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Experts to take closer look at rail project

By Logan Barry for The Hanover Local

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SHLAND – Mayor James Foley announced during last week’s regular Ashland Town Council meeting that there appears to be hope that the community’s voice is being heard in the ongoing dispute about a high-speed rail being added.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board had met earlier Tuesday, Dec. 6, Foley said, adding that the Department of Rail and Public Transportation “came forward and discussed our fate.”

Foley informed council and those attending the session about what he considered as good news regarding to what took place during the meeting with Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB).

He explained how the DRPT discussed the entire 123-mile line, and said they acknowledged that when it came to Ashland, “That’s the hotspot.”

“Our little 6-mile stretch was the hotspot of the whole discussion,” said Foley.

The mayor said the DRPT also acknowledged that

none of the options that were on the table for Ashland were acceptable.

As a result of that acknowledgement, the DRPT plans to go to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to section out Ashland’s corporate limits for the time being, and to de-couple the town; temporarily pulling it out of the DC2RVA high-speed rail project to review further studies.

“All of the other rail options that they discussed and put off the table are coming back on the table, which means the tunnel, [the] overpass, eastern options, the Buckingham branch -- everything is back on the table, ” Foley said.

He also said that they will create a committee of stakeholders that would include Ashland Town Council, Hanover County, Randolph-Macon College (R-MC) and whoever else the DRPT decides to include.

In the “next 12 months or so,” Foley said he hopes the committee can come up with a solution that everyone can get behind “that will not devastate the middle of town by adding a third rail.”

“That news was as good as we could have gotten

today. There was no other option that could have been better. We’re not out of the woods -- at the end of the year they could still say that we’re putting a third rail down the center of town,” he said.

Foley also said the town is very hopeful that’s not going to happen, noting they’ve offered to work with the DRPT, and that the state department is accepting their collaboration effort by “delaying the process, and doing everything we’ve asked.”

Town council also made an official Resolution supporting the request of the DRPT that was sent to the CTB for them to share with the FRA. The purpose of the Resolution is to communicate to the CTB that there is a number of stakeholders involved in this proposal that want this process to be delayed to look at more studies in regards to the Ashland area, so that the FRA will approve it.

Foley also said there’s always still a chance that the FRA could say no, forcing an immediate decision to be made.

“Whereas all of the alternatives studied by the see RAIL, pg. 4

Hanover Habitat celebrates completion of 60th home

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SHLAND – Hanover Habitat for Humanity recently dedicated the Luiz and Veronica Hernandez home in the Town of Ashland. This house marked the completion of the 60th home built by Hanover Habitat for Humanity.

Laura Oliveira, director of community engagement for Habitat, said, Luis and Veronica were joined by their two grown children in thanking all those who worked to help them build their home.

“Volunteering and teaming up with Habitat in the building of our home, not only brought our family closer together, but also taught us such valuable information about the construction of our home,” Veronica said at the Nov. 19 dedication.

“Our family is so happy and grateful to have part-

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Veronica and Luis Hernandez, Hanover Habitat’s 60th homeowners, along with their two grown children, thanked all those who worked so hard to help them build their home at their Dedication Ceremony last month.

“Volunteering and teaming up with Habitat in the building of our home, not only brought our family closer together, but also taught us such valuable information about the construction of our home,” Veronica said. “Our family is so happy and grateful to have partnered with Habitat.” The family moved in just in time to celebrate Thanksgiving in their new home.

MAYOR JAMES R. FOLEY

Mayor adresses community (Editor’s note: The following letter, dated Dec. 7, 2016, was sent by Ashland Mayor James R. Foley.)

Citizens and Community Members: I am pleased to share that on December 6 the Department of Rail & Public Transportation (DRPT) has recommended that the Ashland section of the DC2RVA rail expansion project be set aside for further study.

While DRPT did provide recommendations for the rest of the corridor, DRPT suggested that Ashland be removed (“de-coupled”) from the Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) process. This de-coupling is designed to allow time to find better alternatives.

While this recommendation from DRPT is largely good news, it is not yet time for celebration.

