Spring is in the air (3/12/2025) - It’s a sure sign of spring when players come out of the gym and hit the field. Athletes at Gloucester and Mathews high schools started taking to their respective fields… …
Forrest wins individual state championship in 55m hurdles (3/12/2025) - Mathews High School senior Donovan Forrest won his second career individual state championship in track, placing first in the 55-meter hurdles in last week’s VHSL Class 1 Indoor State Championships.… …
4 MHS wrestlers place at state tournament (3/6/2025) - Throughout the year, the Mathews High School wrestling team lost only one regular season match, falling to Franklin High School. After that loss, they made a comeback and won the… …GHS wrestlers take third in the state (3/6/2025) - The Gloucester High School wrestling team took third place overall in this year’s VHSL Class 5 state wrestling championship tournament, held Saturday at Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach. Several… …
State sendoff (3/6/2025) - In what is fast becoming a tradition at Mathews High School, the entire student body turned out on Friday morning to cheer on the athletes before they head to state… …
Blue Devils fall to Northumberland in regional semifinals (3/6/2025) - The Mathews High School varsity boys’ basketball team ended its 2025 season in heartbreaking fashion last Wednesday as they fell to the host Northumberland Indians in the VHSL Region 1A… …Post-season honors (3/6/2025) - The Mathews High School basketball teams had three first-team selections and one second-team recipient this year in the All-Tidewater District honors. Clockwise from left: for the MHS varsity boys, seniors… …
Lady Dukes beat Smithfield, fall to Manor in region games (3/6/2025) - The Gloucester High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Smithfield, 38-24, to face Manor in the Class 4 Region A semifinals, where the Lady Dukes ended their season with a… …
‘Cardiac Kids’ beat Eagles in regional play, 57-54 (2/26/2025) - The Mathews High School boys’ varsity basketball team, dubbed the “Cardiac Kids” by assistant coach C.K. Ambrose, lived to fight another day as they pulled an amazing comeback victory Monday… …VHSL state wrestling meets moved to Saturday (2/26/2025) - Last week’s snowstorm, that hit the area on Wednesday evening, delayed plans for this year’s VHSL state wrestling championship tournament. The tournament, which was originally planned for last weekend, has… …
MHS boys place 2nd at regional indoor track meet (2/26/2025) - The Mathews High School boys’ indoor track team placed second in Monday’s VHSL Class 1 Region A meet at the Boo Williams Sportsplex, while the MHS girls took fourth. The… …
His first catch of the year (2/26/2025) - Fly fisherman Randy Drake, above, reeled in this largemouth bass from one of the piers near the Ranger Station at Beaverdam Park on Monday. He used a fly that mimicked… …
Baystars fundraiser (2/26/2025) - Baystars Sports raised funds for the homeless animals at the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society during its Bird Day Bash Tournament, held Nov. 16, 2024 at Woodville Park in Hayes. Shown delivering… …
MYC board installed (2/26/2025) - Mathews Yacht Club celebrated the installation of the 2025 board on Feb. 7. Katy Breuer, on the left, was installed as the first female Commodore in the history of the… …1,107 deer in Gloucester, 510 in Mathews taken in 24-25 season (2/26/2025) - During the 2024-25 deer hunting season, Gloucester hunters reported killing 1,107 deer, including 447 antlered males, 137 male fawns, and 523 females. This was a slight increase from the 2023-24… …
MHS boys beat Pointers in regular season finale (2/19/2025) - The Mathews High School varsity boys’ basketball team closed out its regular season on Friday night with a 75-60 win over the visiting West Point Pointers. The evening began with… …
Last games (2/19/2025) - The Gloucester High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams played their last games of the regular season Tuesday night at home against the Woodside Wolverines. The boys lost to… …Lady Dukes 1-2 in last week of season (2/19/2025) - The Gloucester High School varsity girls’ basketball team suffered two losses and gained one win during its last week of regular season gameplay. The Lady Dukes fell, 51-38, to Heritage… …
Plans up in the air for regional track meet (2/19/2025) - Inclement weather has plans up in the air for the VHSL Class 1/2 Region A Indoor Track and Field Championships, which was originally scheduled for today, Thursday, Feb. 20, at… …
GHS indoor track competes at regional meet (2/19/2025) - The Gloucester High School track team brought its indoor season to a close at the VHSL Class 4 Region A Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at… …
Mobjack rowers compete in Hampton Roads Erg Pull (2/19/2025) - Mobjack Rowing Association’s winter training youth team traveled to Catholic High School in Virginia Beach to compete in the 26th annual Hampton Roads Erg Pull on Saturday, Feb. 8. Hosted… …VHSL announces transgender policy change (2/19/2025) - The Virginia High School League announced that its Executive Committee voted on Feb. 10 to bring the VHSL in compliance with President Trump’s Executive Order “Keeping Men Out of Women’s… …
MHS girls beat Cavs, fall to Pointers (2/19/2025) - In the final week of regular season play, the Mathews High School varsity girls’ basketball team split a pair of games, beating the visiting King William Cavaliers last Thursday and… …
Peninsula Lightning wins its pool in national festival (2/19/2025) - The Peninsula Lightning U19 field hockey team won its pool championship at the National Indoor Festival held over President’s Day weekend at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. The team finished… …
Signup underway for Birding Classic 2025 (2/19/2025) - The Virginia Birding Classic 2025, in which teams search the state’s public lands for as many species as they can find in 24 hours, is open for registration. The classic… …