Once again, the University of Lynchburg baseball team was just a little better than Shenandoah University.

The University of Lynchburg baseball team will always be able to say that in 2023, it was the Old Dominion Athletic Conference regular-season champion and tournament champion.

WINCHESTER — Now that’s the type of history a team wants to make.

In winning two games in which it was either tied or trailing last weekend heading into the eighth inning, the Shenandoah University baseball team showed plenty of grit to win its Old Dominion Athletic Conference best-of-three quarterfinal series with Guilford.

In order to keep its season alive, the Guilford College baseball team will need to do something this weekend that its program hasn’t accomplished during the lifetime of any of its current players — and the Quakers will need to do it twice.

From a defensive standpoint, opponents of the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi beach volleyball team don’t see a whole lot of Tori Johnson at the net.

WINCHESTER — Not long after putting the finishing touches on Wednesday’s win, the Shenandoah University baseball team began preparing for a team photo at Bridgeforth Stadium.

Another stirring Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament run at the Salem Civic Center came up one win short for the Shenandoah University women's basketball team on Sunday.

The following is a glance at the rest of the area’s college football players. (A story on Sherando graduate and University of Richmond redshirt senior safety Aaron Banks ran in the Feb. 17 edition of The Winchester Star.) Names were provided by high school coaches.

There wasn’t a whole lot for anyone to be certain about in the spring of 2020, but the University of Richmond football staff knew the future of 2018 Sherando graduate Aaron Banks would be something to behold.

WINCHESTER — Watching another team celebrate a title on the brand new artificial turf field at Bridgeforth Stadium last year was not what the Shenandoah University baseball team had in mind when it hosted its first-ever regional in its 11th trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament since 2009.

WINCHESTER — The Shenandoah University women’s basketball team came into Wednesday tied for fifth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

When the Shenandoah University football team’s offense took the field with 4:09 left in the third quarter of its regular-season finale on Nov. 12 against Washington & Lee University, it’s prospects weren’t exactly favorable.

Only one team can win the Old Dominion Athletic Conference football title every year, and in 2022, that honor has been locked up by a powerhouse Randolph-Macon team that is ranked 16th in NCAA Division III.

After winning its first-ever ODAC Tournament championship in 2019, the 2019-20 Shenandoah University women’s basketball team featured 14 returning players, including four starters, and were picked to finish seventh in the league.

The Nick Doyle era begins on Tuesday night at the Wilkins Center, and senior guard Davion Roberts can’t wait to take the floor for Shenandoah University’s new men’s basketball coach.

WINCHESTER — The first time the Shenandoah University football defense took the field on Saturday, the Hornets allowed Hampden-Sydney College to convert two third downs and a fourth down before giving up a touchdown on a third down pass.

Last week, the Shenandoah University football team outgained Averett College 391-185, had six takeaways and no turnovers, scored two defensive touchdowns, and made notable plays in special teams.

Graduate student linebacker David Agyei was obviously disappointed after the Shenandoah University football team’s conference-title hopes were essentially dashed by Randolph-Macon last Saturday, but he was ready to fight for the future.

WINCHESTER — The Shenandoah University football team had designs on winning an Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship this year, but on Saturday Randolph-Macon College continued to show why most coaches thought the Yellow Jackets would be the league’s best team in the preseason.

At 1 p.m. on Saturday at Shentel Stadium, the Shenandoah University football team will go toe-to-toe with a Randolph-Macon College squad that is ranked 16th nationally and has outscored foes by 37 points per game.

WINCHESTER — The 2021 Shenandoah University field hockey season was one to remember for a lot of great reasons.

WINCHESTER — Losing two NCAA Division I runners to graduation would be a major transition for any cross country team, but it sure is a lot easier to handle when you have someone like Ethan Pratt-Perez.

WINCHESTER — The Shenandoah University defense needed a stop Saturday.

Following a loss that was as frustrating as they come, the Shenandoah University football team will look to get back on the winning track when it hosts Guilford College at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Shentel Stadium.

A year ago in Winchester, the Shenandoah University football team stormed back from a 24-0 deficit in the second quarter to beat Bridgewater College 34-27 for the biggest comeback win in program history.