Girls basketball camp signups
0L.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
0Chris 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
0T.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
0Thomas 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?
0From 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…
Coffee and breakfast/lunch?
0It looks as if a Starbucks and First Watch restaurant may be coming to 9801 Lori Road. A real estate web site shows a site plan with those businesses at Ironwill Centre, which is described as “a new upscale retail development located at Beach Road and Iron Bridge Road.” The website says the delivery date is 2020. A First Watch is also located at 1402 W. Huguenot Road with business hours of 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Which way Matoaca? Supervisors candidates speak at forum
0Kevin Carroll, on left, speaks during a candidates forum last week. Also pictured are Shajaun Mason and Rob Thompson. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo) Two of the three Republican candidates for their party’s nomination for Matoaca District supervisor participated in a forum last week. Kevin Carroll and Rob Thompson were joined by recently announced Democrat candidate Shajaun Mason at the May 16 forum at the Foxfire Club House, which was hosted by Chesterfield Citizens United. Craig Stariha, the current Matoaca District member on the Chesterfield Planning Commission, canceled his appearance on May 13 due to a “scheduling conflict.” In the June…
Mission Possible: Local church builds riding arena and run-in shed for horses
0From left, Addy Stachura and Victoria Bryant and horses Puzzle, Sue and Nike stand in front of a run-in shed that was built for the horses recently. (Diane Merryman photo) When Jeannie Fee took on the leadership role of teacher for middle school students who were in the confirmation class at Bethia United Methodist Church, she was stumped when it came to choosing a community mission project for them. Little did she realize that the project would bring her so close to home, right next door to where she lives. Fee loves horses and lives on a few acres in…