Region C 1A basketball
The Group 1 Region C officials have announced the 2018 boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. Auburn’s Dylan Akers and Eastern Montgomery’s Taylor Spence were both announced Wednesday to the second all-region teams.
Akers, a 6-1 senior guard, was named to the second team for boys, while Spence, a 5-6 senior guard, was second team for the girls.
The region girls’ player of the year was Essence Brown of Galax, and the coach of the year was Adam Gilbert of Parry McCluer.
The boy’s region player of the year was K.J. Moore of Covington, and the coach of the year was Pat Burns of George Wythe.
Highlander basketball clinic
Radford University’s men’s basketball team will hold a free youth basketball clinic Saturday, April 7 at the Christiansburg Recreation Department. Boys and girls ages 5-13 must pre-register by April 6 by calling 382-2349.
RU picked fourth in preseason poll
The Radford track & field team has been picked to finish fourth in the 2018 Big South Women’s Outdoor Preseason Poll, the conference office announced Wednesday morning.
The poll is conducted annually with the head coach of each program in the Big South participating in the voting process. Points tallied for each program are based on a weighted system with first-place votes receiving 8 points, second-place votes receiving 7 votes and so on.
The Highlanders garnered 37 total points, three more than fifth-place Charleston Southern. Defending-champion Liberty has been projected to once again win the conference championship with 64 total points including all eight of the possible first-place votes.
Campbell (53 points) edged High Point by two points to be picked second. The Panthers will host the 2018 Big South Outdoor Championships May 9-11.
Last season, Radford placed seventh in the 2017 Big South Outdoor Championships in Charleston, S.C. The Highlanders will be building off a fourth-place finish earlier in the indoor championships.
Youth Kung Fu
The Christiansburg Recreation Department has announced a Dragon-Tiger-Eagle Kung Fu class for April 24 from 7-8 p.m. The martial arts and self-defense six-week class is for ages 7-12 and costs $45.
The program is designed to help children improve their fitness and flexibility while building confidence and learning about discipline.
The fundamental elements of the style include tumbling, grappling, kicking and punching. Students also learn the ethical tenets of Kung Fu: Loyalty, Respect, Compassion, Cooperation and Conflict Resolution. The class is lead by Sixth Degree Black Belt, Dr. Matthew F. Komelski.
Registration ends April 19. Call 382-2349 for more information.
