Alex Murphy

2 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Alex Murphy

University of Mary Washington men’s soccer goalkeeper Freddy Rogers was named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Male Scholar–Athlete of the Year on Wednesday afternoon. Rogers, having been named an academic All-American, a CSC Academic All-American and UMW’s Male Scholar–Athlete of the Year after posting a 3.9 GPA this past year, can now add another academic honor to his résumé.

2 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Alex Murphy

Last season, then-Stafford lacrosse junior attacker Julia Etu earned Academic All-American honors from USA Lacrosse for the first time in her career following a stellar season on the field and in the classroom. All she did this spring was follow that up by earning both academic and athletic all-American honors, finishing top-10 academically in her graduating class while recording 97 points across 15 games played. “I was surprised to get both,” Etu said. “...

2 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Alex Murphy

A record-breaking heat wave has hit the Fredericksburg area and much of the United States to begin this week, bringing with it heat warnings and advisories throughout. Just as the heat has settled into the area, the Fredericksburg Nationals returned from a two-week road trip, set to play the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers this week at Virginia Credit Union Stadium.

2 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Alex Murphy

A wild third inning propelled the Culpeper Cavaliers to an emphatic 15-2 win over the Winchester Royals in the Valley Baseball League on Tuesday night. Culpeper, now winners of three-straight and four of their last five games after a 2-10 start, scored 11 runs in the third to hop out to a 14-0 lead. Winchester (10-10) ended up committing three errors in the loss, including several in the third inning alone.

2 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Alex Murphy

The Fredericksburg Nationals got their current home stand off to a hot start with a thrilling 10-9 walk-off win on Tuesday night against the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. Down 7-0 after the third inning, it looked like it was going to be all Kannapolis (32-38), but that quickly changed after a three-spot from Fredericksburg in the bottom of the fourth to start chipping away at the deficit.