JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Next year’s World Cup just got a little more interesting.

STAFFORD — Sept. 5 proved to be the high point of the season for North Stafford football in 2008. They started with a win against Gar-Field, 16-12.

Ever feel like staying home instead of going to the bowling alley to bowl? Well, with the bowling video game produced by Wii Sports you can do just that.

Jarrett Parker of Stafford walked to the plate on a sunny Friday evening in California. He was leading off for the University of Virginia baseball team.

STAFFORD — The Spotsylvania Little League has resumed playing following the death of one of its players.

STAFFORD — The 18U Post 290 Bombers posted a 3-2 record and captured Bronze in the 12-team field by defeating the River City Rippers (Md.) 2-1 and the Montgomery Village (Md.) Storm - “Yellow” 8-0 in an elimination round May 31.

WOODBRIDGE — Dave Moon had the race of his career Saturday night at Old Dominion Speedway in the Memorial Day 150.

STAFFORD — It was a good news and bad news sort of baseball season for Curtis Lazar, a sophomore at the University of Maryland.

STAFFORD — Colonial Forge High School graduate Chris Harpine has former prep teammates playing college baseball with Division I schools such as Virginia, Richmond and William and Mary.

Mountain View High School: 2, North Stafford High School: 0

Girls 3,000-meter run: 1. Lauren Braney (Mountain View) 10:57.02. Boys 3,000-meter run: 1. Griff Ashooh (Colonial Forge) 9:33.12.

Last spring Jason Kuhn was injured and drove on his own to North Carolina to watch his James Madison University teammates in the Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament.

BLACKSBURG — Jake Johnson didn’t begin seriously following college football until his sophomore year at Stafford High School in Stafford County.

Billy Barber is a sophomore designated hitter for the University of Richmond baseball team. The Colonial Forge High graduate is also one of the top pitchers for the Spiders.

Davey Callihan is hoping to make his mark in Late Models this season at Old Dominion Speedway.

STAFFORD — The 33rd Annual Virginia State Frisbee Tournament will be held April 17-19 at Pratt Park.

As his teammates scattered across the country, Jarrett Parker stayed in Charlottesville last summer.

STAFFORD — Mountain View High School softball player Ashley Cummings plans to sign a National Letter of Intent to play softball for Post University in Connecticut.

North Carolina’s battle-scarred veterans won the one significant game missing from their resumes, defeating Michigan State 89-72 Monday in the NCAA Tournament championship.

Finally, we have four on the floor for the Motor City.

The Final Four – Who Will Win?

Applications are now being evaluated for the Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball Camp.

Already, we have witnessed history at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, an event that has thus far been more about brass knuckles than magic moments.

Jeff Jones, a Colonial Forge High School graduate, has made steady if not spectacular progress during his baseball career at William and Mary.

Dustin Keys said he had nothing to hide. After the season ended, the placekicker for the Virginia Tech Hokies put together a DVD that highlighted his 2008 season for the Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

Local athlete Devon Lewis has been invited to travel with the AAU National Team this weekend at the Dutch Open in the Netherlands.

LYNCHBURG — North Stafford resident Jonathan Nichols, who plays for Lynchburg College, is one for one in the baseball season after two games started and one additional appearance. His current ERA is 6.75 after 10.2 innings pitched.

It is a long way from high school basketball in Northern Virginia to the Atlantic Coast Conference, one of the top Division I leagues in the country.

STAFFORD — April Sinkler had a very impressive freshman season as a track and field athlete at Clemson University in South Carolina.

Chanelle Downing played mostly power forward and center her first two seasons at Coppin State, a Division I school in Baltimore.