This was Sam Hauser’s first postseason game as a Virginia Cavalier, but he’s watched countless hours of college basketball. He knows magical moments occur regularly this time of year. “That’s what March is,” Hauser said on a Zoom call from the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum. “I think once you hit March […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Usher scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half, including a game-clinching dunk created off a sterling play by Jose Alvarado, and Georgia Tech ended Miami’s run in the ACC tournament with a 70-66 win on Thursday. Miami’s Kameron McGusty hit a 3-pointer […]
Faye J. McPeak Farris Williams of Wythe County passed away on March 9, 2021. She was born October 9, 1929 in Wythe Co. and was the daughter of the late Ballard and Pearlie Mae McPeak. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Mason Farris and her second husband, […]
Authorities have identified the two men killed Wednesday when two boats collided on Claytor Lake near Peak Creek. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources reported the victims are 67-year-old Faron Dale Gardner of Hillsville and 70-year-old Reginald Sizemore of Dublin. According to a Pulaski County Public Safety posting on social […]
With the cancellation tonight of the Duke vs. Florida State game in the ACC Basketball Tournament due to COVID, Virginia Tech and North Carolina will play at 8:30 p.m. ET inside Greensboro Coliseum in the quarterfinals on ESPN instead of the announced time of 9 p.m.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that the Duke vs. Florida State ACC men’s basketball tournament quarterfinal game has been canceled. The game was scheduled to be played on Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. The postponement follows a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing […]
Pulaski County High School has landed three members of its state runner-up girls basketball team on the Virginia High School Coaches Association Class 4 All-State team. Ally Fleenor and Keslyn Secrist were named to the First Team, while Taryn Blankenship was named to the Second Team. Joining Fleenor and Secrist […]
Third-seeded Tech faces sixth-seeded UNC at 8:30 p.m. Thursday on ESPN BLACKSBURG – As the No. 3 seed in the New York Life ACC Tournament, No. 22/21 Virginia Tech will play against sixth-seeded North Carolina on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET inside Greensboro Coliseum in the quarterfinals on ESPN. SERIES […]
Suellen Marie Palmer, 68, of Barren Springs, VA died Monday, March 8, 2021 at her home. She was born in Virginia on August 25, 1952 and was the daughter of the late Orville Palmer and Ruth Mahone Palmer. She was also preceded in death by her aunt and uncle, Ruby […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Armando Bacot scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to record his sixth double-double of the season and lead North Carolina to the quarterfinals of the New York Life ACC Tournament, defeating No. 11 seed Notre Dame 101-59 on Thursday. Carolina (17-9) advances to face No. 3 […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Freshman Mark Williams set season highs with 23 points and 19 rebounds for his second double-double, Matthew Hurt added 20 points, and No. 10 seed Duke eased by seventh-seeded Louisville 70-56 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2021 New York Life ACC […]
A boating accident occurred earlier today on Claytor Lake near Peak Creek, and two people were killed. Officers with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is investigating. More when further information is available.