Adam Ward Basketball Classic debuts Gene Marrano February 3, 2017 1 minute read Adam Ward He was murdered in a horrific public incident. Now a high school basketball tournament is keeping Adam Ward’s name prominent, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Judge: Virginia can join challenge to Trump’s travel banNext: Supreme Court to hear transgender Va. teen’s case in March Related Stories Beale’s Brewery set to reopen tomorrow under new owner Clark Palmer May 1, 2026 Radford political science chair weighs in on former FBI director’s indictment over social media post Web Staff May 1, 2026 Governor defends existing Google data center deals amid Roanoke-area protests Ian Price April 30, 2026