Grafton

Closing in on the letter Z

2009-12-17 00:00:00

In 1982, reviewing Sue Grafton's first private detective novel, "A Is for Alibi," the pseudonymous New York Times crime fiction critic Newgate Callendar wondered, "Will the series take hold? This first book is competent enough, but not particularly...

Grafton High School graduates prepare for new paths

2013-06-14 19:20:00

YORK — York County School Board member Barbara Haywood challenged the Grafton High School class of 2013 to rise to the occasion in future pursuits during graduation Friday. "Be all that you can be. Be the best that you can be," she said. The...

Tennis: Jamestown's Leah Walter joins sister for Region I doubles title, beats her in singles final

2013-05-29 21:35:00

JAMES CITY – The tennis pecking order is clear: at Jamestown High, in Region I and in the family. Triple-crown winner Leah Walter is No. 1. The senior, outstanding academically and on the court, has earned ample opportunity to try to extend that...

Wednesday's 5/29 local schedule (updated Wed. AM with many high school pairings)

2013-05-28 22:00:00

HIGH SCHOOLS Baseball Eastern Region semifinals (at ODU’s Bud Metheny Complex): Granby vs. Great Bridge, 5 Kellam vs. Woodside, 7:30 Region I semifinals: Warhill at Southampton, 4:30 Greensville County vs. Culpeper Region A semifinals: Division 2:...

Monday's Region I tennis roundup: Grafton boys, Smithfield girls earn right to play Jamestown; York girls, Poquoson boys advance

2013-05-21 09:58:00

Occasionally competitive matches between Bay Rivers District teams and their Battlefield District counterparts marked Monday's first day of play in the Region I team tennis tournament. In Monday's boys quarterfinals, Jamestown breezed past Courtland 5-0...

Tuesday's 5/21 local schedule (updated Tuesday AM)

2013-05-20 21:30:00

COLLEGES Sailing ICSA Women’s National Championships (in St. Petersburg, Fla.) HIGH SCHOOLS Baseball Peninsula District quarterfinals (at War Memorial Stadium): No. 6 Bethel vs. No. 3 Menchville, 4 No. 5 Kecoughtan vs. No. 4 Gloucester, 7 Bay...

Bruton's DaSha Hill earns softball first team honors

2013-05-20 07:23:00

Bruton outfielder DaSha Hill was named to first team all Bay Rivers District softball on Monday. She is joined by Grafton's Hannah Olson, Christa Hall, Emily Beyery, Smithfield's Ashley Newman, Allie Nowak and Sydney Gay, York's Maddie Rogerson and Lia...

Inside the BRD: Bay Rivers District softball tournament changes for Saturday

2013-05-18 07:59:00

Here's the Bay Rivers District softball tournament outlook for Saturday, which as of 11 a.m. has only one postponement -�Warhill at New Kent will now be played on Monday at 4:30 p.m. The following games are still on for Saturday: Grafton at Tabb (1 p.m.),...

Bay Rivers baseball tournament: who's on and who's rained out for Saturday?

2013-05-18 07:48:00

As of 10:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Bay Rivers District baseball tournament game between York at Grafton (1 p.m.) is still on and the Jamestown-Warhill time has been�has been moved to�4 p.m.,�while the Poquoson at Lafayette and Smithfield at New...

Friday's high school roundup: Top four seeds advance to Bay Rivers boys soccer semis

2013-05-17 21:46:00

Boys soccer: In the Bay Rivers District quarterfinals Friday, the top four seeds won, setting up Tuesday’s semifinals at Wanner Stadium. Brandon Jordan scored twice in the second half to lift No. 3 seed Jamestown past Smithfield 3-1 at Wanner...

11:55 p.m. Friday UPDATE: High school results, boxes

2013-05-17 21:51:00

Baseball Virginia Independent Schools semifinals (at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights): Division III: No. 3 Fuqua 5, No. 2 Southampton Ac. 2 Division II: No. 3 Greenbrier Christian 3, No. 2 Steward 1 Division I: Trinity Episcopal d. Flint Hill �...

Saturday's 5/18 local schedule (updated Saturday AM with many pairings)

2013-05-17 22:10:00

COLLEGES Baseball Old Dominion at Wofford, 2 p.m. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament (at Norfolk State’s Miller Field): Savannah State vs. Coppin State, noon Bethune-Cookman vs. Savannah State-Coppin State loser, 5 Softball NCAA regional (in...

York first baseman Coleman Ingram bobbles a sharply hit ground ball on Saturday, May 18.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Some of the Bay Rivers District's top 2013 girls pose after the singles tournament at Huntington Park. From left: York's Teresa Alvarez (fourth place), York's Gaby Tersigni (third), Jamestown teammates Anna Walter (runner-up), Leah Walter (champ) and Elizabeth Wallace, and Grafton's Sydney Short.

2013-05-15 15:15:00

Gavin Homan of York heads the ball away from Aaron Kaye of Grafton during the first half Thursday at Bailey Field.

2013-05-09 00:00:00