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DIVING INNew center could propel local aquatics, economy

BY JIM RIDOLPHISpecial Correspondent

The pool is open. That was the prevailing message at last week’s ribbon cutting for the Collegiate School Aquatic Center located in

Chesterfi eld County.The $22 million facility features an

Olympic-tested state-of-the-art competi-tion pool and should provide the impetus for Richmond to take the next step when it comes to aquatic competition.

The facility is the joint effort of and will be home to Collegiate School swimming, Poseidon Swimming, Trinity High School, Sports Backers and the Richmond Kickers and will provide valuable pool time for local students and residents.

Five years ago, a group of aquatics enthu-siasts began forming a vision for a world-class swimming center in the Richmond area. Those humble beginnings formed the nucleus of what would become the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership (GRAP) headed by community activist Bobby Ukrop.

Ukrop used his previous experience in community projects to help make the dream a reality.

“The seeds of my involvement and understanding of how you could do things like this was The Diamond in 1984,” he said.

Henricus park commemorates 1622 Va. Indian Offensive

BY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent

Virginia history buffs will be captivated on Saturday, March 24, when Henricus

Historical Park presents its Com-memoration of the March 1622 Virginia Indian Offensive.

The event will disclose details about Native American leader Opechancanough’s coordinated military offensive that happened at the Citie of Henricus during the aforementioned month.

Since 2007, John Pagano has been the historical interpretation supervisor at Henricus Histori-cal Park. He leads the team of historical interpreters who will convey the information about the skirmish to park visitors on Saturday.

Opechancanough, who was famed Native American tribal chief Powhatan’s brother, also was a brilliant military strategist who slaughtered the colonists. That is, as Pagano said, he took the opportunity to attack them

when they least expected it after memorizing the daily schedules that the Citie of Henricus fol-lowed.

“Opechancanough is pretty much the leading military war captain among the Powhatan tribes at that time,” Pagano said. “He is a brother of Powhatan, and he is not the next in line to take over from Powhatan when he dies in 1618, but, because he is an infl uential war leader, he took control with a war effort in 1622.”

“In my estimation, he was the fi rst great native military leader in Anglo-American history. The benchmark was set with him and his organization and implemen-tation of his 1622 attacks, which were brilliant in their concep-tion.”

On Saturday, a guided boat tour will happen aboard the Dis-covery Barge II. While members of Henricus’ educational depart-ment give a historical talk, Capt.

CONTRIBUTED REPORT

The Cosby Titan Band earned a unanimous Superior rating at the VBODA State Concert

Festival on March 10. The band, in its sixth year of

existence, captured this top rating and was praised by the adjudi-cators for their musicianship, artistry, technique, attention to detail, and discipline.

A Superior is the highest of fi ve rating levels that are awarded to school bands in the Common-wealth of Virginia.

In addition, the judges have 28 individual captions to evaluate the band from, and 28 of those 28 captions were graded as an “A,” with six being “A+.”

This is the band’s sixth con-secutive Superior rating at this event.

By virtue of this achievement, and by virtue of the unanimous Superior rating received in October at the State Marching Festival, the Titan Band is a Com-monwealth of Virginia Honor

Band for the 2011-12 school year, making it amongst the state’s elite programs. This is the third consecutive year for this honor for the Titans.

The Titan Band will be leading the Disney Main Street Elec-tric Light Parade at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World on March 30. This is Walt Disney World’s most sought-after per-formance opportunity and the band was selected for this honor through a competitive screening process.

The Titan Band will be pre-senting its “6th Annual Concert of the Titan Band” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday May 18.

This show is a “Hollywood-styled” band concert and will fea-ture as Master of Ceremonies local Meteorologist Mike Goldberg.

The guest soloist will be Alan Chez, the trumpet player on the David Letterman Show.

Tickets will be on sale the week of the show.

Earl Shaffer is the director of the Cosby High School Band.

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MAKING THE GRADE

BY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent

How can fl ying fl urries of playground balls help an assembly of lo-cal youngsters journey

to Atlanta, Ga., and Singapore later this year? Scores of play-ers will avoid, catch and hurl the spongy spheres for charity when they participate in the Bon Air

Baptist Church Student Ministry’s Dodgeball Tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, at Bon Air Baptist Church.

The event is a fundraiser to help fi nance the teenagers’ mission trips.

Matt Jordan, the minister who supervises the Student Ministry at Bon Air Baptist Church, organized the tournament.

From Saturday, June 30, to Sat-urday, July 7, the Student Ministry will attend Mission: Atlanta, which will give the group the opportunity to service an Atlanta-area homeless shelter and provide bible study to families there.

The group also has planned a future expedition to Singapore,

Dodgeball tournament helps students to travel abroad

Rock and Roll Dance raises funds for Lucy Corr Village’s dental clinic

Event details Opechancanough’s coordinated military operation

BY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent

Charity events can some-times be stodgy and formal affairs, but it’s a welcome change when

a fundraiser gives its patrons the chance to kick up their heels. That’s the inspiration behind the Lucy Corr Foundation’s 3rd annual Rock and Roll Dance fundraiser that will be presented on Friday, March 23,

at the Cultural Center of India in Chester.

Earnings from the event will benefi t Lucy Corr Village’s den-tal clinic. The Chesterfi eld-based facility needs $94,000 to modernize its services, and the dance is the organization’s primary opportunity to raise those funds.

Since 2010, Debra Marlow has

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PHOTOS BY JIM RIDOLPHITop: GRAP president Bobby Ukrop promised this was only the beginning for the Aquatics Center and its future role in the Richmond area. Middle: National swimming competitor Claire Donahue and Olympian Katie Hoff signed autographs for all comers at the GRAP dedication of the center. Bottom: A hearty group of spectators cheered as the pool was offi cially opened.

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CELEBRATIONS

Mallory Moore and Brian Seal plan June 1 wedding

E-mail your milestone to [email protected]. Subject line: CELEBRATIONS

Vickie Moore of Chester and Richard and Michelle Moore of Clearfi eld, Utah, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallory Kendall, to Brian Dayton Seal, both of Lakewood, Colo.

Mallory is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones of Virginia Beach and the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moore of Chesterfi eld.

