Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Danny O’Connor, staff writer On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Virginia Cavaliers pulled off their biggest win of the season by beating the No. 5 rated Florida State Seminoles, 61-56. In this action-packed game, Virginia players Mamadi Diakite and Kihei Clark led the way combining for 34 points, while Florida State star freshman Devin Vassell was held […]
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James Tucker, staff writer It took the University of Miami Hurricanes 57 minutes of hard-fought football to finally cross the goal line. A short run in by Malik Rosier brought a faint cheer from the Miami crowd that had amassed. There was no other joy to be had for the green and orange. The University […]
Continue ReadingMontana Mitchell, staff writer Sunday night football is one of the most American things known to man. Add some amazing chicken wings to the mix, and you have got yourself the American dream. Now how about a restaurant who specializes in a sporty atmosphere, tasty chicken wings, and football? Wild Wing Café, located near downtown […]
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Mathew Fragola, staff writer Sports are for everybody, regardless of physical disabilities. That is why on Wednesday, April 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., PVCC hosted an event for students and staff to play in a pickup game of wheelchair basketball with the Charlottesville Cardinals. “Charlottesville Cardinals teach students people with […]
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Anna G. Agee, staff writer The Region 4B Final on Friday, Nov. 25 was a highly anticipated matchup between the Lions of Louisa and the Generals of Dinwiddie. Third ranked Louisa travelled South through Richmond and Petersburg to face off against #1 Dinwiddie. At 7 p.m., Thomas Henley for Louisa kicked off in front of […]
Continue ReadingMichaela Courtney, staff writer Sunday Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. in Memorial Gym, the UVA wrestling team faced off against the number four wrestling team in the country, Missouri. UVA was the clear underdog of the match, but that did not stop them from putting up a fight all the way through to the end […]
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Grace Kinsman, staff writer No one would argue that Steve Garland loves wrestling. This is important because he is currently coaching his 11th team of UVA wrestlers. Garland returned to his alma mater in 2006 to coach the Cavaliers after spending six seasons as an assistant coach for the Cornell wrestling team. The UVA wrestling […]
Continue ReadingAnna Grace Agee, staff writer The Courtland Cougars from Spotsylvania County traveled to The Jungle to take on the Lions of Louisa County on Friday, Nov. 10. It was a 4A quarter finals game of the Region 4B playoffs. The night was blustery with the temperature dropping into the low twenties. The fans dressed […]
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After a close game, a team of PVCC students won the local D-League basketball championships on Sunday, April 12. In the first minutes of the game, spectator and PVCC student Treshawne Henderson summed up the players attitude: “the boys in red want it.” At that point, PVCC led 8-0. They quickly lost the lead and […]
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Few members of PVCC’s Ultimate Frisbee club braved the blustery weather on Friday, January 30, to meet and play together on the athletic field. Powerful, and frequent gusts of wind prevented the use of Frisbees for most of the practice. However, the group quickly substituted discs with a football, determined to get the most of […]
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