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          <title>Tri&#45;County Track registration on</title>
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Hear ye, hear ye, all residents of Madison, Culpeper and Orange counties, age 4 to 79. Now is the time to begin getting in shape to help your county bring home the Winners Trophy from this year&#8217;s Tri-County Track Meet competition! The meet will be 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 12 at Culpeper County&#8217;s Eastern View High School &#8211; the first time ever at EVHS.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:42:07 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC coach flies the coop for UVa</title>
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Whom does Tim Taylor want to succeed him as head boys basketball coach at Madison County High School? &#8220;I&#8217;m endorsing Assistant Coach Ben Breeden,&#8221; Taylor said during a June 6 appearance as the main guest on &#8220;Varsity Lights with Jerry Miller,&#8221; a Charlottesville television station&#8217;s sports talk show. He said, however, that the Madison County School Board would be the ones ultimately making the decision. (Taylor&#8217;s wife, Tonya Taylor, is a member of the board.)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:26:38 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC baseball finale a wash out</title>
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After suffering through four rainouts in the Region B baseball tournament, Madison County seemed to finally get baseball weather for the state tournament last week. When Madison Coach Tom Butterworth&#8217;s squad rolled into Warsaw June 2, the skies were clear and the temperature was in the 70s. But two and a half hours later, Mother Nature turned on Big Blue, first zapping the Mountaineers season toward a premature end with a fierce, lightning bolt-filled display, then, as if for good measure, releasing a thorough drenching.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:50:03 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC baseball in state Elite Eight</title>
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During a preseason interview session, many of the Madison County baseball team players cited advancing to the Region B tournament as a goal. Some believed that this crop of Mountaineers could make the state tournament. One, Dylan Shifflette, even thought they could win their first state championship since 1974. After defeating Buffalo Gap and Gretna, Madison earned a berth in the state tournament and may still yet prove Shifflette right.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:05:56 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC in baseball regional</title>
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After securing the second seed in the Bull Run District tournament, Madison County received a bye into the semi-finals. The Mountaineers &#8220;hosted&#8221; George Mason on Wednesday, May 20. The tournament was in Strasburg. Madison needed a win against the Mustangs to reach the finals. If that happened, and Strasburg beat Clarke County in the other semi-final, the Mountaineers would return to the Region B tournament.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 18:47:57 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC soccer boys get huge win</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s boys soccer team was back in action April 28 at Hoover Ridge against Rappahannock County&#8217;s Panthers. The first half was filled with hard fought 50-50 balls and quality shots on goal, though the Mountaineers could not find the back of &#8220;Rapp&#8217;s&#8221; net.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:49:45 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC baseball sinks Strasburg</title>
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Madison County High School&#8217;s baseball team was scheduled to host the Strasburg Rams on Tuesday, May 5. However, the game was washed out due to rain. Madison&#8217;s scheduled trip to Manassas Park on May 8 was also rained out. With all of the wet weather, the Mountaineers have been forced to play their final three Bull Run District games on consecutive days; hosting Strasburg on Monday May 11 and George Mason on Tuesday May 12, while traveling to Manassas Park on Wednesday May 13. Also, the quarter-finals of the Bull Run District tournament are scheduled for this Friday, May 15.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 12:25:19 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC softball squad soars</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s Mountaineer girls softball team has been on a roll recently. The only team that has been able to stop its within Bull Run District play was Clarke County last week, 2-1. All of Madison&#8217;s other games have been wins. Prior to the Clarke game, Madison got a huge 13-2 win over Rappahannock County.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 11:33:21 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC soccer girls score at will</title>
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Manassas Park Head Coach Richard Spagnolo said that his girls soccer team members are learning how to play together. While they learn, lessons along the way may not be so kind, like the one Madison County gave them: how to score early and often. Madison&#8217;s girls soccer team took immediate control of the April 21 match and scored at will en route to its 8-0 win and early stoppage.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:23:32 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC soccer boys improving</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s boys soccer team began its 2009 season with a commanding 13-0 victory over Page County&#8217;s Panthers in a pre-season scrimmage. This brought forth high hopes for Head Coach Jacob Martens and Assistant Coach Tim Bostic.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:03:42 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC wins baseball district opener</title>
