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SabreMail Contest: Favorite Singletary Moment Virginia star point guard Sean Singletary wrapped up the regular season portion of his career with another outstanding performance on Sunday night against Maryland. Singletary finished with an eye-popping line of 27 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, and 1 steal while also scoring the 2,000th point of his impressive career. In honor of the moment, we're breaking out an old favorite: A SabreMail Contest! Please submit your favorite Singletary moment - the shot to beat Duke that created the picture below is not eligible to keep it interesting - of the last four years. The entry can be as long or short as you like and the moment can be anything from a single play to an entire performance. We'll put all the entries together for a "memories" style article and the winning entry will receive 3 free months on the Sabre EDGE. Please send your entry to [email protected] with the header: SabreMail Contest. The deadline to submit an entry is Thursday, March 13 at Noon. Thanks, and good luck!
Kris Wright
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This Week In Recruiting Basketball recruiting .... UVa star recruit Sylven Landesberg has led Holy Cross (Flushing, N.Y.) to its first CHSAA AA Championship in 40 years. The 6-6, 195-pound guard/forward scored 24 points in Holy Cross' 56-48 win over Christ the King in Sunday's championship game. Landesberg, who added playoff MVP to the long list of honors he has accomplished this season, scored 10 of his 24 points in the final 5:30 to push the Knights over the top. One of the top recruits in the 2008 class, Landesberg earned CHSAA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, team MVP honors, and was selected to the McDonald's All-American game, which will be played later this month. He also broke the Holy Cross career scoring record, held previously by former Virginia guard Willie Dersch. Stay tuned this week for more on Landesberg's storied season. On hand to witness the University of Virginia basketball game versus Duke last Wednesday was Berkmar (Lilburn, GA) 6-8 senior swingman Wesley Witherspoon, who was on an official visit. Witherspoon, one of the top remaining uncommitted players in the 2008 class, followed up his trip to UVa with an official visit to the University of Texas over the weekend. Stay tuned for more from Witherspoon this week, including comments on his official visit experiences in Austin and Charlottesville. Also, we'll discuss where he plans to go from here with respect to a decision. LSU and Memphis are in the running as well. According to TheSabre.com's Kris Wright, Courtland (VA) star sophomore Josh Hairston was also on hand for last Wednesday's game versus the Blue Devils. We will have a feature article coming on the 6-8 Hairston in the coming weeks. Also visiting a game this week was 7-0, 230-pound center Assane Sene (South Kent School, CT). The Cavalier commitment attended the win over Maryland on Sunday. Stay tuned for the latest on 6-9 junior forward Ryan Kelly, a top prospect out of Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina. UVa was one of the first schools to offer the versatile talent, who has drawn a number of other ACC offers as well as interest from Duke and North Carolina. We'll check in with Ryan for a reflection on his junior season as well as what his plans may be in terms of making a college choice.
Football recruiting ... Now is the time of year when most of the 2009 class targets are being unveiled, so look for more EDGE articles on University of Virginia targets. This week, though, we'll take a closer look at which positions the staff may target the hardest in this upcoming class. So far, the staff has landed three speedy, talented players in Harrisonburg (VA) RB Alex Owah, Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) ATH Caleb Porzel, and Chancellor (Fredericksburg, VA) RB/LB Dominique Wallace. EDGE subscribers can check out video of Wallace, a 6-1, 220-pound back who rumbled for more than 1,700 yards last season as a junior. Wallace is not only an impressive prospect at running back, but he is equally as exciting on the defensive side of the ball.
Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...
Forest Park's Scott Receiving UVa Interest
Phoebus Star QB Talks Recruiting More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Blog Banter: Canty And The Cowboys A Sign For Long? With Vandy away, I'll try to plug in some blog posts to keep things swaying here. The NFL Draft is still a few weeks away, but Chris Long continues to receive plenty of attention after a strong combine performance. But a blog post on another former Cavalier defensive end caught my eye this week and in a round-about way it may apply to Long's situation. Blogging The Boys produced this piece (Faith and Perseverance: Chris Canty's rise to the NFL) on Chris Canty and it serves as a fine reminder of another Hoo representing the school well in the NFL. The writer mentions meeting Canty in person as he "joined in on one of the most intriguing and uplifting conversations of my young life." The author recounts how at ease Canty was interacting with fans on this occasion, something many Hoo supporters probably remember from his days in orange and blue as well. Check out the whole piece to reminisce about Canty's Cavalier days and to track his progress in Dallas. Now the section of the story that may apply to Chris Long:
So does the speculation that Parcells, who has reportedly talked with Coach Groh about Long, will trust an old friend carry more weight after that brief revelation about Canty? Maybe. Maybe not. But it looks like Long has a fairly good chance of going No. 1 in the NFL Draft to the Miami Dolphins. Read more from the Good Ol' Blog here.
Fan of the Week Every week, theSabre.com features a Fan of the Week photo on the front page of the Web site. (Archives are available in the Wahoowa! section.) So you want to be the fan of the week? It's easy - be the loudest Hoo at a live UVa event, wear some crazy Cavalier gear, or do something else to catch our attention. If Mike or Kris spot you and take your picture, you'll be in the running for Fan of the Week honors!
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Issue No. 228 - February 10, 2006 Men's Tennis Action Heating Up at Boar's Head One of the most interesting topics for college sports these days seems to be the scheduling of football and basketball teams. Why doesn't a football team use the new 12th game to play a big-time, high-profile opponent? Who should a basketball team play to raise its RPI, while packing the stands with fans? Hey, did you see who so-and-so is playing this year? More often than not, however, it seems like a majority of teams in those sports simply don't play the headline-grabbing opponent. Well, if you're a fan of ambitious and challenging scheduling, look no further than the University of Virginia men's tennis team. The Cavaliers are playing as many highly ranked and high profile teams as possible. Here's a short list: Pepperdine, Southern Cal, VCU, Notre Dame and Illinois. And that was just in the opening month of the spring season! UVa continues its fierce scheduling battle with a pair of top 25 teams - Texas A&M and Texas - this weekend at the new indoor facility of the Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville. Virginia currently leads the nation in matches against top 25 opponents (4) and ranked wins (6). "I think this is the best thing for our team," Cav coach Brian Boland said. "We have learned a lot about our team and what we have to do against this great competition and hopefully it will pay off in May. So far, so good." For Cavalier fans in the area, this weekend is the perfect opportunity to take in some quality college tennis. The Hoos face No. 24 Texas A&M today at 5 p.m. and No. 20 Texas on Sunday at 10 p.m. The Boar's Head facility seats a little more than 1,000 people and has a standing room area available in an overlooking lobby. You can see all six singles matches at one time and two large scoreboards make it easy to keep track of the scores. Last week, the Hoo Crew, the Virginia band, and nearly 900 people attended the Baylor match - the goal this week is to break the 1,000-fan barrier so head on out and support the Cavaliers. Admission is free! "Last week, with the Hoo Crew and the band and so many fans, it was an incredible environment for college tennis. It gave our guys a lift at the beginning and they really carried that energy through the match," Boland said. "This is without question one of the best venues in all of college tennis. ... I had someone tell me that they had never even thought about going to a tennis match until last week and that being there at the match last week made them a college tennis fan. ... The atmosphere is incredible and it's definitely worth going if you can."
Kris Wright
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What's New on TheSabre.com? | |||||
Coming Soon The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Cavs Top Terps On Senior Night
Defense Plagues Hoos
Heels Bounce Cavs From Tourney
Cavalier Women Advance Past GT
Duke Drops Virginia
Sabre Guide To UVa Lacrosse
Baker's Late 3 Stings Yellow Jackets |
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