Sports

Archie Harris shattered world record in 1941, yet is mostly unknown in MC by Larry Chowning -  Archie Horgie Harris Jr. was born July 3, 1918 in Urbanna and although little known to most Middlesex County citizens Harris went on...

Middlesex school board also OK’d cross country and golf by Tom Chillemi -  Sports, including volleyball, golf and cross country, will return to Middlesex High School (MHS) in March after nearly a year’s absence due to COVID-19. The varsity volleyball team will...

by Larry Chowning -  Middlesex High School’s (MHS) volleyball star Elizabeth Ketner signed a letter of intent Wednesday, Feb. 3, to play volleyball at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 3 Roanoke College in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). A...

by Don Richeson -  COVID-19 concerns have kept Middlesex County Public Schools’ gyms quiet so far this winter, as cautious Middlesex school system officials previously decided the safest course would be to just cancel sports. However, some youth who live...

The Middlesex Shooting Sports Club (MSSC) in Hartfield reached a milestone recently as its membership passed the 1,000 member mark. MSSC was founded in fall 1999 as the Middlesex Pistol Hunters Club with only five members and changed its name...

No COVID-19 delays expected for ’21 baseball, softball seasons by Tom Chillemi -  The Middlesex County Little League Board has announced it will start the baseball and softball seasons “on time” this year on April 16. In 2020, COVID-19 caused the league to...

There’s nothing more exciting than youth sports and nothing better for Middlesex County than people playing sports. The Middlesex County Sports Complex in Locust Hill is an integral part of teaching children the importance of athletics and sportsmanship. Families...

On Friday, Jan. 22, at Piankatank River Golf Course, Hartfield’s John Matthews made a hole-in-one on the No. 5 hole at 87 yards with his 5 hybrid (iron-wood) club. He was playing a round of golf with his wife,...

Taking a number of special precautions, Gloucester-based Ware Academy is continuing its modified girls and boys basketball seasons, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Both teams feature players that live in Middlesex County. The girls team includes, front, from left, Katelyn...

School board members withhold comment on Gretz plea to look at allowing some sports by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) heard a report Monday, Jan. 11, at a meeting conducted in the St. Clare Walker Middle...