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A golden goal in double overtime by Coastal Carolina ended JMU’s 2026 season as the Dukes fell to the Chanticleers, 2-1, in the SBC Championship Quarterfinals on Sunday evening.

James Madison women’s basketball owned an 11-8 edge at the end of the first quarter, but Virginia Tech outscored the Dukes by 13 (18-5) in the second and held on the rest of the way to hand JMU a 59-43 loss in non-conference action at Cassell Coliseum on Sunday night.

VDOT’s list of maintenance and construction work in the Shenandoah Valley for the week of November 9, 2026.

Broadway remained undefeated, Turner Ashby continued to dominate games, and Strasburg extended their winning streak to five games.

It was a back and forth first quarter with both teams getting on the board early, both teams missing their first point after’s. But from that point on, it was all Turner Ashby.

Spotswood Garden Club will plant 3 native trees at select locations in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. 

Skies will be partly cloudy for the weekend with lows dipping into the 30’s at night.

James Madison men’s basketball battled with #23 Kentucky in the season’s first road test, but an explosive second half by the hosts resulted in the Dukes falling 89-80 on Friday night.