The Bobcats came up short against Bruton who found itself in the team state championship game for the third consecutive season.

Defending state champion Northside returns to the state semifinals as well

Auburn boys claimed their third consecutive region crown.

The Maroon Tide defeated the Maroons 17-14.

"We have to have the same mental attitude that we had last year," said head coach Brandon Harner.

Glenvar boys tennis Class 2 champions, George Wythe

The Maroons' 22 turnovers proved to be costly in the 62-40 final.

The George Wythe Maroons are having a stand-out season at 26-3. The Class 1 state tournament begins on Friday.

In the Region 1C girls basketball final, Fort Chiswell beat Eastern Montgomery 52-50 in overtime.

Riverheads have taken the win over George Wythe, 49-27.

George Wythe returns to a state final in football for the first time in a decade.

George Wythe returns to a state final in football for the first time in a decade.

Maroons return to the state final for the first time since 2012.

It’s hard to beat a team twice, let alone in a Region Championship, but George Wythe did just that on Saturday. The Maroons beat Grayson County 48-28 for the Region 1C title.

Two of the Mountain Empire District’s top teams met again on Friday night, this time with a trip to the Region 1C final on the line.

Galax will be hosting the Region 1C championship next week after beating George Wythe, 41-21, on Friday night.

Burton on Wednesday for the Class 1 State Semifinals. The Maroons travel to Honaker for its State Semifinal matchup on Wednesday. Up next is an away match up at Union for the State semifinal action. The Bulldogs will play at Abingdon to start State Tournament play. The Comets reach the State Tournament in back-to-back seasons, first final four appearance in over 4 decades.

Radford/Salem/Roanoke, VA – A prep signing period opens Wednesday for everyone other than football and men’s and women’s D-1 hoops. At the home of the Bobcats, Radford star volleyball player Trinity Adams is headed to SEC and national power Florida. Adams helped lead the Bobcats to a state championship right here in nearby Salem, as they defeated Poquoson for the title. And at Patrick henry, the Patriots multi-sport star Savannah Derey will play lacrosse at the next level. Lauren Pickett will play volleyball at D-2 Eckerd College, Meleah Kirtner will play hoops at ETSU and Daniel Goode will drive up I-81 and play golf for Radford.

Salem, Va. – Southwest Virginia’s top team contender in the class 1 ranks remains Rural Retreat. The Knights Mason Stewart won the 138-pound crown with a 5-2 decision, to help his father’s team to a program best--third place team finish. .I"I feel like most of the people on my team know what to do next year, we’re gonna bring it next year. I think they’re going to know how to overcome that and get in the finals next year," Mason Stewart explained. The Blue Demons won this head to head battle with the Trojans at 120, when Brandon Crowder racked up a 3-0 decision win.