This is merely a recommendation for a delay – specifically, the DPRT recommended for “the Commonwealth Transportation see MAYOR, pg. 2

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Robbery linked to Craigslist lands three men in prison for 20-plus years

By Brandon Shulleeta for Richmond Times-Dispatch HANOVER -- Three men were sentenced to more than 20 years in prison Tuesday, Nov. 29, for their roles in setting up a fake Craigslist advertisement for an SUV, which was used to lure a prospective buyer, rob him at gunpoint, and force him to strip down and then stuff him into his own car trunk.

It was on March 17 when a man who had seen a Lexus SUV on Craigslist drove to rural Hanover County in his Honda and met with a woman with the fake name “Cynthia” — actually 20-year-old Sydnee Brown — who led the victim to a vacant home, according to prosecutor Shari Skipper.

What the victim didn’t know was that the Lexus had been stolen from a Richmond woman and that the Craigslist ad was posted specifically to orchestrate a robbery.

After the potential buyer followed Brown to the end of a country road and began examining the SUV, two men came from behind the vacant house with guns drawn, Skipper said.

“They beat (the victim), put a gun in his mouth, held a gun to his head, robbed him of his credit cards, money and cell phone,” said Skipper, Hanover’s chief deputy commonwealth’s attorney.

The robbers demanded that the victim tell them the PINs to his bank cards, so that they could withdraw money from an ATM, Skipper said. They warned him that they would kill him if the numbers were incorrect.

They also stole the keys to his Honda and forced him into the trunk of his own car, shutting the trunk behind him.

At some point during the robbery, they also made the victim strip off his clothes.

“For what purpose, I don’t know,” Skipper said, speculating that perhaps they wanted to get an inventory of everything the victim possessed.

The perpetrators then waited for a driver to pick them up and went to a Richmond ATM to try to withdraw money from the victim’s bank cards.

Their attempts to get cash from the machine failed because the victim deliberately gave them incorrect PINs, Skipper said,

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The robbery lasted about 15 minutes and happened in the 15000 block of Taliaferro Lane, which is a remote residential area off West Patrick Henry Road about a mile east of Scotchtown Road. The vacant home where the robbery occurred had been listed for sale.

As the robbers were outside of the Honda waiting for a ride, the victim contemplated an escape plan as he lay curled up inside, Skipper said.

“He was the smartest, sharpest victim I think I’ve ever met,” Skipper said.

Before arriving at the location on Taliaferro Lane, where Brown was leading him to the supposed sellers, the victim had told a friend to call police if he hadn’t heard from him after a certain amount of time and he also took a picture of her license plate and sent it to the friend, Skipper said.

The friend did indeed call police, though police weren’t immediately able to determine where the victim was and the license plate number came back to a stolen vehicle from Richmond.

While in the trunk, the victim unlatched the trunk but only cracked it enough to observe his abductors and waited for them to leave before see ROBBERY pg. 4

Board (CTB) to request of the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) the ability to conduct a separate additional study for the Ashland area while proceeding with the DC2RVA project for the remainder of the 123-mile corridor, so as to allow for additional coordination and time to study and identify a preferred alternative for rail capacity improvements in the Ashland area.” Further, a delay does not by itself guarantee that Ashland will not see a third track running through our downtown.

This recommendation is still very much good news. A third track was not the chosen alternative for the Ashland area. The recommendation also shows that all the meetings and communications Town officials, staff, citizens and consultants have had with DRPT and CTB members have made a positive difference.

We will continue to remain actively engaged in the process and continue to work with our neighbors, community stakeholders, and DPRT to evaluate and determine an acceptable preferred alternative for the Ashland section. We will remain vigilant that the third track is not ultimately chosen as the preferred solution.

Based on DRPT’s actions to date, I believe we should take them at their word that they will engage in a robust and transparent re-evaluation of all options for Ashland.

While they have not yet provided details on what this new process will entail, we remain committed to keeping you up to date. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss the issue further, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at Jfoley@town.ashland.va.us, or Interim Town Manager Joshua Farrar at Jfarrar@town.ashland. va.us. Thanks again for your engagement in the process and trust moving forward.

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Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 7400 block of Full View Avenue, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 7300 block of Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

Profane, threatening language over a public airway was reported in the 7300 block of Atlee Road/ Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 7100 block of Flag Lane, Mechanicsville.

