The Appomattox Raiders swimming team defeated Prince Edward County by a combined score of 253-64 in a meet held Jan. 24 at Hampden-Sydney College. The Raider boys won their match 118-50. The Raiders girls won 135-14.

The Appomattox Raiders boys basketball team won one of three games last week, maintaining their overall winning record of 11-6 and holding steady with a 4-3 record in the Dogwood District.

The Appomattox Raiders girls basketball team is playing some red hot basketball in recent weeks, racking up a six-game winning streak and improving their record to 11-7.

The Appomattox Raiders indoor track and field team competed Saturday in the Fred Hardy Invitational at Fork Union as one of 51 registered competing high schools.

The Appomattox Raiders girls basketball team won three consecutive games last week, pushing their record over the .500 mark at 8-7 under new head coach Herb Daniel.

On Jan. 22, the Appomattox Raiders indoor track and field team competed at Heritage High School against Rustburg, Brookville and William Campbell.

The Appomattox Raiders wrestling team competed Saturday at the Cavalier Duals at Jefferson Forest High School.

The Appomattox Raiders swimming team defeated the Altavista Colonels on Jan. 17 at the Altavista Area YMCA. The Raider boys won 425-232 and the girls won 358-56. Appomattox won in combined score 783-288.

On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Appomattox Raiders swimming team competed at Sweet Briar College on its Senior Night. The Raiders faced Amherst, Heritage and Rustburg.

The Appomattox Raiders girls basketball team improved its record to 5-7 by winning two out of three games on last week’s schedule. The Raiders are fourth in the Dogwood District at 2-2 as of press time.

Appomattox County High School (ACHS) has announced that Friday and Saturday's sporting events have been canceled due to winter weather in the forecast.

The Appomattox Raiders wrestling team participated in the Raider Invitational at Amelia on Saturday. The Raiders are under the direction of first-year head coach Jason Thompson.

The Appomattox varsity boys basketball team traveled to Brookville High School in Lynchburg on Friday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Dec. 28 to participate in the Brookville Stinger Shootout.

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The Appomattox Raiders boys and girls swim teams won the Galileo Invitational held at Dec. 4 Danville YWCA against Altavista and host Galileo. The Raider girls defeated Galileo 64-50 and Altavista 63-32. The Raider boys defeated Galileo 114-34 and Altavista 103-49.

The Appomattox Raiders girls varsity basketball team is embarking on the 2024-25 under new leadership in head coach Herb Daniel. The new coach takes over for Emily Hill, who resigned after last season following two years on the job to take a new career path, enroll in graduate school and mov…

The Appomattox Raiders boys basketball team is off to a good start in the 2024-25 season, winning their first two home games against the Amherst Lancers (62-41) on Dec. 3 and the Cumberland Dukes (58-33) on Dec. 5.

The Appomattox County High School (ACHS) Marching Band keeps on marching along with great success, recently winning its sixth Grand Champion award in school history. The band won the coveted high school award at the 2024 Brick Capital Classic Competition, which took place in Sanford, North C…

Appomattox Youth Sports will be having its annual election on Dec. 10 at the Appomattox Community Center from 6 to 7 p.m. It is open only to persons age 18 and older who are residents of Appomattox County, and ID will be required to vote.

Appomattox County High School (ACHS) senior Madison Martin won All-State honors Saturday at the 2024 Class 2 Cross Country State Championship. As part of the first ACHS girls team to ever qualify for a trip to the state championship, Martin finished seventh.

The Appomattox Raiders football season came to an end Friday night with a 20-15 loss at the Floyd County Buffaloes in the Region 2C quarterfinal round.

The Appomattox Raiders football team capped off the 2024 regular season with a whopping 45-10 road win over the Dan River Wildcats on Friday night. The victory is the fourth consecutive for the Raiders, improving their record to 4-6 after beginning the season 0-6.

With a trip to the Region 2C finals and automatic bid to the Class 2 state volleyball tournament on the line, the James River Knights overcame a five-point deficit in the fifth and deciding set to defeat the defending state champion Appomattox Raiders tonight at Appomattox County High School.

The Appomattox County High School girls cross country team earned third place, and a trip to state championships, at the 2A Region C championships in Salem on Tuesday Nov. 5.

The Appomattox Raiders volleyball team began its quest to defend their 2023 Class 2 state championship with a Region 2C quarterfinal win over the Glenvar Highlanders on Monday night.

The Appomattox Raiders volleyball team begins defense of their 2023 state championship tonight as they host the Glenvar Highlanders in the quarterfinal round of the Region 2C tournament.

