http://hamptonroads.com/node/473727 High School Sports en-us Copyright 2009 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:16:02 -0500 The Eastern Region meet is over but it won’t be forgotten for the many story lines. The headliner was Ocean Lakes senior Drew Paisley beating his nemesis Blake Theroux of Western Branch in the boys race. After his race, Paisley couldn’t stop smiling. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/eastern-regiontcis-cross-country-recap Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:52 -0500 Southeastern District recap Great Bridge  junior Emily Smith desperately wanted to defend her district title, especially since nearly everyone else had written her off. She knew she was ready with about a mile and half left. “That’s when it gets hard and from there it’s who wants it more,” she said. Smith bettered her time by 11 seconds at Bells Mill Park. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/final-cross-country-notebookrankings Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:29:10 -0400 MileStat.com Invitational Ocean Lakes senior Drew Paisley placed second at the MileStat.com Invitational in Chesterfield. Paisley ran 15 minutes, 34.09 seconds. Greenbrier Christian's Michael Bailey was fourth overall in 15:43, Great Bridge's Jordan White was sixth in 15:49 and Maury's Brian Davenport was eighth in 16:00. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/cross-country-notebookrankings-week-6 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:45:02 -0400 Several South Hampton Road teams traveled to Charlottesville over the weekend for the Albemarle Invitational. Great Bridge’s Jordan White finished fourth in the boys race. He covered the 5K course in 15 minutes, 55 seconds. James River’s Ted Richardson won the race in a time of 15:35. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/cross-country-notebookrankings-week-5 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:30:44 -0400  Western Branch seventh at North Carolina Meet Western Branch senior Blake Theroux finished 11th out of 150 runners at the Great American Cross Country Festival in North Carolina over the weekend. He finished in a time of 15 minutes, 43 seconds. The Bruins finished seventh overall. Grassfield boys, girls do well in Northern Virginia http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/cross-country-notebookrankings-week-4 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:14:19 -0400 Chesapeake Invitational Grassfield High School continues to keep rolling. The Grizzlies swept the boys and girls team titles at the Chesapeake Invitational over the weekend. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/cross-country-notebookrankings-week-3 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:33:25 -0400 The Grassfield boys team was hoping for a rematch against Western Branch when the two teams showed up at the William and Mary Invitational on Saturday but it never materialized because the Bruins’ top two runners – Blake Theroux and George Matais – didn’t race. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/cross-country-notebookrankings-week-2 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:28:27 -0400 The new national rankings have come out and Oscar Smith remained the same in the two major national polls. The Tigers, who beat Indian River 42-10, are No. 7 in both the ESPN and USA Today polls. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/high-school-football-rankings-surprises-and-kempsville-rb-travis-hughes Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:25:26 -0400 Can you say upset? That’s what Grassfield did to Western Branch last week when the Grizzlies bunched their top five runners within 33 seconds of each other to win the Newport News Invitational. They finished with 40 points, while Western Branch had 78. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/cross-country-notebook-week-1 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:41:14 -0400 You can’t think of Deep Creek athletics without also thinking about Nathan T. Hardee. Hardee, who passed away last month, was the school’s principal since 1972 but he also was the school’s biggest supporter. Last Friday, Hornet fans gathered at the stadium named after Hardee to watch the school’s first home football game since his death. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/remembering-nathan-t-hardee Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:43:40 -0400