When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: James Wood’s Jerry L. Kelican Stadium, Winchester Records: Loudoun Valley (0-0); James Wood (0-1) Last week: Season opener for Loudoun Valley; James Wood lost to Heritage 43-29 Last year: Loudoun Valley won 52-19…
Posted: August 31, 2013 By ROBERT NIEDZWIECKI WINCHESTER — For a quarter and a half, the James Wood football players were rollin’, their fans were rockin’, and it looked like Mark McHale’s coaching debut with the Colonels was going…
Posted: August 30, 2013 By ROBERT NIEDZWIECKI WINCHESTER — For the first time in 46 years, Mark McHale is about to be directly involved in a James Wood High School football game. Naturally,…

Hepner ‘Wants To Do Everything’ On The Field Posted: August 29, 2013 By KEVIN TRUDGEON WINCHESTER — It is probably a good thing Brady Hepner wears a jersey number that works for multiple positions, because odds…
Colonels Looking To Bounce Back Under McHale Posted: August 29, 2013 By ROBERT NIEDZWIECKI WINCHESTER — Little by little last Thursday, James Wood football players exited the Kelican Stadium locker room solo or in groups of…
VHSL Playoffs Will Have Major Changes In 6-Group System Posted: August 15, 2013 By ROBERT NIEDZWIECKI WINCHESTER — Time to forget everything you knew about how the Virginia High School League postseason works. The 2013-14 school year…

Posted: August 13, 2013 By ROBERT NIEDZWIECKI The Winchester Star James Wood High School 17-year-old senior Sport: Football Position: Wide receiver/Cornerback Twitter handle: @kotaburr69 Parents: Mike and Donna Orndorff Hometown:…
Posted: August 7, 2013 By ROBERT NIEDZWIECKI WINCHESTER — As James Wood football coach Mark McHale wrapped up the first day of football practice Monday evening, he went over the itinerary for the upcoming week before uttering…

April 8, 2013 By Spencer Leatherman - For The Journal , journal-news.net SHEPHERDSTOWN - A quarterback is known for being the centerpiece of the offense. Over the last four years, Shepherd Rams head coach Monte Cater…
WINCHESTER — James Wood senior Brett Lewin has committed to play at Division-2 Alderson-Broaddus College. The 5-foot-11, 220-pound Lewin was a captain for the Colonels this past season and played on both the offensive and defensive sides of…