Stories about sports in Alexandria, from local teams like the Alexandria Aces to high school teams and individual athletes.

BI hosts Special Olympics tournament

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] Bishop Ireton High School hosted a Special Olympics Basketball Tournament on Feb.19. The tournament featured teams from around the region...

Former SSSAS stalwart becomes Bucknell’s starting center

By Jim McGrath At first glance, Andre Screen looks like a typical college student. With his scholarly wire rimmed glasses and a beard that is...

‘We have high hopes for this team’

By Gwen Peace There’s one name dominating Virginia high school basketball right now: Robinson. But behind that one name, there are two players – a pair...

Buckets of new talent

By Gwen Peace Mid-January marks an exciting time of year for high school girls’ athletics, with the basketball season now in full swing. An influx...

Hoops season in the Port City

By Gwen Peace January is an exciting time for high school basketball – and Alexandria has an abundance of promising teams. “To have four, just really...

Alexandria Senators at bat

By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected] The Alexandria Senators, a youth baseball team for players 12 and under, competed in the world’s largest 12U tournament last week....