run at last week's Massanutten District track championships, Banks wasn't even on Lam's radar screen.
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| 369. |
Doubles Boost Blazers 2008-05-21
FORT DEFIANCE - At one point early in Tuesday's match, Spotswood High School girls' tennis coach Linda Failes looked over the scorecards across the court - all but one of which favored Fort Defiance - and wondered aloud if her team would be going home soon.
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| 370. |
Streaks, Blazers Breeze 2008-05-20
HARRISONBURG - Although he'd been a starter the entire season, Scott Measell hadn't experienced much drama in his freshman season on the Harrisonburg High School tennis team.
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| 371. |
Slowly, Shockers Move Up 2008-05-19
The march to Rockingham County Baseball League success has been a slow one for the New Market Shockers. Progress has been incremental, with the occasional backstep mixed in.
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| 372. |
Bucks Stay On Auto-Pilot 2008-05-17
For a moment, Mike Martin jokingly tried to convince a reporter that he has problems, just like any other Rockingham County Baseball League manager.
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| 373. |
Brianna, Ricky Golden As SHS, TA Win Track Titles 2008-05-16
PENN LAIRD - Still doubled over and catching her breath after winning her final race of the night, Brianna Mitchell claimed that she understood the gravity of what she'd just done.
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| 374. |
At Broadway, Cubs Turn Into Bruins 2008-05-15
When you're in the middle of an overhaul and you lose the man who's conducting it, you tend not to look very far for his replacement.
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| 375. |
It's Not Just Running And Jumping 2008-05-15
HARRISONBURG - Say you have a runner on your track team who can do everything from the 100-meter dash to the 800 run. Where do you use him at a meet in which he can run only three races?
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| 376. |
HHS To Fans: Cheer 2008-05-14
HARRISONBURG - When the net halted Spotswood freshman Will Sipe's final return shot, Harrisonburg High School's Luis Morano-Germani quickly turned around to the crowd expecting a reaction. After all, he'd just clinched the Blue Streaks' first district boys' tennis title in three years.
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| 377. |
D-Backs May Be Back 2008-05-13
Drew Dobbins' description of the 2006 Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks sounds like Rockingham County Baseball League utopia. "The people on the team were all pretty much the same age," he said.
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| 378. |
Chillin' Streaks Cruise 2008-05-13
HARRISONBURG - With heavily overcast skies blocking the sun and producing an unseasonable chill - the high temperature, 53, was more than 20 degrees below average - the Harrisonburg High School boys' tennis team seemed to have a simple strategy for its playoff match against Turner Ashby.
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| 379. |
Blue Sox Getting Makeover 2008-05-12
The caption of the picture on the Elkton Blue Sox's Web site seems purposefully vague, as though the author simply couldn't bring himself to admit its true meaning.
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| 380. |
3-Game Tally: 41-12 2008-05-12
HARRISONBURG - It all started with a walk and a seemingly harmless bunt with so little oomph that it hit the top of pitcher Kurt Houck's glove and stopped. But it continued with a couple more bunts, a couple more fielding mistakes, a seemingly unending string of hits and walks - and, finally, a preposterous deluge of runs.
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| 381. |
Shank, Chico Head To Longwood 2008-05-10
HARRISONBURG - Bryce Shank and Kevin Chico's dreams of playing Division I soccer seemed to be going by the wayside before this season. Most of the Eastern Mennonite High School midfielders' recruitment was coming from Division II and III schools like Messiah and Eastern Mennonite University.
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| 382. |
Dukes Suffer Deflating Loss 2008-05-10
HARRISONBURG - Spanky McFarland admitted the best-case scenario was "a stretch." A sweep of the Colonial Athletic Association's best baseball team this weekend was probably a bit much to ask for.
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| 383. |
Pitching's The ‘Key' 2008-05-09
HARRISONBURG - Ronney Cornwell knew he was in for an exodus, but that didn't make things much easier.
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| 384. |
Simple: Just Sweep 2008-05-09
HARRISONBURG - One win would be OK for James Madison. Two would be nice. But to get to where they really want to be, the Dukes would have to beat North Carolina-Wilmington three times in this weekend's baseball series.
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| 385. |
Before Reclaiming Glory Days, Reds Just Need To Show Up At The Ballpark 2008-05-08
Charlie Shepard was around for the prelude to the Rockingham County Baseball League's ultimate dynasty, the years when the Bridgewater Reds were building a foundation for a team that would own the league for most of a decade.
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| 386. |
TA Rallies Past Streaks 2008-05-07
BRIDGEWATER - Zach Dean ran back to his left, then turned to his right, then threw his arm toward the direction of the center field wall.
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| 387. |
Dukes Tuning Up 2008-05-06
HARRISONBURG - Brett Garner crouched into his stance to catch warm-up throws from Kurt Houck and heard the two quick spurts of super-fast drums machine-gunning out of the public address speakers.
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| 388. |
Player Follows Brady To JMU 2008-05-02
HARRISONBURG - James Madison's newest basketball recruit has a whole year to change his mind and check out new offers, but Eric Beard doesn't expect that to happen.
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| 389. |
Flames Stay Hot In Post-Watson Era 2008-05-01
HARRISONBURG - Vincent Morra's parents showed up about 20 minutes after the scheduled start of Eastern Mennonite High School's tennis match Wednesday and expected him to still be playing.
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| 390. |
Lake Not So Superior? 2008-04-30
HARRISONBURG - A few times during the James Madison baseball team's resurgent season, discussion arose about just how good of a sendoff this could be for senior second baseman Joe Lake.
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| 391. |
A Month In, Brady's Team Set 2008-04-29
HARRISONBURG - When James Madison hired Matt Brady as its basketball coach on March 26, a trio of players were considering transfers and a three-star recruit was thinking about reneging.
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| 392. |
Dukes' Bats Deliver In 13-6 Rout 2008-04-28
HARRISONBURG - Companies don't sign up for promotional giveaways at ballgames if they can't afford to take a little hit from time to time. And as a national chain, Domino's Pizza probably isn't too worried about what a few free pizzas doled out at James Madison baseball games will do to its bottom line.
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| 393. |
Curtis To Stay At JMU 2008-04-28
HARRISONBURG - Pierre Curtis said he liked both schools he visited on his conditional release, and would have felt comfortable playing at either Vermont or Wyoming.
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| 394. |
Ringing Up A Record 2008-04-26
BROADWAY - Kristian Moore finally got it. After months of frustration spent just short of the 40-foot barrier, the Broadway High School sophomore put together the triple jump he and his coaches were waiting for last weekend at the Amherst Invitational.
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| 395. |
No Heartbreak For City Runner 2008-04-24
HARRISONBURG - Jack Marmorstein didn't want to tell anyone his goal for Monday's Boston Marathon. Didn't want to think about it, really.
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| 396. |
Knights Stock Turks 2008-04-23
HARRISONBURG - Bob Wease admits he holds local players to a slightly higher standard than others when he's putting together his roster.
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| 397. |
Tour Hits Brakes 2008-04-22
HARRISONBURG - The Tour of Virginia won't be rolling through Harrisonburg - or anywhere else - this year. Tour director Matt Butterman said Monday that the five-year-old cycling race has been canceled because of insufficient funding.
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| 398. |
Big Man Picks Madison 2008-04-22
HARRISONBURG - Right around the time Trevon Flores dons a James Madison basketball uniform for the first time, the 6-foot-10, 210-pound center also will make his debut on the big screen.
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| 399. |
Zook And His ‘Invisible' Team 2008-04-21
HARRISONBURG - For a few moments, the city/county's forgotten track star stood in a limelight that rarely finds runners at tiny Eastern Mennonite High School.
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| 400. |
Knight Humble Till He Hits Field 2008-04-18
HARRISONBURG - Just in case you couldn't gather from Trevor Knight's polite but short answers, his "aw shucks" laughs and insistence on thanking everyone in the James Madison baseball team's dugout, that he wants to deflect credit for his impressive freshman season, he'll tell you flat out.
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| 401. |
On The Right Track 2008-04-16
HARRISONBURG - In the last two weekends, a fifth of the James Madison women's outdoor track record book has been rewritten. In the past four years, more than a third of the old marks have been replaced.
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| 402. |
James Stays Put 2008-04-15
HARRISONBURG - Juwann James says he's in, but Rodriguo Peggau says there's a good chance he's out.
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| 403. |
A Star Rises At Relays 2008-04-14
HARRISONBURG - Spotswood High School's track coaches kept their answers about Brianna Mitchell complimentary but mostly short.
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| 404. |
Nerves Doesn't Slow JMU's Carter 2008-04-12
HARRISONBURG - When it comes to track, Tanique Carter doesn't talk about goals.
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| 405. |
Curtis Testing Waters 2008-04-11
HARRISONBURG - One James Madison basketball player is transferring, another is testing the waters. Junior reserve guard Joe Posey has been given his release and plans to transfer, new coach Matt Brady said Thursday, while sophomore point guard Pierre Curtis has been granted a conditional release.
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| 406. |
Blazers In Rare Rebuilding Mode 2008-04-10
PENN LAIRD - In the midst of explaining how much differently she has to handle her historically inexperienced team, Spotswood High School girls' tennis coach Linda Failes stumbled upon a case in point.
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| 407. |
From The Man to A Man, Foltz Adjusts 2008-04-10
HARRISONBURG - With few exceptions, you don't get to play a Division I sport if you weren't
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| 408. |
Brady: It's Doable 2008-04-08
HARRISONBURG - In a week-and-a-half on the job, new James Madison basketball coach Matt Brady has conducted individual workouts with each of his players - meaning he's had plenty of time to see the flaws of a team that sputtered to a 13-17 record this season.
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| 409. |
Baseball Is In CAA Leader's DNA 2008-04-07
HARRISONBURG - Watch Brett Sellers take batting practice and you'll see everything a coach ever told a player about hitting come to life.
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| 410. |
Velasquez Handles Move, Indians 2008-04-05
HARRISONBURG - Osman Velasquez's position change from midfield to forward for Friday night's game required a number of new responsibilities.
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| 411. |
Still Aiming At Title 2008-04-04
HARRISONBURG - Avoiding Thursday's rain by ducking inside the modest green shed that houses his team's equipment, James Madison archery coach Bob Ryder pointed to all of the things the squad has purchased throughout the years without using a dime of university money.
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| 412. |
TA's Fellers Makes A Leap 2008-04-03
PENN LAIRD - Jamie Fellers apparently doesn't do well with down time. After his longest period of stagnancy - maybe 10 minutes, tops - at Wednesday's Co-Ed Relays at Spotswood High School, Fellers seemed to forget how to high jump.
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| 413. |
One Of A Kind 2008-04-02
HARRISONBURG - Mark Siciliano knows he wouldn't be commissioner of the Rockingham County Baseball League if not for Karl Olschofka. Because if there hadn't been an Olschofka, the nation's second-oldest semi-pro wooden-bat circuit would no longer exist.
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| 414. |
The X Man 2008-04-01
PENN LAIRD - One of David Hively's favorite summer activities is finding 40-foot cliffs in the West Virginia mountains, jumping off them and doing double backflips into lakes.
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| 415. |
Heishman To Stop Coaching 2008-04-01
For the first time in Bridgewater College history, someone other than Mary Frances Heishman will coach the women's volleyball team.
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| 416. |
A Little One-On-One 2008-03-28
HARRISONBURG - Watching Matt Parker's first individual workout with Matt Brady on Thursday was sort of like watching someone learn a waltz.
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| 417. |
ONLY ON THE WEB: Two Dukes Still Undecided 2008-03-27
HARRISONBURG - Although Matt Brady said he started recruiting new players to James Madison before he'd even left Poughkeepsie, N.Y., the former Marist coach recognized that Priority No. 1 was re-recruiting the current Dukes.
