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Coach Lancaster returns home for next chapter in legendary career
George Lancaster says there is one aspect of coaching he’s looking forward to even more than the home court advantage.
Armstrong athletes excel at state track and field competition
If “Happy” artist Pharrell Williams were to sing of Armstrong High School, it might be titled “Hoppy.”
Fouls central part of Rams’ strategy
Virginia Commonwealth University’s winning basketball recipe includes balanced scoring plus a little discussed “secret” ingredient — balanced fouling. Now with eight straight wins after last Friday’s 84-73 victory at the University of Richmond, the Rams are 22-5 heading into difficult Atlantic 10 Conference road tests at the University of Rhode Island and the University of Dayton.
Injury cleared way for championship in high jump
Before Kequan Henley ever took off as a high-flying state champion in the high jump, the tall and springy Armstrong High School student was in love with basketball. Then during his sophomore year in 2014, he suffered a significant injury. “First game of the year, I went up for a rebound and came down on my head. Knocked me out. I woke up in the hospital with a bad concussion,” he recalled.
Robinson works to get Armstrong on track
As a teenage athlete, Valentino Robinson ranked with top high hurdlers in Virginia. Now as coach, he faces a different type of hurdle.
VUU banking on talent of Tabyus Taylor this fall
Virginia Union University football fans were treated last season to what amounted to a teaser of what Tabyus Taylor can do with a football under his arm.
John Marshall shows off its squad on the road
For most high school basketball teams, a road trip means a quick bus ride across town or perhaps to a nearby county. By contrast, the John Marshall High School Justices logged more December miles than just about everyone but Santa Claus.
Thomas Jefferson starts football season with new field, new quarterback and new classification
Jaylen Tyler scored three touchdowns in Thomas Jefferson High School’s opening 48-6 win at Colonial Heights High School. Shamar Graham tallied three touchdowns in the home-opening 56-6 rout of Armstrong High School on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Va. lawmakers pass bipartisan budget leaving tax policy unchanged
After months of partisan combat over different priorities, Virginia lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal Monday with no major tax changes, funding boosts for education and mental health and salary increases for teachers and state employees.
Richmond youth team wins national hoops title
The nation’s No. 1 basketball team for players under 10 years of age is based right here in Richmond.
Baseball’s Jalen Rudolph of TJ conference player of the year
If Richmond Public Schools was to name an All-Round Athlete of the Year, Jalen Rudolph would deserve serious consideration.
Huguenot revving up for basketball season
This has the makings of a bounce-back basketball season at Huguenot High School. After three straight lackluster campaigns in which the Falcons were a combined 17-42, the dark clouds are parting.
Grambling wins Celebration Bowl
This has the makings of a bounce-back basketball season at Huguenot High School. After three straight lackluster campaigns in which the Falcons were a combined 17-42, the dark clouds are parting.
George Wythe Bulldogs hoping to climb out of slump
Imagine you’re a lightweight boxer, and every time you enter the ring you’re facing a heavyweight. That’s about how George Wythe High School’s football Bulldogs must feel. The results are predictable. The South Siders were 0-10 last year, outscored 461-38. The team has just two wins in the last 10 years.
VSU’s Blair has eye on Olympic trials
It will take a Herculean effort for anyone to upset the apple cart in the long-established, track and field events in the CIAA.
Sophomore Roosevelt Wheeler is John Marshall High’s tall secret weapon
Young basketball players and teams generally are taught to work the ball inside for a higher percentage of shots close to the basket. That strategy is likely to backfire against Richmond’s John Marshall High School. Facing the Justices, the closer to the basket the opponents get, the higher the degree of difficulty becomes.
Personality: Sonya Clark
Spotlight on award-winning artist and professor
Sonya Clark is a master in the use of beads, combs, thread, textiles and hair. She regularly is showered with critical praise while winning recognition as a top contemporary artist.
Personality: G. Sylvia Jackson
Spotlight on Grand Worthy Matron of the Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star of Va.
She’s one week away from the 118th Annual Session of the Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star of Virginia, Prince Hall Affiliation. And Grand Worthy Matron Gertrude Sylvia Jackson is fighting the good fight, leading a group of organizers the public still sees “as old ladies in white who belong to a secret organization,” she says.
George Wythe Bulldogs lining up for repeat championship
The George Wythe High School Bulldogs might be nicknamed “The Quintuplets” this season. All five starters on the Richmond school’s basketball team are nearly the same height — not too short, not too tall — with similar skill sets.
