WELCOME BACK!

A few weekend tidbits while you may have been traveling or taking down the tree:

1) Lee-Davis knocked off Colonial Heights 74-71 in overtime to win the consolation game of their Southerner Classic. J.R. Tucker defeated Banner Christian 78-73 to take the title. Tariq Caldwell represented the Confederates on the All-Tournament team, and was joined by:

MVP: Zach Grant, Banner Christian (69 points in 2 games, 13 three-pointers during span)
Jesse Sturgis, Banner Christian
Paul Flowers, J.R. Tucker
Chase McPherson, J.R. Tucker
Jacob Ezell, Colonial Heights

2) Atlee Swimming went 3-1 in team competition Saturday; the boys defeating Thomas Jefferson (Alexandria) 145-141 while falling to Princess Anne 154.5-131.5. The Atlee girls swept their opponents, winning 175-104 over TJ and 161-125 over Princess Anne.  Check our Twitter timeline for highlighted performances from Saturday's meet.

3) Atlee Wrestling began participating in Conference 11 Duals over the weekend, going 3-1 in action held on the home mat Saturday.

The Raiders fell to Mills Godwin 57-18, but defeated Deep Run 68-9, Douglas Freeman 50-26 and Hermitage 41-36. The Raiders are 3-1 in Conference 11, and 6-4 overall.

The Hanover Wrestling team placed sixth in the annual Hawk duals over the weekend. They lost in the fifth place match to Woodberry Forest 45-22. Benedictine won the title overall, beating Princess Anne for the crown 37-32.

4) We return to Live Tweet coverage Tuesday evening for the Lee-Davis/Hanover girls/boys basketball doubleheader in the Bird Cage, first game tips at 6pm!

HCS Media Network's LIVE and exclusive online radio coverage of high school sports returns to Hanover County next Tuesday, January 14th when we'll broadcast the girls/boys hoops doubleheader featuring Mills Godwin coming to Ashland to battle Patrick Henry.  Coverage begins at 5:45pm and can be heard on the Mixlr Player at the top of the page at HanoverCountySports.net!