Defrauding hotels and motels, $200, was reported in the 7200 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

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Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 8200 block of Tarragon Drive, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 37 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Nov. 28

Driver did not report an accident, damages, $250, in the 7400 block of Brook Way Court, Mechanicsville.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was reported in the 16000 block of Mountain Road, Montpelier.

Petit larceny, $200 not from a person, was reported in the 7500 block of Tangle Ridge Drive, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 6300 block of Queens Lace Road, Mechanicsville.

Failure to stop for school bus flashing lights was reported in the 12000 block of Elmont Road, Ashland.

Possession of marijuana, subsequent offense, was reported in the 8000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike/Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny building was reported in the 12400 block of AshcakeRoad, Ashland.

Using a computer as an instrument of forgery was reported in the 9000 block of Porlonge Lane, Mechanicsville.

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Simple assault was reported in the 11000 block of Chamberlayne Road, Hanover.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 7300 block of Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

Credit card theft was reported in the 7300 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

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Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 12400 block of Cedar Lane, Ashland.

Obtaining money or signature by false pretenses was reported in the 8500 block of Richfood Road, Mechanicsville.

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he got out and ran to a nearby home for help, Skipper said.

“When he was in the trunk of the car, he remembered seeing in a movie or television that there’s a trunk release in the trunks of newer cars,” Skipper

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DRPT of the Ashland portion of the DC2RVA corridor involve significant community impacts, and a third rail through Ashland would have a devastating impact,” said Foley as he read aloud the Resolution.

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Dec. 16 is the last day for Patrick Henry High School students to add/drop a class without it appearing on a student’s transcript. If a course is dropped after that date, the course will appear on the student’s transcript and show whether the student was passing or failing at the time of the withdrawal (WP: Withdraw Pass; WF: Withdraw Fail). If

A Holiday Party will be held by the Hanover Airpark Business Association from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the James River Cellars Winery at 11008 Washington Hwy. in Glen Allen. The event will include hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer and dancing. The event is being sponsored by Village Bank.

The John M. Gandy Elementary School PTA has a Membership Drive underway.

Those who have not become members are encouraged to do so. Last year there were 150 PTA members and this year the goal is to reach 200. If the goal is accomplished, or goes beyond, Gandy students will enjoy a hat day sometime in January. The deadline is Dec. 16.

said. “Even though he was terrified, he was thinking ahead of how he would escape.”

For robbery and abduction convictions, Omar Smith, 33, and Bennie Neal, 38, both of Richmond, were each given active prison sentences of 21 years and 2 months, plus probation. Travion Wright, 25, of Richmond, was sentenced to

an active term of 22 years, plus probation.

Rajit Nash, 35, of Richmond, was due in court Nov. 29, facing charges that included robbery and abduction. Skipper said he also would be offered a plea deal.

Brown, 20, of Chesterfield County, is due in court at a later date, but it’s unclear what

sort of plea agreement she might be offered. Brown, the youngest of the bunch, had cooperated with investigators in helping them build a case and agreed to testify against the other defendants had their cases gone to trial.

Wright and Nash were the ones who physically attacked the victim, Skipper said.

Spagna briefly commented during Foley’s reading of the Resolution, saying that including the third rail’s devastating impact that it would have on Ashland is the “best language we have in there.”

Agreeing with Spagna, Foley emphasized how “we wanted to make sure that was in there.”

In other news, Councilwoman Kathy Abbott talked about her recent meeting with the Ashland Community Theater Foundation (ATF).

She announced that the ATF presented her with the updated design plans, which addressed all of council’s concerns regarding the theater’s renovation

designs.

Council came to a consensus that Abbott would meet with each of the council members individually to discuss the design updates, and that they would discuss them collaboratively at the next regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 20.

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OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals GAYLE ACEL

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Gayle “Jill” Podgurski Acel, 64, of Ashland, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Claire Podgurski; and her sister, Carol Podgurski. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Carl Acel; brother, Chuck Podgurski (Shelly); two nieces, Janina Kirksey (Marc) of Platteville, Wisconsin, and Dana Podgurski of Ft. Lauderdale, ACEL Florida; and nephew, Marshall Podgurski of Richmond. Jill was a retired Registered Nurse. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016, at the Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel, at 412 South Washington Highway in Ashland. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org/give.html. Online condolences may be left at www.nelsenashland.com.

