The hot sun is bringing the boys in for frequent water breaks, but for the James River Knights all is swell or sweltering in the first week of practice. Almost 50 students have come out for the JV and Varsity teams. The Knights have been Pioneer district contenders for the last several years and look good again for this season though they lost some key positions to graduation.

We had a previous post about James River football on July 30.

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