Riverheads wins unprecedented fifth-consecutive Class 1 state championship
Riverheads beats Galax 65-29 to win 5th consecutive state championship By Mike Shiers | May 1, 2021 at 6:08 PM EDT - Updated May 1 at 9:39 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Riverheads football team made history on their home field on Saturday, as the Gladiators beat Galax 65-29 in the Class 1 state championship game.
The victory gives Riverheads its record-breaking fifth-consecutive state title, and the 8th in program history.
The Gladiators are the first team to win more than four-consecutive VHSL state championships in football.
Senior Zac Smiley says, “It’s great. It’s really special. Senior year, it’s the last time you get to play. Get to play on your home field. I couldn’t have asked for it to be any better. We got to go out and have a good game. Everybody played like we wanted to. I’m beyond happy. I’m blessed.”
Library board members named the new Tongue Riber Branch Library manager Monday. (Photo from Sheridan Media files)
Zac Smiley, who’s the library assistant at the Tongue River Branch Library in Ranchester, has been promoted to the library’s branch manager.
Action took place in a special meeting of the Sheridan County Library System board Monday night. Cameron Duff, who’s director of the library system, said Smiley replaces Connie Fiedor, who is retiring effective Wednesday.
Duff noted the library, as part of Sheridan County, goes into a holiday at the end of the week, so technically, Smiley won’t assume his new duties until Jan. 4.