A - Mountain Empire District News

Bland County defeated Mathews 5-1 in the Group A Girls Tennis State semifinals Friday afternoon at Radford University as part of the 2010 Spring Jubilee.

A day after capturing the Group A singles title, Bland County’s Grace Sarver teamed with Kirby Mustard to defeat Jordan Barnes and Tori Bowen of Gate City (6-1, 6-4) Friday afternoon at Radford University as part of the 2010 Spring Jubilee.

Bland County’s Grace Sarver cruised by Jordan Barnes of Gate City, 6-0, 6-1, to capture her second straight Group A Girls Tennis State Title Thursday afternoon at Radford University as part of the 2010 Spring Jubilee.

Virginia High scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, to end Fort Chiswell's season with an 11-10 victory, in the quarterfinals of the Group A baseball toturnament Tuesday night in Bristol.

Bland County had no problems in dismissing Bath County, 5-0, in the championship match of the Region C girls team tennis championships Thursday at Grayson County High School in Indepence.

SALEM - One year removed from a 1-0 loss to Chilhowie in the Region C quarterfinals, Fort Chiswell not only avenged that loss with a 9-8 victory over the Warriors but also clinched the school's first ever berth into the Group A baseball playoffs.

In a battle to the end, Galax claimed a 1-0 decision over George Wythe, in the semifinals of the Region C boys soccer tournament Thursday afternoon at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista.

Bland County's Grace Sarver and Kirby Mustard claimed the Region C girls double title Wednesday afternoon at Grayson County High School, as they defeated Radford's Casey Wojtera and Hannah Cooley, 6-0, 6-2.

Grace Sarver of Bland County won the Region C girls singles crown, as she defeated Amelia Walters of Bath County Tuesday afternoon at Grayson County High School in Independence.