Chase Illig (Tazewell) highlights the latest #LocalsInThePros Notebook after completing his first season as the manager of the rookie-league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox in the Florida Complex League. “It was an awesome experience,” Illig said. https://t.co/xF6ZYUc6sq

Virginia High QB Deion Graham aired it out and his team's defense shut John Battle out on Friday in a 35-0 win. “The offense set the tone and then the defense was able to feed off that,” said Graham after throwing four TD passes. https://t.co/ssGW7oSonB

Emory & Henry cruised past Catawba for a South Atlantic Conference football win on Saturday. “I love my team,” E&H head coach Quintin Hunter said. “We’ve got a mix of veterans and guys who have waited their turn to step up. It’s fun to watch.” https://t.co/7GcvNRaS6C

Makayla Moore (Sullivan East), Kinley Counts (Patrick Henry), Bella Viers (Ridgeview), Virginia Hicks (Eastside), Emily Curtin (Tennessee High), Keyston Hartford (Grundy) were among the many stars in the Sept. 3 Prep Roundup: https://t.co/NRhWv4n1ZK

Camryn Ratliff (John Battle), Davis Cook (Abingdon), Ady Moore (Richlands), Madie Burke (Thomas Walker), and Destany Armendariz (Grundy) were among the stars of the Prep Roundup a week ago: https://t.co/0u7Qz5xBrP

Sarge Reed was a defensive coordinator on the 1970 state title team at Gate City and had head-coaching stints at Appalachia, Cherokee, Rye Cove and Twin Springs. Remembering the longtime area coach: https://t.co/qeqiIYrDvz @keith_warner

One game not on the high school football docket tonight is Graham at Galax after the Maroon Tide forfeited. Our main man @mattscase with the story: https://t.co/XVpvDJnPk8

Fourth-year Thomas Walker coach Tanner Hall -- a former quarterback for the Union Bears -- has the Pioneers trending in the right direction. The Pioneers host Lee High tonight: https://t.co/y6NO97zod5

The Atlanta-to-Gwinnett shuffle continues for Sullivan East High School graduate Hunter Stratton: https://t.co/Mu1yy56fLT

Abingdon's Lauren Baker is the latest Southwest Virginia player to commit to the softball program at East Tennessee State University: https://t.co/Ox8GKCmbK5

Where you headed and who you got this week? Here are the @HeraldCourier's picks: https://t.co/spEk3g6KOp

Presbyterian punter Thatcher Hutton (Tennessee High) and Georgetown University lineman Tyler Barrett (Patrick Henry) highlighted the latest #LocalsInCollege Notebook: https://t.co/a4xhFmwKYK

BRIEFS: Sarah Hildebrandt (King U.) won her #RAFW debut in dominant fashion ... Cam Allen (Graham) made three more tackles for Winnipeg of the #CFL. ... Lucy Reid (Holston) is the starting setter for Southwest Virginia Community College's volleyball team: https://t.co/Y16ka0hXo7

It's been a while since Holston and Virginia High lost regular-season games. That, and more, in this week's glance ahead and look back at high school football in the area: https://t.co/ifKwX2vZn6

Two-time defending #VHSL Class 3 state champion Hidden Valley beat Wise County Central on Saturday to win Virginia High's annual volleyball tournament. Defending VHSL Class 2 champ Ridgeview topped Chilhowie in the third-place match: https://t.co/fdr7TqlKLp

ETSU opened the Will Healy era by dominating Murray State, 45-17 https://t.co/go2fM5Mvcn

Dickenson County native Cody Edwards was victorious in his debut as Concord's head coach against UVa-Wise, his alma mater with a 37-29 win last week https://t.co/V875uqIpvt

Jordan Jackson starred in Emory & Henry's 45-17 season-opening win at Glenville State last week: https://t.co/XHacX8c5rY

Judge Dillow ruled for Abingdon in last week's 62-13 beatdown of John Battle. “Judge has good hands and speed, and he has a knack for the ball on offense and defense," said Abingdon coach Garrett Amburgey. "He’s fun to watch.” https://t.co/8r0EdeWrdK

Tennessee High saw a late comeback bid fall short in lats week's 26-21 loss to Elizabethton at the Stone Castle: https://t.co/dhmDt7XTji