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On a cold and windy night (April 6) in Luray, Madison starting pitcher Dustin Kirby looked in good shape to get his first varsity baseball win. Through three and a half innings, the Mountaineers led the Bulldogs by a score of 6-0.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:40:41 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC soccer girls eye district play</title>
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Girls soccer teams from Wilson Memorial and Madison County met last week for the first of their two regular-season matches. Just like it did a year ago, Wilson Memorial won at home (this time 3-1), but this past week Madison&#8217;s girls had the opportunity to even the season series on Tuesday before opening district play against Rappahannock County April 9.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:56:50 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC soccer girls in tough district</title>
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For the second straight year, Orange and Madison were set to make their season debuts against each other only to have their match postponed due to rain. The season opener, which was slated for March 12, was postponed to March 16 and then postponed a second time to March 27. While dark clouds loomed over the start of the season, Madison Head Coach Danny Crigler forecasts sunnier skies for the rest of it. He and Assistant Coach Bruce Parker were eager to get things going.&nbsp; 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:14:24 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Baseball goal: Repeat, advance</title>
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The 2009 Madison County baseball team returnees have a common theme in mind for this season: repeat and advance. Last season, the Mountaineers were co-champions of the Bull Run District, sharing the title with Strasburg. Both teams finished district play with 8-2 records. Unfortunately, Madison was upset by George Mason in the semi-finals of the district tournament prematurely ending their season.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:03:21 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Coach eyes state softball crown</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s softball team begins 2009 anew, with multiple new standouts arriving to the squad and a new coach as well &#8211; one who looks to repeat the success he experienced in another sport. Tim Taylor, best known for being Madison County&#8217;s basketball coach, will also coach the 2009 softball team.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:47:15 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hoop girls cap 3&#45;19 season</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s girls basketball season did not go as planned during the team&#8217;s 2008-2009 campaign. Coach Katherine Johnson&#8217;s squad could never get a string of wins during the season, which in turn didn&#8217;t allow it to gain momentum to pull through the rest of the season and get into the play-offs. The team did pull together to go 3-19, 0-8 getting the key three wins against Luray twice and then against Monticello.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:20:46 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC falls in semis, 57&#45;54</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s fourth-quarter meltdown in a 57-54 loss to Dan River brought an unbeaten season and a march toward the state boys basketball title game to a screeching halt March 12 in the Group A, Division 2 semifinals.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:33:27 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC in state hoop semis</title>
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UPDATE
Madison County and Dan River will vie for a chance to play in the big dance when the teams meet in the state boys basketball semi-finals Thursday, March 12. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Virginia Commonwealth University&#8217;s Siegel Center in Richmond.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:23:31 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC&#45;Dan River semi Thursday</title>
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UPDATE
To call the March 7 crowd for the Group A, Division 2 boys basketball quarter-finals Madison County-friendly would be a gross understatement. The Mountaineer faithful made their presence felt at Charlottesville&#8217;s Monticello High School, and their team didn&#8217;t disappoint as Madison held off a fourth-quarter rally from Northampton to win, 66-57.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:44:13 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC in state action Saturday</title>
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UPDATE
Undefeated Madison County (27-0) will play Saturday in the state quarter-final boys basketball match-up against Northampton, a team from Virginia&#8217;s Eastern Shore. The March 7 game will be at Monticello High School in Charlottesville. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (An incorrect tip-off time was previously reported.)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:00:44 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Madison has super mat finish</title>
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With the coveted state title on the line, Madison County&#8217;s Tyler Atwell took center stage Saturday night at the Salem Civic Center, where more than 5,000 spectators were on hand for the combined Group AA/A state tournament.The senior leader knew he had to be at his best to become the school&#8217;s third state wrestling champion.And like an award-winning actor, he couldn&#8217;t have performed any better. In the championship match at 140 pounds, it was vintage Atwell.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:27:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Madison beats Mason, 59&#45;44</title>
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When George Mason invaded Madison County&#8217;s hardwood Feb. 25, the Mustangs surprised nearly the entire Wetsel Middle School gym crowd by leading the majority of the first quarter and forcing the Mountaineers to rally for a 59-44 boys basketball victory.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:16:38 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Half point haunts MC mat men</title>