Norman Leslie Cage III, age 66, went to be with the Lord on December 2, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Norman L. Cage Jr., and his mother, Elise A. Cage. He is survived by his daughters, Christine Cage Strange (Dustin) and Heather Lesley Cage; his grandchildren, Michael Cage Walker and Seth Charles Crossno. He also is survived by his brother, Tom Cage (Sharon); and his many cousins and friends. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at the Cage Family Cemetery on Old Ridge Road in Beaverdam. Nelsen Funeral Home in Ashland was in charge of arrangements.

CAMILLA MINOR Camilla “Karen” Denise Minor departed this life on December 2, 2016, in Richmond. She departed this life on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. Karen attendsee OBITUARIES, pg. 12

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OPINION | The Local Views From the editor

That little tree started plenty of memories

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor

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illed with Christmas cheer and the excitement and enthusiasm of celebrating in my first home, I ventured out into the cold evening headed to the downtown area of the small city that I called home for 35 years.

The year was 1977 and the streets were filled with the sounds of the season. It was a great place to grow up then. Stores and restaurants had later hours, and people were shopping and catching up with friends they would run into along the way.

It’s Christmas, Charlie Brown

By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local With Christmas less than a month away, it’s still the furthest thing from my mind. It’s an annual dilemma for me, but this year seems more hurried and busy than most, and I’m fearing my procrastination increases in intensity with passing years.

And who knows what will trigger that moment when you finally realize that the holidays are here again, and Christmas is right around the corner?

It’s as if I can still hear that Salvation Army bell ringing. The kettle was always stationed in front of G.C. Murphy (the “dime” store), and it was an honor to help raise funds for the charitable organization. The city was decorated as were the storefronts. It was the most wonderful time of the year.

I was on a mission: Buy a tree and decorations for my apartment. I went to a locally owned retail store that had everything Christmas I could possibly want at reasonable prices.

Looking back, the 4-foot tree that I placed on an end table was just a little better than the one in “Charlie Brown’s Christmas.” But, it was

As I hurried through after dinner chores and sliced the last sandwich for tomorrow’s lunches, I happened to hear the beginning of “Charlie Brown’s Christmas” on the television in my girls’ bedroom. I quickly tuned the small television in my room to the channel and sat down and enjoyed what I consider one of the many true marvels of the season, the Charlie Brown series.

As I listened to the not so subtle messages contained in the classic tale of Christmas, I could only hope the word was getting through in the next bedroom.

I can’t imagine anyone who has better captured the spirit, the meaning, the true magic of Christmas than Charles Schulz, the creator and author

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mine. I bought ornaments, lights (the big bulbs that you actually hung on the tree), garland, tinsel (yes, maybe a bit much for a small tree) and an angel for the top.

I was content; I didn’t need a 7-foot tree to make that first Christmas “on my own” special.

Family and friends would stop by — all being gracious in my attempts at decorating my new home.

I don’t remember how many Christmases that tree and I had together.

Now I have the 7-foot tree and I’m happy to say each ornament has its own story.

Since making Mechanicsville home, a pewter ornament of Patrick Henry from the

of Charlie Brown.

Shulz made a lifetime of writing and publishing one of the longest running comic strips in America, and his love and dedication for his “Peanuts” characters still tugs at heart strings across the planet.

That led me to another realization that -- although we are constantly reminded throughout our lives that everyone is replaceable, and our skills are never infinitely unique --- there are some humans who cannot be replaced.

Schulz is just one example of an individual with such an amazing insight and understanding of human nature that comes along once in a lifetime.

His characters give meaning to episodes in our lives that seemed too insig-

Hanover Tavern has a prominent place on the tree. This year, we’re adding an ornament of Michie Tavern (a favorite when traveling in the Charlottesville area).

Memories flood back to a simpler time, when a 4-foot tree brought great delight.

Etc. Do you have a favorite Christmas story you would like to share? If so, send to mkinser@ mechlocal.com.

