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Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Friday, 2/27

Ashanti Barnes saved her best for her final home game, tying her career high of 29 points with 16 rebounds to help lead James Madison women’s basketball to a 72-56 wire-to-wire victory over Coastal Carolina on Senior Day to wrap up Sun Belt Conference play.

James Madison softball (7-6) opened its tenure during the Lakeside Book Company Invitational with an offensive clinic, overwhelming Buffalo (5-12) 11-2 in just five innings at Veterans Memorial Park Friday afternoon.

A Jacob Amman single in the bottom of the 10th inning walked off James Madison baseball to give College of Charleston an 8-7 victory on Friday night at Fluor Field.

After a 5-day trial, a jury has found an 23-year-old Chavis Barbour guilty on several charges related to a 2023 double homicide in Harrisonburg.

VSP continue to investigate a crash that happened Thursday morning on I-64.

41-year-old Jerry Wayne Underwood was arrested after a vehicle pursuit in Verona Thursday night.

I-81 Northbound is shut down at mile marker 236 just past Weyers Cave.

The Bridgewater Police Department will host an active shooter training session in partnership with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services on Friday, March 6.

During the winter-to-spring transition, skunks become far more active in search of mates, increasing the chance of encounters.