Sports

Middlesex players grouped by race before integration This is the third part of a special three-part series on Middlesex County semi-pro baseball teams and is on the all-black baseball teams that existed in Middlesex in the pre-integration era. It was first...

by Don Richeson -  Hartfield’s Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club is offering free “golf croquet” lessons this Sunday, April 26. Official play starts at 2 p.m., but you can come at 1 p.m. if you’d like some instruction. No special attire is needed...

by Larry Chowning  -  The most famous baseball figure in Middlesex County history was the late Sydnor W. Thrift Jr. of Locust Hill. Syd Thrift made baseball his life and went on to become one of the greatest baseball minds in...

This is the second part of a special three-part series on Middlesex County semi-pro baseball teams and is on the Urbanna team. It was first published in the Aug. 8, 1991 issue of the Sentinel. The third and final...

by Larry Chowning - Last week, centenarian Norton Hurd of Deltaville recalled a story that reflects the notion of how strong the rivalry was between Urbanna and Deltaville baseball teams. After a game in Urbanna, the late John Street, who...

In the summer of 1991, the Southside Sentinel ran a three-part series on “The Boys of Summer”  — the semi-pro baseball teams in Middlesex County during the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s. With no high school spring sports being...

The 2019-2020 Middlesex High School varsity baseball team includes, front from left, Linton Robins, Michael Barney, Simon Larson; middle, same order, Brandon Barney, Parker Smith, Cole Stamm, Adam Smith; and back, same order, Owen Miller, Cole Ruark, Jarrett Williams,...

The 2019-2020 Middlesex High School junior varsity baseball team includes, front from left, Blaze Vaught, Patrick Larson, Riley Dean, Jackson Murray, Christopher Withers, Garrison Robins; and back, same order, Owen Wynberry, Nick Daddario, Cameron Byers, Hudson McMinn, Thomas Wilson...

The 2019-2020 Middlesex High School boys soccer team includes, front, from left, Wyatt Evans, Laney Hall, Austin Hall, Colby Mitchem, Jordan Millen; middle, same order, Coach Mackey Hall, Colby Williams, Bryan Diggs, Marcus Billups, Nick Parker, JT Cox and...

On March 6-8 Virginia Swimming held the 2020 Senior Championship Meet in Richmond at the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership. This is a Virginia State Swim meet for ages 15 and up. Jacob Winn entered a contest on Virginia Swimming...