Also, I’ll take a moment to remind churches to submit their Christmas plays and cantatas for our calendar of events.

nificant to mention, or too self-defacing to remember. They deliver messages that seem perfectly versed, but may be considered too canned or corny in other forms.

It’s a magical contribution from one man who dedicated himself to one finished product, a lifelong work in progress that cannot be duplicated or mass produced.

In fact, I doubt anyone could replicate Schulz’ dedication, tenacity and talent in writing a daily comic strip for more than 50 years, viewed by millions of readers in 75 countries around the world.

In my mind, that makes someone irreplaceable and puts one in a lofty category with the likes of Robin Williams.

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Like many other homes across America, it’s not Christmas here without Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and the crew being involved.

In the years since Schulz’ death in 2000, his family has resisted efforts to revive the characters with the exception of one movie.

I like it that way, for no one can recreate Schulz’ vision or conception of characters that reflected a life that hits all too close to home, most of them representing real figures in the author’s life.

And, it’s also fitting that after a lifetime of “Peanuts”, and a dedication to one character who never got to kick the football, Schulz died only days after his final Sunday strip ran.

In his final submissions, the thought of impending doom snuck into the mind of Charlie Brown, a character who had approached everything in life with a healthy sense of skepticism. ‘’After you’ve died, do you get to come back?’’ Linus asked Charlie Brown. ‘’If they stamp your hand.’’

Man, they don’t make ‘em like that anymore, and thank you Charles Schulz for another Christmas where you provided the impetus for the spirit, and reminded me of that Star and the true meaning of the season — Peace and Goodwill to all men and women.

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Morrison, Hawk boys shock Patrick Henry

By Andrew Spencer for the Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND – Friday was a good night to be Nik Morrison.

In fact, Friday was a good night to be a Hanover Hawk in general, as both the girls’ and boys’ varsity basketball teams won their games against county rival Patrick Henry.

But it was a really good night to be Nik Morrison.

The Hanover girls won the opening game of the evening at Patrick Henry in dominating fashion, topping the Patriots 45-34. But the real drama came in the back-end of the double-header. The Hanover boys trailed from the first basket until late in the fourth quarter.

After battling back from an 18-point deficit, the Hawks were trailing by a point with five seconds left in the game.

Morrison, a senior, lofted a shot from beyond the 3-point arc and watched it swish silently through the net to give the Hawks a 57-55 win.

“My coach told me to go out and shoot with confidence,” Morrison said. “I came in off the bench and I did what he said. I shot with confidence. As soon as I let it go, I knew it was good.”

It was a dramatic change from the way the game had coach Darren Thornton. “I told We knew these guys were going half.” the half, and looked to be on begun for Hanover.

The Patriots took a 31-17 their way to completely shut“We had zero energy in the them at halftime that we needed to fight, and we had no defenfirst half,” said Hanover head to man-up and just gut it out. sive energy at all in the first lead into the locker room at ting down the Hawks’ chances.

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Left, Patrick Henry’s Ryan Boone tries to lay one in off the glass in Hanover boys’ 57-55 come-from-behind win Friday. Above, Hanover’s Rachel Metzger goes for a layup in the Hawk girls’ 45-34 win. Metzger finished with 14 points for the night.

The third quarter began like the second had ended, with sloppy offensive play by the Hawks and seemingly effortless and productive offense by the Patriots.

But in the fourth quarter, the Hanover defense stepped up and refused to admit defeat.

“In the fourth quarter, the defense finally showed up,” Thornton said. “They really picked it up and played great.”

That defensive effort was helped by senior Nolan Caler, who scored seven consecutive points early in the fourth to pull the Hawks to within four see SHOCK, pg. 10

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Area swim teams return to changed landscape Steven Dinger, Aidan Fraser and Ethan Spencer on the boys side; and Evko, Koren, Madison Brown, Madeline Enderle, Kayla Maxey, Shelby Nash, Merl Robinson and Victoria Robinson on the girls side.

Steven Dinger, Spencer, Evko, Koren and Maxey are among the Patriots who have qualified for the Kecoughtan Invitational.

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor ASHLAND – Hanover County has long had something of a monopoly on high school swimming, with little competition from other local jurisdictions. This year, that has changed, when Henrico schools adopting swimming as a Virginia High School League sport.

