Sports

Middlesex has a young national champion. Liam Simmons’ model dragster was quickest out of 173 entries in the middle school dragster competition at the 2026 National Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference conducted June 22-26 at the Gaylord National Resort...

Christchurch School (CCS) sailors Wylder Smith and Wyatt Lipp were in Kiel, Germany, last week competing in the 2026 29er World Championship. The week of racing took place in the Baltic Sea, at the Kiel-Schilksee Olympic Sailing Center, reported CCS...

The Deltaville Deltas won two of their three games over the past week. Deltaville sits at 9-4 overall, and 7-4 in league play. Though statistically in sixth place in the 13-team league, the Deltas are just two games back from...

Deltaville’s William Driscoll turns in top time in race on day of triple digit temps The Deltaville 5K annually attracts hundreds of competitors from all over the country, but it was a “hometown boy” who won the 15th Deltaville...

Before the fireworks lit up the night sky over Deltaville Ballpark on Saturday night, the Deltaville Deltas bats lit up the outfield grass. Five different Deltas had multi-hit games as Deltaville trampled the visiting Norfolk Benchwarmers by the score of...

The Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Department’s (MCPR) cheerleading camp for ages 5-14 is set for 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 27-30, at the Tom Carter Memorial Gym, 2911 General Puller Highway, Cooks Corner. “Join us for a week full of...

Peninsula Riptide’s fall season softball tryouts are this month — all will be at 731 Gloucester Road in Saluda. The schedule is as follows: Age 10 and younger (10U) — 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 11. Age 12 and younger (12U)...

Also square off with longtime border foe rival ‘Tapp’ in front of sell-out home crowd The Deltaville Deltas took care of business on the road last week, but a late inning comeback attempt at home fell short on Saturday...

Christopher Rhoads ‘26 and Adalae Donaldson ‘28 represented the Christchurch School (CCS) Trap Shooting Team at the 2026 State Tournament on June 6, earning CCS a first place finish. For the Virginia Conference spring season, Rhoads had the High Overall...

Thirty-six youth participated in the Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Department’s annual volleyball camp last week in the John S. Clements Memorial Gymnasium at Middlesex High School. Participants represented Middlesex, Gloucester, Northumberland and Richmond counties. “Every athlete brought something special...