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Preseason Poll: Three Rivers District

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The final preseason poll is here! Today, we take a look at the Three Rivers District. The last several seasons have seen Giles and Glenvar battle for supremacy, but Radford may want to have a say about how shakes out at the top in 2018. 1. Glenvar (7) 2. Giles (1) 3. Radford 4. Floyd County 5. James River 6. Allegheny County 7. Carroll County Our experts think Glenvar returns to the top this season.… Read the rest

Preseason Poll: Pioneer District

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Welcome back to the penultimate preseason poll! Let’s take a look at the Pioneer District. Last season, Narrows ascended to the top after a breakout season that saw the Green Wave get the number one seed in Region 1C. Per normal, Parry McCluer will have something to say about who takes the crown this season. Our experts still have faith in the Wave, however. 1. Narrows (6) 2. Parry McCluer (2) 3.… Read the rest
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Preseason Poll: Hogoheegee District

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Today is the final day of our district poll series. We’ll be releasing the remaining three districts today, starting with the Hogoheegee. The Hogo used to run straight through Wytheville. However, with George Wythe’s move to the Mountain Empire District, it’s opened the door for new blood at the top. The Hogo sent two teams to the playoffs last year, with Chilhowie claiming the top seed in Region 1D & Patrick Henry taking the two seed.… Read the rest

Preseason Poll: Southwest District

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Welcome back to the sixth installment of our preseason poll series. If you haven’t seen the previous entries, you can check them out here: Mountain 7, Black Diamond, River Ridge, Cumberland, and Mountain Empire. Today we hit the Southwest District, Richlands won or shared the district crown for over a decade, but Abingdon a few years back was able to clip the Blues. And last year, Graham reemerged at the top of the mountain after a stellar season.… Read the rest

New Podcast! Episode 20

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Welcome back to the SWVA Sports Podcast. This week we look back at a week of scrimmages and jamborees and look ahead to the final week of the preseason and benefit game season. We also hit a couple fan questions. You can find the link here: Episode 20. Or you can click the Podcast tab at the top of the page. Subscribe, like, rate and review us to help us get more traffic!!… Read the rest
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Preseason Poll: Mountain Empire District

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It’s that time again. Another Wednesday means another preseason poll. This week, we’ll look at the Mountain Empire District. We’ve already previewed the Mountain 7, Black Diamond, River Ridge and Cumberland District’s. Check those out. The MED has seen some movement, both in and out of the district in the last several cycles. Graham entered and has since left. Teams like George Wythe have moved into the district while others have been mainstays.… Read the rest

Preseason Poll: Cumberland District

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Welcome back to our preseason poll series. If you missed any of last week’s, check them out here: Mountain 7, Black Diamond and River Ridge. This week, we will take a look at the Cumberland, Mountain Empire and Southwest districts. Today, we’ll hit the Cumberland District, a district that historically has seen the Raiders of J.I. Burton sitting at the top. But do our experts agree with the trend? 1.  J.I.… Read the rest

Preseason Poll: River Ridge District

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Welcome back to our little soirée that is ranking the districts for the 2018 season. We’ve already hit the Mountain 7 as well as the Black Diamond District this week, so be sure to go back and check those out if you haven’t already. Today, we go over the River Ridge District! If you’re wondering why we’d rank a district that is up in the Valley? Well Pulaski plays there. So here is how our experts decided the RR will look this season.… Read the rest

Preseason Poll: Black Diamond District

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Welcome back to our preseason poll segment! On Monday we took a look into the Mountain 7, and today we continue our trek through the Appalachians with the Black Diamond District. Will Grundy repeat? Can Hurley continue their momentum with a new head coach? Will Honaker regain their former glory? Can the Panthers down at Twin Valley get to the playoffs? We will try to answer those questions, but first, here is how our eight experts predicted the season to go in the BDD.… Read the rest

Preseason Poll: Mountain 7

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For the next three weeks, we will bring you our preseason polls for each of the districts that our teams play in. Let’s do some math, shall we? Okay. There are nine districts and there are three weeks left until opening night…sooooooo…THREE DISTRICTS PER WEEK! Shew, glad that’s over. Now, “What is the process?,” you may ask. Well, we will tell ya. There are eight of us on staff currently at Coalfield Sports (find that in the about section).… Read the rest