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| 418. |
Instant Wins? 2008-03-27
HARRISONBURG - Matt Brady didn't try selling a grand dream of the distant future to the fans and players who came to watch his introductory press conference as James Madison's new men's basketball coach Wednesday.
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| 419. |
Posey May Not Transfer 2008-03-26
HARRISONBURG - James Madison's Joe Posey decided waiting around for a new coach wasn't such a bad idea after all.
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| 420. |
JMU Gets Its Man 2008-03-26
HARRISONBURG - Little, apparently, was still undecided when Matt Brady left Harrisonburg to return to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Monday night.
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| 421. |
JMU: Brady An 'Exceptional Fit' 2008-03-25
HARRISONBURG — Little, apparently, was still undecided when Matt Brady left Harrisonburg to return to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Monday night.
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| 422. |
Madison Offers Job To Brady 2008-03-25
HARRISONBURG - James Madison wants Matt Brady. The question now is: Does Matt Brady want James Madison?
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| 423. |
JMU Offers Brady Job, Awaits Decision 2008-03-24
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| 424. |
Will Brady Accept JMU Job Monday? 2008-03-23
HARRISONBURG – If Matt Brady and James Madison like what they see of each other Monday, the Dukes could have a new men’s basketball coach by nightfall.
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| 425. |
JMU: Still No Hire 2008-03-22
HARRISONBURG - James Madison athletic director Jeff Bourne said Friday that the school is still evaluating candidates to be its new men's basketball coach and that a hiring is not imminent.
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| 426. |
Who's The Fastest 2008-03-21
HARRISONBURG - Forget the Valley's fastest boy. For much of last season, Alex Owah could call himself the fastest high school sprinter anywhere in Group AA.
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| 427. |
Bling Flashing At HHS -- Track 2008-03-20
HARRISONBURG - Whenever Harrisonburg High School track stars Kyle Banks and Bryant Clopper are wearing their state championship rings, they slap five with the backs of their hands so the adorned side of the rings make contact.
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| 428. |
JMU: No Finalists 2008-03-19
HARRISONBURG - James Madison athletic director Jeff Bourne denied a report Tuesday that JMU's search for a new basketball coach is down to three candidates.
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| 429. |
Rowe The ‘Body' 2008-03-18
HARRISONBURG - James Madison's basketball players now have a "governing body." On March 10, shortly after the season ended, guard Pierre Curtis said the Dukes felt rudderless - or, as he put it, lacking a "governing body" - in the wake of coach Dean Keener's resignation.
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| 430. |
Double Pleasure For Madison 2008-03-17
HARRISONBURG — It was the sort of inning that sends pitchers to see a chiropractor for whiplash. Towson’s Duane Herr retired the first two batters he faced in the first inning against James Madison on Sunday, but he didn’t get another out.
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| 431. |
A Big-Time Weapon 2008-03-14
HARRISONBURG — Cycle through the James Madison pitching staff and see if you can figure out which one of the Dukes’ hurlers is their secret weapon against big-league opponents.
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| 432. |
JMU’s Bourne In No Hurry 2008-03-13
HARRISONBURG — Jeff Bourne doesn’t plan on rushing into anything. Even though the James Madison athletic director got an early start on his search for a new men’s basketball coach when Dean Keener announced his resignation on Feb. 22, Bourne said Wednesday he has no timetable for making a decision and that he still has a long list of potential candidates.
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| 433. |
Latest Buzz: NBA’s Peterson? 2008-03-12
HARRISONBURG — In a lot of ways, Buzz Peterson has it made these days. The 45-year-old has a coveted – and probably secure -- job as director of player personnel for the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, working for friend and part-owner Michael Jordan, whom he roomed with when both were members of the University of North Carolina basketball team.
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| 434. |
Smiles Now … But CAA Might Be Glum On Selection Sunday 2008-03-12
HARRISONBURG — Big crowds, good games, nice story-lines. The CAA had plenty of reasons to smile Tuesday after a successful men’s basketball tournament, but the vibes might not be as good on Selection Sunday.
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| 435. |
Posey: It’s Time To Mosey 2008-03-11
HARRISONBURG — For Joe Posey’s James Madison teammates, the waiting game really begins this week. Their coach’s tenure is now officially over, and until the search for his replacement ends, they won’t know their next step.
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| 436. |
JMU Can Quit ‘Yanking’ 2008-03-08
HARRISONBURG — Just in case the James Madison baseball team forgot that it lost perhaps its greatest hitter of all time, the Dukes get a reminder every time they walk through the main floor at Godwin Hall.
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| 437. |
JMU Gets CAA Women’s Tourney 2008-03-08
RICHMOND — Apparently, there wasn’t much dissension when it came to James Madison’s bid to host the Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball tournament the next two seasons.
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| 438. |
JMU Out Quickly 2008-03-08
RICHMOND — The most poignant moment came with 7:46 to go in the game, when James Madison still had hope.
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| 439. |
Jalloh An All-CAA Selection 2008-03-07
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| 440. |
Colonial Teams Looking Jumbled 2008-03-07
HARRISONBURG — Go ahead bookies. Try handicapping this conference tournament. See if you can guess what’s going to happen in the last wild weekend in a league with a track record like this:
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| 441. |
Playing For Dean? 2008-03-07
HARRISONBURG — Dean Keener left the Convocation Center with his team Wednesday, hopping on a bus to Richmond for the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.
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| 442. |
Who’s Best In CAA? 2008-03-06
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| 443. |
ASU Ass't Eyes JMU Job 2008-03-05
HARRISONBURG - When Mark Phelps was a high school basketball coach in Tidewater, he used to take his teams to then James Madison coach Lefty Driesell's camps at the Convocation Center.
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| 444. |
Who Are Those Guys? 2008-03-05
HARRISONBURG - Conference tournaments usually bring about familiarity. After two months of playing each other, a group of teams congregate in one place for a weekend to decide a champion. Familiarity, you would think, would be unavoidable.
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| 445. |
JMU Interests Jarvis 2008-03-04
HARRISONBURG - Mike Jarvis has the itch to coach again, and he'd like to do it at James Madison.
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| 446. |
Keener Wins His Convo Finale 2008-03-03
HARRISONBURG - With 3:04 left in Saturday's game, fate seemed to be plotting something cruel - but familiar - to outgoing coach Dean Keener and his James Madison basketball team.
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| 447. |
Loyola Coach: JMU Appealing 2008-03-01
HARRISONBURG - Jeff Bourne said he's looking for a coach with a proven track record. At least one said he's willing to listen to overtures.
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| 448. |
Bittersweet Farewell 2008-03-01
HARRISONBURG - Senior Day 2008 was supposed to be much more triumphant than this.
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| 449. |
Drexel Drops Dukes 2008-02-28
PHILADELPHIA - For the briefest of moments, the wildest of miracles was still possible. Scott Rodgers allowed James Madison a last chance by missing two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and the Dukes had the basketball in the hands of Abdulai Jalloh, the man whose bank-shot 3-pointer brought them new life minutes earlier.
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| 450. |
Merfeld Interested In JMU 2008-02-27
HARRISONBURG - You can still see Steve Merfeld's greatest moment in head coaching during March Madness every year.
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| 451. |
Keener: ‘It's On Them' 2008-02-26
HARRISONBURG - What now? Now that Dean Keener has resigned as James Madison's basketball coach -- and the team responded by pounding Morehead State 89-57 over the weekend -- what happens next?
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| 452. |
For Dean? 2008-02-25
HARRISONBURG - The players gathered at center court moments after the game ended, bunched in a circle with their heads lowered and their arms around each other, a somewhat somber air hanging over what might otherwise have been jubilant circumstances.
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| 453. |
Dukes Rally Around Keener 2008-02-23
HARRISONBURG - The ones who must remain gathered at center court when the game was over, bunched in a circle with their heads lowered and their arms around each other, a somewhat somber air hanging over what might otherwise have been jubilant circumstances.
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| 454. |
JMU's Keener To Resign After Season 2008-02-22
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| 455. |
ODU Pounds Madison 2008-02-21
HARRISONBURG - Dean Keener has spent most of the woeful second half of James Madisons season trumpeting his players for seemingly avoiding mental whispers of here-we-go-again when things got rough.
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| 456. |
New, Improved ODU Plays JMU Tonight 2008-02-20
HARRISONBURG - If you are trying to figure out how James Madisons basketball game today against Old Dominion is going to play out, the first thing you need to do is trash the box score of the teams first meeting on Jan. 16 in Norfolk.
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| 457. |
For JMU, Bad Endings 2008-02-19
HARRISONBURG - If football is a game of inches, then basketball is a game of measurements much more complex and maddening - especially if you lose a game by a point, as the James Madison basketball team has learned.
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| 458. |
Hobbled Hopkins Boosts Streaks 2008-02-18
HARRISONBURG - Jarryd Hopkins lay on Eastern Mennonite Universitys carpeted indoor track unsure if his ribs were all still in one piece, with one thought crossing his mind.
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| 459. |
Late Miscues Derail Dukes 2008-02-18
HARRISONBURG - In one heartbeat, Pierre Curtis saw nothing but hardwood separating him from a game-winning layup.
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| 460. |
Agudio Stuns Dukes 2008-02-16
HARRISONBURG — In one heartbeat, Pierre Curtis saw nothing but hardwood separating him from a game-winning layup. The next, the ball was out of his hand and loose on the ground.
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| 461. |
Rams Rout Dukes 2008-02-14
RICHMOND - Kyle Swanston took a step back to the 3-point line - a reasonable place to defend a shooter, especially when you're 6-foot-7 with a wingspan thats longer.
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| 462. |
Do Empty Seats Matter? 2008-02-08
HARRISONBURG - You might think that scenes like the one Wednesday night at the Convocation Center - a half-empty arena for the schools No. 2 money-making team - would be financially alarming to James Madisons athletic department.
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| 463. |
Kyle Fuels JMU 2008-02-07
HARRISONBURG - When the buzzer made Towson forward Johnathan Peases irrelevant 3-point attempt even more pointless, Kyle Swanston turned to the crowd along the press-row side of the Convocation Center, pumped both his fists as though bear hugging the air and bellowed, WE ARE BACK.
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| 464. |
Curtis Wont Play Tonight 2008-02-06
HARRISONBURG - The MRI results on Pierre Curtis injured left knee finally made their way to the James Madison basketball team Tuesday, and the immediate diagnosis wasnt good for a team quickly sliding toward the bottom of the Colonial Athletic Association.
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| 465. |
JMU Gets Morehead St. 2008-02-05
HARRISONBURG - Last year, James Madison got one of the most logic-defying matchups in the Bracket Buster, playing a Siena basketball team that was ranked more than 150 spots ahead of it in the RPI.
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| 466. |
Swanston May Play 2008-02-05
HARRISONBURG - Kyle Swanston bounded down the Convocation Center ramp at the end of Mondays practice in full gear, strikingly amped up for the chance to take free throws.
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| 467. |
Dukes Dip Below .500 2008-02-04
FAIRFAX - Pierre Curtis went up to block, or at least alter, a fast-break layup by Jordan Carter, then came down awkwardly on his left knee and felt it pop.
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| 468. |
JMU Dips Below .500 2008-02-02
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| 469. |
Tribe Tops JMU, 70-67 2008-01-31
HARRISONBURG - The Eternal Minute ended exactly how James Madison drew it up - except, in the Dukes plans, the ball was supposed to go in the hoop, complete a double-digit comeback and send the game to overtime.
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| 470. |
Keener (Bluntly) Praises Tribe 2008-01-30
HARRISONBURG - Whenever William & Marys name is close to the top of the Colonial Athletic Association basketball standings, the collective eyes of the leagues coaches, media and fans pop open.