Brian is the son of Eileen and Todd Morrissett of Midlothian and Steve Seal of Moseley. He is the grandson of Mrs. Kimiko McCoy of Colorado Springs and Hopewell, the late First Sergeant Harold McCoy (retired) of Hopewell, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Seal of Prince George.

Mallory and Brian are graduates of the Math & Science High School at Clover Hill and Virginia Polytechnic Insti-tute and State University.

Mallory holds a degree in biology and is currently a DPT candidate at the University of Colorado, Anschutz School of Medicine.

Brian received his degree in chemical engineering and is currently employed as a project manager for DCP Mid-stream Partners in Denver.

A June 1 wedding is planned on the beach at Nags Head, N.C.

Ga. Tech Alumni open their home to potential studentsBY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent

For prospective students, it can be hard to get a fi rst-person perspective about an out-of-state college or university. And,

short of traveling to a school to see it, it can be hard to know whether an educa-tional institution will be a good fi t.

Meet-and-greet opportunities hosted by former alumni can provide those pupils with the information they need to decide which college to choose. That way they can know if a school sounds like it will be a smart choice before making a trip there.

Fortunately for high school students who are considering a stint at Geor-gia Tech, there will be an upcoming opportunity to meet Ty and Wanda Murray, Midlothian residents who also are Georgia Tech alumni, and receive information about the college.

Murray, who graduated from Geor-gia Tech in 1982, is the vice president of the Richmond chapter of the Geor-gia Tech Network, which is the local division of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. In May, he will take over as the club’s president.

“The Georgia Tech Network is a compilation of local alumni in major cities across America,” Murray said. “Our job is to make sure that we network together as Georgia Tech alumni, but we also want to make sure that we’re attracting new students, seeking talent and looking for those

who want a scholarship.” So, why did the Murray family decide

to host the occasion at their home? Murray said that most of the meet-ups take place at the alumni residences.

“Eighty percent of them are held in people’s homes,” Murray said. “And, technically, the meet-and-greet is for students who have already been ac-cepted.”

“This is a way that they can talk to alumni, the central offi ce will send us literature, we have ice cream and hot dogs, their parents come, and they have lots of questions. We’re trying to push them over the edge to get them to come to Georgia Tech.”

But Murray said that students who haven’t made a decision can still attend as long as they contact him in advance. And when he refl ected on his college ex-perience, he said his time there helped him to pursue his dream to become an engineer.

“What Georgia Tech offered me was a very challenging academic program, but it’s consistently ranked in the top 10,” Murray said. “It also has 400 acres set apart for the school, so you’re in a big city, but there is a campus all on its own.”

Not only did Ty and Wanda attend Georgia Tech, but their daughters Dani-elle and Nicole also graduated from the school. But Murray maintains that his offspring went to the school without being pressured.

“My daughters wanted to go to

Georgia Tech from going to our meet-ings, so they sort of drifted that way,” Murray said. “My youngest daughter turned down scholarships from three other schools because she wanted the best engineering education.”

Murray said he is willing to answer any questions that expectant Georgia Tech students might have on Saturday. At the same time, Murray, who has worked for major companies in the past including Lockheed-Martin, McDon-nell-Douglass and Phillip-Morris before he retired in December 2011, suggests that parents groom their children for scientifi c careers.

“I think that the world is becoming more technical,” Murray said. “Be-cause of that, I favor engineering and the technical side because the current underemployment in the country is because we don’t have enough technical people.”

“There’s a lot of high-paying jobs and a shortage of people to fi ll them. So, when kids are drawn to something in the technical fi eld, it’ll have some advantages, but they should also try to pick the school that gives them the best value for the money, and Georgia Tech is very affordable.”

The Georgia Tech Network Meet-and-Greet will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at the home of Ty and Wanda Murray at 2200 Lastingham Drive in Midlothian.

To register, call Ty Murray at 314-1165 or e-mail him at [email protected]

CONTRIBUTED REPORTFACES (Family Advocacy

Creating Education and Services) will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, at 11601 Lucks Lane, Midlothian.

The program will focus on addiction and feature a documentary produced by HBO. Issues to be addressed include: What is addiction? How can we understand relapse and how families can help with recovery?

The group will discuss how the underlying disor-

ders such as anxiety, depres-sion or trauma are factors that can lead to addiction or relapse.

Video interviews with Kathleen Brady, M.D./Ph .D., and Nora Volkow, M.D. , will explain the necessity of treating mental disorders and addiction simultane-ously. They also stress the brain’s enormous capacity to recover with the right com-prehensive treatments.

For more information, call 378-0035 or visit www.FACESVA.org.

FACES meeting March 27 to focus on addiction

“It taught me the value of collaboration.”

Ukrop’s son Rob was already working with Kickers on a 22-acre tract adjacent to the eventual site of the aquat-ics center.

“We had a total of 46 acres, so we thought why not a build a sports complex close to the city,” Ukrop said.

“Today’s a day to cel-ebrate,” Ukrop said on Tuesday, March 13. “We have great strategic partners and we think we have something that the public will respond to and they will take advan-tage of the great facilities here.”

In addition tot the 50-meter eight-lane Myrtha Pool from the 2008 Olympic trials, the 54,000-square-foot facility features a therapy pool with two underwater treadmills and a 25-yard warm water pool for lessons. There’s also room for 700

spectators and other ameni-ties, including a community room and locker facilities.

Those lessons are a major component of GRAP’s vision for the future. They plan to use the facility to make sure every second grader in the area can swim by the year 2020.

GRAP executive director Adam Kennedy said the cen-ter is s community resource to promote water safety, health and fi tness as well as competitive swimming.

“The Collegiate School Aquatics Center is open to area residents of all ages and will primarily be available for community use with less than 20 percent of the pool being used for competitive swimming,” Kennedy said.

Olympian Katie Hoff and national swimmer Claire Donahue entertained a steady line of fans that waited patiently for an autographed photo. Both girls have experi-

ence in the Myrtha Pool.“It’s a great facility and

we’re happy to be here,” Donahue said.

In addition to the aquatics center, Ukrop Park features seven soccer fi elds.

