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Family members now allowed at sporting events
The Longwood athletics department recently announced new guidelines for spectators at Lancer athletics events and will allow a ... Read more
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Green named Big South Player of the Week
After a week in which she drove in nine runs, had two walk-off hits and helped the Lancers ... Read more
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Dukes fall but show heart
The Cumberland County High School varsity football team lost decisively to host Central Lunenburg High School, 48-12, in ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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Remainder of hoops season canceled
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) Athletics announced Feb. 21 that the school’s basketball team will not complete the remainder of ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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Lancers fall to 2-8 in tough opening stretch
If iron sharpens iron, then Longwood University’s softball team will be anything but dull after the first two ... Read more
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Lancers earn big win in opening series
The Longwood University softball team opened its 2021 season with a 1-3 showing at the Georgia Classic this ... Read more
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Gardner-Webb survives Lancer comeback
In another back-and-forth affair that has become a staple between Longwood University’s women’s basketball team and Gardner-Webb University, ... Read more
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Henderson helps lead Lady Dukes to third in region
Cumberland County High School’s girls team placed third out of eight teams at the 2021 Class 1/2 Region ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
Lifestyles
Registration open for spring rec sports
The Cumberland County Recreation Department is accepting registrations for spring baseball, softball and T-ball. Registration forms can be ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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Tigers lose 79-65 to Yellow Jackets
D.J. Wright scored a career-high 22 points off the bench with six 3-point field goals, but Hampden-Sydney College ... Read more
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Lancers’ 3-game win streak snapped
Friday night, Jan. 29, Longwood University’s men’s basketball team proved the aggressor and grinded out a 49-45 win ... Read more
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Lady Dukes enjoy 2-0 week
Cumberland County High School’s varsity girls basketball team went 2-0 last week while resuming play after the school ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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Eagles football is officially off
Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) will not be participating in delayed fall sports for the 2020-21 school ... Read more
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Tigers’ hoops schedule announced
Dates and times have been confirmed for the upcoming 2021 Hampden-Sydney College basketball schedule. The 12-game Old Dominion ... Read more
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High school sports in doubt
The landscape of area high school sports, which has been in a constant state of flux since the ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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Dogs, bears, celebrities fill in for fans
The Longwood University basketball fans hanging out on game days at Willett Hall are a bit different this ... Read more
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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, ... Read more
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Lancers fall twice to UNC Asheville
Led by strong defense and a big third quarter, University of North Carolina (UNC) Asheville held the high ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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Lady Falcons show key progress
Fuqua School’s varsity girls basketball team suffered a lopsided loss to open its 2020-21 season, but the young ... Read more
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Going 2-1 for 2020
Fuqua School’s varsity boys basketball team finished with a 2-1 in the first two weeks of its 2020-21 ... Read more