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| 471. |
Sliding Dukes Lose Again 2008-01-28
TOWSON, Md. — For all the missed opportunities, missed shots, back-breaking turnovers and failed attempts to stop middle drives, the James Madison men’s basketball team found itself a defensive stop away from having a chance to tie Saturday night’s game with just over two minutes left.
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| 472. |
Dukes Walking It Off Again 2008-01-26
HARRISONBURG - Dean Keener has had to answer some version of the following question more times in his four years as head coach at James Madison than anyone should have to:
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| 473. |
Hens Stun JMU, 66-65 2008-01-24
HARRISONBURG - All they needed to do was get through 11.8 more seconds.
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| 474. |
Hens At Full Strength Now 2008-01-23
HARRISONBURG - Throughout the offseason, Delaware's fans, players and coaches had Dec. 16 circled on the calendar.
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| 475. |
JMU Suspends Posey 2008-01-22
HARRISONBURG - Heading into what may be one of its most crucial weeks of the season, the James Madison basketball team will likely be down yet another man.
|
| 476. |
JMU Buckles Under 3-Point Barrage 2008-01-19
HARRISONBURG - Juwann James stopped George Mason guard Dre Smith on his way off the Convocation Center floor Saturday.
|
| 477. |
James Suffers Sprain 2008-01-18
HARRISONBURG - After a lopsided defeated Wednesday, the James Madison basketball team got better news Thursday.
|
| 478. |
ODU Blows Out Dukes 2008-01-17
NORFOLK - Juwann James probably knew he was in deep trouble when he went up with the ball while standing directly beneath the backboard.
|
| 479. |
Madison Looks For Repeat Against ODU 2008-01-16
HARRISONBURG - One of the mantras of James Madison's basketball team is that this is a new year and a new team. The previous three seasons? Irrelevant.
|
| 480. |
An Inside Job 2008-01-15
HARRISONBURG - If Hofstra and William & Mary provided a model for the way teams will defend James Madison this season, then the Dukes may have built their model for a counter punch in their victory over North Carolina-Wilmington last weekend.
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| 481. |
Dukes Get Their Rhythm Back, Beat UNCW 93-74 2008-01-14
HARRISONBURG -- His teammates were trying to pull the all-business routine as they walked off the court, but Pierre Curtis was literally bouncing with joy.
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| 482. |
Dukes Pound Wilmington 2008-01-13
HARRISONBURG — His teammates were trying to pull the all-business routine as they walked off the court, but Pierre Curtis was literally bouncing with joy.
|
| 483. |
JMU Unveils Plan For $52M Stadium 2008-01-12
HARRISONBURG - After packing Bridgeforth Stadium's 15,778 seats for most of the past three seasons, James Madison is confident it can draw more to fill a bigger football facility.
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| 484. |
New Convo The Works 2008-01-12
HARRISONBURG - James Madison's first priority is to renovate its football stadium. But it has plenty of other less-immediate plans on the table.
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| 485. |
Nicks Worry Dukes 2008-01-11
HARRISONBURG - For the first time during this injury-free season, James Madison basketball coach Dean Keener looked out at his team near the end of Wednesday's game against William & Mary and saw a lack of resources.
|
| 486. |
W&M Nips JMU 2008-01-10
WILLIAMSBURG - The 3-pointer James Madison was hoping would tie the game never left Heiden Ratner's hand.
|
| 487. |
W&M Has Owned JMU 2008-01-09
HARRISONBURG - The James Madison basketball team's trips to William & Mary's Kaplan Arena in the Dean Keener era have all followed the same path.
|
| 488. |
Dukes Slowing Down 2008-01-08
HARRISONBURG - When Hofstra coach Tom Pecora explained why he went to a 2-3 zone defense against the James Madison basketball team Saturday, he gave a Cliff Notes version of a scouting report that will resonate through the rest of the Colonial Athletic Association.
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| 489. |
Dukes Stopped By Hofstra 2008-01-05
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Darren Townes found a way to make the ending to this one look dramatic, hitting a layup to beat the buzzer, then turning and beating his chest with his fist as the Hofstra Arena Crowd roared.
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| 490. |
JMU Looks ‘Legit' 2008-01-04
HARRISONBURG - Jamal Shuler had seen three seasons' worth of James Madison basketball teams come and go before Wednesday night's game against his Virginia Commonwealth squad, and only one of them - playing over its head in 2005 -had managed to beat the Rams in those six encounters.
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| 491. |
JMU Nips Rams 2008-01-03
HARRISONBURG - Juwann James had about five seconds on the floor by himself to pump his fist and emphatically yell something -- he couldn't recall what -- before the mob came down on top of him.
|
| 492. |
VCU Appears To Be In Gear 2008-01-02
HARRISONBURG - You won't get very far talking to Anthony Grant about hype or expectations or pressure.
|
| 493. |
Madison Beats S.C. State 2007-12-31
CHARLESTON, SC. - Standing outside their assigned locker room in a maze of hallways at the John Kresse arena, James Madison's Pierre Curtis and Kyle Swanston mulled over the hideous box score of the game they'd just played.
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| 494. |
Charleston Thumps Cold Dukes, 76-53 2007-12-31
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Just in case the James Madison basketball team forgot what it was like to have one of those nights, in case the Dukes had gotten used to the feeling of being able to put up 80 points every day and score their way out of trouble, Sunday night's game served as a reminder.
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| 495. |
Dukes Escape With Ugly Win 2007-12-29
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Standing outside their assigned locker room in maize of hallways at the John Kresse arena, James Madison’s Pierre Curtis and Kyle Swanston mulled over the hideous box score of the-just-as-ugly game they’d just played.
|
| 496. |
CAA Up Or Down? Hard To Tell 2007-12-24
HARRISONBURG - For every win over Kansas State, there's been a loss to East Carolina. For every upset of Maryland, there's been a baffling defeat to Hampton.
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| 497. |
Dukes Lose In Heartbreaker 2007-12-22
NEWARK, N.J. - James Madison's last hope hung precariously in the air in the form of a baseball-style pass from Terrance Carter to Juwann James, who was at the other end of the court. Seton Hall's Paul Gause made sure it remained just that - a last hope - intercepting it like the free safety he was in high school and holding on as the last 2.1 seconds of the clock ran out.
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| 498. |
Dukes Amp Up Their Expectations 2007-12-21
HARRISONBURG - Kyle Swanston said he thought about James Madison reaching the seven-win plateau in just eight games for one reason.
|
| 499. |
It's Not Just A Big-Boy World 2007-12-19
HARRISONBURG - Home-court advantage makes a difference. It's an argument that basketball coaches of mid- and low-level Division I schools often have made when discussing the gap between themselves and their big-league cousins.
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| 500. |
5 In A Row 2007-12-18
HARRISONBURG - When it was all over, the James Madison basketball team could finally smile.
|
| 501. |
Resumé Catches Eyes 2007-12-17
HARRISONBURG - Brad Greenberg's resumé tells you he doesn't need much guidance. The first-year head coach at Radford - which plays James Madison (6-1) at the Convocation Center at 7 p.m. today - may not have ever run a team before, but he's held just about every other position in his 30 years in basketball.
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| 502. |
Holloran Leads BHS 2007-12-15
FORT DEFIANCE - The assignment for Fort Defiance's guards Friday night was to try to pass the ball around or above a 6-foot-4 skywalker with a wingspan that seemed to take up half the width of the court.
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| 503. |
A Big-Time Twist 2007-12-14
HARRISONBURG - On Monday, Stephen Kendall will finally escape his personal purgatory. When the James Madison basketball team faces Radford just two weeks before his 21st birthday, the transfer guard from Richmond will at last get to suit up and, presumably, play in his first collegiate basketball game.
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| 504. |
Leemen Rout Winless TA, 80-43 2007-12-12
BRIDGEWATER - Don't go comparing this R.E. Lee High School basketball squad to the state title teams just yet, but Tuesday night's win over Turner Ashby looked like an old-fashioned Leemen blowout.
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| 505. |
Sub Leaving Madison 2007-12-11
HARRISONBURG - Ben Thomas said he's leaving to get closer to home. Dean Keener said the forward's reasons for transferring also include his lack of playing time.
|
| 506. |
Numbers Add Up For JMU At Break 2007-12-11
HARRISONBURG - For once, James Madison basketball coach Dean Keener doesn't have to spend the final-exam break staring at hideous stat sheets and game film. At 6-1, the Dukes have racked up three times as many wins going into the winter break as they have in any of Keener's previous three seasons.
|
| 507. |
Madison's ‘Rat' 2007-12-10
HARRISONBURG - "Hey guys, in five minutes we're going to watch the edit."
|
| 508. |
Reflection Time At Madison 2007-12-07
HARRISONBURG - At 2 p.m. Thursday, a time when the James Madison men's basketball team would usually start practice, the Convocation Center was mostly silent. The only sounds came from the dribbles and shots of sophomore forward Matt Parker, who was on the floor by himself getting extra shots.
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| 509. |
Dukes Blow Out Longwood, 84-52 2007-12-06
HARRISONBURG - This is what you're supposed to do if you're a Colonial Athletic Association program when a team in its first year in Division I comes to town.
|
| 510. |
HHS Nips CHS 2007-12-05
HARRISONBURG — For a moment as Marcus Scott’s 3-pointer arced toward the hoop, Harrisonburg High School’s gym held its collective breath. On a night that had seen both Charlottesville and the Blue Streaks blow double-digit leads, it seemed only fitting that this game would not be decided in regulation.
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| 511. |
Will Fans Return To Convo For JMU? 2007-12-05
HARRISONBURG — Dean Keener knows five wins are not going to be enough to get the fans back.
|
| 512. |
‘Loser’s Limp’ Is Gone 2007-12-04
HARRISONBURG — “Loser’s limp” is gone. So is the doubt. In two games last week, Dean Keener saw his James Madison basketball team flirt with disaster early.
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| 513. |
Dukes Beat Northeastern To Start Season 5-1 2007-12-03
BOSTON — Once Chris Alvarez’s off-balance 3-point shot slid harmlessly off the rim and a teammate’s meaningless attempt at a reverse putback missed as well, Pierre Curtis turned to the James Madison bench, pumped his fist twice and appeared to yell “THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT” as assistant coach Louis Rowe came on to the court to embrace him.
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| 514. |
Dukes Beat Huskies 2007-12-01
BOSTON – Once Chris Alvarez’s off balance 3-point slid harmlessly off the rim and a teammate’s meaningless attempt at a reverse putback missed as well, Pierre Curtis turned to the James Madison bench, pumped his fist twice and appeared to yell “THAT'S WHAT I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT” as assistant coach Louis Rowe came on to the court to embrace him.
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| 515. |
Dukes Hustle Past Eastern Kentucky, 82-71 2007-11-29
RICHMOND, Ky. – Had this been a home game for James Madison, Abdulai Jalloh’s dramatics would have sent the noise dial at the Convocation Center off the charts. On the road, it was even bigger.
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| 516. |
‘Beilein Lite’ For JMU Tonight 2007-11-28
HARRISONBURG — Since its season-opening win against Siena, the James Madison men’s basketball team hasn’t really been able to gauge how good it is.
|
| 517. |
Keener Still Steamed 2007-11-27
HARRISONBURG — Count Dean Keener as one person who’s definitely not satisfied with the James Madison basketball team’s best four-game start in seven years.
|
| 518. |
Dukes Survive Fouls 2007-11-26
HARRISONBURG — In any other season in the Dean Keener era, a scene like this one would’ve likely meant certain defeat for the James Madison basketball team.
|
| 519. |
In Basketball, Dukes Survive Foul Trouble 2007-11-24
HARRISONBURG — In any other season in the Dean Keener era, a scene like this one would’ve likely meant certain defeat for the James Madison basketball team.