While this means more competition, the four county teams have plenty of talent and will not be easily denied in the postseason.

Patrick Henry The Patriots don’t have the numbers the other three county teams have, but head coach Bob Flanagan knows he has the talent to get results in postseason meets.

Patrick Henry lost a third of its team to graduation last year – including all four of its boys state qualifiers: Ted Schubert, Scotty Mizelle, Jacob Cox and Dalton Nash.

“Losing all four of them was really difficult,” said Flanagan, who added that half his team this year is new. “It’s a big turning year for us, trying to find out who our swimmers are.”

But the Patriots do get some excellent swimmers returning, such as Claire Evko and Josie Koren on the girls team and Brendan Cox and Ben Schubert on the boys team.

But, with a large influx of young swimmers, Flanagan wasn’t all that sure at the beginning of the month what he had on the team. He expected that to get cleared up last week with a meet against Colonial Heights Friday and a tri-meet with Goochland and Powhatan Saturday.

“This is a huge learning experience for us,” he said.

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The Patriots swept all three trying to get.”

The Patriots swept all three teams they faced last week – the teams they faced last week, and Patriots’ first wins of the season.

“It was a long weekend: two Flanagan had a better idea who meets, three teams,” Flanagan his front-line swimmers were.

Atlee The Raiders have the numbers – both in terms of bodies as well as in terms of skilled swimmers – to be one of the region’s top teams. The challenge for them come postseason is coping with the long drives for conference and regional meets.

But Atlee has the experience to cope with whatever challenges may arise.

Most of the Raiders’ big guns have returned this year. On the girls’ side, Olivia Fisher, Sonora Baker and Ashley Zicafoose Dave Lawrence/The Local will provide the elder leaderAbove, Hanover’s Claire Grant (front) and Patrick Henry Josie ship – although Fisher is the only senior in the group. On the Koren compete in the girls 100-yard backstroke in a swim boys’ side seniors Ryan Reutti, meet at Randolph-Macon Will Schroeder and Alex Jones College on Dec. 1. are the elders.

John Beebe for The Local But Atlee has plenty of Left, Patrick Henry’s Ben younger talent to help generate Schubert swims the butterfly points for the team. leg of the 200-yard medley While the Raiders have trarelay in a meet with Goochland and Powhatan at Patrick ditionally had the largest team Henry YMCA Saturday night. in the county, Hanover, especially its boys team, is moving said. “We came out with a num- into a position to challenge their ber of kids qualifying for … the dominance, Seeber said.

Hawk Invitational.”

Hanover The Hawk invitational will be The Hawks numbers have held this weekend at Collegiate School Aquatic Center. All grown in recent years, and have four county teams will be rep- given head coach George Massey resented. Some of his swim- plenty to work with in building mers have already qualified for a future state champion.

“Our boys team is as loaded the Kecoughtan Invitational in as it was last year, and I would January.

Patriot swimmers qualifying think would be even better for the Hawk Invitational are: Cox, Schubert, Mark Dinger, see SWIM, pg. 9

PH wrestlers open with new coach, outlook

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor ASHLAND – The 2016-17 wrestling season begins with the usual changes: the graduation of seniors and the arrival of new recruits. But this year brings an unusually high turnover in the coaching ranks, with three of the four Hanover County teams featuring new head coaches.

Patrick Henry is one of those teams with a new coach, Mike Arnold. Arnold knew right away when taking over the Patriots’ program from former head coach Robert Toney that expectations will be raised.

“I definitely have some big shoes to fill,” he said.

Patrick Henry’s numbers aren’t high, but the athletes Arnold does have make the Patriots potentially stronger come the postseason.

“We will be weak when it comes to dual meets,” he said.

“However, our team will definitely fair better in tournaments with multiple teams.”

To illustrate Arnold’s point, the Patriots began their season with a 37-22 loss to Collegiate in a dual meet on Nov. 30. But three days later, they came in second in the Cavalier Clash tournament at Caroline High School.

Scott Toms graduated after being sixth in the state last year at 182 pounds. Jeremy Roup was a state qualifier at 145 as

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because the kids coming back should be faster,” Massey said.

