VT & RU
You do not have to be a Hokie or a Highlander or
even a resident to get caught up in the excitement of college
or high school sports in the New River Valley. Tailgating for
Virginia Tech ACC football games starts early -- about the time the sun comes up for some. Traffic can be bumper to bumper getting to the Dedmon Center for Big South Conference NCAA basketball at Radford University. Those
games may get a lot of press, but over at RU, many of the
9,400 students participate in baseball, golf, soccer, tennis,
cross country, equine competitions, ice hockey, ultimate frisbee, lacrosse, volleyball, track and field and more. 36
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Virginia Tech students number 32,300 and lots of
them engage in soccer, rugby, volleyball, lacrosse, tennis,
water polo, fencing, equestrian events, field hockey, cricket,
baseball and much more. Student athletes often get a leg up in the real world for having acquired team and leadership
skills and time management experience. High schools,
private schools and elementary schools across the NRV are also proud of their sports teams, teaching young ‘uns the
value of team playing, a healthy competitive spirit and that winning is a kick and losing is a bummer. Good lessons to learn at an early age.