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| 520. |
Keydets Spurt Past Madison 2007-11-23
LEXINGTON — As he was walking toward the tunnel behind the north basket at Cameron Hall, Heiden Ratner turned to look at the scoreboard, as though he was hoping it would change as it had so quickly the rest of the night
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| 521. |
JMU Falls To VMI 2007-11-22
LEXINGTON – As he was walking toward the tunnel behind the north basket at Cameron Hall, Heiden Ratner turned to look at the scoreboard, as though he was hoping it would change as it had so quickly the rest of the night. It didn’t, of course, and he shook his head and kept walking.
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| 522. |
Keener’s Dukes Climb Free-Throw Ladder 2007-11-20
HARRISONBURG — Every moment a James Madison basketball player spends in the team’s locker room, his place in the squad’s pecking order of free-throw shooters is staring at him from a list on the bulletin board near the door.
|
| 523. |
Jalloh Strong Against Dartmouth (Analysis) 2007-11-17
HANOVER, N.H. – James Madison’s game against Dartmouth on Saturday won’t be remembered as one that Abdulai Jalloh dominated.
|
| 524. |
Dukes Avenge Loss To Dartmouth 2007-11-17
HANOVER, N.H. – As he walked off the court at Leede Arena on Saturday night, Dazzmond Thornton smiled and waved at the front row student hecklers who had been busting on him for his weight all night and chanting DAZZ-MOND every time he touched the ball.
|
| 525. |
Punt Blocking Back In Vogue At JMU 2007-11-14
HARRISONBURG — Punt blocking was an art form that seemed to leave James Madison when Rodney McCarter left the Dukes.
|
| 526. |
The Runnin’ Dukes? To A Degree 2007-11-13
HARRISONBURG — Every year in the Dean Keener era, the James Madison basketball team has taken what turned out to be a false sense of hope from its season opener.
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| 527. |
A Strong Start 2007-11-10
HARRISONBURG — When Dean Keener finished walking through the hand-shake line, he acknowledged the student section on the west side of the court at the Convocation Center, furiously pumping both of his fists as he yelled, “THANK YOU.”
|
| 528. |
JMU Opens Against Tough Siena Today 2007-11-09
HARRISONBURG — Three years of suffering and rebuilding have led to this. At the Convocation Center today at 7 p.m. -- against Siena -- the team that will likely make or break Dean Keener’s career as James Madison’s basketball coach finally takes the floor at close to full strength.
|
| 529. |
Dazz May Be JMU’s ‘X’ Man 2007-11-08
HARRISONBURG — Come on Dazz, pick it up. Those words aren’t always spoken by James Madison basketball players or coaches during wind sprints, but they’re generally implied.
|
| 530. |
It’s Bolton’s Turn 2007-11-07
HARRISONBURG — In separate homes Saturday, L.C. Baker and Scotty McGee were both cheering madly for the little man running across their respective television screens.
|
| 531. |
Flames Leap Into Soccer Semifinals 2007-11-06
HARRISONBURG — Mitchell Leap thumped the ball with his head into the right corner of the goal, then sprinted back toward midfield.
|
| 532. |
Even Keener Says Dukes Starting Too Early 2007-11-06
HARRISONBURG — Dean Keener isn’t feeling the buzz yet. It’s opening week for the fourth-year coach’s James Madison basketball team, which begins the season Friday at home against Siena, but you wouldn’t know it to walk around campus, he said.
|
| 533. |
Ott, Trailblazers Take Gold In CC 2007-11-02
LYNCHBURG — Sue Rinker went to the Spotswood High School gym Thursday morning to look at the banners and remind herself of the last time the school’s boys’ cross country team won a regional title, just in case she’d have to answer such a question by the end of the day.
|
| 534. |
Streaks Are In, But The Rest’s A Mess 2007-10-31
HARRISONBURG — Jay Hook isn’t exactly sure how he got stuck with being the guy who figures out Harrisonburg High School’s football playoff situation, but he does remember that he probably didn’t have a choice.
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| 535. |
Ex-Streak Makes A Surprising Run For JMU 2007-10-30
HARRISONBURG — Dave Rinker’s words were harsh, and certainly not what a rising college sophomore who had just endured the rookie year from across the Styx would want to hear.
|
| 536. |
Eagles’ Biggest Win Came On Day Of Only Loss 2007-10-25
BRIDGEWATER — If you ask anyone on the Bridgewater College volleyball team when the Eagles started to think this could be their year, they will all refer you to the date of their only loss of the season.
|
| 537. |
Richards Marches To District Crown 2007-10-24
NEW MARKET — Brian Phillips always knew Margaret Richards would be a perfect fit for cross country.
|
| 538. |
Jalloh’s A Mystery, But Dukes Have Faith (Part 2) 2007-10-24
HARRISONBURG — Mike Rice answered the question as if he’d spent years preparing for it, issuing his response almost as soon as the query was finished.
|
| 539. |
Abdulai Jalloh: ‘I Wouldn’t Repeat Those Mistakes’ 2007-10-23
HARRISONBURG — Monte Ross’ voice stalled as he pondered how to answer the question. There was a lot to say — some good, some not so good — and he hoped to be forthcoming but fair.
|
| 540. |
CAA Feeling ‘Huge’ 2007-10-19
WASHINGTON — That jumper clinched it, they say. That 17-foot pull-up that Eric Maynor stuck in Greg Paulus’ face with 1.8 seconds left in that March game in Buffalo wasn’t just big for Virginia Commonwealth University.
|
| 541. |
Receivers Adapt At HHS 2007-10-18
HARRISONBURG — Wide receiver at Harrisonburg High School used to be a glamour position. It was the home of stars like Patrick Ward and Tony Owah, who frequently turned in spectacular plays in an offense that was built around balance.
|
| 542. |
Dukes Picked Seventh In CAA 2007-10-18
WASHINGTON — Because of annual player turnover, figuring out James Madison’s place in preseason polls hasn’t been easy in coach Dean Keener’s four years at the helm.
|
| 543. |
NCAA To Coaches: Behave Yourself 2007-10-17
HARRISONBURG — Kirby Dean doesn’t think the NCAA’s crackdown on bench decorum will affect him — at least, not too much.
|
| 544. |
JMU’s James: ‘We’re Going To Get It Done’ 2007-10-12
HARRISONBURG — Going into the fourth year of a five-year contract, James Madison basketball coach Dean Keener is 18-68, and JMU’s administration has made it clear this is a do-or-die season for him.
|
| 545. |
EMU’s Dean Finally Over 2006 – And He’s Hoping To Run 2007-10-11
HARRISONBURG — It took Kirby Dean a while to get over the 2005-06 season, and he’s hoping this is the year the Eastern Mennonite University basketball program blossoms.
|
| 546. |
BC Runners Race Toward NCAA’s 2007-10-10
Brandon Spalding is better going up the hills. Nathan Rittenhouse is better going down them.
|
| 547. |
Lights Out In VBL 2007-10-04
HARRISONBURG — Jim Crothers was so close to putting a Valley Baseball League team in Lexington that he gave his unborn squad a name and a Web site.
|
| 548. |
Surratt Second At Regionals 2007-10-02
DALEVILLE — Stewart Surratt swears that the near-misses won’t haunt him, that none of the many stray putts that could have made him a regional champion will be on eternal replay in his mind’s eye.
|
| 549. |
Depth Keeps Dukes Rolling 2007-10-01
HARRISONBURG — Imagine if you told Mickey Matthews in August that he’d have to play a conference game without Eugene Holloman — and with L.C. Baker on the bench for a half — and that his opponent would keep Rodney Landers from winning the game with his legs.
|
| 550. |
Depth Keeps Dukes Rolling 2007-09-29
|
| 551. |
Underworked Brunk A D-I Recruit At EMHS 2007-09-28
HARRISONBURG — You know the guy in the back of the Eastern Mennonite High School boys’ soccer team’s defense who always looks bored?
|
| 552. |
Pinch Them — It’s Real 2007-09-27
HARRISONBURG — The ranking means nothing, and yet it means everything. Like any team that marries itself to the cliches of sports, the James Madison field hockey squad will tell you that being the No. 7 team in the country isn’t all that important on Sept. 27.
|
| 553. |
Co-Champs Denied Playoff In Golf 2007-09-25
HARRISONBURG — If Stewart Surratt’s birdie putt on the 18th hole had rolled another inch Monday, he’d be the undisputed Massanutten District golf champion.
|
| 554. |
Bocock Ends Season With Blast 2007-09-20
When Brian Bocock stepped into the batter’s box, he was just envisioning a single up the middle.
|
| 555. |
O-Line More Than OK At HHS 2007-09-19
HARRISONBURG — You can’t start over at offensive line without suffering repercussions. At least that’s what Harrisonburg High School football coach Tim Sarver thought — check that, knew — before this season.
|
| 556. |
EMU Soccer Player More Lion Than Lamm On The Field 2007-09-18
HARRISONBURG — Jen Edris’ place as the second-leading scorer in Eastern Mennonite University women’s soccer history is more than a little fleeting and she knows it.
|
| 557. |
Irwin Picks St. Joe’s 2007-09-14
HARRISONBURG — You can’t call the ledger even yet, but St. Joseph’s responded to losing Abdulai Jalloh to James Madison by grabbing one of the Dukes’ prospects.
|
| 558. |
Skinny But Spunky, Leap Is The Definition Of A Striker 2007-09-13
HARRISONBURG — When you’re trying to find the guy you want to be your striker, Kendall Bauman said, you’re looking for a guy who plays with “an edge.”
|
| 559. |
Back To The Future For Nafziger, Who Leaves EMHS For HHS 2007-09-12
HARRISONBURG — Dan Nafziger said he chose to spend 10th grade at Eastern Mennonite High School last fall because “nothing important really happens your sophomore year.”
|
| 560. |
McDaniel Off BC’s Schedule 2007-09-12
BRIDGEWATER — The last two seasons, Bridgewater College football coach Michael Clark said, he’s had his schedule finished two years in advance.
|
| 561. |
Kulbacki Heats Up With Summer 2007-09-07
HARRISONBURG — Kellen Kulbacki looked at his numbers in early August and couldn’t help but feel that he wasn’t holding up his end of the bargain.
|
| 562. |
JMU-UNH Not Yet A Sellout 2007-09-06
HARRISONBURG — For the James Madison football team, Sept. 1 — the North Carolina game — was the date circled on the calendar since last season ended.
|
| 563. |
Eagles Ultra Young But – They Say – Ultra Cool 2007-09-05
BRIDGEWATER — Chris Thomas was starting to think he was on a sinking ship.
|
| 564. |
The Thrill Of Beating Floyd Landis 2007-09-04
STOKESVILLE — Moments like this are the reason Jeff Schalk still thinks it was worth it.
|
| 565. |
Carter Abuses McDaniel In BC's 45-19 Win 2007-09-01
|
| 566. |
‘A Better Atmosphere’ 2007-09-01
HARRISONBURG — At Floyd Landis’ lowest moments, even his bike couldn’t save him.
|
| 567. |
Landis To Race In Stokesville Sunday 2007-08-31
HARRISONBURG — One of the biggest names in cycling — Floyd Landis — will be competing in Stokesville this weekend.
|
| 568. |
Dukes: Schedule Tougher Than It May Look 2007-08-31
HARRISONBURG — There aren’t any names on the James Madison basketball team’s non-conference schedule that belong in lights. There’s no Georgetown or even a Virginia Tech coming to the Convocation Center to drive up ticket sales.
|
| 569. |
Aussie Lands At JMU 2007-08-30
HARRISONBURG — As it turns out, Dean Keener really wasn’t finished with his 2007-08 recruiting class. He was just waiting for some word from Down Under.
