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Revised grading scale reviewed

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Landon Dean has a beeline on the next egg for his basket Sunday, April 9, at the second annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Randolph-Macon College campus in Ashland.

ASHLAND — Hanover County School Board members took a first look at a proposed change to the county’s current grading system at last week’s meeting.

Assistant superintendent Jennifer Greif presented a plan that would transfer students from the current 7-point grading scale to a 10-point system that brings the county more in line with most school divisions in the state.

The proposal contains plus and minuses within the 10- point scales and places the minimum passing grade at 65.

A group supporting a change in the grading scale claims more than 1,600 fol-

lowers on Facebook, and proponents of the new policy packed the school board’s meeting room. Several speakers voiced support for a new grading scale, but the enthusiasm of the standing room only crowd spoke the loudest.

Only one speaker expressed support for the current grading scale, and he was interrupted several times by a few overzealous members of the audience.

“Do you really believe that universities financial aid and student aid departments do not recognize the difference between a 7-point and 10-point grading system?”

Major Mansfield asked. “It’s their job to recognize the difference.

“I hope we can all remain civil,” chair-

man John Axselle, Beaverdam District, told the crowd as they voiced comments while Mansfield attempted to express his opinion.

Julie Stubblefield, one of the group’s organizers, pointed to a list of facts supporting Hanover Parents Supporting a 10-point Scale’s position of support. She noted that 90 percent of Virginia schools currently employ the 10-point scale with two more districts making the switch for the upcoming school year.

Stubblefield responded to board comments that some parents were only interested in enhancing the grades of their students. “Our initiative has never been see GRADING, pg. 2

Murray gives up town council seat to attend law school

By Logan Barry for The Hanover Local ASHLAND — Ashland Town Council will be faced with filling a vacant seat this summer. Vice Mayor James Murray has announced his resignation to attend law school.

With Murray’s action, council begins the search to replace

a member.

“With very mixed emotions, I have to announce my departure from the town council and, in fact, from the Town of Ashland as a whole. After lengthy discussions, and quite a bit of input from friends, loved ones, advisors, I’ve accepted an see COUNCIL, pg. 2

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Town Manager Joshua Farrar, left, Town Attorney Andrea Erard, Councilman Steven Trivett, Vice-Mayor James Murray, Mayor James Foley, Councilman George Spagna, and Councilwoman Kathy Abbott are shown during last Tuesday’s regular meeting.

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Greif unveiled a plan that seemed to satisfy the concerns of many parents.

“We appreciate the scale that is being presented tonight and feel it is fair and balanced,”

Stubblefield said. “This recommended scale also benefits all 18,0000 students in Hanover County.”

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offer of admissions at the Duke University School of Law beginning this fall,” Murray said during reports at the April 4 regular council meeting.

He has served on town council for nearly three years, being elected in 2014, and later appointed to vice mayor in 2016.

“While I’m very excited for the challenges and opportunities that brings, I am also very saddened about leaving the town,” he said.

Mayor James Foley wished Murray the best of luck in his future endeavors, and announced that an application would be uploaded to the town’s website to fill the vacant council seat.

An election will be held next May to elect a new council member, according to Foley.

“While I know that any unplanned change in leadership is always a concern, I do have every confidence in my fellow members of council, our town manager, the phenomenal staff – and the people, customs and traditions that work together to make Ashland, as far as I’m concerned, the greatest community in Virginia,” Murray added.

Murray is a media specialist at RandolphMacon College.

In other business, Town Manager Joshua Farrar led a presentation that outlined to council a broad overview of different ideas for the town’s future branding, marketing and advertising campaigns.

Farrar made the presentation after recently attending an economic development seminar between town officials and Ashland business leaders.

Emphasizing how the town needs to first develop its brand and then shape its marketing and advertising around that brand, Farrar explained how community branding is a “clear and consistent vision and a message that conveys what a community represents – it’s who we are, what we represent and the values we hold.”

dialogue and civil discourse is a mark of the many healthy stakeholder groups that we have here in Hanover County,” Gill said.

Gill noted there are a variety of 10-point scales in use across the Commonwealth, and said the presented version represents only one of many versions of the 10-point scale.

