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Four year later, a columnist's left only with a few laughs

I swore when I took over as a columnist there was no way I'd write a narcissistic, sentimental fourth-year column. But, since all I can think of is the Green Bay Packers' frustrating NFL draft and my history term paper, I'm left with a slightly sentimental fourth-year column.


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Parting memories of a nostalgicCavalier

Working as a sports columnist for the Cavalier Daily is an interesting niche. That each column is adorned with a small, full-color headshot has created more than a few awkward social interactions.


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Women's golf makes NCAA field

The No. 8 seed Cavaliers earned a birth into the 63-team 2005 NCAA Women's Golf Championships. In just the team's second season, Virginia has finished in the Top 10 six times this season, including a tie for third place at the ACC Championships April 17.


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National flavor brings softball team closer

California girls have a reputation of just wanting to have fun. The Virginia Cavaliers softball squad certainly isn't doing much to downplay that notion. Six of the 18 players on the softball squad are from California, and two more hail from the west coast.


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Former Cavalier point guard excels as coach

Who is Ricky Stokes? Sadly most common sports fans will not be able to recognize him by name, but he is the man behind an amazingly long list of accomplishments. Former Virginia basketball player (1981-84) and current East Carolina head basketball coach, Stokes has been an example of success on both the court and the bench. As a player, Stokes was a member of the glory Virginia teams of the early '80s that dominated the ACC.


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Cavs win ACC Championship

The Virginia men's tennis team celebrated joyously after accumulating an undefeated 9-0 record in the ACC regular season, but that mark still contained a hypothetical asterisk.


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Virginia ties 'Pack for second place

In this weekend's gusting wind and unseasonably cold weather, the top squad of the Virginia men's golf team finished tied for second place in the 18th Cavalier Classic at the University's own Birdwood Golf Course. Virginia shot a team 893 (+29) to finish even with North Carolina State on Sunday.


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On bubble for NCAA qualification, Cavs head into only home tournament of season

After playing on the road for the entire season thus far, the Virginia men's golf team will return home this weekend for the most crucial two days of the year. Virginia will host the 18th Cavalier Classic at the Birdwood Golf Course Saturday and Sunday. The event will be Virginia's final regular season tournament of the season. "We are on the bubble right now for NCAAs, and we have to beat a few teams here," senior Kevin O'Connell said.


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Cavs head south to take on FSU

While the Virginia spring sports scene has been dominated by the success stories of the men's tennis and lacrosse squads, as well as the defending national champion women's lacrosse team, there's a team that has been quietly putting themselves in position to make some late-season noise. The Virginia softball squad, without garnering much of the big headlines and attention, recently has begun to turn its season around.


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