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AirborneHokie96
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With Galax, I had heard a rumor from someone back in SWVA

and I DO NOT KNOW HOW TRUE IT IS but .....was told by someone "back home" that Galax/surrounding area was hit pretty hard with the threat of immigration busts/ICE. Families were keeping everyone "close" and limiting participation in extra curricular activities in high school due to the threat of deportations especially in mass gatherings. Again, don't shoot the messenger but when I asked someone weeks ago about it after they cancelled the Graham game, that is the answer that I was given.
Posted: 10/17/2025 at 09:09 AM ET
(In response to this post by VT757to276)

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Whoa, Galax football folds ...**
astrohokie • 10/16/25 09:44 PM ET
More of things being Coaching
JRHokie • 10/17/25 11:14 AM ET
will happen to more and more schools in SWVA...**
HOKIE75-79 • 10/17/25 08:03 AM ET
Curious as to why in SWVA? IS it
VT757to276 • 10/17/25 08:31 AM ET
I'd say population drop hurts as much as anything.**
reestuart • 10/17/25 09:27 AM ET
With Galax, I had heard a rumor from someone back in SWVA ◄
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 09:09 AM ET
Left Galax ten years ago.
Vtdfnz • 10/17/25 06:01 PM ET
This is why we need a middle finger button for idiotic posts **
bigbadbird • 10/17/25 04:06 PM ET
Vanilla Ice fan?**
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 05:04 PM ET
I live in the area, this is the dumbest rumor Ive heard. **
VTCARICO • 10/17/25 12:09 PM ET
so what's the issue? 11 of 12 hispanics are not on the team
Windows NT • 10/17/25 05:30 PM ET
it sure sounds stupid**
bigbadbird • 10/17/25 04:06 PM ET
Again, I don't live in SWVA and haven't since graduating from VT
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 12:13 PM ET
Yeah.... That's why they had to Forfeit games last year as well.
Virtual Hokie • 10/17/25 10:25 AM ET
about 16% of the Galax population is Hispanic. You don't think it
reestuart • 10/17/25 10:45 AM ET
Nope
Virtual Hokie • 10/17/25 10:57 AM ET
Fair enough, but I do know that here, there are quite a few kids not
reestuart • 10/17/25 11:11 AM ET
Going off the roster with MAX PREPS
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 11:25 AM ET
Total 13 players on the roster this year
Virtual Hokie • 10/17/25 12:57 PM ET
You can do that. I just counted the kids with the hispanic names
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 01:58 PM ET
***
reestuart • 10/17/25 01:26 PM ET
Pretty huge drop for it to be a coincidence. Especially with a team that's
reestuart • 10/17/25 11:39 AM ET
athletes + their families go underground
Windows NT • 10/17/25 11:31 AM ET
99.9999% are good people too
Windows NT • 10/17/25 09:15 AM ET
your % may actually be low, LOL.**
reestuart • 10/17/25 09:28 AM ET
Agree**
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 09:18 AM ET
In my area, I see a lot of kids of former NFL players playing soccer
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 08:28 AM ET
Soccer has a higher- or just as high concussion rate- headers...
bigbadbird • 10/17/25 04:31 PM ET
Wonder what a study of injuries/concussions from both footballs would find
RunHokieRun • 10/17/25 01:34 PM ET
Mine had a concussion playing softball in high school...
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 01:35 PM ET
My son quit football in the 8th grade because of concussion concerns.
ancient alien 2018 • 10/17/25 07:09 PM ET
Happiest day was when my son finished HS football with the same IQ.....
Happy Dog • 10/17/25 09:00 AM ET
my son wanted to play HS football. I gave him a one word answer... NO
Windows NT • 10/17/25 09:09 AM ET
That's interesting to me and
summervillehokie • 10/17/25 09:40 AM ET
Yes risk of injury, since he's tiny compared to the other kids**
Windows NT • 10/17/25 09:50 AM ET
dito
bugman • 10/17/25 08:54 AM ET
I started to play soccer in the Army and wish we had had it in HS in SWVA
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 09:05 AM ET
Same, they had barely invented soccer when I was a kid in the 70s
Happy Dog • 10/17/25 09:15 AM ET
Any connection to why you volunteered to
skautdog • 10/17/25 08:41 AM ET
Let's just say that I watched one too many John Wayne movies as a kid....
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 08:58 AM ET
Sounds like a wild ride. Glad I didnt
skautdog • 10/18/25 10:27 AM ET
AATW**
AirborneHokie96 • 10/18/25 11:07 AM ET
VERY special if one knows. AIRBORNE. **
skautdog • 10/18/25 05:49 PM ET
Can’t blame the kids, but this
GCHokieof91 • 10/17/25 07:25 AM ET
Forfeits still count as wins for the opponent in the points system...
BROman Hokie • 10/17/25 09:58 AM ET
They had forfeited to Graham early in the season**
AirborneHokie96 • 10/17/25 08:23 AM ET
VHS is not using power points this year. District decides who advances**
HOKIE75-79 • 10/17/25 08:00 AM ET
I don’t think your statement is entirely accurate.
GCHokieof91 • 10/17/25 09:39 AM ET
Just for the rest of this season
Jethro Tull • 10/17/25 07:14 AM ET
Exactly but clickbait fake headlines get more views.**
Hokie98 • 10/17/25 08:44 AM ET