85 participate in Timberneck 5K (6/24/2026) - The fourth annual Timberneck 5K welcomed 85 participants to Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, on Saturday morning. The race was sponsored by Peninsula Track Club. Proceeds from the event will benefit… …
Local anglers make citation catches (6/24/2026) - Residents whose citation fish were reported in the June 18 vasaltwaterjournal.com include the following: Liam Penick of Mathews, 6-pound, 7-ounce flounder caught June 7 at Triangle Wrecks; Dakotah Mayo of… …
Outdoor Club (6/24/2026) - Christine Johnson, founder of the Mathews Outdoor Club and MOC board member Lynda Smith Greve, from left, were the guest speakers at the June meeting of the Piankatank Ruritan Club.… …
PRLGA competes (6/24/2026) - On June 8 and 9, four Piankatank River Ladies’ Golf Association members participated in a Virginia State Golf Association event at the Bay Creek Resort on the Eastern Shore. On… …
Nice catch (6/24/2026) - Grant Moe, 5, caught this nice croaker while fishing with his grandpa, Al Moe, in Milford Haven. …
Rowing by the Godspeed (6/24/2026) - The Mobjack Rowing Association summer youth racing program welcomed an early 6:30 a.m. visitor at Williams Wharf last Wednesday. As the team started their warmup drills, the Godspeed crew was… …
State tournament bound (6/24/2026) - The 12U All Stars softball team of Gloucester Youth Baseball & Softball will travel to Glen Allen this morning to face Shenandoah in the state championship tournament. Players include, front… …Dukes’ soccer honors (6/24/2026) - The Gloucester High School boys’ varsity soccer team had six players earn honors in all-state, all-region and all district this season. They are, from top left, Corey Skay (first team… …
Deltas rip Yankees, fall to Tides (6/24/2026) - The Deltaville Deltas took care of business on the road last week, but a late-inning comeback attempt at home fell short on Saturday night. The Deltas pummeled the Richmond Yankees,… …
Gloucester splits state matches, becomes runner-up (6/17/2026) - After winning the state semifinal match, the Gloucester High School varsity softball team advanced to the Virginia High School League Class 4 State Finals Saturday at Woodgrove High School in… …
Cardenas of MHS named second team All-State in soccer (6/17/2026) - Mathews High School soccer standout Sal Cardenas, a forward on this year’s Blue Devil team, was selected as a member of the VHSL Class 1 All-State Boys Soccer second team.… …
Registration begins for InsideOut Yoga retreat in Greece (6/17/2026) - Registration has begun for InsideOut Yoga’s retreat in Greece on Oct. 14-20, announced IOY owner Susan Johnson. “The retreat theme is ‘All About the View’ and will take place at… …PRLGA winners named (6/17/2026) - The Piankatank River Ladies’ Golf Association played an Individual Stroke-Gross contest last Thursday at the course in Hartfield. Winners were: First flight—Julie Whitaker (first place, 86), Martha Wiggs (second place,… …
Summer paddles offered on the Dragon Run (6/17/2026) - The Friends of Dragon Run welcomes guests to take part in paddle trips this summer on the scenic river that flows through Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. This summer, FODR is planning… …
Islander Regatta returns June 27 (6/17/2026) - The Mathews Outdoor Club will hold its fourth annual Islander Regatta, a nine-mile paddle around Gwynn’s Island, on Saturday, June 27, with the event coinciding with the Gwynn’s Island Festival.… …
Fishing heats up along with local waters (6/17/2026) - Four residents earned catch-and-release cobia citations in the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament in the latest report of vasaltwaterjournal.com. Cobia catches up to June 15, when the season opened, had to… …
A great catch (6/17/2026) - Amilee Bishop of Gloucester, snagged a beautiful white sheepshead while visiting her grandmother Christy Sharpe in Vero Beach, Florida. …
Beaverdam Canoe Jam held on Saturday (6/17/2026) - The 2026 Beaverdam Canoe Jam was held on Saturday at the Gloucester County park, with canoeists competing in long (4 miles) and short (2 mile) race courses, competing in canoe… …
Deltas split weekend series, host Tides Saturday (6/17/2026) - A late-night comeback fell short in extra innings on Friday, but the Deltaville Deltas rode the pitching of Matt Kleinfelter on Saturday, splitting the weekend’s pair of games. Deltaville fell,… …
State placements (6/10/2026) - Each Gloucester High School athlete who competed at the VHSL Class 4 State Track & Field Championships at Liberty University in Lynchburg over the weekend earned a medal. Sophomore Hannah… …
MHS athletes compete in state meet (6/10/2026) - The Mathews High School track and field team traveled to James Madison University to compete in the VHSL Class 1 state championships on Friday. Both boys and girls competed to… …MHS spring athletes earn All-Region honors (6/10/2026) - Players on Mathews High School’s spring sports teams earned a number of All-Region honors, announced this week by MHS Athletic Director Amy O’Neil. Topping the list in softball were Hailey… …
Lady Dukes advance to state semifinals (6/10/2026) - After a close loss to Jamestown in the regional championship game last Thursday, the Gloucester High School varsity softball team rallied to defeat Dinwiddie in the VHSL Class 4 State… …Citation catches reported at Beaverdam (6/10/2026) - Julie Woolley caught a 15.25-inch citation black crappie from a boat in Beaverdam Reservoir in Gloucester on April 28 using grub as a lure, according to a report from park… …
Fishing Tournament (6/10/2026) - The annual Gloucester County Kid’s Summer Fishing Tournament, ages 5 to 15, was held on Sunday at Beaverdam Park. Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club provided a lunch of hot… …