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It&#8217;s not mathematically possible for it to have been any closer. The lowest possible margin of difference between any two teams at a team tournament is a half point. And a half point, no matter how slight, was the only difference between first-place Strasburg and runner-up Madison County at last Saturday&#8217;s Bull Run District Tournament at Manassas Park High School.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:30:26 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Madison to host Feb. 18 semis</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s boys basketball team continued its undefeated streak by defeating Clarke County last week by a close 54-49 margin. The Mountaineers played well overall, but did commit some errors, which the Eagles swooped in to take and use to their advantage, pulling in as close as 3 points in the fourth quarter. But even the often-impressive efforts of Clarke&#8217;s Shiley brothers were not enough to overcome the seemingly unstoppable Mountaineers.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:10:43 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Uk, Houser fill mat slots</title>
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Two weeks ago, Madison County&#8217;s wrestling team welcomed sophomore Thang Uk to its lineup. A native of Myanmar (the country formerly called Burma), Uk filled the vacancy at 103 pounds, which left just the heavyweight position to fill.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:15:10 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC retains state&#8217;s No. 1 spot</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s boys basketball team is now perched at a lofty 18-0 after getting big wins last week over their last Group 2-AA Jefferson District opponent in Fluvanna County and also wins over Bull Run District foe Strasburg and over Group-A opponent Luray. The Mountaineers remain No. 1 in the Associated Press Group-A basketball poll, this week receiving nine of the votes for the No. 1 spot. Coach Tim Taylor&#8217;s crew has not lost this spot since the poll began earlier in the season.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:15:22 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC beats state mat champ</title>
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Madison defeated defending Bull Run District, Region B and Group A state champion Manassas Park, 47-30, before facing host Strasburg in the Jan. 17 district duals finale.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:13:09 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC hoop boys No. 1 in state</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s boys basketball team rolled to 13-0 last week as it began district play against two teams it lost to last year. But the Mountaineers remained undefeated when they beat district rivals George Mason and Manassas Park. The wins were good enough to rank the squad No. 1 in the state, according to the polls on the prep Web site http://www.virginiapreps.com.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:02:42 EDT</pubDate>
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Winning is nice. Winning the tournament you host is even nicer, like the Jan. 3 Mountaineer Classic won by the host Madison County wrestlers, who went 5-0 on the day to win the sixth annual event for the third time since its inception. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:53:41 EDT</pubDate>
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The Madison County girls basketball team hopes the second half of its season will be a complete turnaround from the first half. Through the first nine games of the season, the Mountaineer hoop girls are 1-8 with their lone 42-31 win at home against Luray&#8217;s Bulldog girls. The other games have not gone according to Madison Coach Katherine Johnson&#8217;s plan.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:14:11 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County&#8217;s hardwood dominance continues, as the still-undefeated Mountaineers climb to 8-0 after pulling away from the Mustangs of Monticello Dec. 20 to get a big 63-51 win over the Group AA-Jefferson District foe. The game was tied at 26 at the halftime break, but then Madison Coach Tim Taylor took his team to a triangle-and-two defense to stop big Monticello scorers Hines Banks and Mark Brady. The new and non-practiced defense worked as Madison took the lead and never looked back in the third quarter, outscoring Monticello 20-9. 
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          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:47:29 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County continued its roll in boys basketball as the Mountaineers moved ahead to 5-0 after toppling larger rivals William Monroe of Greene County and Orange County. It also added a win over Page County. Madison controlled all three games and put multiple players in double figures in the games as well.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:33:48 EDT</pubDate>
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To say Madison County&#8217;s boys basketball team is off and running understates things. During the Mountaineers first two weeks of action, they were on fire as they took on border foes in their first three match-ups and won each game &#8212; even ones against much larger schools.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:27:43 EDT</pubDate>
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Although the 2008-2009 Madison County High School&#8217;s girls basketball team is young and inexperienced &#8211; the squad is made up of an eager bunch of athletes. &#8220;We are a very energetic, scrappy group and defensively capable of holding teams far below their scoring averages,&#8221; Coach Katherine Johnson told The Eagle.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:26:26 EDT</pubDate>
