2012-03-22

Dudley signs to play for Northern Virginia C.C.



ALEXANDRIA — Bath’s Chelsea Dudley is among for players signed by Northern Virginia Community College women’s volleyball coach Marcus Robinson to national letters of intent to play for one of the nation’s newest intercollegiate athletic programs on Friday, March 16 at the school’s Annandale Campus. This group represents Northern Virginia’s first-ever signing class as new National Junior College Athletic Association […]

Bison too much for Chargers



BUFFALO GAP — The Charger baseball team fell to the Buffalo Gap Bison 12-2 in five innings Monday night. The Bison scored five runs in the third inning and seven in the fifth to close it out. The Chargers struggled to get any sort of momentum going all night, offensively and defensively. They only had two hits, one from Luke […]

Charger tennis starts season with win



BUFFALO GAP — The Bath County tennis team won its season opener against Buffalo Gap last Wednesday, taking the match 6-2. Gap’s Michelle Fultz won the first singles match 9-8 over Bath’s Melanie Baughan, but the Chargers dominated the rest of the singles, with Rebekah Blake, Katelyn Rice, Rachel Robertson and Ali McLaurin all handily winning 8-0 and Sarah Wright […]

Charger softball leaves Bison in dust



BUFFALO GAP — The Charger softball team is now 2-0 after a 10-0 win against Buffalo Gap Monday night. The Chargers took an early lead with Bekkah Pauley driving in Allyson Cutlip and Jailyn Ford in the first inning. The Chargers kept the momentum going in the second with Amanda Shifflett hitting a double and then scoring on a hit […]

Bath boys’ soccer season opens



BUENA VISTA — The Charger boys’ soccer team opened its season with a 2-2 tie against Pioneer District rival Parry McCluer Saturday. The Blues took an early 2-0 lead, scoring back-to-back goals in the first few minutes of the game. After that, the Chargers’ defense settled in and kept the score there for the rest of the first half. The […]

BCHS boys’ soccer looking for big things



HOT SPRINGS — The BCHS boys’ soccer team is trying something different this year. Rather than focusing on winning, coach Marco Cucci and assistant coach Alex Miller are focusing on improving the team as a unit. “We not only want to win, we want to get them working as a team,” Miller said. “Unity is the key focus.” And by […]

Highland’s soccer team looks to improve



MONTEREY — With this being Highland’s second year of varsity soccer competition, coaches Todd Brendel and Chris Lambert will be looking for better results on the field. “We are farther along this year than we were at the same point last year. We are a better conditioned and focused team that also works well together,” Brendel said. With seniors and […]

Arts, technology students perform at Garth Newel



WARM SPRINGS — Thirty-two music students from the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology in Petersburg will spend the March 30-April 1 weekend in study at Garth Newel Music Center. During their residency, these talented young musicians will participate in coachings, perform in master classes and immerse themselves in the world of music. The Garth Newel Piano […]

25 years ago

March 26 1987

• The Bath County Board of Supervisors has voted to rescind its previous approval of the James River water supply study. Acting at a continued meeting on Tuesday night, the supervisors overturned their March 10 approval of the study after Supervisor Denny Hansford, who had voted in the majority at the previous meeting, asked for reconsideration. • The Blue Grass […]

Club to host Junior, Miss Bath pageant



HOT SPRINGS — On Saturday, April 28, the Bath Highlands Lioness Lions Club will sponsor the annual Junior and Miss Bath County Pageant. The pageant is open to Bath County girls between the ages of 11 and 19. Applications are available at all three Bath County Public Schools, and are due back to any of the schools by 4 p.m. […]