Archive for LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY

Longwood graduation

Education

Focus on your goals, Longwood graduates told

BY BRIAN CARLTON AND LAUREN WHITTINGTON The Farmville Herald Joan Johns Cobbs received the letter in 1955, just ... Read more

Longwood Civitae

Education

Civitae offers unique perspective for students

You could feel the energy as volleys intensified and each side drove points home.It wasn’t an athletics competition, ... Read more

Big South Lancers

News

‘We’ll show what we’re capable of’: Lancers focus on Big South

Despite back-to-back 20-win seasons, it seems some coaches and media members still need to be convinced the Longwood ... Read more

Griff Aldrich Big South

College

Big South releases conference schedule. When do Lancers play?

Wednesday afternoon, the Big South Conference released the full conference schedule for men’s basketball, featuring a 16-game slate. ... Read more

Longwood men's soccer Longwood women's soccer

News

La Gamba scores first goal, Longwood draws with William & Mary

Antonio La Gamba struck less than a minute into the match, and Longwood men’s soccer drew 1-1 with ... Read more

Joan Perry Brock Center Longwood basketball

Education

‘This is a grand arena’: Longwood opens Joan Perry Brock Center

FARMVILLE – The ribbon cutting just got things started. Longwood students, staff, alumni and community members poured into ... Read more

Big South

News

Big South makes decision on conference tournament bid

FARMVILLE – The good news? The Big South Conference made its decision early on who will host the ... Read more

Angela Comer Longwood Police Chief

Education

Angela Comer will take over as Longwood’s new police chief

FARMVILLE – Angela Comer will serve as Longwood University’s next chief of police, the school announced Monday. Selected ... Read more

Hampden-Sydney College Soccer Hampden-Sydney Tigers

News

Longwood Lancers fight, but fall 1-0 to Richmond on opening night

The Longwood Lancers outshot Richmond and controlled large swaths of the match on opening night. However, an early ... Read more

Big South Longwood women's basketball

News

A joint effort: Farmville, Prince Edward add support to Big South bid

FARMVILLE – As we reported in our last edition, Longwood University has submitted a bid to host the ... Read more

Big South Lancers

News

Longwood puts in Big South tournament bid. What does that mean?

FARMVILLE – The bid is in. Now it’s up to the Big South Conference to make a decision. ... Read more

Big South

News

Longwood Basketball Q & A Pt. 2: Men’s team set to play overseas

As we mentioned Sunday, it’s an exciting time for the Longwood men’s basketball team. The Lancers brought in ... Read more

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News

Longwood University coach steps down to take new job

FARMVILLE – For the first time in five years, Longwood University needs a new women’s golf coach. Brittany Dabule ... Read more

Emily Vinson

News

Emily Vinson earns national award, receives Gold Glove

FARMVILLE – Every year, nine players are honored for their defensive skills. Across the more than 300 college ... Read more

Longwood Village

News

What’s the timeline for Longwood Village?

FARMVILLE – Don’t expect a decision on the future of Longwood Village anytime soon. In fact, the Better ... Read more

Elwood Longwood Lancers Selection Sunday

Education

‘The man behind the horse’: Latest Elwood talks about tradition

FARMVILLE – Students attending Longwood will find the university has many traditions. One of those involves selecting a ... Read more

Buckingham Knights Hampden-Sydney baseball Tigers

News

Longwood baseball wraps up season against Winthrop

Longwood baseball kept fighting until the bitter end, but Winthrop narrowly took down the Lancers (23-31, 11-16 Big ... Read more

Buckingham Knights Hampden-Sydney baseball Tigers

News

Longwood baseball team falls in series opener against Winthrop

Ryan Miller gave it everything he had on the mound for Longwood baseball on Thursday night. He threw ... Read more

Longwood University Longwood men's golf

News

Longwood men’s golf finishes strong in NCAA Regionals

A season that will go down in history, fittingly, saw the Longwood men’s golf team close strong in ... Read more

Buckingham Knights Hampden-Sydney baseball Tigers

News

Longwood baseball wins series, starts preparing for Winthrop

Gregory Ryan Jr. was a holy terror at the plate on Sunday afternoon for Longwood baseball.  Ryan racked ... Read more

Longwood softball Lauren Fox

News

Season ends for Longwood softball after Big South Championship

After 32 wins, two top-ten upsets, and a Big South regular season title, the 2023 campaign for the ... Read more

Longwood senior

Lifestyles

A race to win: Longwood senior juggles graduation, marathon prep

Many college students find it difficult to balance school, work and extracurriculars. However, one Longwood student found time ... Read more

Buckingham Knights Hampden-Sydney baseball Tigers

News

Longwood baseball uses team effort to power past VCU

It took a full effort, but the Longwood baseball team earned a hard-fought 8-6 win over VCU to ... Read more

Longwood softball Lauren Fox

News

Longwood softball clinches back to back Big South softball titles

Longwood softball needed one more win to earn the honor of being named Big South regular season champions ... Read more

Longwood softball Lauren Fox

News

Longwood softball drops nonconference finale to Virginia

FARMVILLE – In front of a full-capacity crowd at Lancer Field, the Longwood softball team welcomed fellow Commonwealth ... Read more

Buckingham Knights Hampden-Sydney baseball Tigers

News

Longwood baseball team wins final series before break

FARMVILLE – Longwood baseball split a Saturday doubleheader against Radford, earning the series win. After dropping a tight ... Read more

ghostly bell

Lifestyles

From The Archive: Longwood’s ghostly bell and baggage wagon

FARMVILLE – Our story begins more than 100 years ago, with a ghostly bell, a wagon and the ... Read more

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