2 months ago
WOODROW — Frenship opened the 2026 high school football season with a dominant 50-17 win over rival Lubbock-Cooper on Friday. Here's a look at the key takeaways.
It shouldn't come as a surprise another quarterback is thriving at Frenship.
James "Bear" Ordonez completed his first 10 passes in his debut, throwing five touchdowns in the first half as Frenship led 34-10. He finished 17 of 22 for 281 yards and no interceptions.
"He and I had a lot of conversations about the old frying pan," Tigers coach Jay Northcutt said, alluding to his metaphor of an inexperienced QB's struggles. "I know it'll come at some point. A lot of times it is the first game, but he seemed to have dodged it. Just a good performance by him and his teammates as well."
Frenship raced out to a 27-0 lead, and things got worse for Cooper late in the opening half.
#frenship #cooper #woodrow #james
It shouldn't come as a surprise another quarterback is thriving at Frenship.
James "Bear" Ordonez completed his first 10 passes in his debut, throwing five touchdowns in the first half as Frenship led 34-10. He finished 17 of 22 for 281 yards and no interceptions.
"He and I had a lot of conversations about the old frying pan," Tigers coach Jay Northcutt said, alluding to his metaphor of an inexperienced QB's struggles. "I know it'll come at some point. A lot of times it is the first game, but he seemed to have dodged it. Just a good performance by him and his teammates as well."
Frenship raced out to a 27-0 lead, and things got worse for Cooper late in the opening half.
#frenship #cooper #woodrow #james
2 months ago
Hampton Preview
Head coach: Woodrow Wilson
2025 record: 10-2 (Won Peninsula district ******* le, lost to Phoebus in Class 4A Region Semis)
Players to watch: Marcus Chapman (QB), Gene Jones (DL)
2026 schedule:
Sept. 4 vs Lake Taylor
Sept. 12 at Menchville
Sept. 18 vs Woodside
Sept. 25 at Glen Allen
Oct. 2 vs Denbigh
Oct. 8 at Kecoughtan
Oct. 15 vs Phoebus
Oct. 22 at Warwick
Oct. 30 vs Heritage
Nov. 5 vs Bethel
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Head coach: Woodrow Wilson
2025 record: 10-2 (Won Peninsula district ******* le, lost to Phoebus in Class 4A Region Semis)
Players to watch: Marcus Chapman (QB), Gene Jones (DL)
2026 schedule:
Sept. 4 vs Lake Taylor
Sept. 12 at Menchville
Sept. 18 vs Woodside
Sept. 25 at Glen Allen
Oct. 2 vs Denbigh
Oct. 8 at Kecoughtan
Oct. 15 vs Phoebus
Oct. 22 at Warwick
Oct. 30 vs Heritage
Nov. 5 vs Bethel
Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WAVY.com.
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2 months ago
There was a bit of uncertainty going into last season for Woodrow Wilson's perennially contending volleyball team. The Flying Eagles were going to have to traverse the season with the loss of five seniors who not only started, but were among the best to ever play the sport at the Beckley school.
It took some work, but the new stars all meshed and took the Flying Eagles to their sixth consecutive state tournament appearance.
Now, the team is in somewhat of a similar situation in having to replace four talented seniors in all-staters Anya Hasan (hitter/blocker) and Londen Baker (libero/defensive specialist), DS Zoie Vance and setter Makayla Adkins.
"They were all in key spots," coach Bre Rhodes said. "All four of them had a role on the team. To lose players like that, you take a big hit."
Rhodes is carrying nine players on the varsity roster to start the season, but she had plenty of depth — much of it unexpected — from which to choose.
#Eagles
It took some work, but the new stars all meshed and took the Flying Eagles to their sixth consecutive state tournament appearance.
Now, the team is in somewhat of a similar situation in having to replace four talented seniors in all-staters Anya Hasan (hitter/blocker) and Londen Baker (libero/defensive specialist), DS Zoie Vance and setter Makayla Adkins.
"They were all in key spots," coach Bre Rhodes said. "All four of them had a role on the team. To lose players like that, you take a big hit."
Rhodes is carrying nine players on the varsity roster to start the season, but she had plenty of depth — much of it unexpected — from which to choose.
#Eagles
3 months ago
The Para-mixed bowls B2-B3 pair succeeded in their early morning bid for a Commonwealth Games bronze medal with a dramatic tie-break win against New Zealand.
The duo of Julie Thomas and Steffan James, aided by directors Jamie Jones and John Wilson, defeated New Zealand's pair of Sonya Woodrow and Kerrin Wheeler, aided by directors Kimberly Carraher and Colin Wheeler.
Wales lost the first set 7-4 but battled back to win the second set 6-3 to set up the sudden death end.
After Thomas had set up the chance and James held his nerve with two brilliant final bowls. New Zealand's final delivery failed and Wales celebrated.
The Wales campaign came full circle after it had started with a dramatic tie-break comeback win against Australia.
#wales #dramatic
The duo of Julie Thomas and Steffan James, aided by directors Jamie Jones and John Wilson, defeated New Zealand's pair of Sonya Woodrow and Kerrin Wheeler, aided by directors Kimberly Carraher and Colin Wheeler.
Wales lost the first set 7-4 but battled back to win the second set 6-3 to set up the sudden death end.
After Thomas had set up the chance and James held his nerve with two brilliant final bowls. New Zealand's final delivery failed and Wales celebrated.
The Wales campaign came full circle after it had started with a dramatic tie-break comeback win against Australia.
#wales #dramatic
