Sports
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Baseball Season Starts Feb. 4
Virginia Peninsula Community College baseball coach Shane Harrison knows what it will take for a successful 2024 season. “Make the routine plays routine. Don’t overcomplicate everything. Just play the game,”…
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VPCC, CNU Bringing Together Academics, Athletics for Historic Agreement
Academics and athletics often are intertwined on American college campuses, including Virginia Peninsula Community College and Christopher Newport University. On Feb. 3, the two will become more so. That is…
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Men’s Basketball Falls to Camp
The Virginia Peninsula Community College men’s basketball team lost 77-63 at Paul D. Camp Community College on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The Gators (5-9) were coming off an 86-75 win over…
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America Shining On Basketball Court
Basketball runs deep in Zariia America’s family. Her father, who is a big fan of the late Kobe Bryant, played in high school, college, and on an Air Force team.…
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VPCC’s Thomas Goes from Interim Coach to Head Coach
Virginia Peninsula Community College turned to a longtime and well-known Hampton Roads coach, Tommy Thomas, to lead its women’s volleyball program, naming him the head coach. Thomas was the interim…
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Basketball Teams Suffer Losses
Virginia Peninsula Community College’s men’s basketball team suffered its sixth consecutive loss with a 54-45 defeat Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Chesapeake College in Maryland. The Skipjacks (5-8) led 20-16 at…
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Men’s Basketball Goes 0-2
The men’s basketball team dropped two games on the weekend to fall to 4-6, but coach Chris Moore isn’t about to panic. “The one thing I told these guys is…
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Sports Update for Dec. 11: Basketball Teams Swept
Virginia Peninsula Community College basketball teams dropped a doubleheader to Frederick Community College of Maryland on Sunday, Dec. 10. The men lost 74-69 in overtime, and the women lost 84-53.…
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Sports Update for Dec. 4: Basketball Games Called Off
Virginia Peninsula Community College men’s home basketball game scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 3, against Washington Adventist University, was postponed. “Our team has come down with a ‘sick bug’ that has…
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Sports Update: Men’s Basketball Falls to Apprentice
The Virginia Peninsula Community College men’s basketball team fell into a big hole at halftime on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at the Apprentice School and eventually lost 84-51. Chris Hayes (14…
