One misdemeanor charge of assault and battery was taken out in this matter,” Bethany Harrison, Commonwealth’s Attorney for ...

Click here for the latest update. A Virginia high school athlete is defending herself after a video captured the moment she hit a fellow competitor with a baton during a track and field relay race.

Flower baton twirling boasts a long history, tracing back to ancient agrarian societies. Initially, during fallow seasons, communities entertained themselves with simple wooden sticks or bamboo poles.