VIDEO: Joey Slye promised his late brother AJ that he would make an NFL roster. He’s made the Carolina Panthers. In 2014, North Stafford High School named the football stadium in memory of AJ Slye.

North Stafford and Virginia Tech grad Joey Slye is in the NFL!

Fans returned in droves for the return of high school football. Stafford vs. James Monroe

PHOTOS: Jackets come back from 7-0 deficit with 21 straight points

PHOTOS: Champions! The Giants beat the Nationals 6-0 in the championship game Saturday night in the 18u division of the Sunshine Baseball League. The Doris Buffett-founded league provides provides Fredericksburg area kids up to 18 with a summer baseball league. There’s a weekly skills academy for younger players.

VIDEO: The Atlantic Coast Conference Network kicked off last night. For UVA and Virginia Tech fans and alums, a chance to see more than just basketball and football..

VIDEO: The City’s Economic Development Development and Tourism Office with a baseball stadium construction update

PHOTOS: Saturday morning at Sunshine Ballpark in Fredericksburg. The Sunshine Baseball League. You don’t need to wait until April to see entertaining baseball with loads of passion.

North Stafford’s Joey Slye’s attempt to make the Carolina Panthers given coverage on the team’s website

VIDEO: Unbreakable Commitment. James Monroe Football Coach Rich Serbay says that’s the team motto this season. Serbay says that means practicing hard, studying hard and being a good teammate.

PHOTOS: For the first time, the James Monroe Football team practiced on Monday in pads. Coach Serbay says he likes the dedication of this team.

PHOTOS: Another Rappahannock Swim League season concluded on Saturday. The Dixon Park pool one of several locations for the RSL Finals.

PHOTOS: Under a hot summer sun, the James Monroe High School football team opened fall football practice Thursday afternoon. They’ll add pads to practice on Monday.

VIDEO: The calendar doesn’t say it, but we got our first taste of fall on Thursday. Area high schools started fall sports practice. We were on the field when Hall of Fame football coach Rich Serbay participated in the first practice of the new season at JM.

Fredericksburg Baseball Founders Club members select seats

VIDEO: So, you’d like to run the Braswell 5K race in September, but you don’t run. No problem! The Couch 2 5K will get you ready. It’s free. Tuesdays and Thursdays for an hour at Pratt Park July 23-Sept. 19. Info @ braswellrun.com

AUDIO: 300 kids are signed up for the Sunshine Baseball League this summer. With more funding and sponsors, that number could exceed 500. A look at the program and potential in the region.

VIDEO: Fredericksburg Baseball opened a team store downtown at 601 Caroline Street in the Executive Plaza on Friday afternoon. The team has sold 1700 season tickets. Opening Day in Fredericksburg will be April 23. 

Fredericksburg Baseball updates.