“Senior staff felt most com-

He acknowledged how that definition of community branding is inherently ambiguous as it relates to their branding of the “Center of the Universe” and how that it will probably be tough to get to; but then reinforced his core belief of how essential the branding segment of a marketing campaign is.

A community’s brand is central to the community’s marketing endeavors.

“Effective community marketing presents the relative and unique assets and experiences that [we] have – that [our] community can offer customers and visitors,” said Farrar, using Ashland’s self-identification as a “railroad town” and a “college town” as examples.

He said the advertising segment is the “actual ad you put in the newspaper, in my mind – the actual piece you put out as part of your marketing campaign.”

Putting all that together in a logical sequence, Farrar said he believes the town needs to develop a brand first and foremost, and then market that brand using individual advertising pieces.

During his presentation, he scrolled through slides showing council different examples of how other communities across the nation are communicating their brand and how those brands relate to their communities in unique ways.

Farrar said the idea behind the presentation was to get everyone on the same page, and thinking the same way in terms of the important distinctions between branding, marketing, and advertising because they all play specific functions in a successful campaign.

Most of the materials he referenced were from a Northstar Destination Strategies professional development presentation at the International City/County Management Association, and “Community Branding and Marketing” by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

He also talked about street art, a topic brought up during the citizen input por-

fortable with the one presented here today,” Gill said.

Greif presented a plan that is endorsed by the College Board and “expands the grading scale to a 10-point for a majority of the grading scales.”

“I knew Dr. Gill and his staff would come up with an excellent proposal and I want see GRADING, pg. 3

tion of the meeting, and integrated it into what he was presenting. Ashland recently implemented a new look for a section in its historic district downtown, with art and murals painted on buildings and at one point sidewalks.

Farrar suggested that these pieces of artwork could be used as strategic marketing tactics in the campaign.

Councilwoman Kathy Abbott pointed out the strength in companies like Northstar in how they come in and do that extensive research, and deliver surveys and talk to people in the community to create an essence of what that community is; but also noted that it isn’t cheap, and the town has already collected a lot of that information through its own processes.

Abbot suggested that the town should see where its own creative talent takes them.

Murray said that, while he realizes there are other important matters that need the attention of their budget and resources, he also understands the importance of developing a unique brand that’s meaningful to the town.

He said advertising wouldn’t exist if it didn’t work, and how people wouldn’t spend money on advertising if advertising didn’t make them money. He also said there were right ways to spend money on advertising and wrong ways to do it, but that he doesn’t want to sell the town short by limiting its marketing resources on developing a quality brand and advertising pieces.

The town adopted a retroactive appropriations resolution for the 2017-2018 budget, taking effect from the fiscal year 2016-2017 appropriations budget resolution.

The town typically passes an appropriations resolution at the same time as it adopts the annual budget.

The resolution officially takes effect retroactively on July 1, 2016.

There is not any operational or fiscal impact connected to the result of this action, and it authorizes town staff to manage the budget and finances in the same way they’ve managed it throughout the year.

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to thank the tonight for doing that,” Cold Harbor representative Norman Sulser said.

In other news, Gill informed the board that the Hanover AllCounty Band will be traveling to New York City to participate in America’s Veterans Day Parade. The band is comprised of band students from all four of the county’s high schools:

In another matter, a parent voiced concerns regarding the length of SOL (Standards of Learning) tests and the difficulty involved in obtaining information regarding those time frames.

Jack Clark said he was surprised to learn his 12-year-old daughter spent more than two hours completing one SOL test in math.

“I find it unacceptable for the State of Virginia to give 12-

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Julie Stubblefield, one of the parents responsible for organizing a group with more than 1,600 members that has lobbied the Hanover County School Board for a change in the county’s current grading 7-point grading scale, addressed the school board. The school board will consider a change to a 10-point system at next month’s meeting.

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year-old students testing that takes that long to complete,”

ments expressed at last week’s meeting mirror the response she has received from her constituents.

