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Sports

All 10 LHS grapplers place in regional tournament, seven qualify for Class 1 state meet

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster will send seven wrestlers to the Class 1 championships in Salem in two weeks after finishing fourth as a team and...

Middlesex swimmers win tri-meet

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Middlesex won both the girls and boys meets at a multi-school swim meet in Heathsville Tuesday, February 3. MHS scored 67 points to...

Purr-fect Game Day to support Cat Cove Inc.

Since 2022, Cat Cove Inc. (CCI) has been fostering cats and kittens as they await new homes. Ginger Tinsley began the organization by fostering in...

2025–26 bear, deer, turkey harvest data announced

2025 local deer kill Hunters in Lancaster County harvested 1,115 white-tailed deer, including 428 antlered males, 102 male fawns and 585 females, or 52% of...

Information session to highlight Medicare dementia care program

Area residents are invited to learn about a new Medicare program designed to support individuals living with dementia and the families who care for...

Scores & Schedule

Wrestling Region 1A tournament 1. Mathews 192.5 2. Rappahannock 182.5 3. Northampton 172 4. Lancaster 142 5. Franklin 130.5 6. King & Queen 74...

Tyreek Lundy participates in Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Series

Northumberland High School senior Tyreek Lundy recently traveled to California where he played in the 19th annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Series. Lundy, the only Virginia...

Snow days offer many sledding opportunities

With two months of winter remaining, Virginians—including Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula residents—could receive a few more snow and ice storms. On Groundhog Day, February...

Extreme winter weather forces schedule changes

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Recent weather-related school cancellations also meant dozens of changes to sports schedules for Northern Neck District teams. With postseason tournaments quickly approaching, some...

Dream Fields sports tourism to bring economic opportunities

Virginia District 15 Little League recently selected Lancaster County Little League (LCLL) to host the 2026 Virginia State Junior League Baseball Tournament. The event,...

Walk on the Wild Side to focus on naked trees

Belle Isle State Park and the Virginia Master Naturalists will hold the first 2026 Walk on the Wild Side at 9 a.m. Thursday, February...

LHS swimmers wrapping up season

The regular season for the Lancaster High School boys and girls swim teams ends this week and post-season meets will begin next week. The Region 1A/2A meet will be held Thursday, February 12, at Swim RVA in Chesterfield. All of Lancaster’s swimmers will advance to swim in the regional meet, according to LHS coach Mirko Arbutina, who leads the team for a second season.

Scores & Schedules

Upcoming Boys basketball (JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.) February 6: Essex at Lancaster  Colonial Beach at Northumberland Rappahannock at Westmoreland February 7: East Rockingham at Lancaster, JV 2 p.m., varsity 3:30...

LHS tallies two varsity wins, 67-33, over Colonial Beach and 82-53, over Essex High School

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster had already scored more than Colonial Beach’s total output at halftime on Friday, January 23, when the Red Devils whipped the...

Lady Devils drop three games, now 2-8

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster High School suffered through three losses in four days last week in varsity girls basketball to fall to 2-8 overall heading...

Red Devils wrestlers prep for postseason tournaments

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster wrestlers competed in three multi-school matches over the last two weeks, heading into the final stretch of the season. The Northern Neck...

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