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Blacksburg head coach Thad Wells gets his players lined up at the start of a new practice period during opening...

Brad Shelton photo _ Blacksburg’s Brad Shelton brings down a Salem ball carrier during the team’s game earlier this season....

This year’s News Messenger All-County/All-City football team is dominated by the 3A State Champion Blacksburg Bruins. Cole Beck was named...

  Virginia Tech (AP No. 18, Coaches No. 19, CFB Playoff No. 22) faces Arkansas for the first time as...

Marty Gordon  Blacksburg’s Brad Shelton brings down a Salem ball carrier during the team’s game earlier this season. He would...

Marty Gordon In his second year at the helm, Thad Wells led Blacksburg High School’s football team to a state...

Marty Gordon Blacksburg's Cole Beck was unstoppable against Lord Botetourt, scoring six touchdowns and rushing for an astounding 436 yards...

Virginia Tech (AP No. 18, Coaches No. 19, CFB Playoff No. 22) faces Arkansas for the first time as the...

Amber Thompson, a sophomore at Mount Olive College, has high hopes that she will be among the steeplechase runners participating...

Radford pitcher Nikki Brewer threw a four-hitter and led the Bobcats’ 14-hit attack as Radford defeated Eastern Montgomery 11-1 in...