|
| 570. |
JMU Soccer Looking To Kids For Help 2007-08-29
HARRISONBURG — Tom Martin sat cross-legged at the top of the bleachers at the James Madison soccer practice field Tuesday, shouting the occasional instruction, but mostly just taking in the panorama of youth before him and trying to figure out how he can mold it.
|
| 571. |
Run, Repeat, React 2007-08-28
BRIDGEWATER — With every interval Alex Ott ran, the reactions became more incredulous.
|
| 572. |
Keener’s Dukes Upbeat After Trip To Spain 2007-08-27
|
| 573. |
Gobblers Edge Former Boss 2007-08-25
BROADWAY — Rod Bowers said he didn’t consult the coaching handbook for this one. The Stuarts Draft coach never thought about how you’re supposed to play for the win on the road and overtime at home.
|
| 574. |
Area Football 2007, A To Z 2007-08-24
|
| 575. |
Three Rules For Recruiting CAA Big Men 2007-08-23
HARRISONBURG — James Madison’s basketball recruiting goals for the 2008 class sound easy enough.
|
| 576. |
Holloman Seeing Red – And That Means He’s Important 2007-08-22
HARRISONBURG — Putting a red jersey on a football player during practice is like stamping the words “Handle With Care” on a box.
|
| 577. |
A Tired Leg Or A New Leg? That’s JMU’s Question At Kicker 2007-08-21
|
| 578. |
The Best Bucks Ever? 2007-08-20
|
| 579. |
Clover Hill Caps Sweep 2007-08-18
|
| 580. |
Before The Deluge, Clover Hill Struck 2007-08-17
|
| 581. |
Bucks Haven’t Lost Since June 24 2007-08-16
|
| 582. |
A-Bo Boosts Bucks To 9-5 Win Over Elkton And 2-0 Series Lead 2007-08-15
|
| 583. |
Lough Ignites Clover Hill 2007-08-14
|
| 584. |
Elkton Dethrones Montezuma In RCBL 2007-08-13
|
| 585. |
Montezuma Wins, 2-1, On A Walk 2007-08-11
|
| 586. |
RCBL’s Game 4 In Limbo 2007-08-10
|
| 587. |
Dukes Hope To Ace Chemistry In Spain 2007-08-08
|
| 588. |
Cooper Carries Elkton, 6-0 2007-08-08
|
| 589. |
Bowman’s Blast Lifts Bucks 2007-08-07
|
| 590. |
Shaffer Moving On 2007-08-04
|
| 591. |
New Delivery Brings Sinclair Success 2007-08-03
|
| 592. |
Coach Turns Player, Clinches Series 2007-08-02
|
| 593. |
Rowe Tasted Success At JMU 2007-08-02
|
| 594. |
Older Guys Boost Bruins Past Stuarts Draft, 3-1 2007-08-01
BROADWAY — From the beginning of the season, the burden of leadership of the largely teenaged roster of the Broadway Bruins rested squarely on the shoulders of veterans Kirk Messick and P.J. Hinson.
|
| 595. |
Bucks: ‘It Doesn’t Mean A Thing’ 2007-07-31
HARRISONBURG — It would be easy for the Clover Hill Bucks to start feeling invincible. After all, defeat isn’t something they’ve known in a while.
|
| 596. |
The Best Of The RCBL? Here’s Our Picks 2007-07-30
|
| 597. |
Elkton’s Own ‘Natural’ 2007-07-27
|
| 598. |
JMU Hires Architect For Baseball Stadium 2007-07-26
|
| 599. |
Bucks: No Pep Talk Needed 2007-07-25
|
| 600. |
Turks Win Big One 2007-07-24
|
| 601. |
JMU Says It Can Keep Up In The Money Game 2007-07-23
|
| 602. |
VBL Finds Buyers 2007-07-21
|
| 603. |
‘A Very Strong And Unique Individual’ 2007-07-21
|
| 604. |
Tidewater Dukes Shocked, Disappointed By Vick Allegations 2007-07-20
|
| 605. |
Turks End Mini-Skid, Beating Lumberjacks 2007-07-19
|
| 606. |
Elkton Softball Wins State Title 2007-07-18
|
| 607. |
Football Two Weeks Away 2007-07-18
|
| 608. |
Foltz Notches Big Win 2007-07-17
|
| 609. |
It’s Sox, Bucks All Over Again 2007-07-14
|
| 610. |
Turks Black Out Woodstock 2007-07-11
|
| 611. |
Martin Back To Baseball And The Smaller City 2007-07-10
|
| 612. |
VCU Reigns As CAA’s Recruiting King 2007-07-09
|
| 613. |
Keener Looking Big 2007-07-05
|
| 614. |
Braves Make Their Pitch In All-Star Game 2007-07-03
HARRISONBURG — Ronney Cornwell’s goal is to build a pitching monopoly. The Montezuma Braves’ manager can deal without ball-crushing hitters, but he’s built his franchise around keeping the other team off the board.
|
| 615. |
Keeners’ Dukes Heading To Spain 2007-07-02
|
| 616. |
Foltz Stuns Himself 2007-06-30
HARRISONBURG — Alex Foltz said he wasn’t just being modest. He was genuinely stunned.
|
| 617. |
Draft Rarely Blows Through CAA 2007-06-29
|
| 618. |
VBL Takes Over Struggling Haymarket 2007-06-27
|
| 619. |
Summer In The City – It’s Not What Turk Hoped For 2007-06-26
|
| 620. |
Pitchers Ruling RCBL 2007-06-22
|
| 621. |
Little Giants’ Coach Advances In DN-R Tennis 2007-06-21
|
| 622. |
Miller Enjoyed Benefits Of Slo-Mo Baseball 2007-06-20
LURAY — "The game kind of slowed down for me." That’s Justin Miller’s explanation for a 66-point jump in batting average, a leap of 39 in his RBI total and a 106-point increase in slugging percentage.
|
| 623. |
Beale The Real Deal 2007-06-19
|
| 624. |
Dennis Lifts Turks, 10-6 2007-06-15
|
| 625. |
Nice Tradeoff For Keener: Late Schedule For More TV Games 2007-06-13
HARRISONBURG — Two summers ago, the Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball coaches were annoyed that their conference schedules – thanks to expansion – would not be available at the league’s annual summer meeting at Hilton Head Island, S.C.
|
| 626. |
Keener Unlikely To Spend Two Extra Scholarships 2007-06-12
|
| 627. |
Rangers Pick JMU’s Stoneburner In Ninth Round 2007-06-09
|
| 628. |
Turks Finally Deflate 2007-06-09
|
| 629. |
Keener Assistant Leaves For Miami, His Alma Mater 2007-06-09
|
| 630. |
Kulbacki 40th Pick In the Draft 2007-06-08
HARRISONBURG — Kellen Kulbacki was starting to get a bit antsy. The James Madison junior outfielder hadn’t fallen from his expected position in the Major League Baseball draft Thursday, but with ESPN2 slowing the first round to a crawl, it sure felt like it.
|
| 631. |
Kulbacki Awaits The Call 2007-06-07
|
| 632. |
From Tragedy, A New Life 2007-06-06
|
| 633. |
Streaks State Champs In Track 2007-06-04
|
| 634. |
HHS Already Golden 2007-06-02
|
| 635. |
Streaks Eyeing State Title In Boys’ Track – And It Would Be A First 2007-06-01
|
| 636. |
Keeping Up With The Capes 2007-05-31
HARRISONBURG — The Valley Baseball League, in the most literal sense, is growing. This season, the league begins what it hopes to be a two-phase expansion by adding the Fauquier Gators as its 11th team.
|
| 637. |
Rhodes A Heavy Favorite In Pole Vault … But Don’t Tell Her 2007-05-30
|
| 638. |
Streaks 20-0 After 5-1 Win Over Fluvanna In Girls’ Soccer 2007-05-29
|
| 639. |
Judges Hammer Blazers In Tennis 2007-05-29
|
| 640. |
Streaks Boys Take Region II Title; Broadway’s Olinger Also Strong 2007-05-25
|
| 641. |
Mental Game Eluded Dukes This Year 2007-05-24
HARRISONBURG — Mathematically, not much harm was done after the James Madison baseball team stumbled to a 1-12 start this spring.
|
| 642. |
Region II Track Meet Loaded With Talent 2007-05-24
HARRISONBURG — Four of Group AA’s top five boys’ long jumpers will be there.
|
| 643. |
Gobblers Advance In Tennis 2007-05-23
|
| 644. |
Energy Shortage? Maybe, But TA Still Wins Easily In Boys’ Soccer 2007-05-22
BRIDGEWATER — Phil Landes doesn’t see it yet. The drive and the intensity that a Valley District title and a Region II run will require, the Turner Ashby boys’ soccer coach said, simply aren’t evident in his team at this point.
|
| 645. |
‘The Backboard’ Wins Another Tennis Title 2007-05-21
|
| 646. |
The Rock Bounces Blazers, 5-1 2007-05-19
|
| 647. |
Broadway Adds Banner To Gym 2007-05-16
|
| 648. |
Owah, Others DQ’d At Valley Meet 2007-05-15
|
| 649. |
Owah Streaks To Top Of Group AA 2007-05-14
|
| 650. |
Owah Streaks To Top Of Group AA 2007-05-14
|
| 651. |
Fort Wins Duel With Broadway 2007-05-12
|
| 652. |
Second Title Could Be A Tall Order 2007-05-12
|
| 653. |
Shockers Already Starting Over 2007-05-11
|
| 654. |
Can Estes Boost D-Backs Into RCBL Playoffs? 2007-05-10
|
| 655. |
Beierle’s Clutch Vault Wins HHS Title 2007-05-10
|
| 656. |
A 4-Gone Conclusion? Maybe Not Anymore 2007-05-09
4-24 is gone. That’s the Shenandoah Indians’ motto for the 2007 Rockingham County Baseball League season, and simultaneously an indictment of everything that has happened in the franchise’s previous five years of existence.
|
| 657. |
Quickly, Rockbridge Routs Spotswood, 11-1, In Baseball 2007-05-09
|
| 658. |
Tysinger Back For One Last Round With Reds 2007-05-08
|
| 659. |
Teen Power? Broadway’s RCBL Team Leans On Kids 2007-05-07
|
| 660. |
Will Deeper 3-Point Line Make A Difference? 2007-05-04
|
| 661. |
Laid Back Bucks Still Loaded 2007-05-03
HARRISONBURG — How do you meet impossibly high expectations for winning while putting no more pressure on your players than is appropriate for a recreational league?
|
| 662. |
Blue Sox Try To End Title Drought 2007-05-02
The routine for the Elkton Blue Sox is starting to get old. May, June and July are typically kind to the Blue Sox, who have been the best regular-season team in the Rockingham County Baseball League over the last three seasons.
|
| 663. |
‘No Quit’ In Ostlund 2007-05-01
|
| 664. |
Colombian Leads Tour Into Harrisonburg 2007-04-28
|
| 665. |
‘Go Figure That, Huh’ 2007-04-27
HARRISONBURG — As Spanky McFarland started to walk off Virginia Tech’s English Field after James Madison’s fourth straight win over the Hokies, he turned to a pair of reporters.
|
| 666. |
JMU Beats No. 3 U.Va. 2007-04-26
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Rob Altieri rounded first base and pumped his right fist as he turned to see freshman second baseman Mike Fabiaschi cross the plate to score the second of the two runs he’d just driven in.
|
| 667. |
JMU Visits A Healing Tech 2007-04-25
|
| 668. |
Taking A Shot At His Coach 2007-04-24
|
| 669. |
Text Me? Maybe Not In NCAA 2007-04-19
HARRISONBURG — Mickey Matthews was just getting into this text messaging thing.
