Broadly speaking, a team that starts the season in the Top 25 and finishes it unranked has had a disappointing season, failing to meet expectations. The converse is likely to be true as well.Critics of preseason polls complain about setting artificial expectations, but it could be argued polls merely reflect […]
The College Football Playoff has yet to produce a real surprise team.In four seasons, nine schools have reached the semifinals — and even the teams that came from outside the AP preseason Top 25 were traditional powers.The lowest-ranked team in the preseason media poll to make the CFP was Oklahoma […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Speedy wide receivers and a fleet-footed and mobile quarterback have sparked anticipation about Virginia’s offensive potential this season, and a lumbering tight end could also be a part of the Cavaliers’ success.Evan Butts caught 32 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns last season, some as […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A southwest Virginia sheriff’s office says deputies fatally shot an armed man after he ignored commands and approached them “in a threatening manner.”The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that deputies responded to a 911 call about a “disturbed individual” at a home […]
Roanoke– You expect first game mistakes, but they hurt when the result is a single digit defeat. Pulaski County dropped open passes, committed a dozen penalties for 95 yards, and kicking game mistakes were huge. The result was Northside scored four touchdowns. Pulaski County also scored four touchdowns, and kicked a […]
Abingdon 34, John Battle 8 Altavista 21, Central Lunenburg 17 Appomattox 44, Buckingham County 7 Battlefield 44, Oakton 0 Blacksburg 50, Giles 7 Broad Run 31, Potomac Falls 0 Brooke Point 27, Potomac 6 Carroll County 21, Patrick County 6 Central Wise 41, Eastside 27 Christiansburg 14, Floyd County 12, […]
Jeffrey Wayne Gillespie, age 46 of Christiansburg, VA went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. After a battle with cancer. Born January 27, 1972 in Tennessee he was the son of the late Edward & Geraldine Campbell Gillespie. He […]
Pedro Espinola used his second double-digit strikeout performance of the season to lead the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the visiting Princeton Rays Thursday night. Pulaski salvaged a victory in the series finale to avoid the sweep in advance of their 2018 home finale Friday. Espinola earned his first […]
Blasting could start any day now at the site of construction for the new middle school. Representatives of RRMM Architects and Gay and Neel provided an update on construction of the school Wednesday evening to a joint meeting of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors and School Board. Board members […]
“The goal was always to provide an opportunity where an opportunity wasn’t. And it goes both ways. Whether you’re seeing a show, or whether you’re performing in the show,” said Kendall Payne, founder of Adaire Theatre.Adaire Theatre is in its seventh season, and for Payne, the journey just keeps getting […]
The Pulaski County football team will open the 2018 season on the road in Roanoke Friday evening against long standing rival Northside. The Vikings took the measure of the Cougars last season in the lid-lifter in Dobson Stadium, 38-28. Pulaski County leads the all-time series between the two schools, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Audrey Gertrude Shufflebarger Burton announces her peaceful passing on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the age of 94 years. She was born on February 18, 1924 in Pulaski, VA to the proud parents of Jesse and Maggie (Linbury) Shufflebarger. Audrey attended […]