For 2020 graduates, it's been a tough year. It's been even tougher for those that lost their spring sports seasons. Fiza Afridi of Harrisonburg High School has dealt with even more than that during her high school career.
People from all over come to Massanutten Resort in Rockingham County to ski. But a teenager from Harrisonburg has gone from skiing at Massanutten for fun to skiing competitively all over the globe.
Alex Flum traces Kristi Toliver's career from shooting hoops in her Harrisonburg basement as a young girl, to winning championships at every level and across the world.
He ran at Bridgewater College, studied at James Madison University and has started a family in Harrisonburg. Local runner Stanley Peyton Jr. calls the Shenandoah Valley is home.
The James Madison athletics program put together another strong performance during the 2018-2019 school year and expectations are high for the Dukes entering the 2019-2020 campaign.
Sydney Smith, a resident of Waynesboro and graduate of Riverheads High School is hoping to become a professional MMA fighter. She also has a special inspiration.
On a Friday night, a community came together at Broadway high school to honor a late local hero. One player joined in on this with one small, but huge gesture.
Former Oklahoma State star and current Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph is supported by some of his biggest fans, who live in the Shenandoah Valley.
Kirby Dean has coached and won more games than anyone in the history of Eastern Mennonite men's basketball but the 15-year veteran has seen his final contest on the sideline at EMU.
Bridgewater's commencement is set for Saturday. And as college careers come to an end, so will the administrative duties of former women's basketball coach Jean Willi.
To understand Morgan's story --one that took her away from Harrisonburg-- you have to go back to 1998, four years after leading JMU to a national championship in field hockey.
Between the goal lines football is a game of inches, dedication, hard work. But all of that pales in comparison to those who have given everything to serve this country.
As the Olympics continue, a volleyball player out of Eastern Mennonite University has already represented Team USA this summer. But Hunter Taylor's journey to the world stage was complicated.
The United States has always been a dominant powerhouse in softball, winning Olympic gold three times before losing to Japan at the Beijing Games in 2008.
That was the last time the sport was played at the Olympic level.
There are times and dates that live with people for the rest of their lives. For former Turner Ashby star Eric Yankey, June 24, 2015 will stick with him forever.
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