“Currently, we have two artifi cial turf and fi ve natural turf fi elds. This will be the second largest area for soccer fi elds in the area,” said Ken-neth Piazza of the Richmond Kickers.

GRAP offi cials were joined by local dignitaries and offi cials at the dedication ceremony.

Secretary of Commerce Kim Cheng was joined on the stage by head of Colle-giate School Keith Evans and others, including Poseidon president Mary Doswell, Jon Lugbill of the Sports Backers and Rob Ukrop.

Jim Holland, who serves the Dale District on the Chesterfi eld County Board of Supervisors, represented

county government and said the project will represent an economic magnet for his district.

“This is a tremendous boom for Chesterfi eld in terms of the location of this facility,” Holland said. “It will attract hundreds of thou-sands of people from all up and down the East Coast and will mean more dollars in Chesterfi eld County.”

Holland said there’s a trickle down economic effect from projects like this that center on sports tourism.

“These tourists eat in our restaurants and spend money at our hotels. They use our shopping outlets. It means more visitors and more dol-lars,” he said.

He also didn’t discount the value of the facility to the community.

“This is a place where our children can learn how to swim, so it’s a big plus for us all around.”

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Mike Ostrander will pilot the craft down the James River.

“As I understand it, the boat tour will try to cover a couple of natural hot spots and the historical places that witnessed the attacks,” Pagano said. And after the candlelight tours end, light refreshments will be served in the tavern while experts answer questions about the site.

Later in the day, candle-light tours of the prop-erty will include a dramatic rendering of the events that occurred shortly after the March 1622 assault. Henri-

cus Historical Park staff and volunteers will carry out the presentation.

“The candlelight tours are going to be a very candid dramatization (of what) happened the night after the 1622 attacks,” Pagano said. “The defensive was led by Alice Proctor, the wife of John Proctor who was in England at the time.”

But why have the events of the March 1622 Vir-ginia Indian Offensive been documented less often than other similar happenings in Virginia’s history? The raid didn’t help to facilitate relations between colonists and Europeans, which likely

doomed the occasion to obscurity.

“I think it’s a case where it’s a very dark chapter in the common heritage between the English who planted roots here and the Powhatan people who existed here,” Pagano said. “That dark chapter got into the blood of people, the English were quite vengeful and blood-thirsty against the Powhatans who killed men, women and children that day, and it af-fected European and Indian relations from then on.”

The Commemoration of the March 1622 Virginia Indian Offensive will be presented from 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at Henricus Historical Park at 251 Henricus Park Road in Chester. The event’s rain date is Sunday, March 25.

General admission is free for Henricus Foundation patrons, $8 for adults and $6 for children ages 3 to 12.

Boat tours aboard the Discovery Barge II will take place at 1, 2 and 3 p.m.

Tickets for the boat tours are $25 per person, and they include admission to the historic site.

The candlelight tours will be held from 7 to 8 p.m.

For more information, call 318-8728 or visit www.henricus.org.

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23112Mar. 112700 block of Oak Lake CourtUnknown suspect/s smashed out the window to the victim’s work van and items were stolen.

Mar. 213500 block of East Boundary RoadItem was stolen from the back of a pickup truck.

23113Feb. 291500 block of Oldbury RoadSuspect/s forced entry through a rear window and stole prop-erty from the victim’s residence.

Mar. 11500 block of Oldbury RoadSuspect/s forced entry through a rear window and gained entry into the victim’s residence. Property was reported stolen.

12800 block of Oldbury CourtSuspect/s forced entry into the residence through a rear window. Property was reported stolen.

12300 Deerhurst DriveSuspect/s damaged two rear windows in an attempt to gain entry into the residence. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.

Mar. 213700 block of Thorngate RoadSuspect/s forced entry through a rear window and stole prop-erty from inside.

13600 block of Danbury DriveSuspect/s attempted to gain entry to the residence by forc-ing open a rear window. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.

23235Feb. 292300 block of McKesson DriveSuspect/s gained entry to the residence and stole property.

7500 block of Hull Street RoadVictim reported property was stolen from vehicle.

10300 block of Ashburn RoadSuspect/s gained entry to the victim’s vehicle and at this time nothing has been reported stolen.

Mar. 37200 block of Hull Street RoadOne plate stolen.

Mar. 49800 block of Midlothian TurnpikeUnknown suspect/s shattered

the driver’s side window and stole items.

23236Feb. 2810700 block of Haskell CourtSuspect/s kicked in the front door in an attempt to gain entry to the victim’s residence. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.

400 block of Comstock DriveItems were stolen from victim’s unlocked vehicle.

Mar. 210100 block of Tuxford RoadSuspect/s forced entry through the rear window and stole prop-erty from inside.

23832Mar. 37000 block of Holridge CourtSuspect/s gained entry to the victim’s residence and stole property.

All data are based on the publicly available Chesterfi eld County Police Department daily arrest and crime releases and are reported according to Federal Incident Based Reporting rules.

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CONTRIBUTED REPORTStudents enrolled in Family and

Consumer Sciences Classes and mem-bers from the Family, Career and Com-munity Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter at Providence Middle School planned and participated in a Com-munity Service project to help needed families with babies in a Homeless Family Center.

The selected center was Caritas located in Central Richmond.

Students planned a two-week

school-wide donation drive to collect a variety of baby item essentials for families with infants and toddlers in Caritas.

Included in the drive was a collec-tion of loss change in decorated baby bottle banks during lunches.

The drive was successful with a collection of six fi lled boxes of clothes, accessories of bath, feeding and playing activities and food.

A trip to Caritas was taken on Feb. 17 to present a check for $120 and

delivered the decorated boxes. Students and members of FCCLA

were informed about the opera-tion of the family center. They were very inquisitive about the center, with several questions pertaining to volunteering and other ways to help those in need.

Providence teachers involved in the project include: Venida Adams, Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) grades 6-8, and Melike Monahan, sixth grade math.

SUBMITTED PHOTOProvidence Middle School students planned a two-week donation drive to collect items for donation to Caritas.

Providence Middle School presents donated baby items to Caritas family center

but, before it can make those trips, members need to raise funds to cover expenses.

