Sports
Lancers rank among best U.S. softball teams
With five conference championships in the past seven seasons, Longwood University softball has been a dominant force since…
Lifestyles
Dawson appreciates track time
Drivers and racing teams place a lot of value on track time. Among them is Drew Dawson of…
Sports
Lancer duo tabbed for high school all-decade honor
A pair of Longwood University men’s soccer standouts were named high school all-decade honorees by The Free Lance-Star.…
Sports
Former Lancer star to coach Falcons
One of the all-time great players in the history of Longwood University’s softball program will be leading Fuqua…
Sports
Rostan selected to IMLCA Hall of Fame
The Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) recently announced its 2020 Hall of Fame Class with former Hampden-Sydney…
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Sports still find a way to exist
Sports have been relatively scarce in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but some athletic opportunities still exist for…
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Area golfers compete in championships
The Southside Piedmont Junior Golf Association Championships drew 60 young participants from eight counties to Tanglewood Shores Golf…
News
Strong setup for championships
Members of the Southside Piedmont Junior Golf Association got in a good nine-hole round of golf during a…
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Friday night lights go dark
The fall of 2020 will be defined, in part, by a startling absence. As of Wednesday, July 22,…
Sports
Area ADs discuss options for high school sports
Public high school athletics directors (AD) in the area confirmed football is not an option this fall, and…
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‘A different level of competition’
Aliq Walker had been excited for his 2020 varsity baseball season at Prince Edward County High School. The…
Lifestyles
Riley reflects on highlights of a legendary run
The tectonic plates of Longwood University athletics and NCAA Division I softball in the region shifted June 26…
Education
Legendary Longwood coach Kathy Riley announces retirement
The historic coaching career of Longwood University Softball Head Coach Kathy Riley came to a close Friday, June…
News
McKenzie named member of Big South All-Decade Team
From Longwood University lacrosse’s first game as a member of the Big South Conference, Shiloh McKenzie was a…
Sports
Blasco earns pair of Big South All-Decade honors
In his four years as a Lancer, men’s tennis standout Amadeo Blasco has almost singlehandedly taken the Longwood…
Sports
Tigers announce football recruits
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) Football Head Coach Marty Favret has announced his incoming recruiting class that brings 57 newcomers…
News
Tigers football recruits include four area players
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) 21st-year Football Head Coach Marty Favret has announced his incoming recruiting class that brings 57…
News
A fierce competitor
If the COVID-19 pandemic had never happened and Prince Edward County High School’s varsity baseball team had played…
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Bluestone pipeline helped establish Longwood baseball
BY ROHN BROWN Special from LongwoodLancers.com For dyed-in-the-wool Longwood University baseball fans, Doug Toombs, Michael Tucker and Frankie…
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Lancers welcome Texas prep standout
Longwood University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Griff Aldrich has once again tapped into the Texas basketball pipeline, this…
Sports
McMakin named to Fab 15 Freshman list
Long after the last basket of the 2019-20 season for Longwood, freshman guard Kyla McMakin continues to accumulate…
Sports
Build with us: The story of the 2019-20 women’s basketball Lancers
BY MATTHEW HOLSTEIN LongwoodLancers.com After the 2019-20 season, the Longwood women’s basketball record book looks a lot different.…
Sports
Second-generation D1 talent signs with Lancers
Point guard Justin Hill has long followed in his parents’ footsteps on the hardwood, and after signing his…
Sports
The captain of the Dukes
The COVID-19 pandemic ended the Cumberland County High School varsity baseball team’s 2020 season before it began. Nevertheless,…
Sports
Toney named to All-State Second Team
Buckingham County High School junior forward Gerry “Tae” Toney, pictured here, was named to the 2019-20 Virginia High…
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Tigers mourn a lost season bursting with potential
The seasons of many 2020 spring sports squads were cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the cancellation…
Sports
COVID-19 alters sports schedules
Athletics at all the levels The Herald covers — college, high school and Dixie Youth — have been…