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The Rock Falls

ELKTON – When the East Rockingham High School baseball team is faced with a do-or-die game, it seems to perform. But when the stakes are lower, the underclassmen-laden Eagles apparently still need to figure out how to maintain their success.
Arbogast Sharp

BROADWAY – Except for a 17-3 rout of Turner Ashby High School, Broadway’s baseball team was a bit shaky in going 4-2 in their last six baseball games – losing by a run, winning by a run and ultimately, according to senior Quinn Arbogast, lacking intensity.
TA Loses Oddly

BRIDGEWATER — Turner Ashby High School gave Fort Defiance too many outs too many times.
Knights Rout Blazers, 15-3

BRIDGEWATER — Turner Ashby High School’s ninth batter had two hits. So did one of its reserves. Three other Knights also had multiple hits.
Schedule and Scores
Gobblers Breeze

BROADWAY – Moving from shortstop to left field, senior Heather Bagwell was not exactly in her comfort zone, playing a position she’s seldom played during her softball career at Broadway High School.

Want To Change A Habit?

Based on the emails I received after last week’s column about my heart attack — thanks for all the kind words — many of you do.
The People’s Pulse

Last week seemed scheduled to toy with constituents’ political barometers: Vice President Joe Biden expressed approval of same-sex marriage on May 6 during NBC’s “Meet the Press,” North Carolinians voted Tuesday to outlaw gay marriage in the state, and President Barack Obama returned volley with an unexpected endorsement of gay marriage on Wednesday during an interview for ABC.
Coppelia’ Comes To BC’s Cole Hall

HARRISONBURG - The Rockingham Ballet Theatre will bring the classic “Coppelia” to stage once again this weekend.
‘Zuppe’ Offers Gumbo Of Soup Recipes

At first, I was surprised that the American Academy in Rome would assume that Italians might need their help in preserving time-honored food traditions. This is a subject Italians are famously passionate about.

Passing on the Tradition

Jo Anna Sullivan has been planting flags on veteran’s graves in eastern Rockingham County cemeteries for more than 60 years. Now 81, she is looking for someone else to take over the honor.
I'm Stumped: the bandstand finale, for certain

Admitting The Stumper's defeat on the Bridgewater bandstand topic inspires callers to reach for their phones.
WBTX keeps the faith

WBTX 1470 AM has been broadcasting for 40 years this month.
Nanny's Nook moves to Dayton
Dramatist earns semi-final honor at national competition
TA third at Technosphere
Seniors lead TA tennis
The Next Step

Margee Greenfield outlines the 10 most-often listed skills that employers list as vital in their candidates.
Threads of Faith
The Active Life

Tips on how to be a supportive parent of young athletes.
Overarching Observations

A depth perspective encourages us to examine everything around us and in us.
Valley Treasures

Elmer Kipps tells the Civil War-era story of his grandmother and her sidesaddle.
Adventures of a Citizen Scientist Among the Wildflowers

Our resident naturalist examines her backyard for wildflowers.