TRACK AND FIELD
Suffolk’s Michaela Rose moved one step closer to making Team USA on Friday night as she advanced to the final of the 800 meters at the USA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Rose, who won the NCAA 800 championship this season as an LSU sophomore, won her heat in a time of 2:00.39, the second-fastest performance of the day. She’ll run in the final on Sunday.
VWU’s Roberts named men’s state College Division Field Athlete of Year
Virginia Wesleyan’s Geni Roberts was named the Field Athlete of the Year and was a first-team jumper, and Christopher Newport athletes Daniel Fox (sprints), Tyler Palmer (throws) and CJ Reeders (jumps) gained first-team honors in the Virginia Sports Information Directors College Division outdoor all-state selections.
Six Captains made the second team. Ethan Anderson, Jack Armel, and Wade Dunkelberger were honored in the jumps, while Dante Ntiganzwa gained honors for throws. Daniel Ferrante was one of Virginia’s top stars at middle distances, and John Vogel was a second-team distance runner. VWU’s Ja’Marri Henderson was a second-team hurdler.
Three Captains on women’s state first team
CNU’s Alyssa Roach (hurdles and jumps), Katie Stevens (throws) and Sydney Trussell (sprints) secured first-team VaSID outdoor all-state College Division awards.
The Captains’ second-teamers were Annabelle Dreher (throws), Adrianna DeSantis (sprints) and Mae Savoie (middle distance), and VWU’s second-teamer was sprinter Lyric Hoggard.
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE
Pelicans lose despite Seabron’s 10 points
Minnesota beat New Orleans 102-88 Friday night in a Las Vegas Summer League opener.
Lake Taylor High alum Dereon Seabron was 8 for 8 from the free-throw line and had 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the Pelicans. He had seven turnovers, and Minnesota held him to 1-for-6 shooting in 25 1/2 minutes.
Kris Bankston, a rookie from Norfolk State, had three points and three rebounds in 7:43 for the Timberwolves, who were led by Brandon Williams’ 24 points.
AUTO RACING
Va. Motor Speedway cancels program
Because of thunderstorms, Saturday’s schedule at Virginia Motor Speedway — the dirt track in Jamaica, in Middlesex County — was canceled.
VMS will return to racing July 15 with the Eddie Boomhower Memorial. It will be the first time in 16 years that flat-track motorcycles have raced on the half-mile circuit.
SOCCER
Virginia Rush U13 earns berth at nationals in California
The Virginia Rush U13 boys recently took second place in the US Youth Soccer Eastern Regional tournament in Loudoun County.
The team will be heading to California for the Elite Clubs National League championships from July 13-18. The Rush, which has players from different parts of Virginia Beach, went to England last summer to play against Premier League youth academy teams such as Manchester United, Newcastle United and Leicester City. Chris Panayiotou is the coach.
