Chris Gionta
Sports Reporter at The Daily Progress
HS Sports Reporter for @DailyProgress. I also like baseball stats & co-host Above Replacement Radio with @daniel_curren. Opinions someone else’s.
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1 week ago |
dailyprogress.com | Chris Gionta
STANARDSVILLE — With the William Monroe baseball team hosting its first state tournament game since senior Parker Hildebrand’s freshman season, a severe thunderstorm struck right at game time. Although it only rained for a short period, the precipitation fell with intensity and created a very wet field. Dragons players and coaches got to work. “It was a long day,” Hildebrand said. “I put StayDry on that field for like an hour.
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1 week ago |
dailyprogress.com | Chris Gionta
PALMYRA — The Meridian boys soccer team led, 2-0, in the second half of the VHSL Class 3 state title game, but the Western Albemarle boys soccer team was unrelenting. With 16:20 remaining, Parker Polk gained control of the ball on the right side of the field, then took a wide angle to the left before knocking a shot into the right side of the goal with his left foot.
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1 week ago |
dailyprogress.com | Chris Gionta
PALMYRA — The Western Albemarle girls soccer team entered the VHSL Class 3 state championship game with redemption on their minds. The Warriors had fallen short in the state final in 2023 and 2024, and had great desire to get over the edge this season. “We’ve been wanting this for so long. We’ve made it so close two years in a row,” senior midfielder Emily Schinstock said.
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1 week ago |
dailyprogress.com | Chris Gionta
PALMYRA — The Western Albemarle boys soccer team reached its second consecutive state championship game with a 3-1 victory over William Monroe on Friday, and is also playing in its third final in four years. Much of the Warriors roster has already embarked on a deep postseason run, which has prepared them for the emotions and challenges that come with it. “It just helps you out a ton,” senior Daniel Sanchez said.
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2 weeks ago |
dailyprogress.com | Chris Gionta
In the Charlottesville boys tennis team’s transformation that has resulted in two consecutive state titles, sophomore Sean Frank has been at the forefront. Frank immediately earned the No. 1 singles spot in the Black Knights’ lineup in his first year, and has won singles and doubles matches in both state title matches Charlotesville has played since he has been there.
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