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Baseball Hall of Fame book features Deltaville Ballpark

Deltaville Ballpark has found its way to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown! New Jersey sportswriter Bruce Johnson’s “Covered Wooden Grandstands,” a collection of more than 100 years of semi-pro baseball history—including a section on Deltaville Ballpark—was added...

Lady Chargers roll past Essex in home opener 57-33

Junior guard #5 Airiana Beverley explodes for 12 points in the 4th quarter as the Lady Chargers erupt for 35 second half points. Beverley finished with a game high 22. Sophomore guard Aniyah Thompson dropped 16. Senior guard Amber...

MHS Ladies Volleyball 2019

The Lady Chargers (21-3) were the Tidewater District regular season champions and Region 1A runners-up. Take a look at some of the game highlights, especially 1st team all-region Airiana Beverley, District & Regional Player of the Year Laura Walton,...

Veteran Lady Charger team to host Essex in opener Monday

by Tom Chillemi –  The 2019-2020 version of the Middlesex varsity Lady Chargers will look very familiar to the team from last year, said head basketball coach Neil Wake. The Lady Chargers lost only one senior to graduation. “Lyndsay Greene was...

MHS cheer squad is 4th in region

The team began practice mid-summer to prepare for competition.  The required routine consisted of a cheer, team stunt, jumps, tumbling, team pyramid and dance.  The team was judged based on the complexity of their required elements as well as...

Youth hoops signup set for Saturday

Middlesex Parks and Recreation (MPR) Youth Basketball will hold open registration from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, in the Tom Carter Memorial Gymnasium at Cooks Corner: If you are unable to make any of the dates/times above, please...

Speedway crowns 2019 champions

Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway officially wrapped up the 2019 and 50th anniversary season by recently recognizing the top 10 in each of the track’s divisions with special attention reserved for the 2019 champions. During the night’s events, over...

Riverheads defeats Lady Chargers in state quarterfinals

by Tom Chillemi –  It was a season to remember. For the first time in 25 years the Middlesex Lady Chargers volleyball team was the regular season Tidewater District champion. The Lady Chargers also won the Tidewater District Tournament, and...

Blue Ridge edges Seahorses in state football semifinals

The Christchurch School Seahorses 2019 season ended at Blue Ridge on November 9 when the Barons scored a go-ahead touchdown with four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The Seahorses battled back from a 16-point deficit in the fourth...

Champion sailors

Christchurch School sailors won the Mid-Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Association (MASSA) Keelboat Championship in Annapolis, Md., last weekend. This is the first time the Seahorses have competed in this regatta, which now qualifies them to compete in the Interscholastic Sailing...

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