This week, hundreds of volunteers will fan out and dig in to help improve area waterways. Blackwater Creek is the target of this year’s Extreme Stream Makeover, a project sponsored by the James River Association.

In the midst of the national debate over health care costs and quality, local physicians Wednesday celebrated what they are doing right for those measures.

As Central Virginia’s first college, it was only appropriate that Virginia University of Lynchburg was also the first area school to hold its 2009 commencement ceremony.

Two teams of Lynchburg students joined nearly 4,000 student delegates from colleges and universities around the world at the Model United Nations conference in New York City last week.

Forty golfers 18 years and under competed in Wednesday’s opening round of the Central Virginia Junior Golf Championship at London Downs Golf Club. More than half of those played in the 15-18 division, including Appomattox graduate Adam Marshall, who is tied with Corbin Pillow for the lead with a first-round score of 74.

Rustburg is making history in the Dixie Youth Virginia All-Star O-Zone tournament as two of their players have gotten into the record books with the swing of a bat.

Liberty’s football program has picked up two recent verbal commitments from rising high-school seniors.

As part of its Wednesday night awards banquet, Heritage High inducted the second class of its Athletic Hall of Fame.

As part of its Wednesday night awards banquet, Heritage High inducted the second class of its Athletic Hall of Fame.

One area singles player and two doubles teams will compete in state individual tennis tournaments this week.

Amherst’s Jacob Sale pitched a four-hit shutout and Ashton Paige blasted a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first to carry the Lancers past Liberty 1-0 in a Seminole District quarterfinal game Monday. Sale struck out 10 and walked two. Paige was 2-for-2. Amherst will play Jefferson Forest at 5 p.m. in the semifinal at Heritage on Wednesday.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Ben Rubeor’s goal with 31 seconds remaining in overtime lifted second-seeded Virginia to an 8-7 victory over No. 8 Maryland on Saturday in an NCAA tournament quarterfinal.

Jefferson Forest’s baseball team overcame an early 3-0 deficit to Amherst with a three-run home run by Ragan Rudisill capping a four-run bottom of the first en route to a 10-4 triumph that clinched its third consecutive Seminole District title outright.

BLACKSBURG — The Virginia Tech baseball team wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 10-5 win against William & Mary at English Field on Tuesday.

Lynchburg College received an at-large bid to the six-team NCAA South Regional Baseball Tournament, which begins Wednesday at American Legion Memorial Post 325 Stadium at Dan Daniel Park in Danville. The Hornets are the fourth seed and play third-seeded Piedmont College (32-12) in the first round at 7 p.m.