Hidden Valley broke open a tight game by scoring three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to pick up the 9-3 win over the Salem Spartans. The Titans improved to 8-1 in the district and clinched first place heading into tournament play next week. Salem dropped to 6-3.
The 45th Annual Cosmopolitan Invitational Track and Field Meet was held at Salem High School last weekend. The track meet, which is officially sanctioned by the Virginia High School League, has become the largest scholastic track meet in Southwest Virginia with boys and girls teams participating from Middle, Junior and Senior High Schools throughout our [...]
Last Saturday’s 44-40 loss to Salem in a game that decided the River Ridge District regular season championship might have laid out a blueprint other schools can use as they try to prevent Cave Spring from repeating as the Group AA Region 3 state champs. That is, double and triple team Knights 7’ center Josh [...]
Assuming mother nature doesn’t make the final call once again, several area teams are positioned near the top of their districts going into the final two weeks of the regular season, with post-season play looming. Patrick Henry, coming off their first Western Valley District loss to GW Danville, remains in first place at 4-1 in [...]
Salem High School came out of the gate strong Tuesday night in the Hidden Valley gym and, despite every effort, Hidden Valley was never able to get back within striking distance. The Spartan’s fast paced offense opened a quick 12-2 lead and seemed content to settle in to a 10 to 15 point margin for [...]
More than halfway through the season, high school football in the Roanoke Valley has witnessed several surprise teams. Cave Spring, a year removed from a 2-8 record, is off to a 5-1 start. Hidden Valley, 4-6 in 2008, sits at 4-2. And Northside, only a .500 team last fall, currently is 5-2 (records before the [...]
Trailing in the fourth quarter on the road at Northside – a rare occurrence – the Salem Spartans overcame a 22-13 deficit last Friday to defeat the Vikings 26-22. Salem remains undefeated at 4-0 on the season, while Northside fell to 3-2. The Vikings had more than 250 rushing yards, which helped keep them in [...]
