“We didn’t want to walk off this field the way we felt last year, and that was kind of the goal,” Knights second-year head coach Erin Smith said.
Salem advanced to the state title game for the first time.
Rockbridge locked down Powhatan over the final 12 minutes and emerged with a 15-12 triumph in Tuesday’s semifinal round.
Plus George Wythe battled Fort Chiswell for a spot in the Class 1 state title match
“Eastside’s an experienced, tough team,” said GW coach Amber Faulkner. “They’ve got some kids that are at a very high level and they’re going to do very well in this tournament.”
Monday’s conquest was the latest step for a GW program has become more high profile each season
The Scarlet Hurricanes earned their first trip to the finals since 1987 on Monday
Kathryn Ha wins her second straight women's individual title. Dot Bolling secures her seventh senior women's individual title.
The Vikings and Golden Eagles will be on the road for Tuesday's state quarterfinals
Plus Christiansburg's Leila Haley, Alleghany's Kiera Lowman and Pulaski County's Cole Boone all came away with state titles
Plus Leighton McGee claimed the pole vault title on his final attempt
Floyd County topped the boys standings for the first time in 25 years.
Grubb, Preston also fared well.
The Spartans beat Broad Run 9-4 in a Class 4 quarterfinal.
Plus Christiansburg reclaimed the boys soccer Region 3D championship, the Jefferson Forest softball and baseball teams won region titles and more
Plus senior Breanna Adams earned a top-10 finish in the triple jump
Anna Nye’s strong play in the circle allowed the Wildcats to control the ball and cruise to a 23-6 win over John Champe in the Class 4 girls lacrosse quarterfinal round.
Plus Auburn's Kobi Bonds broke the meet record in the shot put
Plus Cave Spring's Hassan Doucoure was named co-champion in the Class 3 high jump
Plus the Glenvar boys and girls reclaimed region titles, Auburn battled Fort Chiswell in the 1C title game and more
The Patriots fired in three goals in the final three and a half minutes in a desperation comeback attempt, but the remaining time proved too little
For the second straight season, the Patrick Henry High School girls lacrosse team reached the state tournament and competed to be among the final four teams in Class 5.
The 6-foot-4, 175-pound rising junior has received eight Division I offers
"The play at the plate and Mati Gouldthorpe's throw," JF pitcher Amelia Long said, "It's just everything comes together when we're a family."
"He said, 'If you like it, take a rip at it,'" Beckett Gilleland said. "And I liked it, I took a rip at it and got the job done."
Plus Magna Vista battled William Byrd in boys soccer region semifinals, and the Abingdon-Magna Vista playoff baseball game came down to the wire
“They’re the ‘Comeback Kids.’ Even when things aren’t going well, they seem to rally and play so much as a team.”
Two Bath County natives were part of the first two Virginia Golf Hall of Fame classes.
Plus Staunton River won a pitcher's duel in the region softball semifinal, the Christiansburg boys soccer team rolled back into the state tournament and more
A day after upsetting No. 2 Staunton River, the Terriers are back in the state tournament and 3D championship after beating No. 6 Hidden Valley