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- Justin Faulconer
Former Lady Lancer Tyah Charlton is joining the University of Missouri softball team after finishing up her first two years playing in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in Athens, Georgia.
- Bryson Gordon
Baxter is winning big to begin her senior season but she's also prioritizing leaving behind a strong team culture in her final go-around with the Lancers.
- IAN CURTIS The News & Advance
Amherst County enters the fourth year of Chris Moore’s tenure seeking its first winning season since 2022, led by level-headed senior quarterback Jaheim Jones
- Bryson Gordon
Liberty Christian is appealing its move down from Class 3 to Class 2, while Nelson County is petitioning to step down into Class 1 from Class 2.
- Bryson Gordon
Liberty Christian, E.C. Glass and Amherst County are the Lynchburg-area schools slated to change classifications in the VHSL's latest realignment proposals.
- Bryson Gordon
Amherst County's Caitlyn Baxter and the Liberty Christian golf team picked up their second wins of the young season at the John Scott Memorial on Thursday.
- Justin Faulconer
Amherst County Public Schools officials plan to move sporting events expected to draw large crowds from the Amherst Middle School’s gym to the high school’s gym.
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.
- Mark Hand
Basketball legend Ralph Sampson met with children at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg, taking questions from the young people and running basketball drills.
- IAN CURTIS The News & Advance
Six players who either played high school or college baseball in Central Virginia were selected in this year’s MLB Draft, including four current Liberty players who led the Flames to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament this season.
- Bryson Gordon
Ben Blair, Dalton Wentz and Michael Harpster are a few of the former local standouts who could hear their names called in the MLB Draft this weekend.
- Bryson Gordon
The Howlers' Venezuelan-born players have leaned on each other to navigate tough times following the devastating earthquakes in their home country.
- MARK BERMAN The Roanoke Times
Salem Stadium will continue to host the Class 1 and Class 2 state title games.
- Bryson Gordon
"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."