SPORTS

Over 1,000 teams from around the world are set to participate in the North American Sand Soccer Championships at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, which runs from 9-11 June. The event is the world’s premier single-weekend sand soccer festival, with fields that span over 20 blocks along the shoreline.

The smoke finally cleared enough from the region for the RailRiders to open their series against Norfolk on Thursday. Mother Nature

AUSTIN, Texas — Tanya Sasnouskaya (Minsk, Belarus) has signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) to play tennis at The University of Texas, head coach Howard Joffe announced Thursday. Sasnouskaya, who played the last four seasons at Old Dominion University, will join the Longhorns as a graduate transfer for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Norfolk and Virginia Beach law enforcement agencies ran for a cause on Wednesday morning. Virginia Beach Police Sergeant Adam Bernstein has a unique connection to Special Olympics Virginia. It goes back to his time as a school resource officer and the relationships he built with students with intellectual disabilities.

Maxim Fritts’ strong relief pitching performance was key as Poquoson defeated Alleghany 5-4 in the Class 2 baseball state semifinals Friday at Kiwanis Field in Salem. The Islanders (19-6-1) advance to the state championship game for the second time in three seasons and the sixth time since they won their first state title in 2001 at Kiwanis Field. They will vie for their fourth state title at ...

The Hayfield Secondary School soccer team will have a game with Floyd E. Kellam High School on June 10, 2023, 08:00:00 CST.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Riding the high from the popular inaugural Jackalope Festival held at the Oceanfront last weekend, city leaders are eager to keep the action sports momentum rolling. Roughly 10,000 people attended each day of the three-day event despite the cool, windy weather, according to the city. Jackalope featured skateboarding, bouldering, base jumping and freestyle motocross on the ...

NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State Athletics concluded another exceptional 2022-23 academic year by placing a record 106 student-athletes on the MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team. The mark tops the school's previous record of 101, from the 2020-21 academic year. The Spartans have now placed 100 or more student-athletes on the...

The Class 5 state quarterfinals in boys soccer between Kecoughtan and Princess Anne had plenty of scoring in the first half alone. It was the Cavaliers that came out on top behind Kishin Togashi, who entered the match with just two goals in 12 games. On Tuesday, he would drop...

Two King’s Fork High School volleyball players recently signed to play for colleges as they graduate this year. Coach Angie Gatling said in an email that she wants to congratulate Cameran Reid-Edwards and Shaun Freeman on their accomplishments. Cameran Reid-Edwards, son of Shirron Edwards, has committed to play volleyball on a scholarship for Erskine College, […] The post Two from KFHS sign to play volleyball for scholarships appeared first on The Suffolk News-Herald.

Former Dayton Flyer RJ Blakney will transfer to Old Dominion. Old Dominion has landed their third transfer during this offseason’s portal cycle. This morning, former Dayton Flyer RJ Blakney announced that he will be playing for the Monarchs during the 2023-24 season. “Jeff Jones has coached at a high...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Crews with the Jackalope Festival are busy tearing down the skate park, ramps and bouldering walls on the sand in Virginia Beach, following a busy weekend. "The energy was intense," said Micah Desforges, executive producer of the action sports festival. "We are all feeling over...

There's no doubt there's a softball dynasty in Suffolk.

Vick led Virginia Tech to the BCS championship game against Florida State as a redshirt freshman in 1999.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Two local teams had to be hoping for a little hometown magic at Huntington Park in Newport News today. The Cox boys and Princess Anne girls didn't go far from the beach district to the state final, unfortunately the travel didn't seem to affect their opponents.

It’s a wrap, the 2023 outdoor track season has officially come to an end. On Friday, June and Saturday, June 3 Freedom High School competed at Todd Stadium in Newport News for Class 6A States. Freedom had a total of seven competitors partake in this meet. All seven competitors...

The Falcons are in familiar territory. One of the final four teams in the state playing for a championship.

Baseball Class 6 quarterfinals Freedom 12, Grassfield 2 Westfield 4, Lake Braddock 3 Colgan 12, Western Branch 2 James Madison 9, West Springfield 3 Class 5 quarterfinals Cox 4, Gloucester 3 WP: Colucci. LP: Shackelford. Aidan Ensogna scored the winning run on a walk-off single by Joe Munitz. Riley DeCandido added a solo home run and an RBI double. Jake Colucci earned the win by throwing four ...

The Cox Falcons are headed back to the Class 5 state baseball semifinals thank to an amazing comeback against a scrappy Gloucester team. With the game tied at 3 in the bottom of the seventh, senior Joe Munitz hit a bloop single to left to bring home Aidan Ensogna from third with the game-winning run. “I was looking for a fastball early and he gave me one away, which I didn’t like,” Munitz said. ...

SHENANDOAH, June 6 — The Page County Panthers were able to do just enough at the plate to extend their winning streak to 16 and get past the Islanders of Poquoson, 3-1, during a state quarterfinal on Tuesday. Page only had four hits, but right-hander Bailee Gaskins only allowed the visitors two. The Panthers now advance to a state semifinal against Region D champion Tazwell at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 9 at the Botetourt Sports Complex.