“Most of the comments we’ve heard have been positive,” she said following the public hearing. “I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback on this budget, especially the investments we are making in public

Clark said. “For many students, SOLs have become less about content knowledge and more about mental endurance.”

Clark said he suspects most parents are unaware of the problem due to strict provisions regarding information regarding the actual test times.

“Due to this secrecy, parents are not given information about test duration and 12-year-olds are not very good at advocating for themselves,” Clark said.

He plans to lobby the state Board of Education to provide both test scores and test duration times to parents.

John Szewczyk, assistant director of the Virginia Professional Educators, addressed the board regarding dual enrollment employees currently working for the school system.

These jobs usually involve bus drivers who perform other school duties in between their routes. Last year, the board revised the policy and disallowed the practice to continue due to several reasons, including an increase in overtime pay for some of the employees.

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Szewczyk said most of those affected employees are removed from the system, but the few remaining are experiencing hardships due to the new policy.

Next year, only 11 dual role employees remain, and Szewczyk urged the board to show compassion for these remaining workers.

“I am asking you to show kindness once again to these 11 employees, to allow them to continue in both positions past the 2017-18 school year.”

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HANOVER — With Hanover County’s 2018 budget process entering the final stretch, members of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors heard reaction from the public last week regarding its $440 million-plus proposed Fiscal Year 2018 plan.

The reaction from a number of speakers was positive, with many expressing thanks for the county’s diligence in funding public safety and education.

Supervisors will consider the document for final approval at a meeting scheduled for today (Wednesday, April 12).

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safety and school technology are being well received by the public.�

Jean Edwards heads the county’s Community Services Board and said this budget allows her department to continue delivering vital services to county residents. “This budget as proposed provides continued financial support for the CSB and the services it provides in our communities,� Edwards said.

The CSB is the first contact for residents suffering from mental health issues, intellectual or physical disabilities or substance abuse.

In 2016, the agency served more than 2,600 individuals in their programs.

Beaverdam resident Patti Davis also voiced support for the $440.3 million proposal, and specifically noted the education and public safety portions of the document. “It was exciting to see the budget come together with the technology innovations for the schools that the county is willing to help with,� Davis said. “You are willing to do more than the General Assembly and the Governor and take care of salaries with a 2 percent increase,� she added.

Ashland Fire Chief Phillip Hutchinson also gave the FY18 proposal high marks for

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addressing pressing public safety issues, and urged support for its approval next week.

Jason Burrow of Hanover Professional Firefighters also

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Dave Fuller was one of a group of citizens who commented on this year’s FY18 budget proposal. The board will vote on the new budget this week.

addressed the board regarding the proposed budget. “Our members are completely in support of the budget that Chief [Jethro] Piland has presented to you. This year’s request reflects an increase in

funding from last fiscal year.

That increase is needed to provide the much needed support to the department to provide critical services to the western areas of Hanover County.�

Mechanicsville resident Dave Fuller expressed his appreciation for this budget’s attention to public safety. “In our community, the respect, admiration and genuine appreciation for the men and women in uniform is expressed with action,� Fuller said.

Bill Callahan spoke on behalf of the Hanover Professional Educators and praised the board for its inclusion of a 2 percent pay increase and technology funding in this year’s proposal. “HPE supports the school budget,� he said. “We are especially pleased that Hanover teachers will receive the full 2 percent raise. We’re also pleased by the five-year technology initiative that replaces infrastructure in all the facilities and makes laptops avail-

able for all teachers and devices available to all middle and high school students.�

Rachel Levy told supervisors a petition encouraging the county to seek continuing revenue streams to address challenging financial issues that began with 11 signatures has now increased to more than 160 names.

The petition recommends the county explore alternative funding through a meals tax, an increase in the tax rate or the issuance of bonds to meet increasing demands on county services. “We believe that any and all of the aforementioned options merit consideration on your part,� Levy said.

The chairman said the board continues to seek solutions to problems this budget was unable to address, like transportation. “There are always issues that remain and need to be addressed with tough decisions on issues like road funding.

This budget does not address that, but the work continues to address those serious issues,�

Kelly-Wiecek said.

