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Woodson, West's first basketball coach, dies at age 81 (The Hendersonville Times-News)
March 11, 2010By DEAN HENSLEY Times-News Staff Writer Harry Ditmore Woodson, the first basketball coach at West Henderson High School, died Feb. 27 in Roanoke, Va. He was 81. Woodson was a boys and girls basketball coach and teacher at Etowah High School from 1955-1960, and when West opened its doors in 1960, Woodson followed.
'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Legendary College Football Coach Bobby Bowden (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
March 11, 2010WASHINGTON, March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- College Football Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden will be featured on March's episode of Sharing Miracles – a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients. Sharing Miracles airs on more than 300 television stations nationwide.
Granddad Bandit stalking nation's banks (The Washington DC Examiner)
March 11, 2010He might be elderly, but he certainly moves fast as he darts across the country, running from bank robbery to bank robbery.
College sports update: Feb. 22, 2010 (Naples Daily News)
March 11, 2010WOMEN’S SWIMMING- University of Arkansas freshman Chelsea Franklin (Estero/Cypress Lake High) finished eighth in a field of 27 in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the Southeastern Conference Championships on Feb. 20 in Athens, Ga. Franklin produced a career-best time of 16:22.95. Two days earlier Franklin finished sixth (4:46.93) in the 500-yard freestyle consolation final. Overall, the Razorbacks ...
College sports update: Feb. 22, 2010 (Bonita Banner)
March 11, 2010News and notes about local athletes in college.
Tuesday's college roundup (non-basketball): NCAA champion U.Va. signs five for men's soccer, including Cox's Saunders (Daily Pre
March 11, 2010In men's soccer, NCAA champion Virginia announced five signees for next season, including midfielder Frank "Trey" Saunders of Virginia Beach's Cox High and three other Virginians: 6-foot-5 goalkeeper Calle Brown of Leesburg, forward Cameron Chavira of Roanoke and defender Kevin McBride of Fairfax.
Roanoke Splits ODAC-Opener with Randolph-Macon - Roanoke College Maroons
March 11, 2010 Roanoke College Maroons | Roanoke Splits ODAC-Opener with Randolph-Macon Roanoke College Maroons SALEM, Va. --- Roanoke baseball split with Randolph-Macon in its ODAC-opener at Lewis Gale Field on Saturday afternoon. The Maroons are now 4-5 overall, ... |
WALK-OFF HOMER LIFTS ELON OVER RADFORD IN BASEBALL, 7-6 - Radford University Athletics
March 11, 2010WALK-OFF HOMER LIFTS ELON OVER RADFORD IN BASEBALL, 7-6 Radford University Athletics Nansemond River) and Brett Mollenhauer (Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley) singled home runs in the second, giving the Highlanders a 4-0 lead. ... BASEBALL WINS SECOND STRAIGHT, 4-2 OVER BUCKNELL |
Baseball Finished 2-2 in Methodist/Diamond Baseball Invitational - Roanoke College Maroons
March 11, 2010 Roanoke College Maroons | Baseball Finished 2-2 in Methodist/Diamond Baseball Invitational Roanoke College Maroons In the bottom half, Matt Herron (Roanoke, VA, Northside) single up the middle brought in Henderson, who scored for the second time in the game to give RC a ... |
College of Charleston Finishes Sweep of Baseball with 11-3 Sunday Win - Radford University Athletics
March 11, 2010 Washington Post | College of Charleston Finishes Sweep of Baseball with 11-3 Sunday Win Radford University Athletics Brett Mollenhauer (Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley) was the only Highlander with a multi-hit day, going 2-for-4. Christian Powell, making his first collegiate ... College of Charleston Uses Six-Run Eighth For 8-4 Win Over Radford Baseball |
