Midlothian Youth Soccer League will be merging into the Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club, and will continue to operate under the Richmond Kickers name and brand. The members of the MYSL approved the move by a vast majority vote. (more…)
Archive for February, 2011
Midlothian Youth Soccer League to Merge With Richmond Kickers Youth Club
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 Top Richmond Recruit Grant Signs with Ohio State
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
After years of speculation, star Hermitage linebacker Curtis Grant has made his decision on which of the more than 25 offers from schools around the country he will accept. His decision is to become an Ohio State Buckeye; joining one of the most storied and successful programs in the country.
Grant’s dynamic ability at the linebacker position made him one of the premier recruits in the nation, with ESPN ranking him as the 46th best recruit in this year’s class among all positions. Among inside linebackers, he’s rated the third best in the nation.
The Times Dispatch reports that the tight-knit bond amongst the Ohio State team appealed to him, and reminded him of his Hermitage team. “(The coaching staff) just wanted to get to know me more as a person, then we could talk about football as the time came around,” Grant said.
The other schools Grant was deciding between included Virginia, North Carolina, and the University of Florida. The Times also notes that Grant is the first local player to attend Ohio State since Trever Robinson, a 2003 Huguenot graduate who walked on with the Buckeyes.
VA College Baseball on Twitter
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Are you a tweeter? Odds are you’ve spent at least a little time on Twitter, and you know just about everyone has an account – people and organizations alike. We certainly do! Colleges are no exception, and many have individual accounts for their athletics and even for each team.
With baseball season kicking off, we thought we’d take a look around the Twitterverse and see who of the Virginia D1 schools have a Twitter account specifically for their baseball team. Turns out there’s a pretty good showing! Virginia Tech and VMI are conspicuous absences…maybe this is their year to get on the Twitter train.
- UR Baseball – fresh off the registration page! We took the liberty of welcoming them.
- UVA Baseball – well followed and active, no surprise given UVA’s strong records
- Liberty Baseball – very active, and lots of links to articles
- Radford Baseball – hasn’t updated since March 2010, but expect to see activity as the season starts up!
- VCU Baseball – hasn’t updated since February 2010. May not be updated anymore, but worth keeping an eye on as the season starts.
- VMI Athleics – not baseball-specific, but you can expect to see news from the team
- Va. Tech Athletics – same situation, not baseball specific (but very active!)
Get Pumped for the SCAN 5K!
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
If you’ve never participated in one of Richmond’s great marathons, you’re missing out! There’s something for a runner of every skill level, and the next run in Richmond is no exception.
On February 26th will be the 3rd annual Race to Protect Children, a benefit 5k for Greater Richmond SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now). A fun event of the past 2 years, and a great cause.
The run will begin at West Broad Village in Short Pump. At 8:30am will be the Kids Fun Run, at 9am the runners will begin the 5k, and at 9:05 the walking group will begin. Following the race will be a family festival event at Dave & Busters.
So give it a look! Registration is $20 in advanced, $30 on the day of, and $10 for the Kids Fun Run. You can register online here.
Benedictine (#2) Prevails in Clash with Highland Springs (#1)
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Lead by the strong play of four Cadets, Benedictine emerged the winner of a close game with Highland Springs. The final score of 71-66 means that Highland Springs, the #1 rank in the most recent Times Dispatch Top 10, will cede the top spot to the #2 ranked Benedictine.
Trey David, Mike Gbinije, Erik Moody, and Jordan Burgess gave the packed Memorial Gym plenty to cheer about as they scored 19, 17, 16, and 11 points respectively. Javaris Threatt of the Springers had the night’s highest individual point total, scoring 22 points.
Benedictine coach Sean McAloon said of his team, “We had a boatload of offensive rebounds. We took advantage of our size.” Springers coach George Lancaster mirrored the sentiment, saying, “There was too much of them and not enough of us.”
