River Ridge District News

The Cave Spring's girls and Hidden Valley boys' came away with the Region IV swim titles Tuesday night at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. Hidden Valley girls and the Salem boys finished second.

The Blacksburg girls and Christiansburg boys ran away with the River Ridge District indoor track and field titles Monday night at Virginia Tech's Rector Field House.

The Cave Spring girls and Hidden Valley boys swam away from its competition, as they claimed River Ridge District swim titles Tuesday night at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.

Sam Wright of Cave Spring and Jake Kite of Hidden Valley were named the Offensive and Defensive Players of the year, respectively, on the 2011 All-River Ridge District football team. Christiansburg’s Tim Cromer and Hidden Valley’s Scott Weaver shared the Coach of the Year honors.

Cave Spring's Morgan Shannon was named the Player of the Year, while Cave Spring's Tamlyn Tanis and Blacksburg's Scott Newton shared Coach of the Year honors on the 2011 All-River Ridge District Volleyball Team.

Blacksburg made it a clean sweep Saturday, as the Bruins won the River Ridge District cross country championships at Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke. Meanwhile, Christiansburg swept second place honors.

The Christiansburg boys finished third and the Hidden Valley boys came home in sixth place in the Great American Cross Country Festival held Saturday in Cary, NC. In addition, Cave Spring's Katy Fortner and Cody Seymour finished second and eleventh, respectively, in the Race of Champions.

Salem's Katie Stauffer and Emily Taylor were named the Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, on the 2011 All-River Ridge District Softball Team, while Cave Spring's Lindsey Moore was selected the Coach of the Year.

Hidden Valley's Andy Richards and Cave Spring's Steve Klaiber shared Player of the Year honors, while Cave Spring's David Dunstan was named the Coach of the Year on the 2011 All-River Ridge District Baseball Team.