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With forfeits in four weight classes a year ago, Madison County Coach Mike Sacra hoped to fill all 14 weight classes this season. So far, only the 103-pound weight class remains vacant, and that&#8217;s good news for a team that&#8217;s poised to surpass last year&#8217;s accomplishments.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:35:39 EDT</pubDate>
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This year&#8217;s Madison County boys basketball team achieved something rarely seen when it took to the court Wednesday against Greene County&#8217;s William Monroe. Not a single Mountaineer player was on board as a replacement for a graduated senior, because the young 2007-2008 team didn&#8217;t have any seniors on its roster.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:10:27 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County&#8217;s boys cross country team qualified to participate in the state championship meet for first time since 2003, placing ninth overall at the Nov. 8 event at Big Meadows. &#8220;Finishing in the top 10 at the state meet is a great accomplishment,&#8221; said Madison Coach Jennifer Rehm. Senior Kenny Lohr again led the team, closing out his distinguished high school cross country career with a personal best time of 17 minutes, eight seconds in the five-kilometer race and capturing 14th place, as well as All State honors.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A look back at MCHS volleyball</title>
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For the Madison County, the volleyball court was always filled with skilled players, laughter and teamwork. Its Mountaineer girls volleyball team struggled with wins on the scoreboard but never lost the heart to play. From beginning to end, the girls worked hard to accomplish their goals and wore a smile through it all. There was constantly a fan club cheering them on and encouraging the team to do their best. All and all, the season was memorable.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:48:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County had little trouble taking care of Manassas Park in Nov. 7 football action, but it turned out that the Mountaineers&#8217; 41-13 victory over the Cougars wasn&#8217;t quite enough to push MCHS into the Region B playoffs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC playoff quest continues</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s football Mountaineers travel to Manassas Park Nov. 7 in the final regular season game of the 2008 season. With a win over the Cougars, Madison will garner its eighth win of the season &#8212; the most since 1999. The Mounties won their third Single &#8220;A&#8221; State Championship that same year.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County kept its slim football playoffs hopes alive Oct. 31, defeating Strasburg 35-16.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The Madison County Mountaineers look to stay on the winning football track when they host the Strasburg Rams on Senior Night this coming Friday. The Mountaineers are coming off a huge 16-6 road win over the George Mason Mustangs. The victory over the Mustangs ended a two game slide and put Madison squarely back in the Region B playoff hunt.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:51:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County quarterback quarterback Will Taylor threw two interceptions, but made up for it with a pair of touchdown runs to lead the Mountaineers to a 16-6 football victory over George Mason Friday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:39:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County&#8217;s Mountaineers look to &#8220;right the ship&#8221; Oct. 24 when they travel to Falls Church to face the George Mason Mustangs in Bull Run District football action. After starting the season with five victories, Madison has lost two games in a row to fall to 5-2, 0-1. 
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          <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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After its first loss of the season last week, Madison County looked to rebound in its first district game against Clarke County. But it was the Eagles who went home happy, plucking the Mountaineers 32-13 in the Oct. 17 Eddie Dean Field football match-up.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County will open its Bull Run District football schedule this week at Eddie Dean Field against Clarke County. The Mountaineers are looking to avenge last year&#8217;s 34-18 Feltner Stadium plucking by the Eagles in the last game of the season in Berryville.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County snaps its unbeaten streak Oct. 10 with its 34-20 away loss to bigger non-district football foe Eastern View, the new high school in Culpeper County.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:56:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The Madison County Mountaineers put their undefeated record (5-0, 0-0) on the line this Friday night against the Eastern View Cyclones. The Oct. 10 trip up U.S. 29 to Culpeper will be Madison&#8217;s second road trip in as many weeks. This football match-up will be the last non-district game before Madison begins Bull Run District play.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County&#8217;s Mountaineers (5-0, 0-0) disarmed Stonewall Jackson&#8217;s Generals 26-13 in football action in Quicksburg Friday, though faced some tough skirmishes in the early going.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:23:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County senior Kenny Lohr christened the Mountaineers&#8217; newly re-routed home cross country course last week by running the five-kilometer trail in a blazing 17 minutes, 59 seconds &#8211; a Madison home course record. Lohr easily fended off challengers from Clarke County, George Mason and Strasburg to surpass all other runners at the four-way Sept. 24 meet &#8211; the first using the new &#8220;out-and-back&#8221; Hoover Ridge route, which replaces an earlier one at the site, which is behind Madison Primary School. (Parts of the previous route were destroyed by ongoing construction work on the county&#8217;s sprawling 11-field athletic complex.)
