Dawgs name their mascot Gene Marrano June 27, 2016 1 minute read Pro sports teams need a nickname and a mascot … and that mascot needs a name – now the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have unveiled that name as WFIR intern reporter Zach Staton reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: AARP and baseball tomorrow at Red Sox gameNext: Unanimous Supreme Court reverses McDonnell conviction Related Stories Radford professor offers March Madness bracket strategy ahead of NCAA Tournament Ian Price March 17, 2026 0 Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association rolls out Restaurant Week Gene Marrano March 17, 2026 0 Roanoke under tornado watch as severe storms, 40-degree temperature drop loom Ian Price March 16, 2026 0