Regional Sports

CIAA (FSU vs. VUU)

Virginia Union wins CIAA Championship Held at Salem Football Stadium

Chapter Eight of Salem’s CIAA football championship, an experience in our region since 2017, features Virginia Union and Fayetteville State.
Kyndall Stanley at Radford University

NCAA Student-Athletes Represent Roanoke

There are several Roanoke Valley natives across the NCAA landscape. How many are you familiar with?
Bryan Stinespring has been named head football coach at Roanoke College.

Bryan Stinespring Named Head Football Coach at Roanoke College

Roanoke College announced Monday that Bryan Stinespring will be the new head coach for the Maroons football program.
Curlers in green and dark clothing sliding stones across an ice rink marked with blue and red rings.

Roanoke’s Curling Club Hits the Ice

The Roanoke Curling Club invites you to learn "Chess on Ice" this season.
Coach Joe Gaither (middle) impacts our community in incredible ways.

A Caring Coach

Joe Gaither celebrates his incredible history as athlete, coach and good human in his new book.
The VBR TWENTY24 team bikes along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Olympic-Bound Biking

The VBR TWENTY24 team has big plans for the biking future.
Rail Yard Dawgs' Coach Daniel Bremner is included in The Roanoker Magazine's 40 Under 40 Class of 2023.

Rail Yard Dawgs Smash into Sixth Season

Guest writer Natalie Mullins shares an in-depth look at the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs as they compete in the 2021-22 season.
Daniel Bremner

40 Under 40: Daniel Bremner

Meet the Class of 2023, as nominated by readers and selected by editors.
The Roanoke Country Club and golf course in South Roanoke in 1905.

Strange Days of Roanoke: Fore!

Brassies, mashies and gutties were a strange sight in Roanoke in 1896.
Young children in red, blue and yellow bibs dribble soccer balls across a green field toward the camera.

The Home Front: A Sporting Chance

Is it a pipe dream to believe we can set a new youth sports culture?

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