Erin Cersley has made her mark at Monticello year after year. The Troy-bound midfielder controls the center of the pitch and has the capability to score from anywhere.

Miller’s girls basketball faces a tall task next year — they’ll have to replace four players who have futures tied to college basketball.

In what proved to be a classic pitcher’s duel, Western Albemarle snapped a two-game losing streak by outlasting Louisa County at home 3-0 on Friday night.

Monroe recovered by responding with two runs of insurance before Bruce Shifflett took the mound in the seventh to wrap up the 13-10 victory.

Alan Swanson is back in a familiar place, despite the fact that just months ago it appeared that the St. Anne’s-Belfield’s baseball coach had hung it up for good.

The Eagles shined in all facets of the game — hitting, pitching and defense — as it captured its second straight tournament title with a 16-3 win.

Louisa County’s boys track team used a well-balanced effort to easily outdistance Jamestown for the Group AA indoor track crown Saturday at Liberty University.

In Fork Union, Louisa County and Western Albemarle swapped the top two spots in the Region II track meet on Wednesday.

The Warriors (14-6) knocked down four of their first five 3-point attempts on the night to open up a 20-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back in advancing to Wednesday’s semifinals.

On the strength of 27 points and six assists from senior Shawntae Payne, No. 2 seed Charlottesville team ran No. 7 seed Louisa County off the court in the Jefferson District girls basketball quarterfinals, taking a 65-43 victory.

The Louisa County boys indoor track team ran away with this year’s Jefferson District crown, its first such title since 2000, on Wednesday night at Fork Union’s Estes Center.

If the regular season is any indication, then area basketball fans could be in for a treat as the boys and girls Jefferson District tournaments get underway today.

Whitlow’s plan paid off on Saturday as Louisa successfully defended its Jefferson District championship.

William Monroe girls basketball coach Phillip Lamb got just what he needed and expected out of his team in the second half of Tuesday night’s win over visiting Louisa County — a total balanced team effort.

With Charlottesville, Orange County and Western Albemarle all sitting at 2-0, the race for the Jefferson District boys title may already be shaking out a bit.