Sports & Recreation

With a new season underway and a brand-new women’s club set to debut, the Richmond Kickers are looking to spruce up their stadium. 

“We’re taking the leap west,” said Lee Warfield, who also is CEO of locally based commercial real estate giant Thalhimer. “We feel like we’ve created a really great brand that’s already well known in the state and in Roanoke.”

Allie Wine spent 12 years working in financial planning before deciding she was ready for a change of pace and found one that tapped into her passion for dance.

Left without a clear leader after losing out on a deal that would have given it a new owner and a needed financial boost, the century-old club is plotting its future with an unlikely set of bosses at the helm.

Three courses in particular are seen as potential contenders to take on the tournament when its run at Country Club of Virginia ends next year.

From a local brewer returning to the mound, to a law firm president’s hall-of-fame swimming, this year’s edition of our Downtime series was one for the record books.

It was another busy year for the local golf industry and we sprinkled in some recaps of other fitness and recreation stories.

The decision came as a surprise to the PGA, as both CCV and Dominion had signed on for the tournament through 2029.

While River City Wrestling isn’t affiliated with any school-based program, many of its wrestlers are also students at western Henrico high schools such as Freeman, Godwin and Deep Run.

“I think we have what you would call competitor’s anxiety, like a football player would feel in the locker room. We have a great game plan and just want to start the dang game,” co-owner Jon Laaser said.