Henrico County Sports

Businessman Royce Mulholland (pictured at left) donated $6,000 to the Henrico High School boys basketball state championship ring fund during a small ceremony at the school April 11. Mulholland, who owns several properties near the school, told the team’s players that he wanted to help them commemorate their title and also empower them with the responsibility to take the same championship attitude and demeanor with them off the court during the rest of their lives. Henrico cruised to its first state championship by beating John Marshall in March. > Read more.

NOVA of Virginia Aquatics will host its annual Swim-A-Thon on Saturday, April 13, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the NOVA Aquatics Center in western Henrico. During the event, swimmers will have a two-hour period in which to swim a maximum of 200 lengths, or about three miles. Donors are encouraged to support the athletes either via a flat donation or by pledging a certain amount of money per length that the swimmer completes. The fundraising goal for the 2013 Swim-A-Thon is $55,000. > Read more.

The Henrico High School boys’ basketball team will face John Marshall in the state championship game Friday night at VCU's Siegel Center, with tip-off expected at 9 p.m. The Warriors, champions of the Central District and Central Region, already have defeated John Marshall twice this year, winning in an in-season tournament and also in the Central Region championship game last week.

It will be the first time in Virginia High School League history that two Central Region teams have met for the state championship. > Read more.

Toyota and Richmond International Raceway announced yesterday multi-year race entitlements, beginning with the April 26-27, 2013 doubleheader weekend at America’s Premier Short Track. The weekend will feature the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and the ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. > Read more.

University of Michigan freshman golfer Chris O'Neill, a Deep Run High School graduate, was named the Big Ten conference Golfer of the Week Oct. 17, following his career-best performance at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational Oct. 15-16. It is the first conference accolade of his career.

O'Neill, who tied for 14th individually at the MacKenzie Invitational, recorded his second top-20 and lowered his career-best 54-hole tournament total by eight shots with his three-under 210. He bettered the 218 he posted earlier this season at the Windon Memorial Classic, held Sept. 23-24. > Read more.