Varina————————————- 28 25 20 25  Thomas Dale————————————- 26 23 25 23
  Highlights: Jazmine Brown (V) 7 kills, 4 blocks, 1 ace; Timiesha Bell (V) 6 kills, 4 blocks, 2 digs, 1 ace; Jordan Wilson (V) 4 aces, 2 digs; Brittany Filliben (TD) 9 kills, 3 digs, 1 block, 1 ace; Mallory Seal (TD) 14 assists; Karine Bethea (TD) 6 kills, 2 blocks

Thomas Dale 155, Dinwiddie 187
(9 holes, at Rivers Bend, par 25)

TD: Swope 37, Donnelly 37, Clark 40, Bailey 41
D: Perez 40, Maitland 46, Trimmer 50, Lee 51

The messages coming out of the boys side of the Virginia Volleyball Showcase were clear: Clover Hill is back in the spotlight as a premier team, and the battle for the Dominion District’s two slots in the Central Region tournament will be fun to watch but brutal on the participants. The return of the Cavaliers shouldn’t be a surprise. The region’s most prominent and consistent program under former coach Steve Eliasek, Clover Hill has had good young teams that didn’t qualify for the region tournament the past two years.

Thomas Dale————————————- 5 2—7  L.C. Bird————————————- 1 0—1
TD: Robbins 3, Church 2, Nuckols, Carter LCB: Cole Saves: n/a Records: Thomas Dale 1-0, L.C. Bird 1-3

in predicted order of finish   2008 records: 6-1 Central, 6-4
  Offense: Williams lost nine starters and figures it will take time to get the unit to gel. The line will be a good starting point, with all-district guard Greg Gallop (6-2, 306 pounds) and tackle Spencer Randolph (6-3, 298) leading the way. They’ll be joined by center Josh Childress, guard Adam White, tackle Sam Hartman and tight end Mike Dudley. Airek Green is a prospect at running back with senior Demitrius Campbell at quarterback.

Thomas Dale 135, James River 141
(9 holes, at River’s Bend, par 35)

TD: Swope 32, Hamilton 32, Clark 35, Bailey 36
JR: Stagg 33, Martin 34, Hobbs 36, Dougherty 38, McLean 38, Jascewski, 38

Thomas Dale 295, Monacan 295, Douglas Freeman 314, Atlee 325
(18 holes, at Stonehenge CC, par 71)

TD: Clark 71, Swope 72, Donnelly 75, Hamilton 77
M: Pratt 72, Cosner 73, Parker 75, Critzer 75
DF: Harmon 73, Carl 78, Hill 80, Evans 83 A: Foutz 72, Powell 83, Fowler 84, Norris 86

HIGH SCHOOLS Monacan 300, Thomas Dale 300
(18 holes at River’s Bend GC, par 70)
M: Critzer 74, Pratt 75, Parker 75, C. Young 76 TD: Hamilton 71, Clark 74, Swope 77, Haynes 78 MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL
GOLF CLASSIC
(18 holes at Spring Creek, par 72)
Team scores: 1. Western Albemarle 319, 2. Cosby 321, 3. Monticello 335, 4. Powhatan 366, 5. Orange County 402, 6. Madison 414

AAA soccer The Mills Godwin boys and girls soccer teams finished as state runners-up in the Group AAA playoffs in early June. Senior midfielder Anne Lumpkin, the Central Region girls player of the year, is the state player of the year. She is the first state POY from the Central Region since A.B. Robbins of Mills Godwin earned the honor as a junior in 1999.

Will Bates’ list of honors includes Central Region and Gatorade state player of the year. The forward is a member of the USA junior national team and has an eye on the 2012 Olympics.

Year: Senior
  Position: Center back
  The skinny: Moves up from All-Metro second team as a junior. He scored four goals and had seven assists even though he was primarily a defensive player. Was all-district and all-region first team and will attend Radford. The Raiders eliminated undefeated Thomas Dale in the region quarterfinals.

Ka’Lia Johnson didn’t make the USA Women’s U16 national basketball team, but she recently returned from three days of trials determined to get a future invitation. “Hopefully, the next time I go back, I’ll be wearing the USA jersey,“ Johnson said. The rising junior at Thomas Dale High was one of 34 players invited to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., to compete for 12 spots. The team will play against seven national teams from North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean in the first FIBA Americas U16 championship Aug. 10-14 in Mexico. The top three teams qualify for the 2010 FIBA U17 world championship next summer in France.

Baseball coach Grant Odell is stepping down after starting the program at Deep Run High in 2003. “I’ve decided it’s time to spend time with my family,“ Odell, 52, said. Odell has a daughter who plays basketball and softball about to enter Deep Run and another daughter not far behind. “I want to focus my time and energy in the direction that puts my wife and family first,“ he said.

Quarterfinals: Top bracket, Midlothian (17-3) at Deep Run (17-2), 7 p.m.; Thomas Dale (17-3) at Atlee (12-5), 7; Lower bracket, Mills Godwin (12-7) at Cosby (19-3), 5; Lee-Davis (16-4) at Prince George (17-4), 7
  Semifinals: Thursday at Hanover High, 5 and 7 p.m.
  Final: Friday at Hanover High,
7 p.m.

Quarterfinals: Top bracket, Midlothian (12-5-1) at Mills Godwin (14-1-2), 7 p.m.; Matoaca (13-3-1) at Lee-Davis (12-4-1), 7; Lower bracket, Deep Run (12-3) at Cosby (14-1-1), 7:30; Atlee (10-4-1) at Thomas Dale (16-0), 7
  Semifinals: Thursday at Cosby High, 5 and 7:30 p.m.
  Final: Friday at Cosby High, 7:30 p.m.