After battling to a tie through seven innings last night, Fluvanna County used a timely hit from its No. 9 batter and some nifty baserunning to pull out a 6-2 victory in nine innings over Monticello.

The two teams battled to a scoreless tie until just under the 10-minute mark, when Charlottesville freshman Sarah Robinson found the back of the middle of the net from about 25 yards out to give the Black Knights a 1-0 lead they would not relinquish.

The Black Knights and Warriors played to a 1-1 tie at Western after a Charlottesville goal in the closing minutes of regulation evened the score. Neither team could break through for a game-winner in overtime.

The Greene Dragons gutted out a 3-2 road victory against the Mustangs by scoring on a sacrifice fly, a balk and a wild pitch.

After pitching a scoreless inning and scoring the winning run in St. Anne’s-Belfield’s 8-7 morning victory over Benedictine, Spinosa and fellow freshman Kevin White hit home runs in the Saints’ afternoon matchup with Maury. He then shut the door on Commodores star Marcus Breeden to clinch a 5-3 STAB victory on Saturday at Perry Field.

The Blue Devils made the most of the opportunity to run on their home track, edging Louisa County for first place.

After a loss to Louisa County earlier this month, the Western Albemarle baseball team has won two straight Jefferson District games — at William Monroe and Monticello this week.

The Warriors rode the arm of Wade Hughes and the strength at the top of their order to defeat the Mustangs 7-1 and secure their second district win in as many days. 

With all the recent games postponed due to rain, Monticello was eager to finally get on the field and play a game and it showed on Friday as the Mustangs cruised past Western Albemarle 13-1 in five innings.

Behind a 3 for 4, four-RBI performance from M.J. Wells, Nelson cruised to an 8-4 victory.

Fork Union lacrosse coach Houston Eldridge, an assistant for 10 years at the Academy, notched his first victory in season one as head coach on Thursday, as his Blue Devils withstood a valiant comeback from the Miller School to prevail 11-5.

Rittenhouse’s squad finally got back on the field Thursday night, and play they did. On the road against Jefferson District rival Monticello, the Warriors’ offense poured it on in a 7-1 romp.

On Wednesday, sophomore pitcher Taylor Collier answered the call, giving up just four hits and one run as the Lady Dragons defeated Madison County 3-1.

It’s hard say to whether the offense or defense was better for the St. Anne’s-Belfield boys lacrosse team on Tuesday night, but both units were firing on all cylinders in the Saints’ 10-1 route of Notre Dame Academy.

MINERAL - Sometimes the simplest plays mean the most. And that was the case for Louisa County’s baseball team Tuesday night as it eked out a Jefferson District win over Monticello.

The Group AAA football championship games will not be played at UVa’s Scott Stadium this December. However, where they will be held is still up in the air.

Western Albemarle’s boys lacrosse team is 3-1 right now, thanks in large part to the high-scoring attack duo of Max Pfeifer and Matt Galvin. But the emergence of senior midfielder Quin Sweeney has also played a big part in Western’s fast start.

Nothing makes a baseball team happier than watching their pitcher throw a complete-game shutout.

A promising start had long ago turned into a shaky second half, but one last defensive stand helped the St. Anne’s-Belfield boys lacrosse team escape with a victory.

It takes a unique personality to stand in front of a lacrosse net. Standing in a circle while people constantly pelt you with a hard rubber ball is a thankless job, but that doesn’t seem to bother Western goalkeeper Colleen Cozart.

Led by a balanced attack and smothering defense, Albemarle’s boys lacrosse team maintained its unblemished record on Wednesday night with a 10-3 victory over visiting Colonial Forge.

Once the Warriors started executing, though, they took over, rolling to a 14-2 victory over Charlottesville to move to 3-1 on the season.

It’s been two weeks since the Western Albemarle girls lacrosse team lost to Albemarle, but the game is still in the back of the all the Warriors’ minds.

Orange (5-2) started the day with a 14-0 drubbing of host St. Anne’s-Belfield, then followed that up with another shutout, knocking off Eastern Mennonite 10-0.

The Warriors got that much-needed spring in their step on Saturday as they beat St. Anne’s-Belfield, 11-1.

On Friday night, the Black Knights showed it, doing all the small things right in their 10-3 rout of Monticello.

In Myrtle Beach, S.C., the Louisa County baseball team got off to a strong start in the Hawaiian Tropic Classic this week.

Fork Union broke through for eight second-inning runs against Blue Ridge starter Ed Moss, and four Blue Devils pitchers made the lead stand up in an 11-0, five-inning victory Thursday afternoon.

As the captain of the Western Albemarle field hockey team, much was expected of Jordan Lynn.  The senior mid-center more than delivered in her last season with the team, leading the Warriors to an 18-1-1 record on the way to the 2007 Group AA state championship.

The Mustangs trailed Charlottesville by three goals fifteen minutes in, but managed to storm back to come away with a 3-3 tie.