The Virginia High School League has loosened restrictions for teams practicing during Phase Three, allowing for more team-oriented practices.
For now at least, the plan is to go ahead with the high school football season.
High school sports in Virginia are set to resume nine months after they were put on hold this spring.
The League said that winter sports competitions after Christmas, but it still hopes to stage seasons for high-contact sports later in the school year.
Canceled. In the age of the coronavirus, that term, unfortunately, is being applied to sporting events worldwide.
Area basketball lovers recently got a chance to improve their game skills at the Amherst County recreation department’s camp that was stretche…
What high school sports will look like during the 2020-21 school year is still unclear, but after discussing three scenarios Wednesday, the Vi…
One option is to switch the fall and spring seasons, given that most spring sports are outdoors and considered lower-risk.
“Would they ever put up with a team being the Chicago Sambos?” asked Chief Kenneth Branham of the Amherst County-based Monacan Indian Nation. …
Among players, coaches, family members and other baseball fans, the opinion was unanimous. Saturday’s game for area amateurs, at Lynchburg’s b…
As fireworks exploded beyond the left-field fence, Jared Glinski and his Western Division teammates raced around the bases at Bank of the Jame…
The Virginia High School League on Friday released a comprehensive list of guidelines for a potential return of athletics this summer, but are…
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The Virginia High School League moved the athletic programs for its 317 members one step closer to resuming out-of-season practice activities.
Virginia High School League Executive Director Billy Haun said Tuesday the league will develop guidelines for safely restarting practices and …
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Amherst County Public Schools completed a turf replacement project at the county’s high school last week.
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One of the truest signs of spring’s arrival in Amherst County is the sight of children practicing for Dixie Youth baseball season.
The future of another area college equestrian program is in jeopardy.
Before the coronavirus brought a halt to sports around the state, country and globe the Temple Christian School baseball team was able to get …
The Amherst County High School weight room underwent major upgrades over the past season, and the public in late February checked out the new …
The busiest high school sports season of the year came to an abrupt end Monday, before it really even began.
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