Josh Smallwood has been at Staunton River High School since 2013 and has been a teacher and coach for the Golden Eagles, but he will now take on a new position as athletic director.

Three local charities — the Agape Center, Lake Christian Ministries and SML Good Neighbors — will share the proceeds from Tee it Up for SML, a golf tournament held Sept. 14 hosted by Riddick Home Services.

The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy boys’ soccer team faced off against the Timberlake Christian School in their first scrimmage of the fall season. Since it was a scrimmage, everybody from seventh grade on up was on the varsity team to get some experience for the Ospreys.

The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy volleyball team took the court tonight for their first scrimmage of the fall season against their opponent from the other side of the lake in Christian Heritage Academy.

The Franklin County High School Volleyball team will return a good portion of its team from last season, which finished 13-13 in the regular season plus the playoffs. The Eagles’ season ended on a loss to Ocean Lakes, 3-1.

Amanda Beverly, the new varsity coach for the Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy girls’ basketball team, will look to implement discipline and grit to her team as the season is a couple of months away. 

The Fishing for Hospice Tournament was held at Smith Mountain Lake on Sept. 11 and 12 which was part of a catch, take a photo, and release tournament. 

The Staunton River High School football team will return many key pieces this season to try to get the program back on the right track.

For the Staunton River High School football team, the 2020 football season features a lot of promise. With at least eight starters returning on both offense and defense, the Golden Eagles and their seniors, especially, have their eyes set on some big goals this year. 

It’s the backend of August, and usually at this point, fall athletes are gearing up for the start of the season. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fall athletes are forced to play the waiting game to see if the model 3 plan voted on by the Virginia High School League (VHSL) will follow …

For the Staunton River High School (SRHS) baseball team, there was a lot of potential for a great season that featured the highest expectation a high school team can set: a state title.

“Don’t talk the talk unless you can walk the walk” — or support what you say not by words but through actions. That was the motto from the Staunton River High School (SRHS) baseball team, which was coming off a 16-7 record last year and was returning key players while moving up a now talente…

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The Franklin County High School (FCHS) Boy’s Lacrosse team was going to field eight seniors this past spring, but only half of them had playing experience.

For a lot of student athletes, sports can be their saving grace. To add context to that statement, sports can help kids do well in school, help them stay out of trouble and teach them valuable life lessons.

For graduated Franklin County High School (FCHS) Softball senior and upcoming Ferrum College Women’s Basketball player Brogan Dudley, losing her senior year for spring sports affected her a little more differently than most seniors.

For the Staunton River High School Softball Team, the thought of losing out on a promising season is tough to swallow, but the thought of losing out on one more go around from their three seniors is even tougher.

Former Staunton River High School (SRHS) football start Grayson Overstreet was awarded Male Newcomer of the Year at Emory & Henry College.

Franklin County High School Boy’s Lacrosse team featured eight seniors this year, with only three playing more than two years.

The Staunton River High School (SRHS) Women’s Tennis team featured only two seniors on this year’s squad. The difference in these two seniors, however, is experience.

Growing up, Franklin County High School (FCHS) senior Brandon Siebler was dedicated to football. Having learned to play on the gridiron from his father, John Siebler, football soon became Brandon’s favorite sport. He spent many days and countless hours playing the game with his dad and his o…

Franklin County High School softball had promising potential entering 2020. Leading the way for the Eagles were six seniors, and all of them believed that this season was going to be special for their last go around together.

Staunton River High School women’s soccer team was going to be a young team led by two seniors in Emily Nellinger and Mady Buchanon this year. The thing is, Nellinger has been playing soccer for six years, and this was Buchanon’s first full year on the soccer field.

They were close friends throughout school and close teammates on the field together, but now they will be rivals at the collegiate level.

In most cases, college athletes usually start playing the sport they were recruited for at a young age. In the case of Franklin County High School (FCHS) senior Julia Mohler, her lacrosse career didn’t start until her junior year of high school.

Although their season ended early, Franklin County High School Softball still has a lot to be proud of, and that includes two of their seniors who will be playing softball at the collegiate level.

“Strong and solid team players.” — Those words came from Franklin County Girl’s Lacrosse Coach Amy Dwyer when describing two of her senior players, Isabelle Davis and Ainsley Kelley.

Staunton River High School (SRHS) has experienced siblings playing together numerous times. This brother duo, however, is a bit different.

The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy boys varsity basketball team bounced back from a tough loss in the VACA state semifinals on Friday evening to win their consolation final game against tournament host school Timberlake Christian School less than 24 hours later.