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
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After playing three of their first four games in the friendly confines of Eddie Dean Field at Booster Park, the Madison County Mountaineers football team takes to the road Oct. 3 for gridiron action against the Stonewall Jackson Generals of the Shenandoah District. &#8220;This is our second road trip. We have to have a good week of practice and go over (to Stonewall) with the mindset to play tough Mountaineer football,&#8221; said Madison Coach Stuart Dean.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The Madison County Mountaineer football team should have no trouble getting fired up for its Sept. 26 match-up against the Page County Panthers. As Mountaineer fans may recall, Page knocked off Madison 33-27 last year. The Panthers scored a touchdown with 1:24 left in the game to steal the victory. &#8220;We owe them for last year,&#8221; said Madison senior lineman Sharod Kilby. &#8220;It gives us a little added incentive.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:23:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County (3-0, 0-0) captured its third straight victory of the season Sept. 19, penning the Luray Bulldogs 40-7. The Shenandoah District foe falls to 0-3. Madison nearly shut-out Luray, which made its lone touchdown with just over a minute left in the Eddie Dean Field football match-up.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The 2008 Madison County football squad is off to an impressive 2-0 start. After handling a tough Nelson County team 28-8 in the season opener, the Mountaineers throttled Greene County&#8217;s William Monroe 28-0. However, as Madison senior Tremell DeBerry said, &#8220;There is always room for improvement. We have to keep getting better.&#8221; After a bye last week, Madison gets back in action Sept. 19, hosting the Luray Bulldogs of the Shenandoah District.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County&#8217;s Mountaineers stormed past Greene County&#8217;s William Monroe in Sept. 5 football action, shutting out the Dragons 28-0. Driving rain dampened much of the second half of the match-up at Martin Mooney Field in Stanardsville as the initial outer bands of the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna blew into the area.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County took what virtually every high school football team in the commonwealth was looking for Aug. 29&#8212;a win in the first game of the season. Madison avenged last year&#8217;s loss to Nelson County with a huge win over the Governors, 28-8. Madison had luck with the first play of the entire season as A.J. Butler took the kickoff into Nelson territory. The Mountaineers scored a few plays later as Logan Terrell rushed in for a five-yard run with 10:17 to go in the first quarter.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Madison County Coach Gary Honaker&#8217;s golf team ended last year&#8217;s season by finishing second in both the regular and district tournaments. This is after winning the Bull Run District Tournament the year before that. The team lost three key players to graduation this year &#8212;&nbsp; Joe Canosa, Tyler Coppage and Cory Hall. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
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&#8220;Gentlemen, we can rebuild him &#8230; make him better, stronger than before,&#8221; began the weekly opening of the hit 70s TV series &#8220;Six Million Dollar Man.&#8221; This year&#8217;s Madison County cross country program conjures up images of the show&#8217;s bionic man character, Steve Austin, as Madison&#8217;s standout boy runner, senior Kenny Lohr, returns better than ever, despite a bad ankle injury this past spring. And even the Mountaineer runners home course is getting some significant restorative surgery &#8211; Hoover Ridge ballfield construction knocked out some segments of it, so it&#8217;s being re-routed.           ]]></description>
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A younger Madison County High School volleyball squad heads to the court this season. With seven now-graduated seniors absent from the 2008 season, the team&#8217;s greatest weakness is a lack of varsity experience, according to head coach B.J. Scott.            ]]></description>
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There is only one place to be on Friday nights in Madison County; most people know that to be under the lights at Eddie Dean Field at Booster Park. It is also a place known as the home of the Madison County Mountaineers. In 2007, Madison was 5-5 with only a 2-3 record in the Bull Run District. This year, fourth-year Head Coach Stuart Dean and his staff hope to have a considerably better year and go for the Bull Run District championship as well as a run at the playoffs.           ]]></description>
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The Friday, Aug. 22 Madison County-Orange County football game at Porterfield Park, which was really just a scrimmage in the guise of real game, ended with a 34-6 Orange County win. 
