Cox and Princess Anne win Class 5 Region A semifinals, collect state tournament berths in boys soccer
Cox and Princess Anne play for the region championship at 7 p.m. Friday at Bayside High
All-Bay Rivers District Baseball team
Jamestown junior shortstop Caleb Ammons and New Kent senior catcher Brayden Heath were named co-Bay Rivers District Players of the Year.
High school scoreboard | Smithfield, Jamestown win Class 4 Region A semis in boys soccer, Maury girls post shutout
Box scores and highlights from around Hampton Roads, plus Wednesday's playoff schedule.
Photos: Class 5 Region A Semifinals soccer
Cox defeated Hickory 2-1 and Princess Anne defeated First Colonial 2-1 during Class 5 Region A Semifinal games at Bayside High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 30, 2023.
Postseason high school tennis roundup: Menchville’s Tori Epps, Matthew Onoff take Class 5 Region B singles titles
The Monarchs' top players win against Maury, which comes back to take the doubles championships. Meanwhile, both Jamestown teams qualify for the state quarterfinals by advancing to the Class 4 Region A finals.
A more experienced Lafayette team is back in the state tournament after region semifinal victory over York
Still young, the Rams defeat York in the Class 3 Region A boys soccer tournament and will play in the state tournament for a second consecutive season.
All-Eastern District Baseball team
Maury outfielder Brian Jones was named the Eastern District Player of the Year. Norview coach Mariah Stewart was named the Eastern District Coach of the Year.
Former Poquoson High, Virginia Tech, Oakland A’s standout Chad Pinder goes out on top
Pinder retired over the weekend after 11 seasons in professional baseball, the past seven with the Oakland A's, but expects to be back in the game in some capacity.
High school region tournaments resume Tuesday. Here’s the schedule.
High school teams enjoyed a long Memorial Day weekend, but they’ll get back to postseason on Tuesday with nearly 50 events scheduled.
Poquoson native Chad Pinder retires from pro baseball after 553 MLB games with Oakland
The 31-year-old longtime utility player competed in the minors this season but says he now will focus on his family. He played every position in MLB except catcher.
Cox overwhelms First Colonial to win first Class 5 Region A boys lacrosse championship
Aidan Bruehl has four goals and two assists, Ben Savage nets a hat trick and assist, and midfielder Bryce Pendergast contributes two goals and a team-high four assists.
Cox’s Irby brothers, seeking more good memories, lift Falcons to region semifinal win and state tournament berth. First Colonial also headed to state
The Falcons (19-3) meet First Colonial in the Class 5 Region A championship game Tuesday at Indian River High at 5 p.m. The Patriots held off Kempsville 2-1.
High school scoreboard | Hickory hits three last-inning HRs in walkoff softball win, Kellam gets 11th straight shutout in girls soccer
Hickory will return to the softball state tournament after an improbable come-from-behind victory in the Class 5 Region A Tournament semifinals.
First Colonial dominates to win first Class 5 Region A Tournament championship in girls lacrosse
The Patriots’ offense, led by attacker Maggie McConnell, has been a force all season, and McConnell does not disappoint in her most important game of the season.
Veterans lead Nansemond River to third consecutive Class 5 state softball tournament as Granby also advances
Cammie Stuffel, Cierra Gawryluk and Whitney DeFreitas star as Nansemond River beats Menchville in the Class 5 Region B softball semifinals to reach the state tournament for the third straight year. Granby beats Kecoughtan in the other semifinal to earn a state tournament berth.
Photos: Class 5 Region A lacrosse championship
First Colonial defeated Bayside 15-8 in the girls Class 5 Region A Tournament championship and Cox defeated First Colonial in the boys Class 5 Region A tournament at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on May 26, 2023.
Boys soccer region tournament scoreboard | Smithfield knocks off top-seeded Great Bridge in Class 4 Region A semis
An updated look at the region boys soccer tournaments involving Hampton Roads teams.
High school scoreboard | Great Bridge and Hickory boys, First Colonial girls roll to region tournament victories
Box scores and highlights from around Hampton Roads.
Menchville, Nansemond River survive dramatic games to advance to the semifinals in Class 5 Region B boys soccer
Menchville needs penalty kicks to defeat Maury, and Nansemond River needs double overtime to beat Gloucester. The Class 5 Region B semifinals are on May 31.
Photos: Class 5 Region B Soccer
Menchville defeated Maury 1-1 (3-0 penalty kicks) in the Class 5 Region B Tournament at Powhatan Field in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 25, 2023.
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Former Princess Anne High star Elizabeth Williams is ‘cleaning up the mess’ for Chicago Sky in her ninth WNBA season
Williams was drafted fourth overall by Connecticut in the 2015 WNBA Draft, spent six seasons with the Atlanta Dream and also played for the Washington Mystics before signing with Chicago.
Boys and girls lacrosse tournament scoreboard | Six area teams set to play in region championship games
The Kellam, Cox and First Colonial boys and Ocean Lakes, First Colonial and Princess Anne girls are through to the championship games.
High school scoreboard | Kempsville advances in baseball region with win over Indian River
Box scores and highlights from around Hampton Roads.
Girls soccer region tournament scoreboard | Maury and Nansemond River advance in Class 5 Region B
An updated look at girls soccer region tournaments involving Hampton Roads teams.
Softball region tournament scoreboard | Grassfield, Kellam win semifinals, will meet in Class 6 Region A final
An updated look at the region softball tournaments involving Hampton Roads teams.
Hickory continues torrid turnaround, tops Bayside in Class 5 Region A baseball quarterfinals
Hickory began the season 3-7. But now the Hawks - who have won 11 in a row - are headed to the Class 5 Region A semifinals after beating host Bayside in the quarterfinals.
Nansemond River’s Cierra Gawryluk pitches perfect game, Granby also advances in Class 5 Region B softball
Granby beats Bethel to advance to the Class 5 Region B softball semifinals, Cierra Gawryluk throws her second perfect game against Gloucester to lift Nansemond River into the semis.
Photos: Class 5 Region B Tournament Softball
Nansemond River defeated Gloucester 5-0 and Granby defeated Bethel 11-0 during Class 5 Region B Tournament Quarterfinal games at Stoney Run Athletic Complex in Newport News, Va. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
Photos: Hickory bests Bayside 3-2
Hickory defeated Bayside 3-2 at Bayside High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on May 24, 2023.
York soccer star Ashley Hunt proves the three-sport athlete is alive and well
Ashley Hunt was first-team all-state for York High's volleyball state champs, first-team all-state in soccer and scored more than 1,000 points in her basketball career.