Zach Joachim

1 week ago | richmond.com | Zach Joachim

VCU men's basketball incoming freshman guard Nyk Lewis has been invited to the USA Basketball U19 National Training Camp, Rams Athletics announced last week. A product of Gonzaga High in Washington, D.C., Lewis will be one of 33 players competing for 12 roster spots at training camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The final roster will compete in the 2025 FIBA U19 Men's World Cup, scheduled for June 28 to July 6 in Switzerland.

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Zach Joachim

From the picturesque CSX A-Line train bridge to Belle Isle's roaring Hollywood Rapids and the calm creeks and swimming holes of Texas Beach, the James River Park System is the lifeblood of RVA's outdoor summer social scene. “The crown jewel of Richmond, Virginia, is the James River," said Dennis Bussey, founder and longtime organizer of the James River Hikers. Bussey, 79, has attended 2,214 meetups for hikes and community projects in the JRPS over the past 14-plus years.

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Zach Joachim

Though VCU and Richmond, co-preseason favorites in the Atlantic 10 baseball poll, missed out on the conference tournament on the heels of lackluster seasons, both programs had reason to celebrate on Wednesday. The A-10 released its all-conference accolades, headlined by a pair of Virginia-based talents. George Mason outfielder James Quinn-Irons, a junior Reston native, was named A-10 player of the year.

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Zach Joachim

Amid the shifting landscape of the NCAA, it's never been harder to play college baseball. Former Hanover High baseball coach and Randolph-Macon player Tyler Kane said that reality has led high school ballplayers across the country to seek an academic and athletic structure which best prepares them to compete at the next level. Such athletic academies have over recent years become more prevalent for various high school sports all over the United States.

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Zach Joachim

The rolling drums are audible from well down Freeman Road, the sea of green-clad supporters strikingly visible from the corner of McCloy Street and Maplewood Avenue in the stadium neighborhood situated between Carytown and the north bank of the James River. In just its second season, the Richmond Ivy pre-professional women's soccer club has forged an inseparable bond with the community it represents.