Western Albemarle Stories

Leaning on family

When Kris and Heather Wright’s daughter Nora passed away three weeks after being born, Kris wanted...

Western locks up Monticello

Just under two weeks into the Jefferson District the early road to the regular season and first...

Another classic

It’s becoming about as predictable as anything in local high school sports over the last two years...

Western gets a leg up

Western Albemarle’s visit to Charlottesville on Thursday night was anticipated as an early-season...

Covenant holds off Western

Winning the ground ball battle isn’t just about maintaining possession. It’s about creating...

STAB girls hold off Western

It had the quality and feel of a playoff game in March, which wouldn’t be that odd except that it...

Woodberry rolls Western

It’s pretty easy to tell things are going well for Woodberry Forest when a close defender scores a...

Yet another first

By Logan Riddick / Scrimmageplaycva.com contributor In the season’s first two meetings between...

One away

Western Albemarle’s boys size in post has given opposing teams problems all year long. But not...

Bouncing back

Western Albemarle junior Chase Stokes wanted to atone for a two-point effort in the Jefferson...

In the clutch

Western Albemarle’s Jake Maynard didn’t hesitate. He just rose, fired and buried the 3-pointer like...

Warriors Sweep

Western senior Alex Rayle has been in contention for swimmer of the year in the Jefferson District...

Deadlocked again

Western Albemarle had a pretty specific focus. Essentially, the Warriors wanted to take the fight...

At the last second

Monticello girls basketball coach Josh McElheney didn’t even see the shot — he was already focused...

Mustangs rebound strongly

It’s not that Monticello, or really anyone was out of it while we’re still in early January...

Hitting the water

A false start wiped it off the books, but Western Albemarle’s Remedy Rule unleashed an incredible...

Taking over

It’s high praise from Western Albemarle head coach Darren Maynard. “I told him in the locker room...