“Having that and having a couple of strong, freshman boys coming in … I’m very optimistic that the boys team can compete for the regional and state

was Tanner Kump at 170.

But Arnold sees seniors Luis Sagal (138 pounds), Kieffer Strickland (170 pounds) and Brendan White (160 pounds) and junior Hannah Forsyth (106 pounds) as leaders who will produce for the Patriots.

Sagal, White and Strickland won their weight divisions in the dual at Collegiate. Forsyth, Sagal and White won their divisions in the Cavalier Clash.

“I just want the team to make a good showing no matter where we go,” Arnold said.

“We’re definitely trying to build a solid foundation for the future here.”

Arnold believes his approach to coaching will be a little different than what his athletes are used to, but he wants to unite his group and see them rally around each other.

“I try to coach the way I was coached,” he said. “But at the end of the day I want to teach them teamwork and see them support one another all season long.”

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championships this year.”

Among the returning members of the boys team are Patrick Townsend, a past individual state champion, along with Ross Newton, Jonathan Moss, Seth Gulas and Marshall Brooks.

Hanover’s girls team is hampered by injuries early on, but Massey has hopes for their success.

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Patrick Henry’s Brendan White (left) takes down a Middesex County wrestler in a 160-pound match in the Cavalier Clash on Dec. 3.

p. Brennan 1:53; 182: Davis (C) d.

(At Caroline High School) Berger 9-0; 195: Double forfeit; 220: Spotsylvania 219, Patrick Henry Double forfeit; 285: Double forfeit.

119.5, Middlesex 133, Petersburg 96, Dec. 3 Essex 72, Bandit 57, Trinity Episcopal Cavalier Clash 47, Caroline 133.5

106: Forsyth (PH) 22 113: Unterbrink (CAR) 24 120: Waddy (CAR) n/r 126: Evans (PETE) 20 132: Sorrell (SPOT) 23 138: Sagal (PH) 22 145: Deddard (SPOT) 24 152: Scott

(PETE) 22 160: White (PH) 23.5 170: Recabo (SPOT) 22 182: Bowling (SPOT) 20 195: Bristow (MS) 24 220: Childress (SPOT) 22 285: Mills (SPOT) 24

under previous head coach Stuart Bernstein.

Potter’s team lost a number of key swimmers to graduation, including Hannah Ikenberry and Austin Farrar, but Potter said they have a number of talented newcomers along with plenty Lee-Davis The Confederates have a of experienced hands, including new head coach, Natalie Potter, Mollie Sheffield, Brendan Farrar who has served as an assistant and Ryan Griffith.

They also have some talent among the incoming freshmen, including Katelyn Vieni on the girls team and Collin Marks on the boys.

Since Atlee moved into Conference 16, the Confederates have been on their own come conference time – usually having to go on the road against other conferences in the post-

season. But now, with teams like Glen Allen Deep Run giving them some competition at the conference level, postseason will be much more challenging.

“It will definitely make that extended part of the season a little interesting,” Potter said.

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“We swim for the championship season,” Massey said. “We swim these [early season] meets to find out where we should put the kids when we go to conference.”

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Despite youth, PH track team expects success

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Patrick Henry’s lacks the number of experienced hands it has had in the past, but the Patriots have the talent to find plenty of success – despite their youth.

“The girls are really young,” said Patrick Henry head coach Scott Brown. “The vast majority of our team are sophomores and below, so we’re going to lean really hard on Logan Phillips and Victoria Watts.

“Those two have really got to be dynamic for us. Those to have to carry us through on hurdles, short sprints and jumps, and we’ll kind of build off of there.”

The Patriots also get back senior pole vaulter Alayna Richardson, who should be a consistent scorer for the team, and Jean Woodrum, a senior

thrower, who Brown says helps a lot in the spring with the discus, but needs to get a bit stronger to help the Patriots more in the winter with the shot put.

Those four seniors will get help from Shania Pryor in sprints and Caroline Joyce in distance events.

The boys team will be led by their distance runners, Noah Campbell and Blake Mason.

“It was great that they stayed healthy [through the cross country season] this year,” Brown said. “We’ve been bit by the injury bug for those guys for a while. For them to be healthy and really be excited about how the year has started out for them – we have high expectations for them. And I think they put a lot on themselves as well.”

