The No. 1 Virginia men didn’t have their usual pep. UVa wound up beating No. 49 N.C. State, 5-2, to claim its fifth straight ACC regular-season championship, however, Cavalier coach Brian Boland didn’t seem very pleased about it.

Locals have multiple opportunities to create their own impressions at two races today at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively, and another chance Sunday at 1 p.m. at the main beach at Lake Monticello as UVa hosts Michigan State, Oregon State and Wisconsin.

Trailing by two runs entering the eighth inning, the Cavaliers batted around and scored six times en route to a lopsided 11-6 win at Shipley Field that seemed improbable for much of the contest.

The Warriors rode the arm of Wade Hughes and the strength at the top of their order to defeat the Mustangs 7-1 and secure their second district win in as many days. 

With all the recent games postponed due to rain, Monticello was eager to finally get on the field and play a game and it showed on Friday as the Mustangs cruised past Western Albemarle 13-1 in five innings.

Behind a 3 for 4, four-RBI performance from M.J. Wells, Nelson cruised to an 8-4 victory.

In the midst of a breakout season, Virginia’s Emil Heineking will do something special tonight - the rookie will run the mile.

Entering his start at Maryland tonight, which is the opening contest in a three-game set for the Cavaliers (26-9, 8-7 ACC), the 2007 All-American has a number in his loss column for the first time in two years and new mentality.

It has been a 17-month roller-coaster ride for Kevin Ogletree since the wideout last secured the chinstrap on his helmet and strolled out into Scott Stadium.

This weekend, Virginia’s 2008 outfit will have a chance to leave an indelible mark in the record books when it closes out its regular season with home matches against N.C. State and Wake Forest. The Wahoos have a chance to finish with a perfect 25-0 record.

Fork Union lacrosse coach Houston Eldridge, an assistant for 10 years at the Academy, notched his first victory in season one as head coach on Thursday, as his Blue Devils withstood a valiant comeback from the Miller School to prevail 11-5.

Rittenhouse’s squad finally got back on the field Thursday night, and play they did. On the road against Jefferson District rival Monticello, the Warriors’ offense poured it on in a 7-1 romp.

Time with Team USA in 2005 taught Sharnee Zoll that patience was truly a virtue.

It worked - Virginia scored seven unanswered runs, rallying past Liberty for a 7-3 win at Davenport Field.

On Wednesday, sophomore pitcher Taylor Collier answered the call, giving up just four hits and one run as the Lady Dragons defeated Madison County 3-1.

Virginia point guard Sharnee Zoll was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks with the 29st overall pick in Wednesday’s WNBA draft.

Virginia’s record-setting floor leader, Sharnee Zoll, is expected to be taken in the first or second round today by a WNBA team in search of a backup point guard, a true need for several organizations.

The Cavaliers, behind stellar pitching from Jake Cowan and Matt Packer, avoided their first five-game losing streak since the coach arrived in 2004 with a 6-0 victory over Longwood at Davenport Field.

It’s hard say to whether the offense or defense was better for the St. Anne’s-Belfield boys lacrosse team on Tuesday night, but both units were firing on all cylinders in the Saints’ 10-1 route of Notre Dame Academy.

MINERAL - Sometimes the simplest plays mean the most. And that was the case for Louisa County’s baseball team Tuesday night as it eked out a Jefferson District win over Monticello.

Sharnee Zoll, a former Virginia women’s basketball star, was invited to the WNBA Draft in Palm Harbor, Fla., at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Zoll was one of 20 players invited to attend the festivities, a direct sign of interest in the point guard following the professional league’s two-day pre-draft camp, which was held Friday and Saturday in Tampa.

The heir apparent at placekicker, Chris Hinkebein, had several kicks blocked while others sailed wide left and wider right. Issues with the operation, including botched holds with slippery footballs, also plagued the red shirt freshman’s afternoon, a recurring trend over the past few weeks, Groh confirmed Monday.

The former star Cavalier basketball player, who left school a year early in 1974 to play in the ABA and eventually the NBA, will deliver his talk, “The Long Way Home: Gus Gerard’s Path to Recovery,” at 7 p.m.  in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.

Florida State scored lone runs in the 10th inning in a pair of contests to register back-to-back 3-2 wins during a doubleheader at Dick Howser Stadium.

That was the backdrop for a story that began to circulate in San Antonio over the weekend that said Virginia coach Dave Leitao might have interest in taking over the job at Providence.
Leitao, who is in San Antonio with his staff at the Final Four, seemed taken aback by the rumor.

“Cedric Peerman for Heisman!” he yelled. “Doak Walker Award — unanimous decision. No. 37.”
While an enormous long shot to be named the nation’s top player — or even top running back — Peerman is back in business for the Cavaliers.

The stroke of good fortune propelled Houston Barrick and teammate Michael Shabaz to a 9-8 win in No. 2 doubles over Duke’s Reid Carleton and Kiril Dimitrov.

Countless nights passed by when Gus Gerard’s heart was thumping so hard that he felt it would pop through his chest.

Virginia’s women’s lacrosse team did let Boston College’s grind-the-game-to-a-screeching-halt style affect it much Saturday afternoon and rolled to a 12-4 victory over the Eagles.

Thanks to great play in net from Bud Petit and a goal by Steve Giannone with 1 minute and 1 second left in overtime, No. 4 UVa shocked No. 6 UNC, 12-11. It was the third overtime victory by the Cavaliers this season.