Today's Sports

RADFORD –– Shooting just five percent from the 3-point line doesn’t hurt so badly when there’s an unstoppable force in the middle.

Carroll County hit just one of its 18 3-point attempts but leaned on Shyann Dalton’s 20 points and 12 rebounds to power the Cavaliers past defending Group A Division 2 state champion Radford in a 47-27 nondistrict win Monday night.

MAX MEADOWS –– Carroll County bounced back from its first loss of the season and handed host team Fort Chiswell a 69-53 defeat in the third-place game of the First Bank of Virginia Tournament Thursday at Fort Chiswell High School.

The Cavaliers, who saw their six-game season-opening win streak halted with a second-round loss to Radford, will head into the new year with a 7-1 mark. Fort Chiswell dropped to 8-3 with its second straight defeat.

MAX MEADOWS –– Carroll County pulled away from a tie score in the final two minutes and secured a top-four finish for itself in the First Bank of Virginia Christmas Tournament, knocking off Grayson County 63-57 Tuesday at Fort Chiswell High School.

The Cavaliers (6-0) faced Radford in Wednesday’s second round, with the winner taking on Floyd County in Thursday’s championship game. The Carroll-Radford loser met Fort Chiswell in the third-place contest.

Thirty-one years ago, Rose Neese took over the volleyball program at Galax High School. The Washington County native planned on staying in town only a year or so.

Back in those days, volleyball was an afterthought. Teams played about 10 matches in a season. Nets were held aloft by roll-away standards, the tops of which had to be tied to the bleachers to keep them rigid. Though players weren’t wearing knee-length skirts at the time, the idea of spandex uniforms probably would have gotten someone fired.