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NCAA extends Stagg Bowl, hoops

The City of Salem has even more reason to tout itself as “Virginia’s Championship City.” The NCAA has awarded Salem and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference approval to serve as co-hosts for the prestigious Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl and the Men’s Division III Basketball Championship through 2013. The Stagg Bowl Football contract is for an... »

River basketball team making return trip to Final Four

The James River basketball team is going to Richmond for the third time in the past four years. The Knights will play Dan River on Friday at 12:15 p.m. The other semifinal will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday when Lebanon takes on Buckingham County. The two winners meet for the Group A, Division 2 state... »

Salem Rotary presents $20,000 from ODAC tourney

The Salem Rotary Club presented checks totaling $20,000 to 11 community charities and programs on Feb. 4. The money came from proceeds of the 2009 Old Dominion Athletic Conference basketball tournament sponsored by the club. Recipients are, from left: front row – Carla Santos and Estelle Avner of the Bradley Free Clinic; West End Center’s... »

A lot of Don Meredith stories are being told about the late LBHS basketball legend

FINCASTLE -  “A lot of Don Meredith stories are going to be told,” Michael Pauley said on learning that the former Lord Botetourt High School boys basketball coach had died early Friday morning at his home near Fincastle. And a lot of them were told Sunday afternoon in the LBHS gym—a place called the “Don... »