‘A Taste of Hanover’ set for Wednesday Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND – The Arc of Hanover invites the community to join in celebrating the 13th annual “A Taste of Hanover,� which will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, at Bass Pro Shops at 11550 Lakeridge Parkway in Ashland.

Restaurants, chefs, caterers and businesses from all over Hanover County will showcase samples of fine cuisine, wine and beer.

In addition to the food and drink sampling, guests will have the chance to participate in a Gourmet Goodies Raffle and the Duck Pluck. “A Taste of Hanover� is a special event that brings see TASTE, pg. 5

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The Beaverdam Wine Festival filled the streets of the western Hanover community on Saturday, April 8. A tractor, left, served as a shuttle service. Classic cars were on display, and, several wines were offered for tasting. All proceeds support the Beaverdam Heritage Foundation and the Association for the Preservation of the Beaverdam Depot.

Weiss to address Commencement ASHLAND — RandolphMacon College President Robert R. Lindgren is pleased to announce that the college’s 2017 Commencement speaker will be Daniel H. Weiss, president and interim chief executive of The Metropolitan

Museum of Art, New York.

R-MC’s Commencement ceremony will get underway at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, a.m. at the Frank E. Brown Fountain Plaza on Henry Street.

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Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door for adults.

Tickets for children 6 to 12 years old are $10, children under the age of 5 are admitted free.

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businesses together to raise awareness and funds to help improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families.

Over the past 12 years, over $250,000 has been raised to help provide services and support including camp and educational scholarships, respite care and recreational activities, and adaptive equipment for increased communication and mobility.

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OPINION | The Local Views From the managing editor

School system’s music programs are so impressive

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor

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n the spirit of full transparency, before I continue, I find it incumbent to reveal that I was in my high school band. I didn’t have any talent, was not musically inclined, but friends seemed to think I would be fun on band trips.

Yes, there’s my story of two years in the Logan (West Virginia) High School

Marching Band. I carried the bells and memorized the few songs I did play. I never even attempted the “Star Spangled Banner,” which was performed during the pre-game show at football games.

Anyway, to get to the point, we are so incredibly fortunate to have excellent — and I do mean excellent — music programs in Hanover County Public Schools.

No matter which school, you’ll be impressed by the

talent and skill. For example, let’s talk about a recent performance by the Patrick Henry High School Pop Strings, led by Brent Idelman, in the Ashland Musical Variety Show’s “Ashland Loves a Parade.”

How many times have you seen the accomplishments of Atlee, Lee-Davis, Hanover and Patrick Henry’s bands applauded within these pages? But that’s not all.

The middle and elementary schools also can take a bow

and do some bragging about their performances.

I love music. Period.

Granted, my Sirius XM can be found on 70s on 7, 80s on 8 or 90s on 9, but I also enjoy other genres.

It’s so exciting to share the news of our band programs and their dedicated instructors. Our high school bands compete on major levels and bring home the gold. Those superior ratings just keep adding up in Hanover County.

Before joining the band, I didn’t give much thought to the camaraderie members share. It’s kind of like a family.

And when it comes time to compete, you better believe everyone has the same goal: the best rating possible.

There’s nothing like the sounds of spectators when you’re marching down the street in a parade. Just like you see in Mechanicsville and Ashland, it’s an event

everybody turns out to see.

In my small hometown, the Homecoming Parade kicked off between noon or 1 p.m. (if memory serves me correctly) and everybody was on the street to watch.

(Business was pretty much put on hold and traffic was stopped.)

To Hanover County’s music programs and their leaders, thank you for your gifts to us.

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Coalition for Hanover’s Future: Consider what makes county special (Editor’s note: The following opinion piece was submitted by the Board of Directors of the Coalition for Hanover’s Future (CHF). They are Pattie Bland, chair; Patricia Bailey; Cherise Boardman; Doug Boardman; Caroline Cooke, treasurer; Jim Ellis, secretary; Jim Hunt; Ann Martin, vice chair; Glenn Millican; Russ Pond; Lynn Wingfield; and Martha Wingfield. It does not reflect the opinion of the newspaper.)