|
| 670. |
Keener Signs Role Player 2007-04-18
|
| 671. |
Baseball And Mom’s Cooking – Not A Bad Life For A Turk 2007-04-17
|
| 672. |
Shhh: HHS Runner Doesn’t Want To Know 2007-04-14
|
| 673. |
Eagles Overwhelming Opponents 2007-04-13
|
| 674. |
Bray Opts For Valdosta 2007-04-13
|
| 675. |
How Good Is Kulbacki? 2007-04-12
HARRISONBURG — Kellen Kulbacki dropped his bag in the dugout at the New York Yankees’ training facility in Tampa, Fla., and his eyes were immediately drawn to the horde of about 20 scouts standing behind the backstop to watch batting practice for the Buckeye Classic.
|
| 676. |
A Swinger Helping Kulbacki 2007-04-06
|
| 677. |
Easter Celebrates Against EMU 2007-04-04
|
| 678. |
Santos Heads To UNH 2007-04-04
|
| 679. |
Grottoes May Get An RCBL Team In 2008 2007-04-04
Todd Campbell needs a team. Grottoes wants its franchise back. This relationship just might work.
|
| 680. |
Suggs’ Sprint To Top Wasn’t Smooth 2007-04-03
|
| 681. |
Olinger’s Biggest Hurdle? Overcoming Self-Imposed Pressure 2007-04-02
|
| 682. |
TA Rebounds From Rare Loss In District Softball 2007-03-30
|
| 683. |
First Or Last – No In-Between For HHS Vaulter 2007-03-29
|
| 684. |
Kulbacki Closes In On Record 2007-03-28
|
| 685. |
K-Bo More Than OK 2007-03-27
|
| 686. |
‘See Ya’: Konate Runs Away From Peers 2007-03-23
|
| 687. |
Fastest Boy? It Looks Like A Streak Or Leeman 2007-03-22
|
| 688. |
Townsend Back In JMU’s Lineup, Much To Marshall’s Regret 2007-03-21
|
| 689. |
JUCO’s For JMU? 2007-03-20
|
| 690. |
Foltz, Dukes Homer Past Liberty 2007-03-14
|
| 691. |
Two Dukes To Transfer 2007-03-14
|
| 692. |
Brooks: Time To Get Serious 2007-03-14
|
| 693. |
Zags Again? Bonner Sees Them As Sleepers 2007-03-13
|
| 694. |
Players Know What’s On The Line: Keener’s Job 2007-03-10
|
| 695. |
ONLY ON-LINE: Slumping Dukes Still Have Hope 2007-03-09
|
| 696. |
CAA Bubble Teams Nervously Wait 2007-03-08
|
| 697. |
No. 4 Cavs Nip Madison, 6-5 2007-03-07
|
| 698. |
Armstrong Leads Valley Stars Into 2007 2007-03-05
|
| 699. |
Mason Ends JMU’s Season 2007-03-03
|
| 700. |
Multiple bids for CAA? 2007-03-01
|
| 701. |
All-Rookie Team Includes Curtis 2007-03-01
|
| 702. |
‘It’s March Madness, Man’ 2007-03-01
|
| 703. |
Multiple bids for CAA? 2007-03-01
|
| 704. |
The Envelope Please – The News-Record’s All-CAA Votes 2007-02-28
|
| 705. |
It’s Tourney Time – Meaning New Hope 2007-02-27
|
| 706. |
Sizzling Hofstra Burns JMU, 98-78 2007-02-26
|
| 707. |
Sizzling Hofstra Burns JMU, 98-78 2007-02-25
|
| 708. |
‘Tap It,’ JaQuan 2007-02-24
|
| 709. |
Rams Elude Dukes, 83-72 2007-02-22
RICHMOND – With 12:09 left in the game, James Madison finally had a chance to even the score.
|
| 710. |
Keener Touts VCU’s Point Guard 2007-02-21
|
| 711. |
Kulbacki Hopes To Face Down The Critics 2007-02-21
|
| 712. |
Goals Dwindling For Dukes 2007-02-19
HARRISONBURG — The double-digit dream is just about gone. The hopes for a winning season? History.
|
| 713. |
No Fairy Tale Ending For Dukes 2007-02-19
ALBANY, N.Y. – Before it was over, James Madison walk-on Matt Hilton had Siena fans behind press row calling him Jimmy Chitwood.
|
| 714. |
Tigers Top Dukes, 76-62 2007-02-14
|
| 715. |
Neal’s Remarkable Comeback Continues 2007-02-14
HARRISONBURG — Gary Neal knows he’s fortunate. A year and a half ago, he was just hoping to keep his freedom.
|
| 716. |
New King In Valley 2007-02-12
HARRISONBURG — Paul Hatcher and his R.E. Lee High School basketball team haven’t known this kind of uncertainty in four years.
|
| 717. |
JMU Blows Lead, Loses To Northeastern 2007-02-11
|
| 718. |
HHS’s Shroades Sets Himself Apart At Valley Championships 2007-02-09
|
| 719. |
Tribe Dumps Dukes, 71-56 2007-02-08
|
| 720. |
‘She’s My Heart’ 2007-02-07
|
| 721. |
JMU’s Goal: Double-Digit Wins 2007-02-06
|
| 722. |
Carter Helps Dukes Hold Off Hens, 69-64 2007-02-05
NEWARK, Del. – James Madison’s savior for the day ran off the court of Bob Carpenter Arena with his right arm raised, then pumped it twice in the air for good measure.
|
| 723. |
Can Dukes Sweep Hens? 2007-02-03
|
| 724. |
Tribe Send Dukes To Fourth Straight Loss, 65-62 2007-02-01
WILLIAMSBURG – Like an outfielder diving for a gap-seeking flyball, Kyle Swanston laid out to try to foul Adam Payton with 2.2 seconds left.
|
| 725. |
Shaver Finally Winning A Few More Games At W&M 2007-01-31
|
| 726. |
Tigers Dump Dukes, 69-60 2007-01-30
|
| 727. |
Good Defense This Time, But .... 2007-01-28
|
| 728. |
Dukes Try To Avoid Repeat Of First Mason Game 2007-01-27
|
| 729. |
JMU Awaits Bracket Buster Foe 2007-01-26
|
| 730. |
Trio Waits In The Wings 2007-01-26
HARRISONBURG — "I’m gonna be Champ Bailey right here." It sounds strange for Abdulai Jalloh to pull that name out as a comparison for himself as he stands on the court where he will be asked to help resurrect a downtrodden basketball program in a year.
|
| 731. |
Dukes Fall To Northeastern, 67-51 2007-01-25
|
| 732. |
Dukes Looking For A Win Streak 2007-01-24
|
| 733. |
Dukes Zoning In On Victories 2007-01-23
|
| 734. |
Defense Key To JMU's Victory Over Georgia State 2007-01-21
|
| 735. |
Can Dukes Build On ODU Win? 2007-01-19
HARRISONBURG — This could be huge. Wednesday’s 72-65 upset of Old Dominion could be the one that turns things around for James Madison’s basketball team.
|
| 736. |
Clover Hill Manager Resigns 2007-01-19
|
| 737. |
Dukes Shock ODU, 72-65 2007-01-18
|
| 738. |
Share-The-Ball ODU Visits Madison 2007-01-17
|
| 739. |
Mason Toys With Dukes 2007-01-15
|
| 740. |
UR Transfers Joins Dukes 2007-01-13
|
| 741. |
Seahawks Get Hot Against JMU In 80-66 Win 2007-01-11
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Offensively, there was nothing more James Madison could ask for than what it got in the first 10 minutes of Wednesday’s game.
|
| 742. |
JMU Faces Unusually Weak UNCW Team 2007-01-10
|
| 743. |
Drexel Beats Dukes, 65-54 2007-01-09
|
| 744. |
VCU Scorches JMU In Second Half 2007-01-07
|
| 745. |
Dean To Puerto Rico: Gracias 2007-01-05
|
| 746. |
BC Ranked No. 29 In D-3 In Baseball 2007-01-05
|
| 747. |
Dukes Win Second Straight 2007-01-04
|
| 748. |
Hens Suddenly Not Quite So Downtrodden 2007-01-03
|
| 749. |
Dukes End Six-Game Skid With 70-66 Win Over New Jersey Tech 2007-01-02
ORLANDO, Fla. – Joe Posey grabbed the ball as it caromed harmlessly off the New Jersey Tech backboard, slammed it with both hands, then jubilantly flung it underhanded toward the ceiling at the UCF arena.
|
| 750. |
A Time To Bask And Bond 2007-01-02
ORLANDO, Fla. – Warm weather. Palm trees. Bonding time. And manageable opponents.
|
| 751. |
Dukes End Losing Streak 2006-12-31
ORLANDO, Fla. – Joe Posey grabbed the ball as it caromed harmlessly off the New Jersey Tech back board, slammed it with both hands, then jublilantly flung it underhanded toward the ceiling at the UCF arena.
|
| 752. |
JMU’s Best Chance For A Win? This Weekend 2006-12-28
HARRISONBURG — When will the losing streak end? Is there a branch or a rock or a trapeze net of a game somewhere that will break the James Madison basketball team’s fall?
|
| 753. |
Giants Standing Atop District At The Break 2006-12-27
|
| 754. |
Is CAA Up Or Down 2006-12-21
|
| 755. |
Youngstown State Routs JMU, 78-58 2006-12-20
HARRISONBURG — Dean Keener says it’s a "quickness deficiency." Joe Posey says it’s a lack of pride.
|
| 756. |
JMU Tries To End Four-Game Skid 2006-12-19
HARRISONBURG -- Most members of this year’s James Madison basketball team weren’t at Youngstown State’s Beeghly Center on Dec. 21, 2005, but the few who were remember the collapse -- and the funereal scene in the locker room afterward.
|
| 757. |
Dukes Watch Horror Flick 2006-12-18
|
| 758. |
Ready, Aim … 2006-12-14
|
| 759. |
Key Stretch For JMU Women’s Basketball Team 2006-12-12
|
| 760. |
Lowly Dartmouth Beats Madison 2006-12-11
HARRISONBURG — Yes, it’s true. James Madison really did allow a team that was shooting 35 percent from the field to hit 57.4 percent of its shots Sunday.
|
| 761. |
Dartmouth Brings 0-6 Record To Town 2006-12-09
|
| 762. |
Everyone’s Bombing Madison 2006-12-08
|
| 763. |
Capital Punishment 2006-12-06
WASHINGTON – Pierre Curtis was in the middle of the paint when Georgetown’s Jeff Green caught the ball near the top of the key – and Curtis seemed to know instantly that any defense he applied would be worthless.
|
| 764. |
Dukes Head To The Big Time Today 2006-12-05
HARRISONBURG — This is the price you pay for trying to pack the Convo. The home-and-home deal James Madison signed with Georgetown last year allowed the Dukes to bring a national basketball power — and 5,566 fans — into the Convocation Center on Nov. 21, 2005.
|
| 765. |
ODU Bombs JMU 2006-12-04
|
| 766. |
ODU Bombs Dukes 2006-12-03
|
| 767. |
Battle-Tested Monarchs Await JMU 2006-12-02
|
| 768. |
Lampley Leaves JMU 2006-12-02
|
| 769. |
A New Star At BC? 2006-11-30
|
| 770. |
Dukes’ Mini Streak Ends 2006-11-29
|
| 771. |
Three In A Row? 2006-11-28
|
| 772. |
Dukes Hold Off Wofford For Second Straight Win 2006-11-27
|
| 773. |
Dukes Hold Off Wofford 2006-11-26
|
| 774. |
JMU Beats VMI At Buzzer 2006-11-23
|
| 775. |
This One’s For You 2006-11-21
|
| 776. |
Sager Back – And Royals Are Listening 2006-11-17
|
| 777. |
Dukes Fall In 2 OTs, 81-70 2006-11-15
|
| 778. |
A Big Tease – Or Not? 2006-11-14
HARRISONBURG — James Madison basketball fans have been teased like this before. Last season began the same way this one did, with JMU playing a big-league team surprisingly close.
