NC: Wolf, own goal Schmiederer S: Marino (2), Kirkpatrick


Richmond Christian————————————- 1 2—3
Fredericksburg Academy————————————- 0 0—0
RC: Poston, Estrada, Kennedy

3RD PLACE GAME
Fredericksburg Academy————————————- 0 0—0
New Community————————————- 1 1—2

Steward————————————- 4 3—7
Tandem————————————- 0 0—0
S: Kirchmier 2, Tepper, Farmer, S. Henderson, Booth, Pearlman Saves: Scott (S) 4; Turner (T) 13 Records: Steward 1-0; Tandem 0-1

Year: Freshman
  The skinny: Stepped right into the No.1 spot for the Trojans and didn’t lose (15-0) to a Dominion District foe in singles this year. Her only losses in the region were to Emily Hahn and Yasmin Fotovat. She was the district tournament singles winner and player of the year and advanced to the region semifinals.

PETERSBURG - In only the program’s fifth year, Steward’s players got so close to winning the championship, they could almost touch it. But in the bottom of the seventh inning, a 3-2 single from catcher Ray Morton gave Greenbrier a 4-3 win and the VISAA Division II state title. “I love them like my own sons, so it’s just disappointing to lose,“ Steward coach Bruce Secrest said. “One thing’s for sure, I’m never disappointed in them because they’re such quality young men.“

PETERSBURG—Four was the fewest number of runs the Steward baseball team scored in a game the past two season. The Spartans scored just one in yesterday’s Virginia Independent Schools Division II semifinal at the Petersburg Sports Complex. One was enough to eliminate Covenant of Charlottesville and advance to today’s championship game at 2 p.m. Steward (22-3) plays Greenbrier Christian, which handed the Spartans losses in last year’s final and earlier this season.

A steady rain falls outside The Steward School. For what seems like the hundredth time this season, J.T. Wauford and the Spartans baseball team have been rained out. But they’re well-prepared for these conditions. Inside the gymnasium, someone hits a button on the wall and batting cages lower from the ceiling. The batters start taking their swings on a new gym floor.

Atlee girls soccer coach Bruce Lovelace prefers the Raiders stay out of the spotlight as long as possible each season. The Raiders can’t escape attention now after handing Mills Godwin its first loss of the season (1-0) last week at Godwin. Even though senior forwards Jordan Roseboro and Lindsey Booth are among the leading scorers in the area, sophomore Kimberly Glymph, a midfielder, netted the game’s only goal.

Despite 16 points from both Andrew Adkins and Patrick Branin, Steward fell 84-56 to Tidewater Academy in the championship game of the VCC tournament last night. Adkins also had seven rebounds and four steals to go along with his points, and Davis Khoury added 15 points for the Spartans. Tidewater Academy’s Casey Rickmond led all scorers with 28 points, including five 3-pointers. Tommie Starks tallied 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and Ryan Stephenson added 13 points.

Andrew Adkins scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as Steward routed Southampton Academy in the semifinals of the VCC tournament. Corey Blount contributed 14 points and five steals for the Spartans. Wade Martin had 14 points for Southampton Academy. Steward will play Tidewater Academy for the VCC title tonight at 8 p.m. at Richard Bland College.

Andrew Adkins totaled 14 points, 11 rebounds, five assista and four steals and the No. 3 seed Spartans held the No. 6 seed Knights to one basket in the first quarter and held on to win its Virginia Commonwealth Conference quarterfinal. Patrick Branin scored 12 points to help Steward advance to a semifinal matchup 8 p.m. Friday with either Southampton Academy or Fuqua.

AMELIA ACADEMY 66, STEWARD 49  AMELIA ACAD. (11-5 VCC, 14-12) Fleming 0, Scott 3, Hutton 19, Davis 0, Urbina 10, Benson 19, Bowen 0, Pollard 0, Caple 0, Allen 0, Noel 15. Totals 25 5-12 66.  STEWARD (11-5, 13-7)  Khoury 16, Bruce 0, Kirkpatrick 0, Branin 9, Blount 3, Aldredge 0, Adkins 17, Anderson 0, Kish 0, Ball 0, Howard 2, Pierce 2. Totals 17 8-10 49.

The Latino Education Advancement Program at the Steward School has been named Mentoring Program of the Year by the Virginia Mentoring Partnership. The independent school in western Henrico County mentors Richmond-area Latino students in the fundamentals of middle and high school academic experiences. LEAP offers a college-preparatory curriculum in English as a Second Language, Spanish for Native Speakers, math, computer technology and physical education. The program is administered by Spanish-speaking staff and Latino mentors in the community.—Lisa Crutchfield

STEWARD 58, Martin 0, Lovern 0, Roeben 10, Eriksson 11, Williams 17, Grech 2, Magg 2, Pugh 2, Scott 0, Southworth 2. Totals 19 7-15.  STEWARD (10-3 VCC, 12-5) Khoury 12, Bruce 4, Kirkpatrick 0, Branin 9, Blount 5, Aldredge 0, Adkins 12, Anderson 2, Kish 2, Ball 0, Howard 12, Pierce 0. Totals 21 16-19 58.  Kenston Forest———————————— 9 11 8 18—46

STEWARD 57, FREDERICKSBURG ACADEMY 25  FREDERICKSBURG ACAD. (9-7)  Hoffman 8, Cook 0, Frazier 2, Torrey 0, Wicker 0, Brown 10, McDermott 5, Zigman 0, Boggs 0. Totals 11 3-7 25.  STEWARD (9-9) Friend 12, Tharp 10, Adams 10, Sauers 2, Bradshaw 4, Scott 0, Remmers 19, Meyers 0, Minges 0, Cummings 0. Totals 27 1-2 57.

ST. CATHERINE’S 59, STEWARD 21  STEWARD (4-3 LIS, 8-10)  Edwards 0, Friend 2, Roe 1, Tharp 3, Sauers 0, Bradshaw 4, Remmers 11, Meyers 0, Minges 0. Totals 7 6-12 21.  ST. CATHERINE’S (4-5, 10-7)  Anderson 6, Jones 6, Joel 0, Ndongo 1, Manganello 6, Brown 12, Schreiner 2, M. Doswell 2, Crittenden 9, A. Doswell 6, Cain 7, Fain 2. Totals 26 7-11 59.