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Old Dominion still plans to play every 2026 home game at Ellmer Family Baseball Complex at TowneBank Field, even though the renovation of the park won’t be completed in time.

The school said it will install temporary seating that will accommodate nearly 1,000 fans. Most of them will be over the left-field fence.

The seating area will include food trucks, beverage stations and a party lounge tent with TVs that will show game broadcasts. There will also be a standing-room railing where fans can watch games from above left field.

Some unavoidable construction delays have set back renovation plans, including storm-water retention and utility lines running underneath the stadium that had to be moved.

ODU had to play its home games last season at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton and Norfolk’s Harbor Park.

The Monarchs are set to open next season with a three-game home series against Quinnipiac on Feb. 13-15.

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UVA has 15 All-ACC honorees; VT 2

Running back J’Mari Taylor was among 15 Virginia players to earn All-ACC honors, while Virginia Tech had only two players on the list.

An 82-member voting panel consisting of 65 media voters and all 17 ACC head coaches made the selections.

Taylor was the only first-team pick. He won the league’s regular-season rushing title with 997 yards and led all ACC tailbacks with 14 rushing touchdowns.

The Cavaliers placed two players (center Brady Wilson and punter Daniel Sparks) on the second team and five (wide receiver Trell Harris, offensive tackle McKale Boley, guard Noah Josey, linebacker Kam Robinson and safety Devin Neal) on the second team.

UVA had seven players earn honorable mention: quarterback Chandler Morris, tight end Sage Ennis, all-purpose player Cam Ross, defensive end Mitchell Melton, defensive tackle Jahmeer Carter, cornerback Ja’son Prevard and kicker Will Bettridge.

Virginia Tech defensive tackle Kemari Copeland, a former Kellam High star, made the third team and defensive tackle Kody Huisman earned honorable mention.

O-lineman flips from VT to Michigan

Offensive lineman Adrian “Ace” Hamilton has flipped his commitment from Virginia Tech to Michigan, according to Rivals.

The 6-3, 295-pound Hamilton, from St. John’s College High in Washington, D.C., had been committed to the Hokies since July. He’s a three-star recruit, according to Rivals and 247Sports.

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Western Branch midfielder Kate Ward has been selected to the VHSL Class 6 all-state field hockey second team.
The Norfolk Admirals acquired goaltender Jaxon Castor from the Wheeling Nailers for future considerations. Castor, 28, went 6-7-1 in 14 games with a 3.65 goals-against average and an .872 save percentage last season.
Old Dominion volleyball coach Fred Chao has added a player to his 2026 recruiting class in Atlyn Proctor, a transfer from Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. The outside hitter from Nelson, British Columbia, tallied 639 kills (2.75 per set) and 696.5 points (3.0 per set) in two seasons at Hutchinson.
Christopher Newport men’s basketball player Toa Hollenbeck, a former Grassfield High star, has been named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week. He averaged 21.5 points per game in two victories.
Christopher Newport women’s basketball player Sarah Pritz has been selected as the C2C Player of the Week. She averaged 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals per game.
Virginia women’s soccer player Lia Godfrey has been named one of 15 semifinalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy. The ACC Midfielder of the Year tied for the team lead with 11 goals this season and added four assists.