By SHEILA NELSON, Special to The Patriot Celebrating Pulaski County Prosperity was the theme of the recent 2018 Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce Dinner and Awards Banquet, and quite a celebration it was! Marcus Thompson, Communication and Inspiration Manager for Volvo Trucks, did a superb job as the Master of […]
Yu Zhen Yu, age 91 of Pulaski, died Monday, December 3, 2018, at Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on May 4, 1927 in China. She was preceded in death by her husband, Yi Lu Chen. She is survived by: daughters; Yun Chen and her husband Ze Yu […]
Ten Pulaski County Cougars placed 11 positions on the 2018 All-River Ridge football team voted upon by district head coaches. Junior Gage Mannon made the team as a first team defensive back, and also landed on the offensive first unit as a running back. Mannon was a […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State says Urban Meyer will retire after the Rose Bowl and assistant Ryan Day will be the next head coach. After seven years and a national championship at Ohio State, the 54-year-old Meyer will formally announce his departure Tuesday at a news conference. The university […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Liberty coach Turner Gill is retiring. Gill and the school made the announcement Monday. Liberty finished 6-6 this season. The 56-year-old Gill just completed his seventh season at Liberty. His teams went 47-35 during his tenure and made the transition from the Football Championship Subdivision to […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — De’Andre Hunter and Kyle Guy scored 15 points each and Virginia beat Morgan State 83-45 on Monday night. Nine different Cavaliers scored during a 24-6 first-half burst that turned a 23-14 lead into a 47-20 runaway. Virginia (8-0) then kept the defensive clamps on the Bears, […]
Lisa Rumley Gunter, 58, of Pulaski, passed away on Friday, November 30th in her home in Pulaski. Lisa was born in Pulaski, VA to Agnes and Norman Rumley on August 2, 1960. She is preceded in death by her brother, Curtis Rumley and her father, Norman Rumley. She is survived […]
RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Gonzaga (43) 8-0 1,578 1 2 Kansas (19) 6-0 1,539 2 3 Duke (1) 7-1 1,463 3 4 Virginia (1) 7-0 1,367 4 5 Michigan 8-0 1,339 7 6 Nevada 8-0 1,300 5 7 Tennessee 6-1 1,238 6 8 Auburn 6-1 1,154 8 9 […]
Virginia Tech (6-6, ACC) vs. Cincinnati (10-2, AAC), noon, EST, Dec. 31. LOCATION: Annapolis, Md. TOP PLAYERS Virginia Tech: QB Ryan Willis, a junior, completed 58 percent of passes, 2,497 yards, 22 TDs, 8 INT; WR Damon Hazelton 45 catches, 745 yards, 8 TDs. Cincinnati: QB Desmond Ridder, completed 66 […]
Virginia (7-5, Atlantic Coast Conference) vs. South Carolina (7-5, Southeastern Conference), Dec. 29, noon EST. LOCATION: Charlotte, North Carolina TOP PLAYERS South Carolina: QB Jake Bentley, 2,953 yards passing, 27 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. WR Deebo Samuel has 11 for the Gamecocks’ 32 receiving TDs. Virginia: QB Bryce Perkins, 2,472 […]
College football bowl pairings are set. Virginia will play South Carolina in the Belk Bowl in Charlotte on Dec. 29 at noon. The game will be telecast by ABC. Both teams are 7-5. UVa is 4-4 in the ACC, while South Carolina went 4-4 in the Southeast Conference. Virginia has […]
RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Alabama (61) 13-0 1,525(61) 1 2 Clemson 13-0 1,460 2 3 Notre Dame 12-0 1,405 3 4 Oklahoma 12-1 1,327 5 5 Ohio State 12-1 1,254 6 6 Georgia 11-2 1,247 4 7 UCF 12-0 1,158 7 8 Michigan 10-2 1,076 8 9 Washington […]