The review and update process for Hanover County’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan (Comp Plan) officially kicks off Wednesday, May 24, with a joint workshop composed of a large cast of county officials and staffers. In attendance will be the board of supervisors, planning commission, economic development staff, school board and personnel and planning department staff.

But before this juggernaut starts to roll, the Coalition for Hanover’s Future (CHF) asks you, the citizens, to consider what makes Hanover a special place, what you value and how that can be preserved. Good ideas exist among you and your friends, so please offer up those ideas.

CHF supports the citizen voice in decisions, because those decisions will always affect quality of life one way

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or another.

CHF believes in common-sense growth, but what is involved in nurturing and balancing that growth?

In other words, because the Comp Plan is a blueprint for the future, how do we the citizens along with elected and appointed officials chart that course?

Many issues, some quite specific and some more general, crop up in relation to a

Comp Plan. We pose some questions and comments that we hope will prompt creative thinking about how we value and use our land.

Roads and more roads.

What is in the plan now? How will we pay for them? How do roads drive development?

Economic development. What does a viable economic development plan for the 21st century look like? The vacant storefronts of old-school

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planning are too numerous.

Do we need more large parcels of land designated for “economic development” or do we have enough, maybe even too much?

Data for decision-making. What was and is Hanover’s projected growth rate? Scale down the projection if it was too vigorous. Do projections stand up to cost-benefit analysis?

Proffers. Hanover is now suffering from the effects of the cash proffer reduction of 2012. Schools and services are feeling the pinch. Reducing this funding stream has had tangible consequences.

Density. Though keeping growth compact and contiguous is a sound practice, could density be scaled back to take pressure off of roads and other county services? How do we keep our existing neighborhoods livable and protect their quality of life? see COALITION, pg. 12

OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals F. CAREY DAIL F. Carey Dail, a longtime Ashland resident and community member, passed away suddenly Friday, March 31, 2017, at Henrico Doctors Hospital. He is survived by his father, Joseph Darrell Dail Sr.; his brother, Joseph Darrell Dail Jr.; his wife, Robin Dail, and her son, Dean Kline; his CAREY daughter, Cara Leigh Williams, and husband, Russell Todd Williams Jr.; his son, Christopher Carey Dail, and wife, Lauren Dail; along with his six beloved grandchildren, Haleigh, Addyson, Trey, Hunter, Kinsley and Asher. Carey was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he grew up around his family farm and graduated from North Carolina State University as a proud Wolf Pack Alumni.

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an avid saltwater fisherman with a true love of the Chesapeake Bay. When he was not on the water, Carey was spending time with friends and family at every opportunity. He was preceded in death by his mother, Chloe Carey Bullwinkle, and her husband, Walter Bullwinkle; and his stepmother, Gladys Dail. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Richmond Community Church in Glen Allen. In Carey’s honor, tributes can be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation at www.CBF.org.

REV. DR. LAWRENCE R. SAMUEL The Reverend Doctor Lawrence B. Samuel passed away peacefully March 29, 2017. Born in Lottsburg, he was the youngest of five children born to the late Archie Samuel and Blanche Smith. Reverend Samuel received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a Master’s of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University.

He served as pastor for 31 years at Second Baptist Church Southside Richmond. Upon his retire-

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Rev. Samuel is survived by his wife, Lillian B. Samuel SAMUEL of 63 years; and four children, Sheila Ray, Thaddeus Van (Bonnie), Lawrence Jr. and Anita Chevelle; four grandsons and a granddaughter, Lawrence III, James Lewis, Jason Luther, Sjoerd Tyrone and Ariana Nakia; two great-granddaughters, Tyliyah Kristine, Lauryn Anais; and one great-grandson, Lawrence Quiere. Funeral services were held at noon Thursday, April 6, at the Second Baptist Church at 3300 Broad Road Boulevard.

RYAN SHAVER Ryan Gaylord Shaver, 23, of Montpelier, died

peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, March 26, 2017.

