TranslatorORANGE — If the Millbrook girls’ basketball team is Pioneers than the Flucos looked like first assistants. Despite shooting well from the free-throw line, Fluvanna couldn’t contain the top-ranked Millbrook Saturday night. “Our whole season we haven’t faced anything like that. It’s been actually slower teams. So to come out and face team exactly what [...]
Two overtime thriller gives Fluvanna title hopes
February 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
TranslatorPALMYRA — After playing 40 straight minutes, Fluvanna’s Mia Loyd stepped to the line with her team down one to rival Western Albemarle. She ever so calmly hit her two free throws for the Flucos to advance to the Region II Division 3 Championship Saturday night. “I had to do it for my team. They [...]
A clean sweep brings hardware to Fluvanna
February 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
TranslatorCharlottesville — Fluvanna became the Jefferson District Tournament Champions by defeating the Western Albemarle Warriors 38-33 Friday night. “I like seeing the smile on the faces of the girls because they put in work since day one,” head coach Chad White as he held the tournament and regular season trophies after the game. Fluvanna was [...]
Flucos falter in semifinals
February 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
TranslatorCharlottesville — Fluvanna couldn’t overcome a late third quarter rally from Western Albemarle, falling 52-45 in the Jefferson District Semifinals. “Western plays defense that nobody else plays. That’s why they are so successful because they play hard nose man to man. Most kids aren’t used to playing against that,” Fluvanna head coach Munro Rateau said [...]
Fluvanna dominates William Monroe
February 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
TranslatorPalmyra — Fluvanna defeated William Monroe 68-59 Saturday night to advance in the Jefferson District Playoffs. “I thought we played hard. I was concerned about the layoff but we did a good job. The kids were hungry for a win and we got it so that’s what we were looking for,” head coach Munro Rateau [...]
Flucos’ bite too much for Goochland’s bark
February 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
TranslatorPalmyra — Fluvanna finished on a 30-2 run to defeat the Bulldogs 70-34 advancing in the Jefferson District Playoffs. “Once we get a couple of steals and a couple of easy buckets in transition, that energizes our entire team. That’s what happened,” head coach Chad White said. Goochland (0-14, 0-12 Jefferson District) pulled within eight [...]
Jefferson District schedules championships
February 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
TranslatorCharlottesville — The Jefferson District athletics and activities directors announced through Jefferson District Sports the schedule for the district championships Tuesday afternoon. The regular seasons for both boys’ and girls’ basketball were canceled despite district teams played uneven number of games. The boys’ championship seeds are Charlottesville, Western Albemarle, Fluvanna, Goochland, Orange, William Monroe, Louisa [...]
Flucos tame Mustangs
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
TranslatorPalmyra — The Flucos opened the game with a 16-0 en route to a 61-37 victory over the visiting Monticello Mustangs. “We figured, we wanted to jump on them early and see how [Monticello] would respond,” head coach Chad White said. Monticello (8-10, 4-8 Jefferson District) was not able to stop the run even after [...]
Drake to kick for Radford
February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
TranslatorPalmyra — Tyler Drake made it official by signing her national letter of intent to play women’s soccer at Radford University. Drake, forward for the Fluco girls’ soccer team, is excited to get on campus at Radford. “I like it a lot there. There’s other stuff to do besides just playing soccer and stuff. It’s [...]
