Recreational fishing, conservation groups seek end to industrial menhaden fishing (7/20/2022) - A coalition of recreational fishing and conservation groups has asked Gov. Glenn Youngkin to close down a major portion of the Chesapeake Bay menhaden fishery “until science demonstrates” that it… …
Local anglers make citation catches (7/20/2022) - Big fish from the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic have qualified a number of local anglers for citations in the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament. Recent reports on vasaltwaterjournal.com list these… …
MHS to hold fall sports meeting July 27 (7/20/2022) - The Mathews High School athletic department will hold a fall sports meeting on Wednesday, July 27, for students planning to participate in the cross country, golf, cheerleading, football and volleyball… …
Va. Outdoor Sportsman Show set for Aug. 5-7 (7/20/2022) - The 39th annual Virginia Outdoor Sportsman Show will be held Aug. 5, 6 and 7 at the Richmond Raceway Complex. The show is filled with hunting/outdoor celebrities, a fishing area,… …
PRLGA winners named (7/20/2022) - The Piankatank Ladies Golf Association participated in an Individual Play, Gross and Flighted contest on July 14 at the golf course at Hartfield. Winners were: First flight—Michele Meanley (first place-scorecard… …
Racing returns Saturday at Virginia Motor Speedway (7/20/2022) - Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday as the Middlesex County track hosts Week 6 of its Dirt Series Championship weekly racing. The night will feature the Victory… …
Deltas sweep defending champs (7/13/2022) - The Deltaville Deltas won their fifth consecutive game last week, homering their way past the defending league champions, Richmond El Heaters, in a 5-2 win in Richmond on July 5.… …
Hole in one (7/13/2022) - Martha Wiggs of Hayes scored a hole in one on the fifth hole at the Piankatank River Golf Club, Hartfield. She used her pitching wedge from 80 yards out to… …Piankatank Golf Club holds Red, White and Blue tournament (7/13/2022) - The Red, White and Blue tournament was held on Monday, July 4, at the Piankatank River Golf Club, Hartfield. Chris Anderson and John Donner took first place with a score… …
Free physicals to be given Friday to MHS athletes (7/13/2022) - Sports physicals are available for any Mathews High School student/athlete (grades 8-12) from 9 a.m. to noon Friday. Physicals will be performed in the high school’s Training Room. The physicals… …
Anglers still catching fish despite heat (7/13/2022) - The water is warming up at Beaverdam Park Reservoir, with recent temperature readings between 81 and 83 degrees, but that is not stopping anglers from catching fish, according to Park… …
Deltas rout Pandas, survive Sharks (7/6/2022) - Scott Crump smashes a single in Wednesday’s win over the Trash Pandas. Crump went 3-for-7 over the weekend series, lifting the 12th-year Deltas’ veteran to a .323 season batting average.… …
A whopper (7/6/2022) - Thomas Foster of Mathews caught an 11.5-pound sheepshead on June 30 at Wolf Trap. He brought in his catch for weighing at Morningstar Marina, Hudgins. …Hayes fisherman catches 2 citation red drum (7/6/2022) - Steven Henron of Hayes had a very good fishing day on June 15. Casting lures in Chesapeake Bay, he caught and released two red drum—one measuring 52 inches in length,… …
Free physicals to be given to MHS athletes on July 15 (7/6/2022) - Sports physicals are available for any Mathews High School student/athlete (grades 8-12) at no charge from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, July 15. Physicals will be performed in the… …
PRLGA holds Criss Cross event (7/6/2022) - Winners of the Piankatank River Ladies Golf Association’s June 30 event (Criss Cross) were: First flight—Michele Meanley (first place, 35), Christi Lewis (second place, 36) and Martha Wiggs (third place,… …
All-State (6/29/2022) - Gloucester varsity soccer players Hanna Heaton and Mara Collier were named to the VHSL Class 5 Girls All-State Team. At left, Heaton was named to the first team while Collier,… …
Deltas solidify division lead (6/29/2022) - The Deltaville Deltas offense stayed hot last weekend, scoring 29 runs across a pair of victories over the Richmond Trash Pandas and the Tappahannock Tides. With the wins, Deltaville moves… …
PRLGA holds annual golf invitational (6/29/2022) - The Piankatank River Ladies Golf Association hosted its annual golf invitational on June 23 at Piankatank River Golf Club, Hartfield. This year’s theme was “A Flamingo Fling.” Ninety-two women from… …GHS track to hold clinic (6/29/2022) - Gloucester High School track and field coach John Perrin, along with guest coaches, will be putting together a clinic on July 18-20 at the Gloucester High School. From 9-10 a.m.… …
Athletes of the Year (6/29/2022) - Bill Hudgins, owner of Bill Hudgins GMC, (left) recently presented the awards for Gloucester High School male co-athletes of the year to Tanner Baker and Adam Eckstein and female athlete… …
Registration opens Friday for Kekoa Yoga Retreat (6/29/2022) - The 13th annual Kekoka Yoga Retreat will be held on Sept. 16-18 at YMCA/APYC Camp Kekoka in Kilmarnock, retreat chair Susan Johnson announced. This year’s theme is “Alchemy,” and registration… …Hubbard returns to victory lane at VMS (6/29/2022) - Austin Hubbard of Bridge- ville, Delaware, returned to victory lane at Virginia Motor Speedway for the first time since 2008 on Saturday. The former Limited Late Model Champion won this… …
Mathews Outdoor Club holds inaugural regatta (6/29/2022) - Sixteen paddlers, ranging in age from 13 to 72, completed the circumnavigation of Gwynn’s Island on Saturday in the inaugural Islander Regatta, which was sponsored by the Mathews Outdoor Club.… …
30+ take part in Beaverdam Canoe Jam (6/22/2022) - More than 30 people took part in the 25th Beaverdam Canoe Jam, which was held on June 11 at the Beaverdam Park Reservoir, Gloucester. Conditions were perfect, as the lake… …