Ryan was born in Richmond to Howard Kevin Shaver and Linda Boyette Shaver on December 6, 1993. Ryan was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Howard D. Shaver and Peggy Kirtz Shaver. Ryan is survived by his parents, Kevin and Linda Shaver; brother, Ben Shaver; fiancee, Tamara Ingram; grandparSHAVER ents, Theodore G. Boyette Jr. and M. Annette Boyette; and many aunts, uncles and cousins that loved him very much. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at St. Peter’s UMC at 15599 Mountain Road in Montpelier. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Healing Place via www.caritasva.org or any charity of your choice in Ryan’s honor.

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Lee-Davis stops Patrick Henry a run short

By Jonathan Howard For the Hanover Local MECHANICSVILLE – LeeDavis catcher Logan Hawker was on the correct side of two home-plate collisions in Thursday’s 5-4 victory over Patrick Henry (7-1). Her fifthinning two-run inside-the-park home run gave the Confederates a lead, and she held on to a toss from center field in the top of the seventh inning that ended the game.

Despite those accomplishments, Hawker passed the praise to a teammate: centerfielder Heather Childress. Childress provided a sacrifice that started the fifth-inning scoring rally and provided an RBI for insurance in the sixth. She also made the throw that Hawker caught to apply the tag for the game’s final out.

“I think [Childress] is the real MVP of the game. That was a great throw. That was a perfect throw, actually,” Hawker said. “I always trust her. I know whenever she throws it, I know it’s going to be right there.

That throw probably saved the game.”

Lee-Davis (6-1) led 5-3 heading into the top of the seventh. Patrick Henry’s Delaney Nuckols led off the inning by drawing a walk and Alexandra Prokopis followed with a single.

Confederates pitcher Kayley Scott got the next two batters

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head coach Jackie Davis.

Childress fielded the ball cleanly and fired it home, where Hawker caught it and tagged the runner out, ending the game.

Patrick Henry took a 3-1 lead in the third inning behind the offensive prowess of Radcliffe and Mitchell. Prokopis led off the inning with a single, and was brought home by a twoout triple by Radcliffe, her second extra-base hit of the game.

Mitchell singled home Radcliffe for her second RBI base hit of the game, and to extend the Patriots’ lead.

The lead held until the fifth, where Lee-Davis rallied to go ahead. Hayli Wagner drew a walk to lead off the inning and was moved over by Childress’ sacrifice. Wagner took a wide turn around second base, drawing a throw from first – but the ball skipped into the outfield, allowing Wagner to score on the play.

Two batters later, Sydney Guess singled, clearing the way for Hawker. The junior catcher grooved a pitch into deep rightcenterfield and ran the bases hard. As the throw came in from the outfield, Guess crossed the plate and Hawker headed Dave Lawrence/The Local for home.

Lee-Davis catcher Logan Hawker tags Patrick Henry baserunner Erin White out at home in the top of the seventh inning to stop a “I saw that coach just kept potential tying run and end the game with a 5-4 Confederate victory over the visiting Patriots Thursday. reeling me in, so I just kept on out on a strikeout and a sacri- opposing pitcher Charlotte to round third and head home [Childress] come up with it, going,” Hawker said.

The throw to the plate fice before intentionally walking Mitchell. Mitchell slapped a when Childress fielded the ball. and I said ‘Oh, we’ve got a shot!,’ Patriots power hitter Grayson single up the middle that plated “I saw it go by (short- because I know how good her Radcliffe to load the bases for Nuckols. Prokopis was ready stop) Lauren (Taylor) and saw throws are,” said Lee-Davis see SHORT, pg. 10

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C-feds walk away with 11th-inning victory

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Both Lee-Davis and Patrick Henry had their share of missed opportunities Thursday night.

The two long-time crosscounty baseball rivals locked horns in a game moved from Patrick Henry because of wet field conditions. Neither team wanted to lose. Both failed to make good on opportunities to win.

Until the 11th inning, when Braden Lambert drew a basesloaded walk to bring in the winning run in the Confederates’ 2-1 victory.

“I think both teams competed hard on a windy night, chilly night,” said Lee-Davis head coach Tyler Johnson. “We made enough plays to get the job done.

He said the wind, blowing in from center field, played a role in the game.

“As a hitter it was kind of frustrating because no matter how hard you hit it, the ball wasn’t going to go anywhere,” Johnson said.

