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Skyhawks win fourth straight state track championship

By Josh Mathews on June 4, 2019 Sports, Track & Field

The Skyhawks boys track team celebrates after capturing their fourth straight 5A state championship. (Courtesy Adam Canning) Win one championship. That’s a task that many teams never accomplish. Winning two is a repeat, three a three-peat. Winning the fourth is the measure of what many define as a dynasty in sports. L.C. Bird High School’s boys track team recently won their fourth straight title – the last two VHSL crowns in both indoor and outdoor seasons have gone to the Skyhawks and coach Adam Canning. “For me, all of the championships have felt different,” Canning said. “I think for this…

Girls basketball camp signups

By Press release on May 28, 2019 Basketball, Sports

L.C. Bird High School will be hosting a basketball skills camp for girls June 17-21. The camp is open to ages 6 to 16 and will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon on Friday. The cost is $100 or $90 if pre-registered. Campers should be prepared with a T-shirt, shorts, and basketball shoes. Campers may bring a bag lunch or purchase lunch for $3 which will include sandwich/pizza, chips/fruit and drink. For more information, call Chevette Waller at (804) 216-1986 or 768-6110 or email [email protected].

Georgetown makes offer to Barfield

By Josh Mathews on May 28, 2019 Football, Schools, Sports

Chris Barfield on a recent visit to University of Pennsylvania. (Twitter) Chris Barfield is shaping up to be a big-time recruit for L.C. Bird’s High School football program. Recently, he snagged his second offer, this one from Georgetown University. This comes on the heels of an offer from the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school, after a standout performance at their Junior Day. Barfield has also made unofficial visits to Columbia, Princeton and Harvard. Interest from some of the country’s top academic schools comes as no surprise. In addition to being a standout on the field, Barfield shows great…

Student-athletes make college commitments

By Josh Mathews on May 28, 2019 Schools, Sports

T.J. Blanks Football Positions: linebacker, wide receiver Received Interest from: Methodist University, Fayetteville, N.C. Why he picked Methodist: “The school saw that I had a lot of potential, and the coach and school were both very nice.” Notes: Blanks was a standout on special teams for Thomas Dale High School in 2018. Justin Barbour Football Positions: Defensive back Received interest from: Methodist University Why he picked Methodist: “I wanted to get out of the state and I liked the coaches there. T.J. and I have been good friends since freshman year, and we’ll room together.” Notes: Barbour was one of…

Tyree signs with Notre Dame

By Josh Mathews on May 28, 2019 Football, Schools

Thomas Dale High School senior Chris Tyree announced his intention to attend the University of Notre Dame during an after-school assembly on Thursday, May 23. Tyree is pictured above with his father Richard Tyree, mother Michelle Tyree and TDHS football coach Kevin Tucker. On hip hop artist Jay-Z’s album “The Life and Times of Sean Carter: Volume 3,” he tells fans in the introduction “you could have been anywhere in the world, but you’re here with me and I appreciate that.” The same could be said by whichever college football coach Chris Tyree decided to play for. After receiving 32…

TDHS boys soccer headed to state tourney?

By Josh Mathews on May 21, 2019 Soccer

From left, Keon Fleurima, Garrett Graves, Tyrese Hallums, Brayan Cedillo, Eric Rice, Darien Elam, Jacob Grabham, Andrew Carraway, Konstantine Sannikov and Jason Rodriguez. Even as a player, Griff Fowler knew one day that he wanted to coach Thomas Dale High School soccer. After all, he grew up with it. He was a ball boy at 6, watched his dad, Mark, successfully navigate the school to back-to-back state championships in 2005 and 2006 and appear in the state tournament six times in eight seasons. Fowler was a captain for two teams that made state competition. Now in his third season coaching…

Battle, Monteiro make college commitments

By Josh Mathews on May 21, 2019 Basketball

Lance MonteiroJamon Battle At L.C. Bird High School, only a few recruits have garnered more attention than Jamon Battle. At one point, the guard had collected more than 30 offers from his great play on the AAU and high school levels. Battle’s college search recently came to an end when he selected UNC Asheville, a Division I school competing in the Big South Conference. “When I went there they made me feel close to home,” Battle said. “It’s not quite the city of Richmond, but the people are welcoming and I could tell they weren’t just trying to sell…

At path to the goal: First Touch Sports is exposing youngsters to soccer

By Josh Mathews on May 7, 2019 Soccer, Sports

David Glass mans the sidelines for Meadowbrook High School’s junior varsity soccer program, but the work he has done to get local children to play the game has been paramount. Glass founded First Touch Sports, an organization that has over 500 kids from low-income areas playing soccer. In the program’s 10-year lifespan, thousands of kids have been given the opportunity to play, despite the rise of exclusive and expensive club teams. “Sports and America has come down to economics,” Glass said. “You can look at certain sports and certain records of teams and know what the student body looks like,…

Liberty University makes offers to three Knights

By Josh Mathews on May 7, 2019 Football, Sports

Jasiah Williams Thomas Dale High School recruits just keep racking up college offers. In this case, one school wants not one, but three Knights. That school is Liberty University. The three athletes are offensive/defensive lineman Bryce Carter, wide receiver/defensive back Jasiah Williams and defensive back Crishaun Saunders. Liberty is the seventh school to make an offer to Carter. At 6 feet, 3 inches and 260 pounds, he represents a problem for opposing offenses on the defensive line. Other offers include Virginia Tech, Virginia, Duke, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh and East Carolina. The colleges’ interest has been a direct result of his…

Garrett leads Knights to 10-1 start

By Josh Mathews on April 30, 2019 Baseball, Sports

“A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of unprintable things, but no team gets very far without one,” said Miller Huggins, Baseball Hall of Famer. Luckily for coach Chris Marshall and Thomas Dale High School, the Knights have a very talented backstop. Cole Garrett hit three home runs last week to help defeat Colonial Heights, defending state champions Prince George and tough Region 6 opponent Riverbend. The three wins bumped Thomas Dale’s record to 10-1 on the season. Garrett, a junior, is already committed to VMI,…

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