Ronnie Black

Saturday's local college variety roundup: NN's Black resets Virginia Tech's indoor high-jump mark

2013-01-26 21:06:00

Virginia Tech senior high jumper Ronnie Black, who grew up in Newport News, closed out the Hokie Invitational with an exclamation point. The Menchville High graduate broke his own school record by clearing 7 feet, 4.25 inches (2.24 meters) in an...

Track and field stars ready for Olympic Trials

2012-06-21 15:42:00

The U.S. Olympic Trials in track and field began in Eugene, Oregon Wednesday. The event will run through July 1 and features a number of Hokies and 'Hoos among the competitors. Four years ago Queen Harrison became the first ever Virginia Tech...

Hokies and Cavs fail to qualify at track trials

2012-06-23 16:30:00

A pair of former Hokies failed to qualify for the finals in the 100 meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Queen Harrison and Kristi Castlin were in the same heat during Saturday's semifinals. Harrison finished third in the heat in 12....

McCorory among Hampton Roads athletes in track and field Olympic Trials

2012-06-19 15:01:00

HAMPTON — Hampton University track and field coach Maurice Pierce will tell anyone who will listen that the Olympic Trials for track and field are more challenging than the actual Olympics. "You have to go against high-caliber athletes in America...

Virginia Tech high jumper Ronnie Black aims for new heights in track, classroom

2012-01-30 14:54:00

Like all high jumpers, Virginia Tech's Ronnie Black wants to raise the bar. He's cleared impressive heights, set school records and earned All-America honors. But he wants more. He wants to go higher. He wants to go 4.0. "I had a 3.87 last semester,"...

Scoreboard

2011-08-28 01:05:49

TV SPORTS Little League Baseball-World Series, Third Place Game, 10 a.m. (ESPN); Championship Game, 2 p.m. (ABC) High School Football-Glenbard West (Ill.) at Wheaton Warrenville South (Ill.), 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Cocoa (Fla.) at Colerain (Ohio) 2 p.m....

City to pay $1.3 million to settle drug-swallowing wrongful death suit

2011-09-07 13:33:00

A videotape of Chicago police not getting immediate medical help for a suspect who collapsed after swallowing drugs during an arrest last summer likely will lead to a $1.3 million wrongful death settlement against the city. The case involves John Coleman...

Chicago City Council settles drug-swallowing death lawsuit for $1.3 million

2011-09-08 10:55:00

The Chicago City Council today voted to spend $1.3 million to settle a civil suit filed by the mother of a man who collapsed and died after swallowing drugs during his arrest last summer. Although some aldermen expressed opposition, Ald. Edward Burke,...

Scoreboard TV SPORTS

2011-02-20 01:31:18

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY Aberdeen Cougars at Huron, 2 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING Aberdeen Swim Club at Sioux Falls Snowfox Meet MEN'S CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL at Washington Street Gym 12:30 p.m. - House of Glass vs. Culver's/Expectec....

Senior Players Championship: Scores

2008-10-13 00:00:00

SENIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP At Timonium Final round, par 70 D.A. Weibring, $390,000 67-70-66-68 - 271 Fred Funk, $228,800 66-68-72-66 - 272 Ben Crenshaw, $156,000 67-66-74-66 - 273 Nick Price, $156,000 70-66-66-71 - 273 Jeff Sluman, $156,...

Menchville High graduate and Virginia Tech high jumper Ronnie Black at the VT Invitational.

2012-01-14 00:00:00