Brown is excited about the rest of the boys team, which features an influx of young tal-

ent, as well.

“We’re showing some real promise and some development,” he said.

Mason Mills should take the lead in hurdle events, and Daniel Thomas and Quaiser Mahmood should do the same in long sprints. A number of newcomers should also give the Patriot boys a boost: Tony Ford in hurdles, Jeff Miller in jumps, and Mackael Johnson in long sprints.

“I’m very proud of them,” Brown. “The work ethic is there. The desire is there to be successful. I think they’re starting to see that in themselves.

So, I’m really, really looking forward to developing them and being ready to try to make a run in February and see how far we can go.”

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of the Patriots with 3:53 left in the game.

At that point, the home crowd didn’t seem worried about the lack of offense from the Patriots. Then, with 3:19 left, Hanover junior Nick Zona scored to tie the game. He followed that up by hitting one of two free throws to give the Hawks their first lead of the night. But the Patriots battled back, and the two teams traded baskets and the lead all the way to the end.

And then Morrison came in off the bench. His team was down by two when he sent a shot through the net, and an arrow through the hearts of Patriots fans.

But Patrick Henry wasn’t done. Ryan Boone took the inbounds pass and made his

way down the court for a tying lay-up. But his progress was interrupted by senior captain Ryan Payne, who blocked the shot as time expired.

Caler led Hanover with 11 points, followed by Jaylih Ross with 10.

Devyn Coles led the Patriots with a game-high 17 points.

Both Hanover’s and Patrick Henry’s girls fought to a standstill through most of the first three quarters, ending the first and second quarters tied. It took a fourth-quarter surge by the Hawks – outscoring the Patriots 15-6 – for them to gain ascendancy.

Rachel Metzger led Hanover with 14 points.

Patrick Henry was led by Hailey Draper with 14 points and JaBryah Haverkamp with 10.

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ed Caroline County Public Schools, and received her post high school education at the Virginia State University in Petersburg, where she studied Accounting. She joined Mount Oni Baptist Church at an early age and served in various capacities, including the choir ministries, the women’s fellowship, Christian Education, and the Trustee Ministry.

She became the Assistant Treasurer in 2005, and the Treasurer in 2006 and was still serving in this capacity at the time of her death. Karen was employed at the Library of Virginia in Richmond for a number of years before securing employment with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., where she worked for more than 15 years, and was employed there until her death. Karen leaves to cherish her memory her son, Isaiah Minor; her mother, Rosetta Minor; three brothers, James Minor; Roland Minor (Carolyn) and Kenneth Minor (Brenda); seven sisters, Mary Minor, Roberta Terrell, Mamie Person (Glen); Diana Floyd ( James), Brenda Cary (Robert), Sylvia Montgomery (Timothy) and Prisilla Minor; six godchildren, Devin Wooten, Gabrielle Braxton, Kiara Montgomery, LaQuisha Davis, Jessica Minor and James Floyd, III; a host of nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, and several devoted friends. Her life was celebrated at 11 a.m.

Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Doswell. Owens Funeral Services at 104 Green Chimney Court in Ashland was in charge of arrangements.

Christopher Brent Reynolds was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to his parents, Douglas and Deborah Reynolds on September 7, 1986. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Reynolds (Simerick); parents; his brother, Brad Reynolds and wife, Annsley; his grandmother, Sarah Cheek; uncle, Mike Cheek and wife, REYNOLDS Sandra; and special aunt, Susan Green. He and his wife married in September 2015 and have resided in Richmond and Charlotte. He served in the Marine Corps Reserves from 2010 to 2014 as an Engineer Equipment Operator. He also specialized in the technological field, working with his father on data analysis and had a gift for building computers. He was an early member of Elevation Church and volunteered weekly to set-up at the Providence High School location. Later, he was a member of St. Andrews Orthodox Church in Ashland with his wife, Elizabeth. He loved cycling, camping and hiking. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Hankins and Whittington Funeral Service at 1111 East Boulevard in Charlotte. Burial was held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2016, in Hollywood Cemetery at 412 South Cherry Street in Richmond, with military honors. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Andrews Orthodox Church in Ashland.

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