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 One dead, multiple injured in Moneta church tent collapse Ian Price June 12, 2026 Eureka Park Recreation Center cuts the ribbon on renovated/expanded facility Gene Marrano June 12, 2026 Austrian life sciences firm to invest $85 million in Roanoke headquarters, create 435 jobs Ian Price June 12, 2026