Franklin “Frankie” Allen ’71 has always been a groundbreaker, whether he was the lone Black student in a historically white classroom during integration or racking up school records as Roanoke College’s all-time leading scorer in basketball. Now, Allen has blazed…
NORFOLK, Va. — It seems every year, the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame tops itself when it comes to special classes for induction. Wednesday night was no different. Five new members were enshrined at a ceremony from ODU's Chartway…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Former Cavalier defensive back Rondé Barber has been announced as a member of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Honors Class today (Nov. 7). He is a native or Roanoke, Va., where he attended Cave Spring High School.…
NEWPORT NEWS — Hank Foiles is 94 years old, an age few of us will ever see, and if we do, we expect to be frail and perhaps confined to a wheelchair. But when you shake his hand, your fingers…
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A group of National Football League (NFL) legends visited Petersburg on Monday to talk with middle and high school students about the importance of mental health. The visit was part of a partnership between Virginia Total…
PINEHURST – At this stage in his life Curtis Strange no longer has the stare that made opponents cough up leads on the PGA Tour for most of the decade of the 80’s. Strange, 68, loves to talk about the…
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — It is homecoming season in high school football. But nothing could top the homecoming of a newly minted Pro Football Hall of Famer. Ronde Barber came back to his alma mater of Cave Spring High…
Wednesday was Ronde Barber Day in Tampa, Florida. On Friday, it was Cave Spring High School's turn to honor Barber. Barber, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last month, was honored in a ceremony Friday night…
The Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame class of 2023 was selected on Wednesday. Five new members will incredible resumes will be enshrined on November 8th at 7pm from Old Dominion's Chartway Arena. Among them 2-time MLB all-star and Virginia…
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – NFL Hall of Fame inductee Ronde Barber is coming home for Cave Spring High School’s homecoming game on Sept. 22 at Bogle Stadium against Blacksburg. According to Chuck Lionberger, the director of community relations for Roanoke County…