Thomas Dale High School’s boys volleyball team is headed to the state tournament. On the cusp of a region title, the Knights are preparing for a run at a state championship. Thomas Dale and James River played Monday in the regional final. The winner will be the top seed and the loser will be the second seed in the state tournament. Both teams will compete in the state semifinals. Under head coach Josh Forbes, the team has gone 15-2, falling only to Deep Run and James River. Any team goes through challenges, and this version of the team is no…
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ABOVE: From left, Terrance Ervin, Salvatore Camp, Torrey Pettis and Quentin Hall. Under former L.C. Bird High assistant football coach Salvatore Camp, and with the help of three L.C. Bird graduates, Glen Allen High School is currently 7-2 on the year. The Jaguars’ highest win total since the school opened in 2011 had been four. Camp currently has Terrance Ervin who quarterbacked for two Bird’s three state titles, on staff along with 2012 Bird grad Torey Pettis, and a 2011 Bird grad, Quinton Hall. “Having these young guys on the coaching staff has really helped the kids relate to the coaches,”…
ABOVE: L.C. Bird wide receiver Jamon Battle stiff-arms a George Wythe defender. Thomas Dale 30, Granby 10 The Thomas Dale Knights improved to 7-2 with a victory over Granby last week in what was a break from the “Central District” schedule. Thomas Dale got a big performance from its defense, which intercepted two passes and recovered two fumbles to give Granby fits. The Knights had two running backs gain more than 100 yards, as Chris Tyree finished with 132 yards and A.J. Chavis ran for 103 yards, including an 86-yard touchdown run to finish the scoring. D’Angelo Gray, who started…
Thomas Dale 49, Hopewell 42 Football can be a game of attrition, perhaps more than any other sport. Perseverance is needed too. Once again, Thomas Dale High’s football team persevered through a tough contest and defeated Hopewell 49-42 in double overtime. “I’m proud of these boys for having a never-die attitude,” Thomas Dale coach Kevin Tucker said. “Having to play these close games against quality teams like Hopewell, Dinwiddie and Petersburg will help us in the playoffs.” Injuries have been a key point for Thomas Dale this season, and this game was no different as another quarterback went down. This…
CHESTERFIELD – With 62 sports events attracting athletes, families and coaches from across the nation and several countries, sports tourism’s local economic impact reach $41 million in Fiscal Year 2018. That is an increase of nearly $2.4 million over the previous year as Chesterfield County matures as a sports destination. Sports tourism and the visitor spending it generates drove nearly $1.5 million in local tax revenue collected for the year. River City Sportsplex, which the county acquired in December 2016, continued to establish itself nationally, earning SportsEvents Magazine’s acknowledgement as an “Ultimate Soccer and Lacrosse Destination and Venue,” as well…
ABOVE: Josh Forbes is pictured during a boys volleyball practice last week. He encouraged his team to volunteer to help the community, and the idea has spread to other teams at Thomas Dale High School. Forbes is in his sixth year of coaching at the school. Every generation has some people whose favorite pastime is speaking about younger generations with sarcastic disdain. We’ve all heard them bemoaning the young for not appreciating how easy they have it. They punctuate that fact by regaling themselves with stories of hardship about walking to school, uphill both ways, in five feet of snow.…
Pictured are this year’s inductees into the L.C. Bird Hall of Fame. From left, Greg Hunt, 1986, Rashad Lewis, 2004, Jamie Wisegarver, 2001, Eric McBride, 2006, and Mike Chaney, 1981. The induction was held Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Highlands Golf Club. Their sports were: Hunt, track and field; Lewis, football; McBride, football and track; Wisegarver, softball, field hockey, tennis and track; and Chaney, long-time supporter and volunteer. This is the 10th year of the Hall of Fame inductions. The new members were also honored at the Bird-Monacan football game Friday night.
ABOVE: Kick/punt return specialist D’Angelo Amos electrified the JMU faithful on Saturday with two punt returns against Villanova. “Why did they kick it to him again?” was a popular question during the third quarter of James Madison’s 37-0 victory over Villanova on Saturday. Why were so many people asking? Well, Meadowbrook High alum D’Angelo Amos torched the Wildcats’ special teams unit for two punt return touchdowns. The first came with 7:46 left in the third quarter, an 89-yard play, and the second came with just 5:36 left in the third for 81 yards. “It wasn’t too much that I did on…
ABOVE: Matoaca’s Nick Lanier stiff arms a Colonial Heights defender. Thomas Dale 28, Petersburg 24 In the end, it was defense, a signature of the Thomas Dale High School football program, that won out. Defenders converged on Petersburg quarterback Meziah Scott, stopping him a yard short of a score to give Thomas Dale the ball back with just seven seconds left. The performance proved Thomas Dale to be gutsy in the clutch, but proved that the Crimson Tide sports one of its best teams in recent memory. The four-point margin was the closest between these two teams since 2010, when the…
ABOVE: Carlos Lee at football practice. One can’t help but notice a certain charismatic young man when watching L. C. Bird High’s junior varsity football team’s defense gather for practice. One’s eyes may immediately be drawn to his prosthetic right leg and the obvious limp when walking or running. A childhood illness has left Carlos Lee, also known as C.J., with a partial hip. He’s had his prosthesis since age 2. It’s easy to forget those challenges when speaking with him, however. There’s a glint of joy in his eyes when he speaks about football and what he intends to…