Minors who are between the ages of 12 and 17 will play against each other on Friday, and adults will take over the court on Saturday. But, since some mature players are more experienced than others, the bracket for grown-ups will be separated into social and competitive players.

Squads can include six to 10 players, so the different numbers of participants on each side should result in some interesting match-ups.

The teams that triumph in the minor, adult social and adult competitive brack-ets will win prizes, and an award will be given to the best dressed team. Since Bon Air Baptist Church is a faith-based organization, the players who take part in the tournament must follow a strict code of conduct.

Rather, participants must exhibit good sportsmanship during the games. Baiting and taunting opponents will not be allowed during the bouts, and foul language will not be tolerated on the court.

For that reason, the two-day tournament will be a family-friendly event. That is, if you don’t mind watching children of all ages fl inging rubber balls at each other.

Although it’s too late to register for a spot on one of the participating squads, Henry Smith, who is Jordan’s assistant, said an entry fee won’t be charged to specta-tors. So, viewers who can’t play in the tourney will still be allowed to donate to the Student Ministry’s travel fund if they want to help.

“Anything that is collected during the game will go to the Student Ministry,” Smith said. “Concessions and food will be available for sale, and, beyond that, we will accept anything that people want to donate.”

The tournament should prove to be an entertaining time that will help a col-lection of youth realize its goal to continue its mission abroad. If you attend, be sure to watch out for airborne dodgeballs on both days.

The Bon Air Baptist Church Student Ministry’s Dodgeball Tournament will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Bon Air Baptist Church’s Buford Road Campus Gym at 2531 Buford Road in North Ches-terfi eld.

Admission is free for spectators, but donations to the Student Ministry’s travel fund are welcome.

For more information, call 272-1475 or go to www.bo-nairbaptistchurch/dodgeball.

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been the executive director of the Lucy Corr Foundation. She also is the organizer of the Rock and Roll Dance.

“Lucy Corr Foundation supports Lucy Corr Village, which is a continuing care community,” Marlow said. “With this particular dance, all of the proceeds go to the dental clinic, which the foundation supports, and we have a $47,000 one-to-one challenge grant that we’re trying to match.”

As Marlow said, the pro-ceeds from the Rock and Roll Dance event will go towards matching a challenge grant that will be provided by the Mary Morton Parsons Foun-dation. Once that target has been met, the dental clinic will be able to purchase state-of-the-art tools to replace its more antiquated apparatuses.

“We believe that in order to provide the best services, we need to modernize it and we’ve been seeking grant funds to do that,” Marlow said. “It’s still operational currently – and we continue

to operate it – but we want to attract volunteer dentists who are accustomed to 21st century equipment.”

This year, the dance encountered an additional hurdle, which makes com-munity participation even more essential than before.

For the last two years, the event had a sponsor that single-handedly helped fund the festivities. But, in 2012, the Lucy Corr Foundation will be responsible for both the overhead necessary to sustain the event and its $47,000 match.

“Well, we had a patron in our community who thought it was a good idea and volunteered to fund it for the fi rst two years,” Marlow said. “All of the proceeds (that Lucy Corr Foundation received from those events) were profi t, because we had a patron.”

“It was actually a com-munity member. This year, he still assists us, but we’re on our own for the expenses.”

Fortunately, as Marlow said, the event has secured

community sponsorships to help the Lucy Corr Founda-tion to close in on its chari-table goal.

“We have sponsors, so we have local businesses and supporters who are contrib-uting sponsorships, and that is part of the fundraising,” Marlow said. “The other part is any profi t from the tickets sold.”

The gathering is consid-ered to provide a great time for participants. Not only will they get an opportunity to help Lucy Corr Village to achieve its goal to renovate its dental clinic, but they also will be able to boogie the night away.

The Swing Kings will per-form a variety of tunes from days gone by. The evening should be fi lled with oldies but goodies.

“It’s Motown, rock ‘n’ roll, beach music – it’s a variety of music,” Marlow said. “Ev-eryone has a good time, and everyone dances.”

“And it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a partner, be-cause people dance together

in small groups. It’s fun and lively entertainment.”

The Lucy Corr Founda-tion’s Rock and Roll Dance will take place from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at the Cultural Center of India at 6641 Iron Bridge Parkway in Chester. Tickets are $50 each, and admission includes dinner and two adult beverages.

Tickets will be available at Lucy Corr Village at 6800 Lucy Corr Boulevard in Chesterfi eld throughout the day on Thursday, March 22, and on the morning of Fri-day, March 23. They will not be sold at the door the night of the event.

For more information, call 748-1511.

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The Chesterfi eld County Library, along with the Friends of the Chesterfi eld County Library, will present a coupon workshop and swap on Wednesday, March 28.

Tiffany Cutts will share her advice on couponing and budgeting from 6 to 8 p.m.

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WASABI THE SUDOKU GAME WITH A KICK!

Aquatics center is jewel in county tourism crownBY JIM RIDOLPHI Special Correspondent

There’s hardly a community in America that hasn’t considered sports tourism as an option to boost revenue in economi-cally trying times. It’s a niche that is

providing options for some areas, and is becom-ing one of the fastest-growing tourist trends in America.

It’s a simple theory. After local governments provide the infrastructure – parks, soccer fi elds, tennis courts, etc. – civic groups and athletic as-sociations schedule local tournaments that attract travel teams from throughout the region.

With the recent opening of the Collegiate School Aquatics Center, Chesterfi eld County is poised to stay ahead of the sports tourism curve. It didn’t happen by accident.

Careful planning between economic devel-opment offi cials and other local government agencies have combined to make the county one of the most desirable sites in the region for swim-ming, softball, baseball, soccer and other sports tournaments.

The county hosts annual softball and soccer events and the addition of the aquatics center will provide a year-round comprehensive sports tour-ism picture for Chesterfi eld.

Attracting these events to the area means dollars being spent in the local community and enhances every aspect of government and citizens’ standard of living by providing increased tax revenues. Travel teams come complete with parents, siblings, grandparents and friends. They stay in local hotels and eat in local restaurants.

The new aquatic center, a joint venture with schools and local athlete organizations, is the realization of a dream for swimming enthusi-asts in the area. With an Olympic caliber venue, Chesterfi eld will become the target destination for regional competitions.