|
| 779. |
Dukes Lose By Nine To Wake Forest 2006-11-12
|
| 780. |
Next Year Can’t Come Fast Enough 2006-11-10
|
| 781. |
Satisfied? James? No Way 2006-11-09
|
| 782. |
Curtis Starts At Point 2006-11-08
|
| 783. |
JMU Says It’ll Take EMU Seriously Tonight 2006-11-07
HARRISONBURG — It’s Division I vs. Division III. The big boys on scholarship against the guys who are just happy someone wanted them. This should be no contest, right?
|
| 784. |
Boxley, Bransford Bumping 2006-11-06
|
| 785. |
TA’s Ott Third In Region II CC 2006-11-04
|
| 786. |
THE RISE. THE FALL. THE REBIRTH? — PART 6 2006-12-27
|
| 787. |
EMU Picked Seventh, Bridgewater Eighth In ODAC Poll 2006-11-03
|
| 788. |
Dukes Go Nameless 2006-11-03
|
| 789. |
Recruits Don’t Come Cheap 2006-11-03
|
| 790. |
THE RISE. THE FALL. THE REBIRTH? — PART 5 2006-12-27
HARRISONBURG — Put yourself behind former James Madison president Ronald E. Carrier’s desk in 1997 when Sherman Dillard came to interview for the school’s men’s basketball coaching job.
|
| 791. |
JMU Students Take Title IX Case To D.C. 2006-11-02
|
| 792. |
THE RISE. THE FALL. THE REBIRTH? – Part 4 2006-12-27
|
| 793. |
Giants Beat Spotswood 2006-11-01
WAYNESBORO — Times like this are when you need your go-to players. Nights when your team comes out flat, nothing you do looks particularly sharp, and the overmatched squad you’re playing just won’t go away.
|
| 794. |
THE RISE. THE FALL. THE REBIRTH? – Part 3 2006-12-27
|
| 795. |
THE RISE. THE FALL. THE REBIRTH? - Part 2 2006-12-27
|
| 796. |
THE RISE. THE FALL. THE REBIRTH? — Part 1 2006-12-27
|
| 797. |
Lee Tries To Stay Unbeaten Tonight 2006-10-30
|
| 798. |
Mason Still Pumping Up CAA 2006-10-27
|
| 799. |
Flames Leap Into Final 2006-10-27
|
| 800. |
Dukes Picked 10th In CAA, But James Second-Team Pick 2006-10-26
|
| 801. |
Quiet Times For EMHS Goalies 2006-10-24
|
| 802. |
A Degree Of Normalcy Eases Pain For JMU Player 2006-10-23
HARRISONBURG – Moments like this can only do so much. They don’t bring people back and they don’t do much to ease pains that exist beyond football.
|
| 803. |
Lampley Has Challenger At The Point 2006-10-20
HARRISONBURG — Lewis Lampley was the heir apparent. With Jomo Belfor gone, he was the only true point guard on the James Madison basketball team, and with a year of experience as a backup, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the 6-foot-3 sophomore would be the starter come November.
|
| 804. |
TA Isn’t Short-Changed In Volleyball 2006-10-19
|
| 805. |
Athletes Getting Clocked 2006-10-18
What’s worse for a football team? Getting your tail kicked and having the clock stop with every incomplete pass and every out-of-bounds play, or having the clock run continuously because the officials think you’re so overmatched that you need mercy?
|
| 806. |
A Simple Task Awaits Keener 2006-10-13
|
| 807. |
USOC Scolds JMU For Cuts 2006-10-12
|
| 808. |
Top Streaks Falter In State Golf 2006-10-11
|
| 809. |
Holloman Gets Between The Hedges 2006-10-07
|
| 810. |
JMU’s Local Runners Looking To Transfer 2006-10-07
|
| 811. |
Surprising Knights Win Region II Golf 2006-10-04
|
| 812. |
No Conference, No Future 2006-10-03
|
| 813. |
No TD No Prob For BC's Young 2006-10-01
|
| 814. |
VBL Adds Fauquier 2006-09-29
|
| 815. |
The Minister Of Defense 2006-09-29
|
| 816. |
Flames Acing Chemistry 2006-09-28
|
| 817. |
Wilson Red-Hot On The Course 2006-09-26
|
| 818. |
Shake And Baker 2006-09-24
|
| 819. |
Staunton Duo Banking On ACC 2006-09-21
|
| 820. |
Keener Stressing Defense In Preseason Practice 2006-09-20
|
| 821. |
Valley Boys Step Up At JMU 2006-09-19
|
| 822. |
Heishman Wins And Wins And Wins 2006-09-18
|
| 823. |
Parkhill Scores Again 2006-09-14
|
| 824. |
JMU Soccer Standout Gets Some Perspective 2006-09-13
|
| 825. |
Harrisonburg Handles Handley 2006-09-10
|
| 826. |
JMU To Students: Clean It Up, Please 2006-09-08
|
| 827. |
From Augusta, With Love 2006-09-06
|
| 828. |
Big-Play Owahs Boost Harrisonburg To Season-Opening 42-20 Win Over Charlottesville. 2006-09-05
|
| 829. |
$40,000 Is Big Bucks For Bloomsburg 2006-09-02
|
| 830. |
VMI Construction Puts VBL On Hold 2006-08-31
|
| 831. |
VBL Expansion Unlikely For 2007 2006-08-29
|
| 832. |
A-Z, How The 2006 Football Season Shapes Up 2006-08-28
The wait is finally over. After nine long months, America’s fixation is back. Football returns to the Shenandoah Valley this weekend, with most high schools kicking off Friday and both local colleges getting under way Saturday.
|
| 833. |
Valley League Eyeing Expansion 2006-08-26
|
| 834. |
Keep On Tickin’ 2006-08-25
HARRISONBURG — The rules were made for Division I-A, a different world from the rest of college football. A world where television – read: commercials -- dictates the clock, pushing games toward the four-hour mark.
|
| 835. |
Stonewall’s Hovatter Heads To St. Joe’s 2006-08-25
George Toliver knew when Kallie Hovatter called him after her visit that she had fallen in love with St. Joseph’s.
|
| 836. |
Bright Lights Lure CAA 2006-08-23
|
| 837. |
Too Cool To Wilt 2006-08-22
|
| 838. |
Odd Couple Offenses Coexist At Pendleton 2006-08-21
|
| 839. |
Brave New World In RCBL 2006-08-19
|
| 840. |
Braves Complete Sweep 2006-08-18
|
| 841. |
From JMU To RCBL, Johnson Does It All 2006-08-17
|
| 842. |
Bucks On Brink Of Elimination 2006-08-16
|
| 843. |
Braves Dink Way To 2-0 Lead 2006-08-15
MONTEZUMA — By themselves, each of the hits seemed harmless. There were a couple bloop singles, two bunts, and a grounder that caught the lip of the infield at just the right time.
|
| 844. |
Shaffer KO’s Clover Hill In Game 1 2006-08-14
CLOVER HILL — There’s a team near Nolan Shaffer’s hometown of Hegins, Pa., that plays in a circuit much like the Rockingham County Baseball League, though the talent level and charm are each about a half-notch below the Virginia version.
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| 845. |
Knights Promote Crockett 2006-08-12
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| 846. |
Montezuma Tries To Cool Blazing Bucks 2006-08-12
Their towns are about five miles apart. Most of their players went to the same high school, albeit in different years.
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| 847. |
Streaks Expecting To Ace Golf 2006-08-11
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| 848. |
Braves Win Series 2006-08-11
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| 849. |
Defense Costing Blue Sox In RCBL Series 2006-08-10
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| 850. |
HHS Well-Stocked With Owahs 2006-08-10
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| 851. |
Braves Take Control Of RCBL Series, Beating Elkton 5-3 2006-08-09
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| 852. |
Bucks Beat Reds 5-0 To Sweep RCBL Series 2006-08-08
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| 853. |
As Goes Jalloh, So Goes Keener? 2006-08-04
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| 854. |
Keener Unveils Winnable Schedule 2006-08-02
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| 855. |
St. Joe’s Star Jumps To Dukes 2006-08-01
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| 856. |
A-Bo Best In RCBL? 2006-07-29
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| 857. |
Sandridge Marches Toward Top Of RCBL 2006-07-28
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| 858. |
After The Beach, A Sizzling Season 2006-07-27
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| 859. |
Bucks Have Pennant In Sight 2006-07-26
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| 860. |
You Asked For It… You Got It 2006-07-25
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| 861. |
Bucks Notch No. 1,000 2006-07-21
MONTEZUMA — Win No. 1,000 for Clover Hill came with its greatest pitcher throwing a gem in his signature style.
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| 862. |
Griffin Bucks His Own Prognosis 2006-07-19
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| 863. |
Trekking To The Top 2006-07-18
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| 864. |
No Offense No Problem 2006-07-17
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| 865. |
RCBL All-Star Game A Bit Depleted 2006-07-15
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| 866. |
A Baseball Rat Adjusts His Life 2006-07-14
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| 867. |
Cave Among All-Stars 2006-07-12
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| 868. |
You Think You’re Busy 2006-07-11
Tyler Hodges’ schedule is booked. Solid. From now until the end of the month, the Broadway High School senior shortstop will be spending every night at a ballpark somewhere, with either his Rockingham County Baseball League team — the Broadway Bruins — his American Legion team or his Big League all-star team.
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| 869. |
Coaches Looking For Edges 2006-07-06
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| 870. |
Skater On Fast-Track 2006-07-05
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| 871. |
Former Commissioner Clatterbuck Dies At 68 2006-07-01
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| 872. |
Dukes, Cathlin Part Ways 2006-07-01
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| 873. |
Knight Slides Into Stardom 2006-06-30
The story of Trevor Knight starts with that slider. There’s so much to tell about Knight, a former three-sport star at St. Anne’s-Belfield School who will be playing Division I baseball at James Madison in the spring.
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| 874. |
Ex-Duke Getting Degree, Giving Advice 2006-06-29
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| 875. |
Bucks Again Primed For Pennant Run 2006-06-27
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| 876. |
Star-Studded Elkton Atop RCBL 2006-06-24
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| 877. |
Legs Rested, Ferek Moves Into Final 2006-06-23
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| 878. |
Comer Out At SHS 2006-06-22
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| 879. |
Who Needs Power? 2006-06-21
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| 880. |
Deputy Lays Down Law To BHS Teen 2006-06-20
Pity Glenn Deputy at your own peril. Sure, the 47-year-old former Eastern Mennonite University tennis star is playing with just one working eye after complications from surgery a year ago, but if you think that makes him any kind of pushover, just ask Broadway High School senior Logan Bare.
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| 881. |
A Hyphenated Hurst Pulls Upset 2006-06-19
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| 882. |
Home Especially Sweet For Estes 2006-06-09
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| 883. |
Turks Still Winless 2006-06-07
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| 884. |
Olinger A State Champ 2006-06-05
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| 885. |
Streaks Soars To Gold 2006-06-03
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| 886. |
Deep Field In State Track 2006-06-02
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| 887. |
Clopper Gets Cool And Fast 2006-06-01
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| 888. |
Injury Thwarts Blazer 2006-05-31
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| 889. |
Warriors Bounce Streaks 2006-05-30
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| 890. |
Streaks’ Beierle Wins Gold In Pole Vault 2006-05-27
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| 891. |
Spotswood Gets Revenge In Region II Girls’ Tennis 2006-05-26
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| 892. |
From Bobby Knight … A New Duke 2006-05-24
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| 893. |
SHS’s Girls’ Tennis Team Moves On 2006-05-24
PENN LAIRD — It made virtually no difference whether Spotswood High School’s No. 6 player, Kelsey Failes, won her tennis match Tuesday.
