Winfield's Hoff earns Gatorade state honor

Winfields Haleigh Hoff was named the Gatorade West Virginia girls soccer player of the year Thursday. The 5-foot-8 senior forward scored 27 goals and had 11 assists in leading the Generals (19-3-1) to the Class AAA state championship game. Hoff, who ended ...

Deep Run, Strikers star Wharton named soccer All-American

Senior Todd Wharton was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American for his performance with the Richmond Strikers Soccer Club.

Virginia Home-Schoolers Make a Play to Join High School Teams

A bill in Virginia would permit home-schooled students to play varsity sports at public high schools, raising concerns about fairness, recruiting and oversight.

Thursday's local roundup: ODU's Smith gains state men's soccer honor

Old Dominion All-American junior forward Yannick Smith was named the 2011 state college men's soccer Player of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.

Sports Briefs for Jan. 29, 2012

U.S. women in London Olympics after winThe U.S. women's soccer team qualified for the London Olympics on Friday night with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Vancouver, British Columbia.