If there’s one must-see event for Old Dominion fans in this summer’s offseason, it looks to be the Fan Fest on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Dick’s House of Sport in Chesapeake from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ODU’s flagship radio station, 94.1 FM, will be broadcasting from the site in Greenbrier Square. Ted Alexander will be on the air with football coach Ricky Rahne from 2-3 p.m. Many other ODU coaches and staff are expected to be on hand, including basketball’s Mike Jones and DeLisha Milton-Jones, and new Monarchs gear will be available.
The mascot “Big Blue” will host a scavenger hunt, and there will be interactive games for children.
Dedmon takes it all the way: It seems early for regular-season football, but there’s already a fun highlight from the Canadian Football League. Former Warhill High and William & Mary star DeVonte Dedmon of the Ottawa Redblacks (1-1) provided one of the CFL’s first electric moments of the season by returning a kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown, albeit in the fourth quarter of a 47-21 road loss June 20 to the Montreal Alouettes (4-0).
The 28-year-old caught the ball at the 9-yard line on the 110-yard field, eluded an arm tackle at the Ottawa 35 and was barely touched the rest of the way. If you were fortunate enough to see him with Warhill or the Tribe, you know how elusive he can be.
DEVONTE DEDMON IS SINGLE HANDIDLY KEEPING THE REDBLACKS IN THIS GAME!!!
A 101-YARD KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWN!#CFL | @REDBLACKS | @MTLAlouettes | #BetweenTheGoalposts pic.twitter.com/GcjFidBXbv
— Between The Goalposts (@NoahBeauso) June 21, 2024
SEALs gain notable victories: The Chesapeake Post 280 SEALs posted an 8-3, 16-6 doubleheader victory last Sunday over the defending state champion Richmond-area West End team at Indian River High in a rematch of last year’s American Legion baseball state title game.
A six-run sixth inning, including home runs from Jake Chadwell and Andrew Vinerov, was critical in Game 1. In Game 2, the SEALs had 13 hits in five innings. Jonathan Ashe was 3 for 4 with two runs and three RBIs in the nightcap.
Local golfers earn match-play spots: Logan Reilly, 17, a Northern Virginian who has committed to play for Auburn, won the 111th Virginia State Golf Association Amateur Championship by winning 4 and 2 over former George Mason player Nikita Gubenko, 22, at Loudoun Golf & Country Club.
Several players with Hampton Roads ties qualified for the match-play bracket of 32 based on 36 holes of stroke play.
Former Christopher Newport star Robb Kinder, Churchland High alum Jonathan McEwen and Yorktown teen Brandon Sipe made the round of 32.
Former Catholic High star Xander Goboy, former Hickory High and Radford golfer Patrick Gareiss and Jamestown High graduates Ryan Leach and Bobby Dudeck III each won a match to advance to the round of 16. Leach will play for West Virginia, and Dudeck has competed for Radford.
Ex-CNU star signs with Ottawa: Former Christopher Newport star defender Coby Auslander recently signed with the National Lacrosse League’s Ottawa Black Bears, who will start their first season in December. He was chosen 73rd in the 2023 NLL entry draft.
Auslander, from Pennington, New Jersey, had 104 goals and 161 assists in 80 games over four years for the Captains. He was a second-team Division III All-American as a senior.
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What’s coming up
Thursday: The playoff-bound Peninsula Pilots are home on Independence Day for a 7 p.m. game at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton against the Greenville Yard Gnomes.
Saturday: The US Road Running Club “Pirate” races, including a 5K, 10K and 15K, are set for Williamsburg’s Freedom Park at 8:30 a.m. Costumes are encouraged. … Langley Speedway’s 7 p.m. card includes twin Late Model and twin Virginia Racers events, plus Super Street, Grand Stock, Super Truck and Kart races.