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| 894. |
Knights Take Fort’s Shot(s), Wins 3-0 2006-05-23
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| 895. |
Spotswood’s Pandolfi Double Dips In Valley Tennis 2006-05-22
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| 896. |
Spotswood’s Kerr Pulls Upset In Tennis 2006-05-20
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| 897. |
Burkholder Bombs Lee 2006-05-20
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| 898. |
Off-Beat Sudol Pumps Up Streaks 2006-05-16
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| 899. |
Lefty Tosses No-Hitter 2006-05-13
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| 900. |
Bucks Loaded Again 2006-05-12
For once, the rich didn’t get richer. For once the Clover Hill Bucks, considered by many to be the Rockingham County Baseball League’s version of the New York Yankees, didn’t have an eye-opening player acquisition in the offseason.
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| 901. |
UMBC Looking Purple And Gold 2006-05-12
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| 902. |
Veney Steps Up In Leagues 2006-05-11
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| 903. |
D-Backs Hope For More ‘Ammo’ 2006-05-10
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| 904. |
No Kidding – 20-Year-Old Takes Over Indians 2006-05-09
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| 905. |
Will Bruins Take It Seriously? 2006-05-08
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| 906. |
The Braves’ New World Didn’t Happen 2006-05-05
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| 907. |
Reds Lose Links To Dynasty 2006-05-04
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| 908. |
Elkton Wants To End Playoff Blues 2006-05-03
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| 909. |
Hoops Fans, Smile: Two More Games 2006-05-02
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| 910. |
Watson Wins Depleted Tourney 2006-05-01
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| 911. |
Dukes Get JUCO Forward 2006-04-27
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| 912. |
Blazers Upset Blue Streaks In Track 2006-04-27
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| 913. |
The Book Says TA And HHS 2006-04-26
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| 914. |
Shiflet Lights Up BHS Tennis 2006-04-25
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| 915. |
Bishop Gets Serious 2006-04-24
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| 916. |
After Challenge, Joy At Spotswood 2006-04-20
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| 917. |
Knights Slaughter Another Team 2006-04-19
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| 918. |
Need Game? Sign Up 2006-04-15
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| 919. |
Mason Also Breaks Through In Recruiting 2006-04-14
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| 920. |
Dukes Strengthen Defense 2006-04-13
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| 921. |
Easter, Gobblers Beat Fort Defiance, 5-2 2006-04-12
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| 922. |
Bocock Back In The Swing 2006-04-11
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| 923. |
Easter Does His Singing On The Field 2006-04-10
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| 924. |
Kitchen Closed For JMU 2006-04-08
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| 925. |
Will Tiny Districts Be OK? 2006-04-07
John Woodrum has some concerns. The Turner Ashby boys’ basketball coach, like many of his peers in the Valley District, is reserving judgment on a Virginia High School League plan that would split the district in two and move it from Region II to Region III.
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| 926. |
Keller Propels Blazers 2006-04-05
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| 927. |
Have Feet, Must Move 2006-04-03
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| 928. |
One Year Later, Vaulter Coming On 2006-04-01
|
| 929. |
Gobblers Rally For Win 2006-04-01
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| 930. |
Streaks Savor Rare Victory 2006-03-30
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| 931. |
Dukes Sign Two Guards 2006-03-30
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| 932. |
Heatwole Leads TA’s Rout Of HHS 2006-03-29
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| 933. |
A Final Word On JMU: Patience 2006-03-27
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| 934. |
Grizzle Or Not, Watson Still Smooth 2006-03-23
|
| 935. |
The Kid With The ‘X’ 2006-03-22
|
| 936. |
There’s Inexperience; Then There’s Inexperience 2006-03-18
|
| 937. |
Barbosa Latest To Transfer 2006-03-17
|
| 938. |
Zags? Yesterday’s News 2006-03-15
Could it be? Could Dan Bonner be picking against the team that made his name as a prognosticator?
|
| 939. |
Keener Frustrated, But Safe 2006-03-14
Dean Keener knows it doesn’t look good. In two seasons as James Madison’s basketball coach, he has an 11-45 record – including a 5-23 mark this season, tied for the worst in school history.
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| 940. |
Bocock Eager to Coach Young Streaks 2006-03-11
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| 941. |
Johnson Leaving Dukes 2006-03-11
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| 942. |
CAA Nervously Awaits NCAA’s Verdict 2006-03-09
|
| 943. |
Dukes Will Be Young Next Season 2006-03-07
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| 944. |
Dukes’ Record Season Ends 2006-03-04
RICHMOND – David Cooper, Jomo Belfor and Daniel Freeman sat side by side by side for the last 3:30 of James Madison’s game against Northeastern on Friday, watching the final moments of their collegiate basketball careers pass before their eyes.
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| 945. |
No Challenge Match For Today’s Big Challenge 2006-03-03
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| 946. |
James Named Rookie Of The Year 2006-03-03
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| 947. |
Want Some Perspective? 2006-03-02
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| 948. |
The Envelope Please 2006-03-01
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| 949. |
Who’ll Start In Richmond? 2006-02-28
|
| 950. |
Rookies Start, But Results The Same 2006-02-27
|
| 951. |
Patriots Top Dogs In CAA Basketball 2006-02-25
|
| 952. |
Eagles Reach Final 2006-02-25
|
| 953. |
ODU Tops JMU 2006-02-24
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| 954. |
Former Giant Toughs It Out 2006-02-23
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| 955. |
TA Crushes Orange 2006-02-22
BRIDGEWATER — It was all a question of who would control the tempo. Turner Ashby High School couldn’t match Orange County’s size and Orange County couldn’t match TA’s speed and guard play.
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| 956. |
Point Well Taken? 2006-02-22
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| 957. |
Longwood Prolongs Long Season 2006-02-20
|
| 958. |
Longwood Not Such A Long Shot? 2006-02-18
|
| 959. |
Lee Looks Mortal In Win Over Waynesboro 2006-02-17
Perhaps Waynesboro’s basketball team should have been scared. After all, R.E. Lee High School gave it every reason to be.
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| 960. |
Too Much Barea In Boston 2006-02-16
BOSTON – He had four blocks in the first three minutes, eight in the first 20. Yep, it was obvious pretty early that this was going to be a big night for Northeastern sophomore forward Shawn James, and therefore a rough night for James Madison University’s basketball team.
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| 961. |
JMU Tries To Avoid Sweep 2006-02-15
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| 962. |
Dukes Try To Shake Off W&M Loss 2006-02-14
James Madison basketball coach Dean Keener said Saturday night that the only thing he told his players after their 72-70 loss to William & Mary on a buzzer-beater by Tribe guard Nathan Mann was "See you Monday."
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| 963. |
Keener: ‘Bad Coaching, Bad Players’ 2006-02-13
Dean Keener and Daniel Freeman knew. When the shot fell, Keener walked up to William & Mary coach Tony Shaver and shook his hand, then turned and headed for the James Madison locker room.
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| 964. |
Resurgent Dukes Host Tribe 2006-02-11
The turning point that helped end James Madison’s 12-game losing streak didn’t occur in either one of its wins but in one of its losses. And it didn’t happen on the court, but on the bench.
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| 965. |
Dukes Win Second In A Row 2006-02-10
|
| 966. |
Dukes Feeling Better About Themselves 2006-02-09
It’s been said that winning makes the sun shine brighter and the food taste better, though James Madison freshman guard Colbey Santos disputes the second part of that adage.
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| 967. |
The Kid’s Got More Than Hair 2006-02-08
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| 968. |
Dukes End Skid With Win Over Delaware 2006-02-07
|
| 969. |
Underdog Dukes Try To Avoid Dubious Achievement 2006-02-06
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| 970. |
Underdog Dukes Try To Avoid Dubious Achievement 2006-02-04
|
| 971. |
JMU Loses 11th Straight To Tie Record 2006-02-03
|
| 972. |
JMU Chasing History – Sadly 2006-02-02
Here it is, the James Madison basketball team’s chance at history. The wrong kind of history.
|
| 973. |
Keener Says Dukes Still Ticking 2006-02-01
They’ve lost 10 straight games -- and none have been close. Even fellow bottom-feeders are pounding the James Madison basketball team, with Delaware winning by 27 and William & Mary by 18.
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| 974. |
It Keeps Getting Worse 2006-01-30
|
| 975. |
An Even Matchup? 2006-01-28
Here it is — the battle of the Colonial Athletic Association featherweights. Today, either the James Madison or William & Mary basketball team will finally have a CAA victory.
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| 976. |
HHS Mans Up To Beat BHS 2006-01-28
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| 977. |
Cold-Blooded ’Hawks Rout JMU 2006-01-26
It was almost cruel the way North Carolina-Wilmington did it. The Seahawks appeared to be toying with James Madison for most of the first half of Thursday night’s basketball game, allowing the Dukes to stay close just long enough to start hoping that maybe — just maybe — this could finally be their night.
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| 978. |
Seahawks Stay Steady 2006-01-26
Every year, North Carolina-Wilmington does the same thing.
|
| 979. |
Still A One-Bid League? 2006-01-25
This is exactly what Colonial Athletic Association basketball coaches feared would happen. Their teams did reasonably well in the non-conference portions of their schedules, compiling a 61-46 record against teams in other leagues, but none posted a signature upset of a major-conference power to open the eyes of the college basketball world.
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| 980. |
JMU Back In A Zone Of Sorts 2006-01-24
Dean Keener hoped he wouldn’t have to do this again. After having to discard the uptempo elements of his offensive and defensive systems last year because of a prohibitive lack of depth, the James Madison basketball coach thought this would be the year his team would run.
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| 981. |
Even When Playing Well, Dukes Lose Big 2006-01-23
RICHMOND – File this under the sad but true.
|
| 982. |
Dukes, Rams Meet Again 2006-01-21
So how exactly did this happen twice?
|
| 983. |
TA Pounds Fort Defiance 2006-01-21
BRIDGEWATER — In the first quarter of Friday’s game, Fort Defiance put the ball in the basket with ease.
|
| 984. |
Dukes Melt Down 2006-01-19
NEWARK, Del. – With 12:53 still remaining in Thursday’s basketball game, the Delaware pep band started chanting "Up By 30" while James Madison forward Chris Cathlin was on the foul line.
|
| 985. |
A Meeting Of Zeroes 2006-01-19
|
| 986. |
Chami Masters Much Here 2006-01-18
Option A was school. Option B was basketball. Option C was both, but in a different hemisphere.
|
| 987. |
‘I’m Just Thinking Too Much’ 2006-01-17
|
| 988. |
Another Night, Another Rout 2006-01-16
|
| 989. |
DWI Last Straw For Johnson 2006-01-14
|
| 990. |
Confident Goodloe Sparks HHS 2006-01-14
|
| 991. |
Rams Crush Dukes 2006-01-13
|
| 992. |
Defense Never Rests? Not At JMU 2006-01-11
|
| 993. |
Bad Dukes Just Got Worse 2006-01-10
|
| 994. |
Posey Back With Dukes 2006-01-10
|
| 995. |
Bad Dukes Just Got Worse 2006-01-07
|
| 996. |
Hofstra Clobbers Madison 2006-01-06
|
| 997. |
Keener Boots Johnson 2006-01-05
|
| 998. |
Despite Loss After Loss, Dukes Upbeat 2006-01-05
|
| 999. |
Hokies Smack Dukes 2006-01-03
|
| 1000. |
Worst Loss Ever For Madison 2005-12-31
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| 1001. |
Cooper OK After Crash 2005-12-01
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