Zach Staton is a Sports Reporter at WTKR News 3. With a passion for competitive sports, he covers a wide range of topics including football, baseball, basketball, and softball, while focusing on the vibrant sports scene in Virginia. Zach's work has been featured in WTVR-TV and WTKR News 3.
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Zach Staton's focus is primarily on local sports, particularly college basketball and local teams such as Norfolk State and Old Dominion. His coverage heavily revolves around event coverage with a smaller emphasis on evolving stories.
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By: Zach Staton
NORFOLK, Va. — NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) — When Robert Davis Jr. enters one of his zones for Old Dominion, there's not much that can mess with him.
NORFOLK, Va. — NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) — Old Dominion held off a first half rally by Arkansas State. The Monarchs cut a double digit deficit completely down to nothing with 17 minutes left to play.
NORFOLK, Va. — NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) — In the biggest spots of Saturday's game against Southern Miss, Old Dominion put the ball in the hands of freshman point guard Jaden Johnson to make the right decisions.
FOXBORO, Mass. — FOXBORO, Mass. (WTKR) — The Patriots are moving on from Hampton native Jerod Mayo.
On this week on Beyond the Arc with Mike Jones and the Monarchs, ODU takes its show on the road for the first time for a full weekend in conference play.
By: Zach Staton
Sean Durugordon hit a putback layup with 39 seconds to play for force overtime, then ODU held the Jaguars scoreless in the five extra minutes en route to a 71-63 win.
By: Zach Staton
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WTKR) — It's tough to find a time when Marquis Godwin doesn't have a basketball in his hands, whether he's playing or going through his new role as a coach.
Robert Davis Jr. led the way with 20 points, including 14 in the second half to help ODU claw back from a 17-point deficit, but 28 points from Adante' Holiman got the Eagles past the finish line.
By: Zach Staton
Andrew Salvodon set a national high school record in the 500 meter dash at the Virginia Showcase, a time of 1:00.49 besting 2024 Olympic gold medalist Quincy Wilson by two seconds.
The Monarchs shot just 32.7 percent from the field and only three of 19 three-pointers against the Dukes, assisting on just seven made shots.
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