A Roanoke County family has filed a lawsuit against the Virginia High School League and Roanoke County School Board, challenging the constitutionality of Virginia's rule prohibiting homeschool students from participating in high school athletics.
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From left, Founding Freedoms Law Center (FFLC) litigation counsel Michael Sylvester, Daniel Palmer, Samuel Palmer, Stacie Palmer, FFLC president Victoria Cobb and FFLC legal counsel Josh Hetzler announced Monday at the Steward-Lee House they are filing a lawsuit against the VHSL and Roanoke County School Board over state policies prohibiting homeschooled students from participating on public high school sports teams.
Photos: Scenes from the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon
Samantha Quinlan holds a motivational sign along the Allianz Richmond Marathon course on Saturday.
The field begins Saturday’s marathon in downtown Richmond. For the first time in the event’s history, all three races reached capacity.
Marathon runners pass by a mural on Broad Street at the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
Kim Lofton carries an American flag with him at the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
Sam Montclair, a 34-year-old from Cary, N.C, won the men’s race with a time of 2 hours, 20 minutes and 17 seconds. He took the lead at Mile 20.
Casey Mulroy crosses the finish line to win the women’s featured race at the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday. Afterward, she celebrated with an oversized bottle of champagne she received last month for winning a half-marathon in New York.
Right, Sam Vanderhei and Eric Wilkinson stretch before running in the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
A crowd of more than 21,000 runners make their way up Broad Street on Saturday. For the first time in the event’s history, all three races reached capacity – there were 6,200 participants in the marathon, 10,000 in the half and another 5,000 in the 8K. The event sold out last month.
Marathon runners make their way up Broad Street during Saturday’s race.
Runners on Broad Street at the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
Marathon attendees pass by a bus stop on Broad Street at the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
A person in a robe watches marathon runners at the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
Right, Rena Garcia hands out medals to those who finished their race at the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
People wait at the finish line to cheer on those finishing their race at the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
Coby Hageman, center, is helped by medical students as he walks from the finish line after posting a personal record in Saturday’s race.
From left to right, Melody Elliott and Mary Jo Elliott celebrate after finishing their race at the 48th annual Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
Marathon runners cross an overpass of the Downtown Expressway near the Federal Reserve Bank during the Allianz Richmond Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