Appomattox County High School freshman Elly Nash won today's Dogwood District Girls Cross Country Championship, coming in first place with a time of 20:18 in the 5k race.

The Appomattox Raiders won their third consecutive game by dropping 50 points on the William Campbell Generals, fueled by a number of explosive plays on offense and several key defensive stops.

The Appomattox Raiders volleyball team won two of three games on last week’s busy schedule, and are now 16-5 with one game remaining in the regular season. The Raiders lost on the road Oct. 21 to Tunstall (19-2 in Class 3) in three sets but rebounded with Dogwood District wins over Chatham a…

In their last race of the regular season in the lead up to the Cross Country District Championships, the Appomattox Raiders traveled to Frazier Farm in Altavista. The varsity girls team edged out the competition by just one point to win the high school race with 47 points to Galileo’s 48 and…

The Appomattox Raiders vs. Altavista Colonels home volleyball game on Tuesday, Oct. 15 was Pink Night. The Raiders recognized all types of cancer. Men, women, young or old. Cancer survivors were asked to stand and be recognized. Members of the varsity volleyball team gave them a pink carnati…

After beginning the 2024 season 0-6, the Appomattox Raiders varsity football squad is picking up steam, winning their second consecutive game with a dominant 51-22 victory over the Chatham Cavaliers in Friday road’s game.

Appomattox Raiders golfer Owen Chavis participated in Monday's Class 2 State Golf Tournament and finished in a two-way tie for 17th place in a field of 60 competitors.

The Appomattox Raiders volleyball team had a busy schedule last week, playing three road games and winning two. The Raiders topped Chatham on Oct. 7 and Dan River on Oct. 8 before losing to Gretna on Oct. 10.

The Appomattox Raiders football team won its first game of the 2024 season with a 24-7 victory over the favored Nelson County Governors, who entered the game with a 4-1 record and ranked fourth in the 2C rankings.

Appomattox County High School golfer Owen Chavis qualified for the Class 2 State Tournament as he tied for seventh place in Monday's Region 2C Tournament at the Great Oaks Country Club in Floyd.

A small crew of Raiders traveled to Poplar Forest on Saturday, Oct. 5 for the “Runnin’ with the Wolves” cross country invitational in Forest.

On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Appomattox County High School Marching Raiders competed at the 50th Annual Lynchburg Classic hosted by E.C. Glass and Heritage High Schools at Lynchburg City Stadium. There were 15 bands from all over Virginia competing. Classes were A, AA, AAA, AAAA, and AAAAA.

The Appomattox Raiders golf team was victorious in Thursday's Region 2C Subregional Tournament at Botetourt Country Club, hosted by James River High School.

The Appomattox Raiders hosted the Gretna Hawks for the 2024 Homecoming game Thursday night, and despite getting on the scoreboard first, lost to the Hawks 20-7. The game was moved from Friday due to inclement weather in the forecast.

Appomattox County High School announced that this week's homecoming football game has been rescheduled to Thursday night at 7 p.m.

The Appomattox Raiders golf team capped off its last home match of the season with a dominant 45-stroke victory over Altavista and Nelson County on Thursday, Sept. 19. Appomattox finished atop the team scoreboard with 159 points. Altavista was second at 204. Nelson County was third at 222.

The last time the Appomattox Raiders volleyball team was down 2-0 in game sets, they rallied to win the 2023 Class 2 State Championship 3-2 against Bruton High School at the Salem Civic Center.

The Appomattox Raiders volleyball team hosted a little boy who was diagnosed with cancer in a pregame ceremony before the Sept. 17 home game against Gretna. The game was dubbed the “Go Gold Game” for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The Appomattox Raiders cross country teams got two more races under their belts last week, topping Chatham on Sept. 11 and bettering their times at the Fork Union Invitational Sept. 14.

The Appomattox Raiders golf team split two meets last week, winning at William Campbell and falling short at Chatham for its first Dogwood District loss of the season.

On Friday night, the Appomattox Raiders football team hosted the Heritage Pioneers. Appomattox lost to the Pioneers 48-0.

Appomattox County High School Athletic Director Tim Peterson released the following announcement regarding athletic events affected by the weather:

The Appomattox Raiders volleyball team remains undefeated at 4-0, winning two games last week with three-set sweeps of the Amherst Lancers and Buckingham Knights.

Appomattox County High School (ACHS) and Appomattox Middle School (AMS) kicked off their seasons last week with a bevy of wins and personal records.