He credited the Patrick Henry’s pitchers, too, in holding the Confederates to just seven hits. The Lee-Davis duo of starter Jacob Stanley and

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Lee-Davis’ Matthew Livesay drops a sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the seventh inning against visiting Patrick Henry Thursday. The Confederates went on to win the game 2-1 in the 11th inning on a bases-loaded walk to Braden Lambert.

reliever Matthew Holler held the Patriots to just four hits.

“Their pitchers did an excellent job,” Johnson said.

“Situational hitting was a little

tough for us and for PH.” In the situational hitting department, Lee-Davis stranded 13 baserunners while Patrick Henry stranded eight.

Some excellent defense – such as an unassisted double play by Patrick Henry third baseman Hunter Hart when Lee-Davis had the bases loaded

with no outs – also played a role in keeping the score knotted for so long.

“Hunter had a big play,” said Patrick Henry head coach

Sam Hart. “I thought momentum had really changed when Hunter made that play. It really did. It just didn’t work out.”

Four Patriot pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts on the night, including starter Hunter Hart with five strikeouts, two walks and on unearned run in four innings of work.

Stanley, in five innings on the mound for Lee-Davis, finished finished with five strikeouts, two walks and one unearned run. Holler, in six innings of relief, struck out seven and walked one in earning the win.

With the score tied 1-1, Lee-Davis shortstop Sam Lyttle opened the bottom of the 11th by betting hit by a pitch.

Dallas Jackson sacrificed him to second. The Patriots opted to intentionally walk Zach Lass to offer an option of a force out on the bases, but that backfired when Hunter Beck was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Logan Davis then hit into a fielder’s choice, when ended with Lyttle being forced out at home. All the Patriots needed was an out to end the inning, but Lambert drew the walk that ended the game.

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

Late Lee-Davis goal snuffs Patriot rally

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor

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Lee-Davis goalkeeper Jack Casey (right) stops an attack by Patrick Henry’s Coleman Cheeley (23) in the Confederates’ 3-2 victory over the visiting Patriots Thursday.

MECHANICSVILLE – LeeDavis’ boys soccer team looked to be coasting to a 2-0 victory over visiting Patrick Henry for the first 20 minutes of the second half of their boys soccer contest Thursday night.

The Patriots changed that perception, however, with two

goals – one in the 6rd minute and another in the 67th minute to tie the game.

But the Confederates kept fighting, and Alberto Macias took advantage of a Patrick Henry defensive misfire to kick in the winning goal in injury time to lead Lee-Davis to a 3-2 win.

Confederate head coach Chris Maimone said the chal-

lenge for him was to keep the team on track after the Patriots tied it up.

“The important thing for me was to make sure the boys remained focused,” he said.

“It’s never easy to be up two and then, all of a sudden, it’s back to an even game again.

They always say 2-0 is the most difficult and most dangerous score to have. We proved that

tonight.”

Jack Casey put the Confederates ahead with a pair of goals in the first half., but the Patriots were undaunted.

“Patrick Henry is a great squad. They stuck to their game plan and caught us on a couple of occasions,” Maimone said.

“But I’m proud of my boys see LEE-DAVIS, pg. 10

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Yellow Jackets dominate Randolph

By Andrew Spencer for the Hanover Local ASHLAND – It was a tie game for exactly thirteen seconds. That’s how long it took for the Randolph-Macon women’s lacrosse team to score their first goal against the Randolph Wildcats Saturday at Day Field.

Thirteen seconds … and they never trailed in the game that was even more lopsided than the 21-1 final score suggested.

“We have a lot of skill on our team,” said Randolph-Macon head coach M.K. Geratowski.

“We have a lot of potential. And when we put it all together, we are very, very good.”

That potential was on fully display against the Wildcats.

The Yellow Jackets notched 36 shots on goal.

In contrast, Randolph shooters only managed 1 goal on 4 shots. The Wildcats did not have a single shot on goal in the first half. The Yellow Jackets also recovered 29 ground balls and forced 25 Randolph turnovers, and won 14 of 23 draws.

