Powhatan won the team title at the Jefferson District Wrestling Championship held Saturday at Fluvanna County High School. The Indians had four gold medalists while Fluvanna and Monticello had three each.
The Monticello girls held on to beat Western Albemarle, 46-38, in a battle for second in the Jefferson District. The Charlottesville boys and Madison girls were also winners on the night.
The Western Albemarle boys and girls swim teams both won Jefferson District titles Saturday at the district championships. Western's Seana Acker was named girls Swimmer of the Year while Charlottesville's Nathaniel Bullard won boys Swimmer of the Year.
William Monroe stayed in the thick of the Bull Run race with a 74-49 win over backyard rival Madison County and Western Albemarle throttled Louisa, 82-48, in Jefferson District play to keep pace with district-leading Fluvanna County.
Monticello, Louisa and Buckingham each lost its playoff matchup Friday night. Monticello fell to Liberty, 42-14; Louisa was done in by Powhatan, 35-0, and Buckingham was handled by King William, 32-14.
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The Western Albemarle volleyball team dominated Louisa Thursday night. The fifth-ranked team in the state in Class AA, the Warriors bested the Lions in three straight.
The Louisa County Lions (3-0) and the Buckingham County Knights (3-0) both received votes in this week's Associated Press Virginia high school football rankings.
Former Louisa County High School football coach, Mark Fischer, and his current team from St. James High School in Murrells Inlet, SC traveled to Louisa County to help the earthquake stricken area.
The Louisa County is quickly becoming known as the "comeback community." On Thursday night both high school students and fans attended a pep rally ahead of their big home football game Friday night.
