by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Norfolk State Men The Spartan Men ended last season’s campaign going 20-14 and finishing 11-5 in the MEAC. This secured the second seed in the MEAC Tournament back in March for the Spartans. The Spartans eventually ended their season with a 75-64 loss to the rival Hampton Pirates in the semifinals…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) NORFOLK (WAVY) — Old Dominion University announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to a two-game series in football with East Carolina. The Monarchs will travel to Greenville on September 29, 2018 and the Pirates will play in Norfolk September 28, 2019. ECU is the…
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by Brian Parsons, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) WILLIAMSBURG (WAVY) — William and Mary (7-2, 5-1 in CAA) cracked the FCS Top Ten this week, coming in at No. 7 in both national polls. Saturday, the Tribe could very well clinch a spot in the playoffs with a win over Towson. The Tigers…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 I had a chance to sit down with Steve Suttmiller of Norfolk Public Schools this week to talk football. Three of the five Norfolk High Schools made the playoffs and all five were in contention until the final week. Maury, Norview and Lake Taylor are in the postseason, with the Titans…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Menchville’s Adria Strothers, who earned first-team All-5A South and second-team all-state honors last season, will sign with Hampton University on Saturday. “The school is a really great and I love how their basketball team is more like a family than a team,” says Strothers. Adria Strothers transferred from Warwick High School…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) BLACKSBURG (WAVY) –For the past 28 years, Bud Foster has been roaming the sidelines at Virginia Tech, considered one of the best defensive coaches in college football. By year’s end Frank Beamer’s reign as head coach will end in Blacksburg. Does Foster want his boss’…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) NORFOLK (WAVY) – Contrary to the standard “one game at a time” coach’s talk, Bobby Wilder is putting the pressure on his Old Dominion football team. “We’re in elimination mode right now,” said Wilder at his weekly press conference. The Monarchs (4-5, 2-3 Conference USA)…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Oscar Smith High School Boys Basketball, regular season and Monitor Merrimack Conference Champions, are striving to play as a unit this season and put a strong emphasis on being a family. After losing to Colonial Forge in the post season, the Tigers are looking to improve in the paint and defensively…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 With his team heading towards its seventh consecutive postseason appearance, Bayside linebacker Teradja Mitchell was able to take a slight break from the gridiron this past weekend to visit the campus of West Virginia and the Mountaineers football program. “We left for {West Virginia} very early Saturday morning and came back…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After falling in the Group 6A state championship game by one point last season, Bethel High School, is back along with nationally-ranked seniors Alexsis Grate, Nyra Williams, and teammate N’Dea Roberts for their last year of high school. The Bruins have moved to the Group 5A PenSouth Conference but their goal…
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