Sports
Enthusiasm reigns as MHS fields football team with 50-plus players
Chargers look sharp in Aug. 14 scrimmage; open at home Aug. 28 vs. Surry
The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger football team conducted its first scrimmage of the year against the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s Nandua High School on Friday,...
Wake’s Doiron wins third place at Wharf to Wharf Open Water Swim
The East River was the setting for another successful Wharf to Wharf (W2W) Swim at Williams Wharf in Mathews, as more than 60 swimmers gathered Saturday, Aug. 15, for the one-mile open water event.
Hosted by the Mathews Outdoor Club...
Wake horse students excel at recent show
Emily Johnston of Fountain Greene Farm in Wake coached two students to wins at the recent Silver Lining horse show at the Deep Run Hunt Club, Manakin-Sabot.
Ingrid Carey rode the farm’s mare, Gjamaika Song, to a first and second...
Deltas season ends in 11th inning heartbreak
In a game that spanned five days, used a combined nine pitchers, and saw the lead tie or change seven times, the Deltaville Deltas saw their season come to an end on the final pitch of their quarterfinal matchup.
The Richmond...
MHS fall athletics starting
The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger golf and football teams kicked off the 2026 fall sports season this week.
MHS will take on Nandua High School in a football scrimmage this Friday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. on Bristow-Boxley Field...
Ketner to lead CCS volleyball
Christchurch School (CCS) Athletic Director Joel Jorgensen said he is pleased to announce that Middlesex County’s own Elizabeth Ketner has been hired to lead the school’s volleyball program as head varsity coach. Ketner is no stranger to CCS’s Yarbrough...
Deltas playoffs push continues this week
Rain is the theme of the last weeks of baseball for the Deltaville Deltas. Storms washed out the Deltas game at Tappahannock last week after just two complete innings, and on Sunday afternoon in Richmond only three innings were...
Cooks Corner summer cheerleading camp
The Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Department summer cheerleading camp was conducted last week at the Tom Carter Memorial Gym at Cooks Corner.
Those participating in the annual camp include, front, from left, Abigail Cheatham, Aubrey Walton, Belle Perez,...
‘Golf is a Beach’ winners named
The Piankatank River Ladies Golf Association hosted its annual Golf Invitational on Thursday, July 30, at the Piankatank River Golf Club in Hartfield.
This year’s theme was “Golf is a Beach” with a four-person team Shamble format. Twenty-five teams...
18th Dream Fields Spanish Mackerel Tournament
Returning Misfits claim top-prize
Waters were a little choppy at 7 a.m. Saturday, July 25, as lines were cast for the 18th annual Dream Fields Spanish Mackerel Tournament. But the weather cleared to make for a great day of fishing...
