Obituary for Lacy Leo “Bugg” Johnston, Jr.
Lacy Leo “Bugg” Johnston, Jr. 74, of Pulaski, departed for his heavenly home on Nov. 9th 2018. Leo was born in Pulaski, VA on Jan. 8th 1944 and was the son of the late Lacy Leo Johnston, Sr. and Lois Gray Johnston. He was also preceded in death buy his […]
Saturday High School Playoff Football Scores
Episcopal 25, Woodberry Forest 21 North Wake Christian, N.C. 42, Rocky Mount Homeschool 0 VHSL Class 6A First Round Freedom (Woodbridge) 42, C.D. Hylton 7 VHSL Class 4A First Round Dinwiddie 26, Courtland 18 Warhill 35, Heritage-Newport News 13 First Round Buffalo Gap 32, Clarke County 21 Graham 42, Virginia […]
Pitt smashes Virginia Tech 52-22 to near ACC Coastal title
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Qadree Ollison looked at the line of scrimmage, looked at the Virginia Tech end zone 97 long yards away and turned to good friend and fellow Pittsburgh running back Darrin Hall. “I asked him if he thought I could run that far and he was like, ‘I […]
Perkins, Reed lead Virginia past Liberty, 45-24
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s expanding offense gained a new playmaker, and Joe Reed’s big day was a reward for his hard work. Reed caught scoring passes of 14 and 6 yards and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown Saturday as Virginia beat Liberty 45-24. “Joe’s really made […]
Locker Room: How big was that? It was BIG!
Danville– Pulaski County defeated GW-Danville, 17-14 in the opening round of the Region 4D playoffs at Averitt University Friday evening. Everybody knows it was a big, big victory, but how many really know how big? It was a great victory for the players, and the celebration by the team […]
PCHS Girls Cross Country team finishes 8th in State
PCHS Girls Cross Country finished in 8th place at the Class 4 State Championships today. Grace Boone placed 4th overall in Class 4. Congratulations Girls!!!
Jones leads Radford to an 88-78 win over UIC in home opener
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored 24 points and dished 10 assists and Radford pulled away late to top UIC, 88-78 in an opening round game in the Gotham Classic tournament Friday night. The game was the first meeting between the programs. Radford won its opener, 91-57 over Davis […]
No. 15 Virginia Tech tops Gardner-Webb 87-59 in opener
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Isaiah Wilkins only found out on Monday that he would play rather than redshirt this season. The baby-faced 18-year-old freshman ended up playing a critical role in No. 15 Virginia Tech’s season opener. Wilkins, the 10th-youngest player in Division 1, scored 21 points as the Hokies […]
Cougars advance in playoffs with 17-14 win over GW Danville
DANVILLE – Pulaski County had a dramatic come from behind 17-14 victory Friday night at Averett University over George Washington of Danville to advance to the second round of the Region 4D Playoffs. Pulaski County is not 8-3 on the season, Danville finishes it season also 8-3. The Pulaski County […]
Friday Night High School Playoff Scores
VHSL Class 6A First Round Franklin County 14, Clover Hill 0 Landstown 20, Woodside 7 Manchester 49, James River-Midlothian 0 Ocean Lakes 34, Kellam 18 Oscar Smith 49, Tallwood 0 South Lakes 39, George Marshall 15 W.T. Woodson 29, James Robinson 14 Westfield 49, Yorktown 6 VHSL Class 5A First […]
Virginia, Liberty meet in rare late nonconference matchup
Virginia is stepping out conference play this weekend when the Cavaliers host Liberty. It’s a scheduling oddity for Virginia, which is in contention for the ACC’s Coastal Division title and the Cavaliers say they will not look past the Flames on Saturday. “Just the next-week mentality,” linebacker and tri-captain Chris […]