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Banner season for local high school golfers

The 2012 golf season was marked by a senior dominated Thomas Dale squad seizing the Central Region crown and a youthful Matoaca squad that showed a glimpse of the future by making a ton of noise in the postseason. Meanwhile, Meadowbrook’s Zachary Wood also advanced to the regional championships.

Skyhawks induct fifth Hall of Fame Class

The L.C. Bird High School Athletic Hall of Fame added six new members at a ceremony held last Saturday at The Country Club at the Highlands. Friends, family and faith continue to mark the theme of the annual ceremonies that have now recognized forty-five players, coaches and supporters of the Skyhawk nation.

Central District announces All-District golf team

All-District Team
Griffin Clark (Thomas Dale), Player of the Year
Jeremy Craft (Thomas Dale)
Eric Blythe (Thomas Dale)
Matthew Padgett (Matoaca)
Bret Lockett (Matoaca)
Davis Topping (Matoaca)
Zachary Wood (Meadowbrook)

All-Academic Team
Jeremy Craft (Thomas Dale)
Matthew Padgett (Matoaca)
Zachary Wood (Meadowbrook)

Coach of the Year
David Duncan (Thomas Dale)

Regular Season Champions Region Qualifying Team

Girls on the Run makes positive impact in Chesterfield

Two hundred thirty-two girls, supported by their families and friends, converged on the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds last Saturday for a 5K celebration that culminated the 2012 Girls on the Run program.

Local golfer scores back-to-back hole-in-one

An avid golfer has about a one in five chance in his lifetime to score a hole-in-one. When approaching a par three, the odds are about 25,000 to one against achieving an ace. Betting odds against scoring two holes in one in a single round rise to about 10 million to one.

Carver girls win first county championship

In a first for Carver Middle School, the girls track team sped to the County Track Championship Friday afternoon at Manchester High School. The Cougars were led by Deja Powell’s victories in the 100 and 200, while Ainsley Greenwald took the 800 in a new school record time of 2:30.

Elizabeth Davis boys sweep regular season, Southern Titles

With their incredible depth, the Davis Boys Track team followed up their undefeated season with a narrow victory over Carver in the Southern Division track meet held last week on the Virginia State University Campus. The Ravens will take athletes in all fourteen events to this week’s County Meet, to be contested on Friday afternoon at Manchester High School.

Cougars sweep season title, championship in their sights

The Carver Middle School girls’ track team is a special group. “I’ve been coaching a long time, and I’ve never seen a squad with talent as deep as this one possesses,” commented head coach Geoff LeSueur at a recent practice. “They really have no clue how special they ar