Ukrop Park also includes seven soccer fi elds

and two more are slated for the adjacent Strat-ton Park. With more soccer fi elds available than any county in the area, Chesterfi eld will benefi t greatly.

This type of positive economic environment exists in Chesterfi eld because county offi cials took sports tourism seriously and included it as a part of comprehensive economic development. It occurs when local governments work with private citizens to accomplish lofty goals. The Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership, under the leadership of Bobby Ukrop, deserves great credit for staying the course and realizing an important dream for Ches-terfi eld County and the entire region.

GRAP sought partnerships, created associa-tions and tapped in to community resources to make the center a reality. The completed $14 million facility is a testament to the hard work and cooperation of many, including Collegiate and Trinity schools, Sports Backers, Richmond Kickers and Poseidon Swimming.

Without the insight of Chesterfi eld County economic and planning offi cials, none of this would have been possible. Once again, they dis-played an ability to stay above the curve when it comes to attracting sports tourism to the county.

An involved regional community solidifi ed a partnership that, once again, proved people united can accomplish great things.

GRAP executive director Adam Kennedy told a packed house gathering at the recent Aquatics Center dedication that the new facility is more than just a competition-based complex. Water safety, health and fi tness, swimming lessons and other activities are an integral part of the new center’s agenda.

For Chesterfi eld, the new center is an im-portant cog in a varied economic development wheel. For potential swimmers, regional athletes, future investors or businesses, the county’s mes-sage mirrors that of the Aquatics Center.

Come on in, the water’s fi ne.

CONTRIBUTED REPORTThe Children’s Museum of Rich-

mond has selected a location for its Chesterfi eld County satellite slated to open this summer.

The museum’s new southside home will be in the Winterpock Crossings Shopping Center on Hull Street west of U.S. 288, in close proximity to the Brandermill and Woodlake communities.

“Opening a satellite in Chester-fi eld is a key element of our strategic plan,” said Karen Coltrane, museum president and CEO. “While our market research identifi ed strong demand for our services in the area, the stronger indicator has been our phones ringing off the hook for months with parents wanting to know when they can visit us in Chesterfi eld.”

The Chesterfi eld location will feature a Main Street area designed to emphasize early learning concepts and promote pretend play and social interaction with a bank, grocery store, diner, veterinarian’s offi ce and a fi re station with a real fi re truck.

One of the main location’s most popular exhibits, a three-dimension-al tree from that children can pick “apples,” also will be included.

The new location will incorpo-rate a main stage for both perfor-mance events and pretend theatre play; an Enchanted Forest toddler area; an Under the Sea area with a water-play station, large climbing structure and a themed train ride; and the museum’s signature art studio.

Like the original museum, the satellite is designed for children ages 0 to 8, and it will offer school fi eld trips with museum educators, sum-mer camps and large-scale events like children’s performers, festivals and celebrations. It also houses ad-ditional rooms for birthday parties and other private events, and vend-ing machines with healthy snacks.

In June 2010, the museum opened a satellite location in Short Pump, making it the fi rst children’s museum in the country to open a second location.

In its fi rst year of operation, the Short Pump location saw 130,000 visitors without a decrease in the 230,000 annual visitors at the main location in the City of Richmond.

“The Chesterfi eld satellite will be quite different from the one in Short

Pump,” said Lisa Wingfi eld Hailey, the museum’s chief operating offi cer. “Chesterfi eld will be more like our main location and cater to a wider age range, up to third grade. The ex-hibits in Short Pump were designed to serve a preschool audience.”

The museum developed a branching strategy in 2009 when market research indicated that many families valued the organization, but they were not willing to drive to its main location within the City of Richmond.

“A branching strategy allows us to reach many more families and generate enough income to make real investments in advancing our mission, such as providing more free services and upgrading our systems,” Coltrane said. “Our Board of Trustees was adamant that low income children directly benefi t from these initiatives. Subsequently, the number of free or reduced price admissions we’ve been able to offer is up 77 percent since opening the fi rst satellite. More to the point, the number of school fi eld trips made available through our scholarship program is up 354 percent. That number is particularly exciting to us because reaching disadvantaged children is at the very heart of our mission.”

“It has been great to be in a position to offer enhanced acces-sibility to the children’s museum exactly when the economy has been down and families need it most,” Brian Pitney, past chair of the Board of Trustees, said. “This is what we hoped for and exactly what we’ve seen.”

“I am thrilled to hear about the opening of the Children’s Museum in Chesterfi eld,” Kara Kasarda, a Chesterfi eld resident and mother of Kyle, 6, and Cameron, 4, said. “They have so much to offer and it will be nice to have such a fun and educational venue nearby. With the museum so close to home, I will look into the summer camps and programs for my kids as well as making more family outings.”

Family memberships to the children’s museum will provide ac-cess to all three locations.

The museum will be open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an admission price of $8 per person, $7 for seniors age 60 and over, and free for children less than 1 year.

Children’s Museum fi nds new place to play in Chesterfi eld starting this summer

STUDENTS HUNGER FOR THE HUNGER GAMES

The fi rst offi cial meeting of the Post Apocalyptic Literature Discussion and Appreciation Club also known as The Hunger Games Club took place on March

7 in the Midlothian High School Library. The club is the creation of Hunger Games afi cionados Laura Monahan, Laura West, Elise Monahan, Katelyn West, Peyton Mills and Mady Adams who also serve

as the club offi cers and Sharon Austin, who serves as club sponsor. More than 50 students attended the fi rst meeting and took part in the reaping, cupcakes and games that ended with two winners, Brea Martir and Caitlin Myzie, receiving tickets for the upcoming fi lm. At the next meeting today (Thursday, March 22), the club will hold a Capitol Makeover in preparation for the fi lm opening.

PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY RAMONA B. MILLERTop: Club members select their district. Left: Katelyn West presents a feast from the cornucopia. Above: Tributes receive a challenge during the scavenger hunt.

CONTRIBUTED REPORTThe Huguenot Community Play-

ers will present Harvey, a comedy by Mary Chase, April 20-22 and April 27-28 at the Huguenot United Methodist Church, 10661 Duryea Drive, Richmond.

Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. April 20 and 21, 2:30 p.m. matinee April 22, 8 p.m. April 27 and 2:30 p.m. matinee and 8 p.m. April 28.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy offers sharp wit, a bit of ro-mance and unforgettable characters.

When Elwood P. Dowd intro-duces his imaginary friend Harvey, a 6-foot-tall rabbit, to his sister’s friends, the audience knows the fun is about to begin.

All tickets are $12 and include admission and dessert.

For reservations, call 272-6820 or e-mail [email protected].

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SATURDAY, MARCH 24Midlothian Christian Fellow-ship at 905 Southlake Blvd. will hold its annual craft bizarre and yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is a need for crafters, food vendors and yard sellers. For more information, call 441-3557 to register or e-mail butterfl [email protected].

The nonprofi t group South-side Moms of Multiples will have an Everything For Kids Sale, featuring gear, clothes, shoes, toys, books and more will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at Manchester Middle School, 7401 Hull Street Road. Cash only. Proceeds benefi t local groups and families in need.

TUESDAY, MARCH 27Advocacy meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the FACES Center. What is addic-tion? How can we understand relapse and how families can help with recovery? The group

will discuss how the underly-ing disorders such as anxiety, depression or trauma are fac-tors that can lead to addiction or relapse. Video interviews with Kathleen Brady, M.D.. Ph.D. and Nora Volkow, M.D., will explain the necessity of treating mental disorders and addiction simultaneously. They also stress the brain’s enormous capacity to recover with the right comprehensive treatments. FACES (Family Advocacy Creating Education and Services) is located at 11601 Lucks Lane, Midlothian. For more information, call 378-0035 or visit www.fac-esva.org.

Come2Life Ministries invites you to “Bible Talk!,” a town hall-style meeting that will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Midlothian Public Library. The session will explore such questions as “What’s in the Bible?” “How do I know it’s reliable?” “Who exactly is Je-sus?” “Does the Bible apply

to me today?” For more infor-mation, Come2Life Ministries on Facebook, call 245-4551, or visit www.Come2LifeMinis-tries.org.

WEEKLY TUESDAYSOvereaters Anonymous Group #51606 meets at 2 p.m. each Tuesday at Central Baptist Church at 1510 Courthouse Rd., Richmond (Mission House in rear of church). For more information, call Peg at 379-9558.

The Bethia United Methodist Church Mothers of Pre-schoolers (MOPS) program is accepting registrations and new members. Bethia MOPS meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the fi rst, third and fi fth Tuesdays through May 15. For more information, contact Kara Harris at 763-6067 or [email protected]. Bethia United Methodist Church is located at 10700 Winterpock Road, Chesterfi eld.

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The Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia will present local author

Rich Babbitt as the featured guest at “Tavern Talk” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 26, at Howlett’s Restaurant & Tavern in Chester.

A resident of Midlothian, Babbitt is the author of From Paperboy to Boomer: How Lessons Learned from Paper Routes and Lawn Mowing have shaped 10 Skill Sets of Today’s Leaders.

A quick-read, the book demonstrates how early teenage jobs teach funda-mental work standards and ethics, people practices, business basics and leader-ship skills.

The book is illustrated by Wendy Custer who lives in Kents Store.

“Tavern Talk” offers patrons at Howlett’s Tavern an opportunity to meet with and submit questions to infl uential local, state and national personalities.

A percentage of that day’s food sales benefi t the Ches-terfi eld Historical Society of Virginia.

The event is held in the main dining area at Howlett’s, located at 3530 Festival Park Plaza, Chester.

Dinner reservations are required; call 930-1034.

The Chesterfi eld Histori-cal Society of Virginia serves as the center for Chesterfi eld County history. Its mission is to collect, preserve, interpret

and promote the county’s past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

For more information, or to volunteer, call 796-7121 or go to www.chesterfi eldhis-tory.com.

Local author to be ‘Tavern Talk’ guest on March 26

SUBMITTED PHOTOMidlothian resident Rich Babbitt’s book demonstrates how early teenage jobs teach fundamental work ethics and leadership skills.

CONTRIBUTED REPORTThe Chesterfi eld County

Public Library and the Friends of the Chesterfi eld County Public Library are presenting a series of nature programs.

Learn if owls can really turn their heads all the way around and if opossums hang by their tails.

The wildlife ambassadors of A.W.A.R.E., the Alliance of Wild Animal Rehabilita-tors and Educators present this series of free family-friendly programs.

Get an up-close look at owls, opossums, turtles and snakes as you learn about animal behavior, diets and

habitats. This program is recommended for children ages 4-10.

The schedule is:� 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

on Saturday, March 24, at LaPrade Library.

� 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at Ches-ter Library.

� 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, at Central Library.

� 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, at Meadowdale Library.

Registration is recom-mended.

To register, visit library.chesterfi eld.gov or call 751-CCPL.

Learn about night critters from nature programs

CONTRIBUTED REPORTSeniorNavigator, in part-

nership with the Richmond Memorial Health Founda-tion, invites seniors, caregiv-ers and family members to attend a special “Commu-nity Conversation” about health care from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, March 27, at the Lifelong Learning Institute at 13801 Westfi eld Road in Midlothian.

With a theme of “Your opinion counts!,” attendees are urged to share their insights and experiences,

discuss health care accessi-bility and affordability, and learn more about the new health care reform law.

Registration is required and space is limited.

The deadline to register is today (Thursday, March 22). To register, e-mail [email protected] or call Bonnie at 525-7728.

Those who may need special accommodations are asked to inform the organiz-ers. Refreshments will be served. For more informa-tion, call 378-2527.

Senior health topic of ‘Community Conversation’

CONTRIBUTED REPORT Midlothian Christian

Fellowship, 905 Southlake Blvd., North Chesterfi eld, will hold its Annual Craft Bazaar and Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 24.

Crafters, food vendors and yard sellers are invited to participate.

To register, for more information, or to reserve your spot, contact Danie P., 441-3557 or e-mail but-terfl [email protected].

