Born from the evident gap in comprehensive high school sports coverage in the Augusta County Area, City-County Sports steps in to unite the community under one central hub. Recognizing the local thirst for timely game recaps, breaking news, and illuminating athlete spotlights, our platform is dedicated to celebrating and chronicling every jump, sprint, and goal. Each school in the Shenandoah District is given its unique hub, ensuring fans and families never miss a moment. Dive in and stay connected to the heartbeat of local sports with City-County Sports.
Steve Cox has worked in the sports media industry for more than three decades with much of that time dedicated to covering high school sports in the Staunton, Waynesboro, Augusta County area.
Steve starting his writing career in the 1980s as a part-time sports writer at the Daily News Leader in Staunton. He eventually moved into a full-time role before being named the paper's sports editor following the retirement of veteran sports editor Hubert. F. Grim Jr.
Steve worked as sports editor at the paper for more than a decade before taking a job at Bridgewater College, his alma mater, in 2000 as the college's sports information director. He worked at BC for 20 years before taking early retirement in 2020. He then worked two years as sports information director at Mary Baldwin University.
While working at Bridgewater, Steve witnessed some big-time games played by the Eagles, including the football team's historic run to the 2001 Division III National Title game where BC lost a close game to national power Mount Union. He also worked and hosted several other NCAA playoff contests at the college.
While working in the sports information business, Steve continued to follow the local high school sports scene writing as a stringer for both the News Leader and the (Waynesboro) News Virginian. He also free-lanced, covering high school events for numerous publications around the state. Steve has won numerous awards for his writing during his time in sports media. Locally, he covered many state playoff and state championship games. He was on hand for many basketball games during Paul Hatcher's legendary run at then Robert E. Lee High School and covered many games during the record-setting career of Riverheads' high school football coach Robert Casto.
When the high schools take a break in the summer, Steve continues his work in sports, serving as the general manager of the Staunton Braves in the Valley Baseball League, a position he has held for two decades.
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