The 2007 Virginia DeMolay Conclave was held at Radford University over the weekend of  July 27 - 29, 2007.  During the weekend, Virginia DeMolays participated in a number of athletic, ritual and academic contests.  The results follow:

Athletic Competitions

Basketball

Winner: Edwin Albert Mroz
Facilitator: Dad Neil Van Aalst
Game 1: Roanoke Valley (23) v. Kempsville (4)
Game 2: Edwin Albert Mroz (43) v. Westhampton (9)
Game 3: Roanoke Valley (40) v. Edwin Albert Mroz (55)

Billiards

Winner: Bobby Holt (A Douglas Smith Jr)
Facilitator: Dad Matt Jaquith (Northern Neck)
Game 1: Bobby Holt (A Douglas Smith, Jr) defeated Robbie Jones (Westhampton)
Game 2: Kahung Lai (Edwin Albert Mroz) defeated Sean Walsh (Kempsville)
Game 3: Bobby Holt (A Douglas Smith, Jr) defeated Kahung Lai (Edwin Albert Mroz)

Chess

Winner: Collen E. Fox (Westhampton)
Facilitator: Dad Ron Heald (Northern Region)
Game 1: Vu Tran (Cmdr W L Herndon) defeated Aaron Parizo (Hanging Rock)
Game 2: Collen Fox (Westhampton) defeated Sean Walsh (Kempsville)
Game 3: Andrew Parizo (Hanging Rock) defeated Kai Rossbach (Kempsville)
Game 4: Collen Fox (Westhampton) defeated Smith (A Douglas Smith)
Game 5: Vu Tran (Cmdr W L Herndon) defeated Andrew Parizo (Hanging Rock)
Game 6: Collen Fox (Westhampton) defeated Vu Tran (Cmdr W L Herndon)

Softball

Winner: Roanoke Valley
Facilitator: Dad Chris Pendleton (Cmdr W L Herndon)
Game 1: Westhampton (2) v. Roanoke Valley (23)
Game 2: Cmdr W L Herndon (14) v. Kempsville (7)
Game 3: Roanoke Valley (22) v. Cmdr W L Herndon (4)

Tennis Doubles

Winners: Bo Painter &; Paul Brammer (Roanoke Valley)
Facilitator: Dad Matt Jaquith (Northern Neck)

Tennis Singles

Winners: Ethan Lane (Roanoke Valley)
Facilitator: Dad Matt Jaquith (Northern Neck)

Volleyball

Winner: Roanoke Valley
Facilitators: Dads Coy Young, Jacob Jones and (Kempsville)
Game 1: Cmdr W L Herndon v. Westhampton (15-5, 8-15, 4-15)
Game 2: Roanoke Valley v. Kempsville (15-2, 15-7)
Game 3: Roanoke Valley v. Westhampton (15-2, 15-13)

Ritual Competitions

DeMolay Degree

Winner: Westhampton
Judges: Chris Pendleton, Rick Cazenave, Rob Mertz, Art Pendleton John Stallings and Nate Stallings
Westhampton Score: 385/1000
Cmdr W L Herndon Score: 202.5/1000

Initiatory Degree

Winner: Roanoke Valley
Judges: Tom Sellers, Rick Young, Ron Heald, Paul Shuey, Jim Schimmel and Kerry Campbell
Roanoke Valley Score: 867.5/1000

Executive Officer Presentations

Advisor of the Year - Rick Cazenave (Kempsville)
Rookie of the Year - Evan Haskel (Alexandria-Washington)
Sponsoring Body of the Year - Kempsville Lodge #196, A.F.& A.M
Supporting Body of the Year - Springfield Lodge #217, A.F. & A.M.

Other Competitions/Awards

State Representative DeMolay

Winner: Chris Ballard (Roanoke Valley)
Judges: Ron Heald, Kerry Campbell, Rick Young, Howard Smith and Fred Martin

Attendance (The Galloping Gavel)

Winner: Kempsville

Chapter of the Year

Winner: Cmdr W L Herndon
Judges: Larry Burruss, Mike Blanks, Rick Smith and Chuck Rouse

Chapter Representative DeMolay

Winner: Kempsville

Essay

Winner: Nate Stallings (Prince William)
Judges: Larry Burruss, Mike Blanks, Rick Smith and Chuck Rouse

Humanitarian

Winner: Cmdr W L Herndon
Judges: Larry Burruss, Mike Blanks, Rick Smith and Chuck Rouse

All of our competitors worked very hard this weekend and should be very proud of their efforts.  These contests we were able to hold this weekend would not have been possible without coordinators, referees, ritual judges and evaluators.  Virginia DeMolay extends a big THANK YOU to all who competed and helped out.