Many Cavs hold high hopes for career in golf
By Megan McDonald | April 18, 2006Donning the green jacket for the second time in three years, Phil Mickelson is living the golfer's dream after his Masters victory Sunday.
Donning the green jacket for the second time in three years, Phil Mickelson is living the golfer's dream after his Masters victory Sunday.
Over the weekend at the Milton G. Abramson/Lou Onesty Invitational, the Virginia track and field team won eight titles and had three athletes qualify to compete at Regionals. The Cavaliers hosted 1,200 athletes from more than 75 schools at Lannigan Field where events began Friday afternoon and concluded Saturday evening. In the discus, Virginia excelled in both the men's and women's competitions.
In the third quarter of the University of Virginia's win over Johns Hopkins University, the Public Address announcer proudly announced "Beat the Record" Night for attendance would be April 15 when Virginia (11-0) would take on the Duke Blue Devils. Well, the record will not be broken.
Two days after securing a win on their own Senior Night, the Virginia women's lacrosse team aims to spoil Virginia Tech's festivities and come out of Blacksburg with its fourth ACC win. The Hokies currently stand at 6-7 on the season despite a 0-4 ACC record that has left them in sole possession of last place in the conference standings.
The University of Virginia softball team (22-17, 3-8 ACC) will travel to College Park, Md. this weekend to take on the Maryland Terrapins (25-17, 4-7 ACC) in a three-game series.
Boston College (18-15, 4-11 ACC) arrives in Charlottesville this weekend in what will be its first series against the Cavaliers (28-9, 8-7 ACC) as a conference opponent.
The Virginia Cavaliers track and field team will be competing in this season's first and only home competition of the season, the Lou Onesty/ Milton Abramson Invitational, this weekend at Lannigan Track.
The Virginia men's tennis team will spend this weekend at Tobacco Road with their ACC title to defend.
The Virginia softball team pulled out two important wins Wednesday over James Madison, sweeping the Dukes in an afternoon doubleheader. The first win rode largely on the strength of Erin Horn, who virtually single-handedly shut down the Dukes' offense.
The No. 17 Virginia baseball team outlasted the Longwood Lancers Wednesday, 6-4. The Cavaliers scored two runs in the eighth inning to win a game in which both starting pitchers lasted six innings and reach a record of 28-9. Virginia's lineup ran Longwood starter Brian McCullough's pitch total up to 118 over six and two-thirds innings.
One of the biggest perks of being a student fan at U.Va. is the free admission to all Virginia sporting events.
After grabbing the biggest win in program history last weekend, the Virginia women's tennis team will look to continue its winning ways today against Boston College.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team celebrated Senior Night Wednesday evening with a 13-9 victory over the George Mason Patriots (7-5) at Klöckner Stadium. The night began with a commemoration of the team's seven seniors, and the excitement continued into the start of the game as the No.
Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor has a special request for Virginia's student body: Show up and be rowdy this weekend at Davenport Field when the Cavaliers take on Boston College in a critically important three-game series.
After capping off a grueling stretch of seven straight road games with a pair of wins in Durham this past weekend, the Virginia men's baseball team returns home this evening to face the visiting Longwood Lancers at Davenport Field. During the extended road trip, the No.
The Virginia softball team (20-17) hosts James Madison (16-17) today for a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.
Returning to play after a week off, the No. 5 Virginia women's lacrosse team will face off with the George Mason Patriots in their final regular season home game Wednesday. The Patriots will attempt to pull out their first-ever win against the Cavaliers in the teams' short history together. The Cavaliers (11-2, 3-1) are riding the strength of a five-game win streak, including their 15-8 victory over Old Dominion last Wednesday, prior to the week off.
Recently, I've found myself staying up late watching several classic baseball movies -- "The Natural," "Field of Dreams," "The Sandlot" -- and I've come to realize the 12-year-old inside of me just won't let my obsession with baseball go.
This past weekend at the Masters, Phil Mickelson once again captured the heart of the country with a magnificent victory.
Being a first year coach is usually a difficult thing to do -- just ask Virginia women's tennis coach Mark Guilbeau.