Sports
Three Middlesex wrestlers qualify for state tourney
The Middlesex High School (MHS) wrestling team had three grapplers qualify for the Class A State Tournament in Salem (near Roanoke) on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22, out of the Region A/B tournament conducted last week at...
Hartfield’s Caisse is among CCS swimmers in state championship
Several Christchurch School (CCS) swimmers recently qualified to compete in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Championship meet last week at the Jeff Rouse Aquatic Center in Stafford.
VISAA Championship meet qualifiers and their events are Hannah VanVelzor of...
Tidewater basketball boys crown could go to Chargers or Blue Devils
With two Tidewater District wins last week, the Middlesex High School (MHS) varsity basketball team is vying for the regular season Tidewater District title with Mathews. The Blue Devils have a 10-1 district record and Middlesex has a 9-1...
Middlesex hoop girls defeat Nandua, 36-33
The Middlesex High School girls basketball team came away from Nandua on Friday, Feb. 7, with a 36-33 road win.
The Lady Chargers had built an 11-point lead early in the fourth quarter and turned back a late run by...
Campbell recognized as All-District wrestler
The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger wrestling team finished third as a team in the Tidewater District Dual championships at Mathews High School on Wednesday, Jan. 29 as MHS wrestler Tucker Campbell was named All-District with a 4-0 match...
MIDDLESEX GETS THREE STRAIGHT DIST. WINS
Charger hoop boys defeat Mathews, ‘Rapp,’ Charles City
The Middlesex High School (MHS) boys basketball team (12-5, 8-1) defeated the Mathews High School Blue Devils, 47-43, in a top-seed Tidewater district matchup on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
The Mathews Blue Devils...
MHS wrestlers down ‘Rapp,’ place third in Essex quad meet
The Middlesex High School (MHS) wrestling team placed third in a quad meet at Essex High School on Jan. 27. The Chargers defeated Rappahannock of Warsaw, 42-36, but lost to King William, 54-18, and Essex, 42-24.
Joseph Brandon won all...
Invasive blue catfish targeted
An invasive predator wreaking havoc in Virginia waters is now the target of a bill introduced by a Virginia lawmaker. The proposal advancing through the General Assembly hopes to get more blue catfish out of state waters and on...
CCS offers hoops clinic
On Saturday, Feb. 1, Christchurch School varsity basketball coaches Taylor Carter (head girls basketball coach) and Joel Jorgensen (head boys basketball coach) hosted a free basketball clinic for local fifth through eighth grade boys and girls. More than 20...
MHS gets 60-49 hoops win over Carver
JaQuan Griffin, Dereon Cooke pace Chargers
The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger boys basketball team (9-5, 6-1 at press time) defeated Carver College and Career Academy, 60-49, in a district game on Jan. 21.
The Chargers were paced by JaQuan Griffin...
