After two days of rain and a schedule that was already lagging behind, Seminole District representatives decided to cancel the remainder of their spring baseball, softball and boys and girls soccer tournaments Wednesday morning.
The tourney started with quarterfinal rounds Monday. The district’s eight principals agreed to cancel the semifinal and championship rounds because of the potential of the tournament ending just before the start of region play in Region 4D, Amherst County Athletic Director Robert Curd said.
Region tourneys represent the final postseason stop before the VHSL’s Spring Jubilee. Region play in 4D begins next Wednesday, while Region 3C starts Monday, May 28.
Jefferson Forest spring signing
Twelve athletes made their college commitments public at a signing ceremony at Jefferson Forest on Tuesday afternoon.
Swimmer Caleb Rice will swim at Liberty University, while three of his teammates — Sutton Schonfelder, Brian Grimmett and Lizzy Braud — will all swim at Roanoke College.
Softball standout Madison Brown is headed to Randolph College, while two baseball players, Josiah Calkins and Jacob Helbling, are headed to Emory & Henry and Ferrum College, respectively.
Celebrated lineman O.P. Peterson will suit up on the gridiron for E&H.
Leigha Southall will run cross country and track and field at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, while Rebekah Graham plans to run track at Randolph College. Soccer player Mary Dorman is also headed to Randolph, while Jordan Hicks will cheer at Lynchburg College.
Four at Rustburg make college plans
After rushing for nearly 1,000 yards in his senior season, Rustburg’s Sh’mar Johnson announced his intentions Wednesday to play at Ferrum College next year. He’ll be joined by receiver and punter Grayson Harvey, who reeled in 20 catches for 234 yards and amassed 1,370 yards on 36 punts in 2018.
Guard and defensive tackle Logan Reusser plans to play at Shenandoah University. Tahmya Robinson will run track at Randolph College.