Ocean Lakes’ Pete Zell is named state Class 5 baseball Coach of Year

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALLOcean Lakes Zell is Class 5 Coach of YearAfter leading Ocean Lakes to its first state baseball championship, Pete Zell was named the VHSL Class 5 Coach of the Year.Many area players earned all-state honors in a class where approximately half of the schools statewide are in Hampton Roads.The first team included three First Colonial players senior pitcher Nic Morlang, sophomore catcher Graydon Ambrose and sehior first baseman Keegan Haesler.

It also included Maury junior second baseman Landen Hall and junior outfielder Lee Garris, Great Bridge junior shortstop Casey Cuddyer, Hickory senior outfielder Brayden Bachman, Ocean Lakes junior outfielder Tre Hamilton and Cox senior designated hitter Conner Worth.The second team included Ocean Lakes sophomore pitcher Daniel Hamilton, Princess Anne senior second baseman Xavier Doon and junior third baseman Aidan McKeating, and Cox senior outfielder Christian Dewey.HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER2 Tabb players gain all-state awardsTwo Tabb players earned VHSL Class 3 all-state honors.

Junior midfielder Jackson Houseknecht was on the first team, while senior defender Jack Kleb was on the second team.FOOTBALL RECRUITINGOffensive tackle flips pledge to Virginia TechOffensive tackle Tyrell Simpson, a 3-star recruit from Leland, North Carolina, revealed he has changed his commitment to Virginia Tech from Rutgers.

He had committed to the Scarlet Knights on May 31 and is 6-foot-7 and 310 pounds.NFLCommanders name draft room after BeathardThe Washington Commanders have named their draft war room after the late former Washington general manager Bobby Beathard, who guided the franchise to three Super Bowl championships.

His son Jeff is a scout for the Commanders.COLLEGE BASKETBALLFormer VPCC star commits to MorehouseSincere Moore, who led Virginia Peninsula Community College in points, rebounds and steals last season, committed to Division II Morehouse College in Atlanta.He was a first-team all-region and all-academic selection, and he gained National Junior College Athletic Association All-America honorable mention.BASEBALLPilots fall in ninth despite big comebackThe Greenville Yard Gnomes scored in the ninth inning to edge the Peninsula Pilots 13-12 Sunday night in eastern North Carolina.After three walks loaded the bases, Greenvilles Danny Ramirez singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth.The loss negated a series of comebacks by the Pilots (11-7), who pulled even in the seventh after being down 9-1 and in the top of the ninth after being down 12-9.

They fell a half-game behind the Morehead City Marlins (11-6) for first place in the Coastal Plain Leagues East Division.Grayson Fitzwater and Cole Stanford each homered and drove in three runs, Stanford scored three, and Kazuya Jordan was 3 for 4 with two runs.For Greenville (6-13), Jesse Ponce had four hits, and Jacob Green had three RBIs and scored three runs.COLLEGE BASEBALLUVA loses some to portal, gains ex-Duke starAs expected after the recent coaching change involving Virginia, the Cavaliers have seen ins and outs via the transfer portal.According to On3, starting outfielder Aidan Teel and left-handed pitcher Tomas Valincius are following coach Brian OConnor from Virginia to Mississippi State.

Meanwhile, former UVA outfielder Henry Ford committed to Tennessee.Former Duke standout outfielder AJ Gracia is following coach Chris Pollard from the Blue Devils to UVA.Among the baseball players nationally who recently committed from the portal, On3 rated Ford first, Gracia second, Teel fourth and Valincius fifth.

At Mississippi State, Valincius will be joining his brother Vytas, an outfielder who is transferring from Illinois and is ranked 10th on On3s list of portal commitments.COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALLReports: VCU, Utah State to meet in NovemberVCU and Utah State are completing agreement to play each other Nov.

7 in Frisco, Texas.

Thats according to CBS Sports Jon Rothstein, who cited multiple sources.The contest would match the last two teams coached by Ryan Odom before he took the Virginia Cavaliers top job.

Both squads made the 2025 NCAA Tournament.GOLFUVAs James returns to Walker Cup teamAs the No.

2 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, Virginia rising senior Ben James earned a spot on the 2025 U.S.

Walker Cup team.The Americans will face Great Britain and Ireland in amateur team competition Sept.

6-7 at the Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, California.

It will be James second Walker Cup appearance; he also played in 2023 in the biannual event..

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