Jefferson Forest’s Jedd Zaring named Coach of the Year

By scoring the only goal in the Region III boys soccer championship against Harrisonburg, Jefferson Forest senior David Rochow finally put an end to the ribbing he has taken from his older brother Jim

  The Bruins late heroics and the Colonels solid play highlight the final day of Spring Jubilee.

  Radford’s domination of Group A Soccer continued as both boys and girls teams advanced, while Blacksburg and Hidden Valley soccer brought more accolades to the River Ridge district. And Glenvar will battle Alta Vista in an all Southwest Virginia Group A Softball final.

  A slew of local teams advanced to Radford, including some that are familiar with the territory.

  Hidden Valley outslugged Blacksburg for a River Ridge Baseball title Friday night.

  The mighty Patriots soccer team rolled into the Western Valley District Finals with a three-nothing win.

  Hidden Valley’s softball and baseball teams both advanced to the District tournament finals, as did perennial soccer power Jefferson Forest in Seminole District Boys soccer action.

Tunstall coach Marc Parrish and Bassett coach Lindsay Favero had the same game plan for Friday’s special playoff to determine the regular season champion of the Piedmont District: score early and force the other team to play catch-up

Heritage High School senior Monica Li is being recognized by the National Football Foundation as January’s national Play It Smart Student Athlete of the Month

Jefferson Forest boys soccer players Tim Bullock and Scott Zaring got an up-close-and-personal look at Virginia High School Coaches Association player of the year, Brian Ownby of Group AAA state champion Deep Run, who will play next year at Virginia, in Wednesday night’s VHSCA All-Star game

Whereas Tuesday night’s Virginia High School Coaches Association senior All-Star boys and girls basketball games were high-scoring affairs, Wednesday night’s girls soccer contest had to go to a shootout to determine a winner after a scoreless regulation

Stepping down as varsity soccer coach this spring, after coaching the sport for the past 30 years, was, in Chip Berry’s words, “One of the toughest decisions of my life.”

Jamestown upsets the #1 ranked boys high school soccer team in the country.

  Girls soccer powers Radford and Glenvar will face off for the Region Crown after convincing wins on Wednesday night.

The Blacksburg Bruins, ranked No. 1 in the country by rivals.com, shut out Tunstall 9-0 in the Region IV tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Seminole District player of the year Tim Bullock showcased some fancy footwork with his flashy orange soccer shoes, Tuesday night at home in Jefferson Forest’s 5-2 Region III quarterfinal win over Harrisonburg.

Jefferson Forest junior Cameron DeWitt showed in Tuesday’s Region III girls soccer quarterfinal against Robert E. Lee that she can finish an assist and dish one out.

Tunstall freshman forward Zack Rice scored twice, including a backbreaking goal a minute after the visitors cut their deficit in half

The biggest concern for Jefferson Forest boys soccer coach Jedd Zaring this spring was shoring up a defensive line depleted by graduation.
He recruited two forwards, Jordan Smith and Andrew Dempsey, the team’s second-leading scorer last year, and backup goalkeeper Kyle Wachenheim as stopgap defenders.

For the last two weeks, E.C. Glass’ girls soccer team has devoted an extra 20 minutes in practice to penalty kicks. The players run wind sprints for 15 minutes to simulate the fatigue of an overtime game and then take aim at the goal.

There is no official Lynchburg-area boys soccer championship, but Wednesday night’s game between area high school powers Jefferson Forest and E.C. Glass sure felt like one.

Jefferson Forest senior midfielder Timothy Bullock became the first local recruit in several seasons for Liberty University coach Jeff Alder, signing a partial scholarship to play for the Flames’ men’s soccer team starting next fall.