NORFOLK, Va. — Since its inception on June 23rd, 1972, Title IX has provided life changing opportunities for female athletes. Those 37 words prohibited sex based discrimination in any school or educational program that receives federal funding. As a result,…
NORFOLK, Va. — The Berkley section of Norfolk got a makeover in the form of a local version of hoop dreams at the Southside Boys & Girls Club on Monday. Their outdoor basketball court got renovated with the help of…
Great players often stumble transitioning to coaching, but that’s another hitch North Carolina cornerbacks coach Dre Bly has covered. Bly, who played at Carolina from 1996-98 and is in the college football Hall of Fame, has in just three seasons…
Arthur Ashe has been one of Richmond’s most famous icons for decades thanks to his success in breaking down racial barriers in the tennis world. His name had been honored and memorialized across Richmond on streets, building and in art.…
Hannah Catherine Munro, the Virginia High School League’s Director of Development, called Title IX “The 37 most important words for women in athletics.” Reiley Fitzpatrick, the 2022 VHSL Class 5 Female Athlete of the Year from Independence High School, could…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Dennis Ellmer was a standout football, basketball and baseball player for Holy Trinity Catholic School and the Ocean View Aces while attending grade and middle school. And he likely would have been the same had he continued…
VIRGINIA BEACH — Sonny Allen's legacy as a basketball coach is unassailable. He won a national championship and 181 games in 10 years at Old Dominion and set scoring records that likely never will broken, won 613 games as a head coach…
VIRGINIA BEACH — It was the names that struck David Wright the most. The longtime New York Mets star and Hampton Roads native perused the list of his fellow inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday and…
VIRGINIA BEACH (WAVY) – For the first time since 2019, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame held an official induction ceremony. In an event emceed by WAVY TV Sports Director Craig Loper, 11 inductees (from the Class of 2020 and…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Due to to the pandemic, the Virginia Sports Hall Of Fame hadn't been able to officially enshrine anyone. In 2020, they had a class, but no audience. By 2021 they decided not pick anyone, so after…