Any coach looks for areas on which to improve following games, but when your team is in full control from the opening draw, those areas are harder to find.

“In these types of games, it’s really important for us to make sure that we’re staying disciplined and doing the things we do every game, and not just letting ourselves do some silly things just because we’re ahead,” Geratowski said.

The real highlight of the game midway through the sec-

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ond half, when junior midfielder Sarah Alvanos scored her second goal of the game. While it was meaningless in context of victory, it scored a perfect 10 in the style department.

Alvanos weaved her way through defensive traffic in front of the Randolph goal and flipped a shot from behind her back. The trick shot slipped past the Randolph goalie, and the Yellow Jacket bench erupted in cheers.

“My dad introduced that shot to me when I was in high school,” Alvanos said. “I was always too scared to try it in practice or especially in a game.

I tried it in practice yesterday, and the goalie blocked it. So today I just decided to go for it and it worked.”

Saturday was one of those days when everything seemed to work for the Yellow Jackets.

Ten different players netted goals. Junior midfielder Alicia Hsieh led the pack with five scores. Junior attacker Alex Lightfoot led in the assist category with six.

All three of the RandolphMacon keepers saw time in net, with Allie Walker earning the win. The victory improved the Yellow Jackets’ record to 7-4 overall and 4-0 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

“The goal for us is always to win the conference,” Geratowski said. “We’ve got a really good test coming up against W&L, but we also know that we have to take care of business in every game between now and the rest of the season.”

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Randolph-Macon’s Matthew Blaise (right) points to the Yellow Jacket dugout in celebration as he comes home after belting a solo home run in the eighth inning of a 17-0 win over visiting Lychburg College Saturday.

Randolph-Macon sweeps Lynchburg

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor ASHLAND – RandolphMacon baseball fans who like plenty of offense with their diamond diet got their bellies full Saturday when Lynchburg came to Hughes Stephens Field at Estes Park for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheader.

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tonight. They stayed composed and overcame a little bit of adversity. I believe we earned a well-deserved win tonight.”

Patrick Henry head coach Daniel McGraw was proud of his team.

The two teams tallied 62 hits – an average of more than three per inning – over the course of the two games, which ended in 12-8 and 17-0 victories for the Yellow Jackets, who improved to 20-7 (9-3 ODAC) with the wins.

“You can argue that we threw to contact and didn’t walk a bunch of guys, but we didn’t execute our pitches,” said

“We had made some grievous errors in the back and it cost us two goals early in the game, so we stayed down most of the match on that end,” McGraw said. “In the second half we recovered. … We went backand-forth for awhile and, for a moment, we gained control of the game.”

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Randolph-Macon head coach Ray Hedrick. “They got a lot of hits when we were ahead in the count. We kind of put ourselves in a situation where our offense had to lead us – and fortunately, they did.”

The offense was led by Jeff Butler and Cole Migliorini, who both went 5-for-9 on the day. It gave sophomore pitcher Nick Roth III plenty of room

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arrived before the runner, but Hawker was able to jar the ball loose with a collision and score the go-ahead run for LeeDavis.

“It’s kind of like football when they say strip it. I saw she

to cushion to work with in the nightcap, scoring four runs in the first inning as he earned a complete game win.

Roth faced just 31 batters, giving up seven hits and a walk while striking out 10.

The defense turned four double plays behind him.

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only had one hand on it, so I knew I had to get the ball,” she said. “I just ran as fast as I could and hit her glove. I saw the ball fly out, and it happened, so I was happy it did.”

Childress finished the LeeDavis scoring with an RBI single in the sixth, giving the Confederates the final run needed for victory.

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In the event of rain, commencement will be held at 10 a.m. in the Randolph-Macon Brock Sports and Recreation Center at 400 N. Center St. “Randolph-Macon College prides itself on an accomplished history of teaching and mentoring our students to be the next generation of leaders after they graduate,” Lindgren said. “Dr. Weiss is a distinguished example of truly exceptional leadership, both at the Met and as a former president of two liberal arts colleges. He is a strong advocate for liberal arts education, and I know that his career and Commencement message will

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