"We look forward to this day all year long," said Howlers sports turf manager Logan Arthur about July Fourth. "So this has kind of been a long time coming."
- Bryson Gordon
Meet all 11 of The News & Advance Athletes of the Week in one place here.
The News & Advance sports staff ranked the top 10 games it covered across the 2025-26 academic year. See which game finished first inside.
This spring season the Lady Lancers softball team was unstoppable through their first 13 games. It was the best start in recent history for the program and featured signature wins over Appomattox County and Rustburg on consecutive nights in late April.
- Bryson Gordon
Revisit the best storylines and performances from the spring high school sports season one more time with a lookback at the last few months.
- Bryson Gordon
World Cup excitement has reached a fever pitch in Lynchburg with watch parties for the United States Men's National Team at the Lynchburg Amphitheater.
- Bryson Gordon
Al Worthington, who served as the first baseball coach in Liberty University history, died Tuesday at the age of 97, the school announced on Friday.
This spring season the Lady Lancers softball team was unstoppable through their first 13 games. It was the best start in recent history for the program and featured signature wins over Appomattox County and Rustburg on consecutive nights in late April.
- Justin Faulconer
The Amherst County Public Schools Education Foundation invites the public to partner in a milestone event: its 23rd annual Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament on June 19.
- Bryson Gordon
The Lady Govs overcame perennial powerhouse Glenvar with a shutout to capture the school's first-ever Region 2C championship in girls soccer.
- The News & Advance staff
See Friday night's Lynchburg-area high school sports scores inside
- Justin Faulconer
Four Amherst County High School athletes who recently placed in state competitions in wrestling and track and field were honored by the county school board on April 16.
- Bryson Gordon
Meet Amherst County softball standout Anneslee Terry, The News & Advance's Athlete of the Week for the week of March 23.
- Justin Faulconer
Lancer baseball jerseys hung in lockers of the boys’ dressing room of Amherst County High School’s new state-of-the-art fieldhouse, a maroon building that showcases the school’s colors throughout its features.
- Bryson Gordon
Six varsity teams will compete across two nights at Bank of the James Stadium in this year's Ronnie Roberts Classic.
- Justin Faulconer
Amherst County High School’s Megyn Tweedy had a special day, capturing first place in the pole vault with a mark of 10 feet to beat out Atlee's Alex Brown and Blacksburg's Mallory Farmer in the Class 4 indoor state track championships on March 3.
Amherst County High School boys basketball standout Franklin Moore earned his way onto the All-Region 4D second team with strong play for the Lancers in his senior season.
- ZACH JOACHIM Richmond Times-Dispatch
After 15-plus years of organizational efforts, girls wrestling is a VHSL-sanctioned sport, and held its first official state meet Tuesday and Wednesday at the Henrico Sports and Events Center.
- Justin Faulconer
Amherst County basketball standout Franklin Moore recently was named to the All-Seminole District second team.
- BEN CATES Special for The News & Advance
The Heritage girls continued their track dynasty at the Class 3 outdoor track and field state championships on Saturday, winning their fifth straight overall T&F title.
- Bryson Gordon
Meet the teams that will be competing for a championship in the VHSL state playoffs around the Lynchburg area this week.
- Bryson Gordon
The Appomattox County two-way standout began her postseason run with a no-hitter to capture the award this week.
- Bryson Gordon
The E.C. Glass boys lacrosse team returned to the top spot in Region 4D, while numerous other Lynchburg-area teams clinched berths to next week's VHSL state playoffs.
- Bryson Gordon
The Jefferson Forest and Staunton River softball teams were just a couple of the teams who punched their ticket to the state tournament on Monday night. See more inside.
- Bryson Gordon
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