Athletics
Fishburne Military School Golfers Win
The Fishburne Military School golf team made their home debut with a big win over three strong opponents yesterday. The Caissons came out ahead of Blue Ridge, Holy Cross, and Virginia Episcopal School Tuesday afternoon after a disqualification of a Blue Ridge player’s score and some steady playing by Fishburne.
Read More: Click hereFishburne Military School Announces Winter Sports Awards
Three times each school year the Fishburne Military School Caissons come together in Lawton Chapel to celebrate the successes of their athletic teams and to recognize individual efforts and achievements. The awards presentations are then followed by a special dinner prepared for the athletes.
Read More: Click hereFishburne Raiders Finish Strong
Fishburne Military School’s JROTC Raider Teams were up at the crack of dawn on Saturday, heading to their last meet of the season at Buckingham High School. The “A” team emerged as the day’s Overall Champion, while the “A” and “B” teams combined to bring home 10 trophies.
Read More: Click hereFishburne Military School Takes on Mad Anthony
Fishburne Military School’s Winter Running Club completed their season this weekend by competing in Waynesboro’s 5th-annual Mad Anthony Mud Run. With over 400 runners participating, FMS made their presence known with four runners finishing in the top twenty-five. The 4.5-mile course challenges runners with obstacles and, of course, MUD.
Read More: Click hereFishburne Wrestlers Break Top 10 at State Championships, Six Earn Medals
Fishburne Military School took on 29 competitors at the VISAA state wrestling tournament this weekend, emerging in 9th place as a team and sending six wrestlers to the podium. Medalists included Clayton Berry (Wentzeville, MO) who was state runner-up and Matthew Farrar (Waynesboro, VA) who recorded his 100th win and earned a special award for most and fastest pins.
Read More: Click hereFishburne Wrestlers Trounce Military School Rivals
Fishburne Military School wrestlers handed host school Massanutten Academy and Randolph Macon Academy a loss at a military school tri-meet Tuesday afternoon. Massanutten went down 63-18 against the Caissons, while a small Randolph-Macon team succumbed to Fishburne 60-12.
Read More: Click hereFishburne wrestling has eyes on nationals
First-year Fishburne Military School wrestling coach Terry Waters has his eyes on the prize. His Caissons are an impressive 10-3 at the midpoint of the 2015-2016 season, but the focus is on the big meets in the second half of February.
Read More: Click hereFishburne Wrestling Continues Strong; Farrar Undefeated, Berry Gets 100th
The Fishburne Military School wrestling team posted a 7-3 record at the two-day Ritchie County Duals meet over the weekend, a good enough showing to finish third place overall. Sophomore Matthew Farrar (Waynesboro, VA) posted a 10-0 record with 10 first period pins. Farrar is now 16-0 on the season.
Read More: Click hereCaissons Wrestling Sweeps East Rock Quad
Coming into the final matchup, only three Fishburne wrestlers had seen action against both Riverheads and Gap. Matthew Sim of Henrico, VA (132), Matthew Farrar of Waynesboro, VA (126) and Clayton Berry, Wentzeville, MO (138) all won by pin each time they stepped on the mat. “We wrestled hard and aggressive,” said Caisson’s head coach Terry Waters…
Read More: Click hereVarsity Basketball Racks Up Another Conference Win
The Caissons’ Varsity team is now 3-1 (2-1 VIC) and will host the Caissons Classic Basketball Invitational on Friday Dec. 11 and Saturday Dec. 12. Game times on both days will be at 4:30 and 6:00. Friday’s schedule will pit the Blue Devils of Fork Union against the Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon in the early game with Fishburne taking on the Massanutten Colonels in the late game.
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