Author Archive for Mark Robertson
Mark is a freshman at Emory & Henry. He is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia. He is a Mass Communications and History double major and also plays baseball for the Wasps.
Tennis Coach Shares Life as a Documentary Film Maker
Emory & Henry tennis coach Jim Barker has an interesting claim to fame: he’s done just about everything. From frying pan tennis to filming documentaries, Barker has tried it all.
A graduate of nearby East Tennessee State University, Barker also served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam for a time. After graduating from ETSU, where he [...]
Hollins defeats Lady Wasps
Sarah Petty netted a team-high 22 points for Emory & Henry as the Lady Wasps (6-16, 5-12 ODAC) dropped an ODAC game to Hollins on the road, 73-71.
Baylie Snyder scored 20 points for E&H.
Jasmine Greene led Hollins (2-21, 1-17 ODAC) with 29 points.
The game marked the end of a 69 game conference losing streak for [...]
E&H names new Athletic Director
Emory & Henry College is no longer without an Athletic Director. Myra Sims, a former Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Recreation at Emory University in Atlanta, was named the newest Wasp A.D. Wednesday afternoon.
Myra Sims
Sims, a native of Hiltons, Virginia and a graduate of nearby Gate City High School, is a former women’s basketball [...]
E&H men earn first ODAC win
Emory & Henry’s men’s basketball squad finally grasped its first Old Dominion Athletic Conference win in dramatic fashion on Saturday, topping Hampden-Sydney by a score of 71-69. Terrance Grigg nailed a turn-around floater in the lane with 5.5 seconds remaining to give the Wasps the win.
Grigg, a junior, finished with 17 points and nine rebounds [...]
E&H basketball falls short against Lynchburg
Emory & Henry’s hardcourt struggles continued Saturday against Lynchburg College, as the Wasps suffered a 96-91 loss. A strong first half, during which Lynchburg outscored E&H 62-43, carried the Hornets.
Lynchburg finished with five scorers in double-digits and was led by senior Steven Echols, who tallied 36 points and made seven of nine 3-point attempts. Danny [...]
Wasps basketball falls to UVA-Wise
Emory & Henry’s men’s basketball squad lost their seventh straight contest, 89-74 at UVA-Wise on Saturday, December 12.
Point guard J.D. Dyson paced the Wasps with 18 points, made all six of his free throws, and had a team-high five assists. Malcolm Green and Terrance Grigg scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.
E&H went into halftime only [...]
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Women’s soccer wins season finale in extra period
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Emory & Henry’s women’s soccer squad finished their 2009 season in dramatic fashion Wednesday with a 2-1 overtime win over the Guilford Quakers. Sophomore Alison Azbell netted the winning goal through three defenders in the extra frame.
Kellie Flaherty scored E&H’s first goal just over the Quaker goalkeeper’s head with six minutes remaining [...]
Wasps football falls to Bridgewater
After being shut out last week against Randolph-Macon, E&H’s football team focused on offense in practice this past week, and it showed. The Wasps’ offense registered 34 points against visiting Bridgewater College, but the Eagles managed 38 and earned the victory. The loss is Emory & Henry’s third straight, and their record falls to 4-3, [...]