Craft bazaar set for March 24

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WEEKLY THURSDAYSMoms of Tots to Teens (MOTTS) meets from 9:45 a.m. to noon at Bon Air Baptist Church, 2531 Buford Road, every fi rst and third Thursday through May. Pre-school child care is available. For more information, contact Loretta Sherwood at [email protected] or go to www.bonair-baptist.org/motts.

The Al-Anon meeting Awaken to Hope is held at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church located at 2480 Batterson Rd. in Powhatan.

Pastor James C. Vinson of Resources for Life is holding services from 7 to 9 p.m. every third Thursday at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 11300 West Huguenot Rd, Midlothian. For more informa-tion, call 305-5100 or e-mail [email protected].

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PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLMidlothian coach Adam Griffin (left) congratulates JacobStephens after his solo homer in the second inning.

Trojans make statementBy JIM [email protected]

The Midlothian High baseballteam entered the 2012 seasonwith high hopes after makingtremendous strides in Adam

Griffin’s first year as head coach.So when the Trojans opened their

schedule with a disappointing 11-1 lossto Cosby, Griffin challenged his playersto use that result as motivation for theirhome opener last Thursday againstPowhatan.

“I told the guys their character is go-ing to be tested early in the season. Youcan either be a team that drops yourheads or you can show character andbounce back,” Griffin said.

Powhatan’s program is an exampleof what Griffin is trying to build atMidlothian: an organized, disciplinedoperation that is consistently successful

and produces players who have beentaught to play baseball the right way.

The Indians have been a fixturein the Group AA tournament underveteran coach Gregg Conner. Whilethey lost nine seniors from their 2011squad and have new starters at six ofnine positions, beating them would stillbe a significant accomplishment for theTrojans.

That reality had Rawlings Cumbea’sstomach churning like crazy as hewatched teammate Austin Joseph try toclose out Thursday’s game.

Cumbea had done enough over his 52/3 innings of work to give Midlothiana four-run lead heading into the top ofthe seventh inning. But when Josephwalked the Indians’ No. 9 hitter to loadthe bases with two outs, Cumbea’s worstnightmare strode to the plate represent-ing the tying run.

Powhatan centerfielder Tyler Allen,who committed to U.Va. as a sopho-more, already had connected for onehome run in the game: a two-run blastto right field that hit halfway up a largetree behind the fence.

With one swing of the bat, Allen hadthe ability to tie the game and undo allof the good things Midlothian had doneover the first six innings.

“At the end, it was definitely nerve-wracking,” Cumbea acknowledged.

Allen did his job, squaring up aJoseph fastball and ripping a line drivesingle into centerfield to bring Powhat-an within two runs. Joseph also did hisjob by keeping the powerful Allen in theballpark and he closed out Midlothian’s10-8 victory by retiring the next batteron a harmless ground ball.

By ARThuR uTlEyspecial correspondent

Late in the season thepast few years theHanover and Cosbysoftball teams have

hooked up for region playoffpreparation games.

Cosby, the perennial pow-er in the Dominion District,has won each time, includingtwice in the region tourna-ment quarterfinals.

The Top 10-worthy teamsplayed Thursday night atHanover. Instead of thinkingplayoffs, each team used thematchup to get an idea ofwhat’s ahead for the comingseason.

It was the opener forHanover, a program that wona state championship in 2006and was runner-up in 2007but hasn’t been back to thestate event since.

The visiting Titans havewon a lot of games in theirhistory, but they are stilllooking to advance pastthe semifinals of the regiontournament. They openedtheir season last week witha slugfest victory over rivalMidlothian before taking thelong road trip to Hanover.

The Hawks prevailed 5-3this time around for first-year coach Brian Letourneau,who had been an assistantto now retired Chris Pace.Letourneau has key returningplayers in outfielders EricaBarrett, a first-team Rich-mond Times-Dispatch All-Metro selection, and powerhitter Brooke Throckmorton,both seniors, and pitcherShannon Albright, a junior.

“Shannon pitched a reallygood game, and we had herback 100 percent always,” saidBarrett, who contributed twodoubles and an RBI on of-fense. “We have a whole newinfield, but they stepped intobig shoes and are doing reallywell. Lynnse came in and shehas really quick feet and aquick release that’s helping usa lot with the slap defense.”

Cosby has three left-hand hitting slappers, andCaler handled them all. Leftfielder Jess McLaughlin, asophomore, made a coupleof superb catches, cut downa runner at the plate for thefinal out in the fifth andcontributed an RBI. Short-stop Shawna Kirby, the lonereturning infielder, leaped tosnare a line drive in the sixth.

Hanover scored all of itsruns in the fifth off Cosbystarter Kirsten Copley. TwoCosby errors opened theway for the Hawks. Barrett,Mitchum and Throckmortonproduced RBI doubles andMcLaughlin drove in the finalrun with a drive to the right-field gap.

The Titans scored 12runs in their opener againstMidlothian. They put the ballin play against the Hawks,but the Hanover defenseresponded.

“They made plays,” Cosbycoach Ray Jeter said of the

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Each week, the Midlothian Exchange willtrack the progress of Chesterfield nativeDenny Hamlin as he pursues his firstNASCAR Sprint Cup championship

last week: Hampered by a lack of handling in the No. 11Toyota and a bad pit stop when one of his tire changersdropped lug nuts, Hamlin struggled through a secondconsecutive mediocre performance and settled for a 20th-place finish at the famed 1/2-mile Bristol bullring.

Where he stands: Hamlin dropped two more spots in theSprint Cup points standings after Bristol. Through four races,Hamlin is in fifth place, 20 behind leader Greg Biffle.

up next: Cup drivers make their way out to Fontana, Calif. forthe Auto Club 400 at California Speedway. Qualifying will takeplace Friday afternoon and the race is Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Titansfall tohawks

By FRED JETERspecial correspondenT

anchester High softball buffs are hopeful thesequel to Lynn Gilbert’s coaching career goesas smoothly as the original script.

Gilbert is back in the coaching box after a four-yearabsence during which she earned her Master’s degree inEducation from VCU.

“It’s great being back; I’d almost forgotten how muchfun it is … not just the practices and games, but therelationships … that’s what is so cool,” said Gilbert,who commutes to MHS from her teaching postat Elizabeth Davis Middle.

