Loving, patient and genuine — just a few words used to describe former James River girls soccer coach Ian Stowe.

Powhatan’s boys soccer team is on a roll right now, claiming two victories this week to extend its win streak to four.

Perched atop the leafy bluffs beside the James River, in Lynchburg ... the sweeps are used to help maneuver through rapids. For the better part of a century the James teemed with batteaux ...