Sports

Chargers battle back to re-take lead in dramatic fourth quarter scoring frenzy The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger varsity football team (4-5, 2-1) defeated the West Point (WP) Pointers (3-5, 1-1), 24-18, in Tidewater District action Friday, scoring 12 points in...

Reza makes Va. high school history as first female to run for TD The Middlesex High School (MHS) varsity football team (3-5, 1-1) made history this week, while defeating Charles City High School (CCHS), 39-12. Charger girl Grace Reza...

The Middlesex High School varsity volleyball team is deep with talent and its record shows it. With one game left in the regular season, the Lady Chargers are first in Region 1A and first in the Tidewater District. Tonight, Thursday,...

Several Deltaville boats participate in Rappahannock River competition Sometimes it just takes patience. The weather forecast for Oct. 4 and 5 called for sunny skies and 75 degrees — but little wind! The 30th anniversary Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta was...

Middlesex High School’s girls and boys cross country teams participated in two meets last week and produced some noteworthy performances. The MHS girls team placed first at the Oct. 15 Northumberland Meet and Invitational and the MHS boys team...

Middlesex High School’s volleyball team triumphed in a five-set match at Rappahannock of Warsaw on Oct. 6. Middlesex (17-2, 9-0) won the first and third sets 25-17 and 25-13; while Rappahannock took the second and fourth sets 25-19 and...

The Middlesex High School Charger football team dropped its first district game of the season, 26-6, against the West Point Pointers on Friday night. West Point scored 18 points in the first half and defensively shut out the Chargers in...

Middlesex High School’s Miko Layne was the fastest female participating in the Oct. 8 five-way cross country meet at West Point. M. Layne crossed the finish line in 21 minutes, 51 seconds on the 5K course. Her Charger girls...

The inaugural 2025 North American Open Golf Croquet Championship was conducted on Oct. 9-12 at the prestigious Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club in Hartfield. The tournament attracted a competitive group of 33 players from various regions across North America, ranging from...

Charger Kai Evans to play in  Class One championship event Oct. 13 at Hobbs Hole Lancaster scored a team low 328 to claim the Region 1A golf championship at the Golden Eagle Golf Club in Irvington on Sept. 30. Northumberland...