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Dukes win to snap 42-game losing streak

The undermanned 2020-21 Cumberland County High School varsity football team had only a five-game season, but that was…

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Chargers earn 34-16 victory over Raiders

Central High School’s varsity football team traveled to Amelia County High School on Monday evening, March 22, and…

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Falcons outscore Warriors, 82-62

To be clear, Fuqua School and Richmond Christian School did play football Saturday afternoon, March 20, but unique…

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Backstrom is Big South Pitcher of the Week

For the second time this season and third time in her career, Longwood All-Big South right-hander Sydney Backstrom was named…

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Lancers sweep Big South favorite to win 8th straight

It took six innings to warm them up, but for the Longwood University softball team’s bats Sunday, March…

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Tigers improve to 3-0 with big road win

Hampden-Sydney College’s (H-SC) football team kept rolling this spring with a 43-12 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) road…

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Lancers sweep Big South favorites

It took six innings to warm them up, but for the Longwood University softball team’s bats Sunday, March…

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Dukes feature experience on links

Cumberland County High School’s varsity golf team is competing during the 2020-21 season with a group of four…

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Students lead advocacy for spring sports

Sixteen people spoke during the public participation portion of the Prince Edward County School Board meeting Wednesday, March…

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Football makes unseasonable debut

After a 15-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school football returned to the Farmville area Friday…

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Dukes to lead with defense

Cumberland County High School’s varsity football team is learning as it goes in the lead-up to its 1…

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Falcons fight hard but fall late, 14-8

On a bitterly cold, rainy night in late February, high school football made its long-awaited return to the…

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Another record falls with 10th Big South win

Two months ago, Longwood University’s men’s basketball team would have struggled to overcome the loss of an impact…

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Clements hits buzzer-beater for Tiger win

Tigers sophomore Ryan Clements made a game-winning 3-point field goal with less than a second remaining to lead…

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Buckingham athletes want sports back now

A group of Buckingham County High School (BCHS) student-athletes let it be known Wednesday, Feb. 10, that they…

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Tigers earn first win of season

Tigers freshman Josiah Hardy scored a career-high 16 points to lead Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) basketball to its first…

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Blue Hose spoil Smith’s record night

Longwood University women’s basketball junior Akila Smith broke the 101-year-old program’s all-time blocks record Saturday evening, Jan. 30,…

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McMakin: The Lancers’ patient problem-solver

Kyla McMakin is the on-court leader of a major turnaround in the Longwood University women’s basketball program that…

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Competitive return to hardwood for Dukes

Cumberland County High School’s varsity boys basketball team has started the 2021 season 0-2, but it has also…

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Prince Edward indoor track state champs receive rings

A major achievement in Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) sports history was recognized Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12,…

Cumberland

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Lady Dukes start season 2-0

Cumberland County High School’s shorthanded varsity girls basketball team made the most of the first week of its…

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Wade, Lancers come alive in second half

In a tale of two halves, Longwood University’s men’s basketball team pulled together when it mattered most. Riding…

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No football for Knights in ’20-’21

The Buckingham County School Board voted 6-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6, to not participate in season 2 sports, which…

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McMakin hits buzzer-beater for win

Trailing Big South Conference preseason favorite Campbell University 52-51 with 3.5 seconds to play Sunday afternoon, Jan. 10,…

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Smith scores career-high 29 points

Akila Smith scored a career-high 29 points and Kyla McMakin added 19 as the Longwood University women’s basketball…

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USC Upstate edges Lancers

Led by 19 points from Tommy Bruner and a 12-2 run in the final four minutes, University of…

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Newfound depth helps topple Bulldogs

For the first third of the season, the injury-plagued Longwood University men’s basketball team played well short of…