The Western Albemarle senior got the result she was looking for, collecting 12 kills and 18 digs as the Warriors defeated Fluvanna County 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23) in the district championship on the Flying Flucos’ home court.

Anthony Kostelac’s first cross country victory came at last week’s Commonwealth District race. His second came Thursday on his home course. Albemarle’s cross country star ran 16:10 to capture the Northwest Region boys’ title.

Despite the nickname, no one will confuse McCauley with Michael Vick or Vince Young. What Smith did get in his new quarterback was an accomplished pocket passer who, with assists from some other former Patriots, has helped the Barons capture the top seed in the VISAA Division II playoffs.

Virginia’s back-up punter was suddenly having his status changed. Hours later against Duke, the junior would become assume starting status.

When you consider that doing so is one of the fastest routes for a freshman player to earn playing time, Evans could be in good shape as he begins his college career. Factor in that he’ll be playing for one of the most defensive-minded coaches in the country in Tony Bennett, and he could be in excellent shape.

The No. 3 Virginia women’s field hockey team defeated No. 14 Duke 3-1 Thursday night in the first round of the ACC tournament.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while finding the coaching turnover in the conference a bit surprising in such a short span ...

For Miami’s most productive defensive lineman, getting to school was quite the venture.

Earlier this week at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Pro Championship, a person connected with the tournament — evidently a tennis purist — snarled at the sight of Brian and Dann Battistone. He referred to the brothers as a gimmick.

Seconds later, the reaction was more pronounced when it was revealed that the Mustangs had finished fourth, giving them their first trip to the Group AA tournament in school history.

Yet a gold medal in the sport resides where Virginia’s Oday Aboushi sleeps every evening at the University of Virginia.

The Warriors didn’t take their foot off the gas in any way as they cruised to a 6-0 victory over visiting Louisa County on Tuesday, recording three goals in each half.

It was a good news and bad news situation for the Virginia tennis program at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Pro Championships on Tuesday.

Moore was joined on the preseason squad by teammate Tina Charles, Stanford’s Jayne Appel, Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender and Virginia’s Monica Wright.

What Miami did in rallying past Wake Forest on Saturday for a 28-27 road win prompted Groh to rehash two painful losses, one of which was fresh.

Tonight, the best player in the history of Virginia tennis returns home.

Thus far, 14 true freshmen have appeared in games this season along with 11 redshirt freshmen, meaning that 39 percent of the team that has gained playing time in the first eight games have been freshmen (29 of 75).

With just 11 days left before the Virginia men’s basketball season opener versus Longwood, Hootie and Whitey discuss Wahoo basketball. Who will be in the starting lineup, what player has the potential to this year’s “X-factor,“ what have Tony Bennett practices been like, and who is that mystery man on the cover of the team’s media guide? Hootie and Whitey answer all.

Virginia’s Sanam Singh was among the winners Sunday at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Tennis Challenger at The Boar’s Head Sports Club.

Despite the woeful numbers and the apparent changes coming at the McCue Center, Virginia’s players will attempt to win for Groh and each other.

On Sunday afternoon, Virginia brought its ‘A’ game against Miami when it absolutely had to have it. Paced by a Sinead Farrelly goal in the 54th minute, UVa defeated the Hurricanes, 2-0, on a chilly, overcast day at Klockner Stadium.

Quotes from Duke’s victory over Virginia

Quotes from Virginia coach Al Groh

Notes from Virginia’s loss to Duke

On an evening when ghosts sauntered the streets for treats, Virginia was haunted in a matter of minutes.

Participating in a first-round qualifying match at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Tennis Challenger, the UVa freshman defeated Jamie Baker of Great Britain, 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, 6-3. Baker, the 346th-ranked player in the world, was the No. 1 seed in the qualifying bracket.

Duke 28, Virginia 17

Blue Ridge clinched the No. 1 seed in the VISAA Division II playoffs and home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a 40-22 non-conference victory over Atlantic Shores Christian on Saturday afternoon.

Virginia’s victory train pulled out of the station with eight minutes to play Saturday night, but no one was aboard.

Quotes from UVa players after the loss to Duke