GMCC Golf Classic to be held Aug. 18 (7/12/2023) - The Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic invites golfers to tee off in its 13th annual Golf Classic, to support patient care. The captain’s choice tournament will be held Friday, Aug. 18,… …
PRLGA winners announced (7/12/2023) - The foursome of Kay Stout, Christy Pitts, Mary Dormant and Ann Stanley scored a 72 to place first in the Piankatank River Ladies Golf Association’s Knock Out Team Event, held… …
Pollard scores hole in one (7/12/2023) - On Thursday, June 29, Randy Pollard made a hole in one on the 115-yard #5 hole with a sand wedge at Piankatank River Golf Club, Hartfield. Witnessing the shot were… …
Citation tilefish (7/12/2023) - Jason Hall of Mathews caught a citation-sized tilefish near Norfolk Canyon on Sunday, weighing 11.6 pounds. The catch was weighed in at Morningstar Marinas in Hudgins. …
Fishing slows as temperatures rise (7/12/2023) - Fishing at Beaverdam Park Reservoir has been slower with the water temperatures rising, according to Park Ranger Elizabeth Keefer. The most recent water temperature reading was 84 degrees, she said… …
3 local anglers catch citation speckled trout (7/12/2023) - Three local fishermen have received citations from the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament as reported in the latest update from vasaltwaterjournal.com. All the prize-winning fish were speckled trout, caught as follows:… …
Youth basketball camps offered at Achilles (7/12/2023) - Basketball camps for ages 6-13 will begin later this month, sponsored by Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Next week, July 17-20, the camp for 10-13 year-old boys will meet from… …
CCS football coach named; going to 8-man football this fall (7/12/2023) - Joel Jorgensen has been named head football coach for Christchurch School, CCS Director of Athletics and Co-Curricular Activities John Dehm announced on June 27. Jorgensen will lead the football team… …Outdoor Sportsman Show to be held Aug. 4-6 (7/12/2023) - The 40th annual Virginia Outdoor Sportsman Show, Virginia’s largest hunting expo, will be held the first weekend of August at the Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. The show will… …
Boaters reminded to slow down for emergency vessels (7/12/2023) - As boating season gets in full swing, 1st Sgt. Joshua Thomas of the Virginia Conservation Police, area supervisor for the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Peninsula, said he wishes to… …
Minor league player has local connection (7/12/2023) - Nick Biddison, a second-year member of the Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the California League, was drafted out of Virginia Tech by the Los Angeles Dodgers in Round 4 of… …Baseball historical tidbits (7/12/2023) - Prior to becoming a physician, Hub Pruett was a major league pitcher from 1922-1932. He won 29 games, but was saddled with 49 defeats. A medium pitcher at best. Between… …
Registration begins for InsideOut Yoga retreat (7/5/2023) - Registration has begun for InsideOut Yoga’s retreat in the Penedès Mountains near Barcelona, Spain April 25-May 3 (Session 1) and May 4-12 (Session 2), 2024, according to IOY owner Susan… …All-State selections (7/5/2023) - Gloucester High School varsity baseball team outfielder Dylan Deyoung, left, was named to the 2023 VHSL Class 5 First Team All-State Baseball Team and pitcher Austin Shackleford, right, was named… …
Deltas sweep Misfits, Sharks (7/5/2023) - The bats of the Deltaville Deltas lit up the night sky as if they themselves were Independence Day fireworks last weekend, as the Deltas scored a combined 41 runs across… …
Mathews LL Senior Girls to play in state tourney (7/5/2023) - The Mathews County Little League Senior Girls’ softball team will travel to Coeburn today to compete in the Virginia State Softball Tournament, with games being held Friday through Monday. The… …New session of Wild Explorers Camp added at Beaverdam (7/5/2023) - A new session of Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s Wild Explorers Camp for ages 7-11 has been set for Aug. 7-10. The fee is $75 and the deadline to register… …
Racing Saturday at VMS; flat track motorcycles return July 15 (7/5/2023) - Virginia Motor Speedway will return to weekly racing this Saturday to host week 6 of Dirt Series Championship weekly racing. The night will feature the Victory Lap Pro Late Model,… …
Pickleball contest held at Mathews Boys & Girls Club (7/5/2023) - Novice Division winners were, from left: Caroline Belcher, Brandon Belcher, Jolyn Hooper, Chris Exline, Pat Moughon and Steve Leap. Winners in the 3.5 Division, from left: Joanne Webb-Fary, Billy Moore,… …
Islander Regatta (7/5/2023) - Mathews Outdoor Club held its first Islander Regatta on June 24, hosting 65 paddlers in a nine-mile circuit of Gwynn’s Island to coincide with the Gwynn’s Island Festival. The non-competitive… …Hayes angler current state leader for cobia (7/5/2023) - Chase Horsley with his citation winning, 7-pound, 5-ounce flounder. Kyle Lewis won a citation for this speckled trout weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces. A cobia weighing 87 pounds, 3 ounces,… …
MHS to hold girls’ basketball ‘shoot around’ (7/5/2023) - Mathews High School JV girls’ basketball coach J.J. Ashberry will be holding a girls’ basketball “shoot around” on Monday evenings (July 10, 17 and 24) at the MHS gym. The… …
Deltaville Deltas survive River Dogs to remain undefeated (6/28/2023) - The Deltaville Deltas hung on to a 9-8 lead to win Saturday night against the Richmond River Dogs thanks to a key defensive play from third-baseman Dawson Adams and clutch… …Registration open for Dragon Run summer paddle season (6/28/2023) - Registration for summer Dragon Run paddle trips is now open. The paddle trips are conducted by Friends of Dragon Run in the spring, summer and fall, weather permitting. This year’s… …
Holes-in-one (6/28/2023) - Golfing buddies Jim Leigh of Gloucester, at left, and Scotty Fulk of Chesapeake, did something almost unheard of in the annals of the sport last month—scoring a pair of holes-in-one… …