NORTHWEST REGION GIRLS SOCCER: With big goal, Arnold sparks Colonial Forge
BY JIM SWING / THE FREE LANCE-STAR Over the course of her four-year career, the majority of Colonial Forge senior forward Sydney Arnold’s goals have been of the skill variety. …more
May 23rd, 2013
NORTHWEST REGION BASEBALL: Bears will stick around for quarters
BY STEVE FRANZELLO / THE FREE LANCE-STAR Thursday’s Northwest Region first-found game against visiting Broad Run was the first ever for Riverbend in Group AAA. With junior pitcher Anthony Burke …more
May 23rd, 2013
BATTLEFIELD BASEBALL FINAL: Cyclones win Battlefield marathon
BY STEVE FRANZELLO / THE FREE LANCE-STAR Culpeper and Eastern View baseball teams traded punches in the Battlefield District tournament title game. Then, after more than three hours of competition …more
May 23rd, 2013
BATTLEFIELD GIRLS SOCCER: Cougars leave no doubt in win
BY TOM LEISS / THE FREE LANCE-STAR Courtland has been to the Battlefield District final on a regular basis over the years, and it reasserted its place at the top …more
May 23rd, 2013
REGION I TRACK: Thin Foxes finish second
BY TAFT COGHILL JR. / THE FREE LANCE-STAR When members of the King George girls track and field team learned one of their top athletes was injured playing soccer, their …more
May 23rd, 2013
REGION I TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS
FROM STAFF REPORTS GIRLS MEET Team scores: 1. Brunswick 79; 2. (tie) King George and Tabb 77; 4. Lafayette 76 ; 5. James Monroe 40; 10. Courtland 26 ; …more
May 23rd, 2013
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Massaponax boys soccer team advances
FROM STAFF REPORTS Ty Cooley recorded a six-save shutout to lead Massaponax to a 4–0 win against George Washington-Danville on Thursday in the first round of the Northwest Region boys …more
May 23rd, 2013
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
FROM STAFF REPORTS BASEBALL NORTHWEST REGION Thursday’s first round Riverbend 7, Broad Run 4Patriot 3, North Stafford 2, 8 inn.Forest Park at Patrick Henry, ppd.Osbourn Park 15, Franklin Co. …more
May 23rd, 2013
HORSE SCENE: Earning show points early can pay off
BY BETSY CARTER / THE FREE LANCE-STAR THE BATTLEFIELD Horse Shows Association has grown to include membership at most shows in Virginia whose points count toward BHSA year-end awards. Riders …more
May 23rd, 2013
UMW: Carey, Raulston ousted in NCAAs
FROM STAFF REPORTS University of Mary Washington sophomore Tyler Carey won the first set before losing 4–6, 6–3. 6–1 to fourth-seeded Ryan Ybarra of Texas–Tyler in the first round of …more




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