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLnew Manchester high softball coach lynn Gilbert inherits a young, talented group of players from her predecessor, Chris hugate.

home to first (withoutswing) in a jaw-dropping2.1 seconds.

“Even 2.8 is real good,”said Gilbert. “I’ve neverseen anything like it.”

Although she’s onlydabbled in track, in 2011Clarke ran the anchorleg on MHS’s victori-ous 4-by-200 relay at theDominion District indoormeet.

The Lancers have aproud pitching tradition,with Natasha Johnsonatop the chart.

It was Johnson whohurled MHS to a 2-1 winover Stonewall Jackson(Manassas) in the ’96state finals.

At the high risk ofover-statement, the “next”Johnson may have arrivedon Bailey Bridge Road infire-balling freshman AlexQuill.

“I timed Alex at 60miles an hour … andthat was a year and a halfago,” said Quill’s formerpitching coach, Rita LynnGilman.

In her varsity debut,Quill fired a 2-hitter in an8-0 win at Monacan.

Quill’s catcher is fellowninth-grader Taylor Wells,

who had a bases-loadedtriple in the seventh in-ning of the Lancers’ 4-3Dominion District loss toL.C. Bird last Friday.

“Taylor’s been crushingthe ball,” says Gilbert.

To make roomfor Quill, Gilbert hasswitched last year’spitcher, Lauren Anderson,to third, but says “wehope to use a two-pitchersystem.”

The Dominion Districtgauntlet has become a bitmore forbidding than inGilbert’s maiden stint.

Cosby High was in itsinfancy when she steppeddown in spring of 2007.Now the Titans, flexingtheir muscles three milesto the west, are a full-fledged juggernaut, andthe defending Dominionchamps.

“It’s funny,” saidGilbert. “When I wascoaching before, I had allthese charts and knew ev-erything about everyonewe played.

“Having been away,now we’re (coaches) ask-ing the girls for informa-tion – like ‘who are thegood players for the teamwe’re facing next?’”

She’sBaaaack!

After four years away, Gilbert is happy to once again be leader of Manchester High’s varsity softball squad

A stern drill-master,Gilbert coached Manches-ter 1992-2007, compilingnearly 200 victories andcapturing the 1996 StateGroup AAA title.

Returning with Gilbertare her former long-timeassistants, David Georgeand Mechelle Jones, andnewcomer Megan Forbes,former standout base-run-ner (31-for-34 in steals in2008-9) at James MadisonUniversity.

George is anothercoaching legend. In fact,Monacan High’s baseballdiamond carries his name.

“When Lynn steppeddown (from Manchester), Istepped down. When Lynncame back, I came back,”said George.

“And I’m having a ball.”Coaching the Lancers

the past four years wasCounty policeman ChrisHugate, who doubled asMHS’s Student ResourceOfficer.

Hugate leaves the pro-gram in stellar condition.

“It’s wonderful return-ing and seeing all thisleadership and talent,” saidGilbert.

“We’ll be all right, as

long as I don’t mess it up.”Key returnees are second

baseman Sarah Arboleda,shortstop Josie Fitzgeraldand brilliant centerfielder/leadoff hitter Augusta“Gus” Clarke, an all-Cen-tral Region selection as asophomore.

Clarke, who “slaps” left-handed, hit .581 with 37stolen bases in 39 tries.

“My job is to get on baseand start something,” saidClarke, the youngest of herfamily’s nine children.

Clarke is the speediest ofall speedsters in MHS lore.

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“It’s a great start for us andwe need to carry it throughthe season,” Cumbea said.

While describing histeam as “a work in progress,”a gracious Conner calledMidlothian “vastly improved”from the squad that lost twiceto Powhatan last season.

“The middle of their orderis very tough. They havesome guys who can really hitand they came through whentheir team needed them,”Conner said.

Despite playing withouttwo starters – one of whom,promising sophomore ZackAyoub, pitched a com-plete game against Pow-hatan in his first varsity start– Midlothian’s offense had notrouble with Indians ace leftyJoe Manion.

Jacob Stephens got thingsstarted for Midlothian bycrushing a Manion fastballfor a solo homer that tied thegame at 1 in the bottom ofthe second inning.

Powhatan went backahead when Luke Scherzerled off the third with a dou-ble to the fence in centerfield,took third on a wild pitchand scored on a sacrifice fly.

But after retiring the firsttwo Midlothian batters inthe bottom of the inning,the wheels completely fell offfor Manion. The next sevenTrojans reached base; fourhits, two walks and an errorlater, the home team held a5-2 advantage.

Allen’s homer slicedMidlothian’s lead to one run.Once again, the Trojans an-swered with four runs – all ofwhich were unearned, thanksto a pair of infield errors.

The middle ofMidlothian’s lineup had asignificant role in the finaloutcome. The Trojans’ 3-4-5hitters – Connor Bastaich,Stephens and Jamie Tavenner– combined to go 5 for 9 witha home run, two doubles, sixruns and three RBIs.

The three seniors wereyoungsters two seasons ago

PHOTO BY jim mccOnnellMidlothian shortstop Connor Bastaich looks to turn a double play against Powhatan.

when Midlothian finished0-19. They’re now the big-gest reason why the Trojansare confident they can playwith the best teams in the

Dominion District.“A lot of it is experience,”

Bastaich said. “We’ve beenplaying together for yearsand we have good team

chemistry.”Added Stephens: “We

know we have a talentedteam. That makes you wantto work even harder.”

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Titans. “Hopefully, someof those hard hits will gothrough for us. We haveseven sophomores and onlythree seniors. We’re build-ing now, and things will bebetter as we go.”

The Titans have pitchingissues to sort through. Theydon’t have a veteran pitcherlike they have had in thepast, and four-year All-Met-ro catcher Taylor Hall hasgraduated. Holly Stargardtchanged positions this yearto become the catcher.

Copley, whose two-RBI single in the sixth cutHanover’s lead in half,pitched well until theHawks’ bats caught up toher in the fifth.

Letourneau was happy tosee the Hawks finally turnthe tables on the Titans.

“They’ve gotten us thelast few times. It’s nice toget them back, and it’sa good way to start theseason.”

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