Sports

Area High School Football Previews for Sept. 3

By Jeff Patterson Friday, September 03, 2010

High school football kicks off Friday night with half of the Bay Rivers District playing their season-openers.

W&M Men's Hoops Draws U.Va., North Carolina, Syracuse

By WYDaily Staff Thursday, September 02, 2010

Two victories against ACC opponents helped William and Mary secure its second ever National Invitation Tournament bid last season. The Tribe will get their shot at encore. The Tribe will face Virginia and North Carolina in the 2010-11 season, according to men's basketball schedules released by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday.  

Add Juggling to List of Tribe Lineman’s Skill Set

By Jeff Patterson Wednesday, September 01, 2010

As he scrambled to find something unusual about himself, Keith Hill Jr. found a ball in the corner of his room. That’s when the William and Mary senior left tackle remembered he could juggle. He needed a quirky story about himself to tell his class and he finally had one. “I thought it was really, really cool,” Hill said on Monday. “I didn’t know that many people who could do it.”

Ex-Tribe Star Sumner Signs Basketball Contract in Finland

By WYDaily Staff Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Former William and Mary men’s basketball standout Danny Sumner signed a professional contract Tuesday to play with Karhu Kauhajoki in Finland’s top division, the Korisliiga. Sumner becomes the fifth former Tribe player under head coach Tony Shaver to sign to play professionally overseas, joining Adam Hess ´04, Zeb Cope ´04, Adam Payton ´07 and Laimis Kisielius ´08.

Laycock Names Callahan Starting QB for Tribe’s Opener

By Jeff Patterson Monday, August 30, 2010

Mike Callahan waited five years to make that one phone call. Once the fifth-year William and Mary senior stepped out of the locker room following Monday morning’s practice, he called his father in Pennsylvania and delivered the news. Callahan will be the starting quarterback for the season-opener Saturday afternoon at Massachusetts.

Tribe Upsets No. 12 Penn State in Women's Soccer

By WYDaily Staff Monday, August 30, 2010

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The William and Mary Tribe women’s soccer team pulled off the come-from-behind upset on Sunday afternoon, beating the 12th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions at the PSU Invitational, 2-1. With the win, the Tribe improves its record to 2-0-1, while Penn State falls to 1-1-1 on the season.