Sports

The Fayette Area Historical Initiative launches an exhibit featuring pro athletes from Martinville, the earliest dating to 1916.

High school football kicks off Aug. 28.

When Major League Baseball needs a field built for a special location, be it the “Field of Dreams” or this weekend’s game at the Bristol Motor Speedway, it turns to Murray Cook, who grew up in Salem and now lives in Roanoke County.

Wagner will be the first Virginian from west of Culpeper, and the first in the modern era, to be inducted into baseball’s hall of fame.

Wagner will be the first modern-day player inducted. Four of the previous five Virginians were stars in the Negro League.

The USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike Championships will be held next week at three sites across the Roanoke Valley: Carvins Cove, Explore Park and Elmwood Park.

Parker, whose induction into the Hall is scheduled for July 27, played in Salem in 1972 before winning the World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Oakland Athletics.

Here are scores and reports from the state tournament.

Here are scores and reports from the state tournament.

Here are scores and reports from the state tournament.