LOCAL SPORTS

• VCU Bolting Quickly

  HARRISONBURG — The Colonial Athletic Association’s it school has found a cooler clique to play with.

• Flames Continue Their Quest

  HARRISONBURG – The Eastern Mennonite High School girls’ soccer team has a history with the state quarterfinals, and it’s not necessarily one the Flames would like to dredge up.

• Hello, Player Calling

  HARRISONBURG – When Kirby Dean first took the men’s basketball coaching job at Eastern Mennonite University in 2003, he didn’t spend much time recruiting transfer players. Nine years later, that hasn’t changed.

• Streak Quite An Ace

  PENN LAIRD — Ford Hatfield couldn’t explain it. For much of this tennis season, the rangy 6-foot-2, 165-pound Harrisonburg High School senior has battled an inconsistent serve.

• Area Roundup

  PENN LAIRD — Freshman forward Christian Resendiz scored the tying goal in the 42nd minute before lightning shortened the contest in the 61st, as Spotswood High School tied Fort Defiance 2-2 in a Valley District boys’ soccer game Tuesday.