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Coach Stuart Dean and his varsity staff conducted their sixth annual youth football camp at Eddie Dean Field July 28-30. Hosting around 50 campers, ranging in age from 6 through 13, the camp successfully drew community support to teach the young football hopefuls the fundamental skills of the game.           ]]></description>
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Madison County High School&#8217;s head basketball coach, Timmy Taylor, turned his focus this summer from his current basketball players to his future court stars as he hosted his first annual summer youth basketball camp. &#8220;It&#8217;s just a way to give back to the community,&#8221; said Taylor. &#8220;It helps build that Madison Pride that we&#8217;ve been talking about, and it will help the future of the basketball program at the high school.&#8221; 
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Four square, tetherball and &#8220;capture the flag&#8221; are classic summer camp activities. While the Boys and Girls Club of Madison County&#8217;s summer program offers most of these things, its opportunities reach beyond what you would expect of a typical day camp.            ]]></description>
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During the summer of 1999, Syria resident Jean Link and her daughter, Seri, cleared their Saturday morning schedules. In preparation for the Charlottesville Women&#8217;s Four Miler, the two were determined to head down to Charlottesville each weekend and be off and running by 7:30 a.m. But the early morning drive to attend the race&#8217;s training program proved to be a hassle for the Madison County residents.           ]]></description>
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Madison County&#8217;s 2008 track season finale featured four competitors in the May 31 state championship meet in Radford. Mountaineer Ryan Banks, who had been competitive all season long, ended up as the state runner-up in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:01.88. A week earlier, he qualified for the state match in the Region B tournament at Monticello High School with a time of 2:02.42 and a fourth place finish there. At the time, it was a personal record for him, which he then overwrote at the state match.            ]]></description>
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It has been awhile since a Madison County softball team has been able to bring home the regular season district  and tournament titles. However, this year the Mountaineer girls had their eyes on the prize and never let anything get in the way of success.           ]]></description>
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CVaSports.com and the BD Basketball Foundation conducted their May 5 inaugural Central Virginia Basketball Honors Banquet to honor those young athletes from the 18 area high schools in Central Virginia who have exemplified character and academic achievement, including some from Madison County. Madison County High School award recipients include Kyle Louk, Erin Warren, Chris Fincham and Caitlyn Ford.           ]]></description>
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The 2008 Madison County softball team did something last week that hasn&#8217;t been done in a couple years &#8211; it was able to bring the pride back to Madison by clenching this year&#8217;s Bull Run District regular season title. The score was 9-8 and the game proved to be a close one throughout all seven full innings of play.           ]]></description>
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The Madison County boys track team had two matches last week that both ended in results that the Mountaineers had hoped for. The first match was a district win over George Mason. Madison was able to annihilate the Mustangs, winning by a score of 106-20.           ]]></description>
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Two-time International Hot Rod Association World Super Rod Drag Racing Champion Bernard Weaver of Madison County has scored his best April ever in national level drag racing. Weaver has been at the sport of drag racing for more than a quarter century and has moved steadily up from local drag racing to winning IHRA World Super Rod in 2001 and 2005.           ]]></description>
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Eight runs batted in, a grand slam homer and a three run homer. Not a bad game for most high school teams. Madison County designated hitter Dylan Shifflette accomplished those feats himself in Madison&#8217;s 12-2 victory over George Mason April 15.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s probably the best story D.C.-area sports fans have seen in years. Unfortunately, many won&#8217;t notice because it&#8217;s not one of the &#8220;Big Three&#8221; &#8212;&nbsp; football, baseball or basketball. The Washington Capitals were the worst team in the National Hockey League late last November (after finishing last the previous three years) when management decided to make a coaching change.            ]]></description>
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Madison County&#8217;s track team had its third match of the season this year and its first home meet last week. It got a crack April 9 at the state champions to open its Bull Run District matches in the Clarke County Eagles. But the champs were too much to overcome as both the girls and the boys track teams lost 80-47.
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Madison County&#8217;s softball team played April 4 in a game many thought would be cancelled. However, with this long-running rivalry, the Lady Mountaineers had some revenge for the Lady Panthers. After losing to Page County 8-0 the previous Friday and a whole week of practice to prepare, Coach BJ Scott&#8217;s squad was ready to take on Page County, which it defeated 4-1.           ]]></description>
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Madison County&#8217;s girls soccer team played one game last week. That game required extra time to decide a winner. A pair of five-minute overtime periods were added to the game until the Mountaineer girls were declared the winner over Wilson Memorial 4-3.           ]]></description>
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Although Madison County&#8217;s baseball team lost two of last week&#8217;s three games, it still showed a propensity to battle back in the face of adversity.
In March 23 action in Greene County, the Mountaineers built a 9-2 lead through four innings against William Monroe.            ]]></description>
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Madison County&#8217;s boys soccer team fought fiercely as it represented the Mountaineers against rival Greene County&#8217;s William Monroe March 25. Dousing the Dragons fire 2-1, Madison out shot its opponent 17-6.           ]]></description>
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Common traits of a good baseball team include timely hitting, solid defense and quality pitching. In a March 18 match-up with Fluvanna County, Madison County demonstrated those traits in its 10-3 victory.            ]]></description>
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There&#8217;s a new face coaching Madison County&#8217;s softball team this year &#8211; new to the MCHS diamond anyway.            ]]></description>
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Madison County&#8217;s wrestling squad snared eighth place competing March 8 in a crowded line-up at the A Division State Championship Tournament at the Salem Civic Center.            ]]></description>
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Madison County&#8217;s wrestling squad competed in the Region B tournament Feb. 23 capturing a third place finish out of the 15 teams participating.            ]]></description>
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