The Falling River Country Club in Appomattox is currently hosting the “Fore Kids Golf” Charity Golf Tournament, ending today to benefit both the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Central Virginia and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Virginia non-profit organizations.

The VHSL Executive Committee meeting in special session Thursday voted unanimously (33-0-0) to adopt the “Championships + 1” schedule for the FY 2021 Athletic and Academic Activities season.

At the end of the first week of classes for the fall semester at Liberty University, the excitement for a new school year continued when William Byron, a junior business communications student at Liberty, celebrated his first NASCAR Cup Series win on Saturday night, Aug. 29, at Daytona (Fla.…

Over the weekend, the Virginia Commonwealth Games were held at Liberty University and other sports venues around the Lynchburg area. A member of the Appomattox County High School Raiders athletics program came home with a gold medal in her sport. 

The VHSL Executive Committee met in special session Wednesday, July 15 for the purpose of discussing the fall sports season. The Executive unanimously voted (35-0-0) to meet on Monday, July 27, to vote on the three recommended models presented at the meeting for reopening sports and activiti…

Liberty University’s men’s basketball team, the reigning ASUN Conference champion, will travel to former Big South Conference rival Winthrop University for a “United As One” preseason exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Winthrop Coliseum as a way to take a united stand in opposing p…

On Monday, Appomattox County High School saw its first sign of official athletic activity since March as players and coaches of the Raiders football program took the field to participate in non-contact summer workouts.

Working in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Virginia Department of Education (DOE), the VHSL Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) has developed a list of recommended guidelines for school divisions as they prepare for the safe reopening of high school spo…

Pierce Bryant, a Class of 2020 graduate of Appomattox County High School (ACHS), was a multi-sport athlete known for his competitive nature and aggressive style. 

Years ago I use to be one of those fishermen that fished in almost any kind of weather. Rain really never bothered me from fishing. If I was trout fishing and the streams and rain come up, I would go to the nearest river and start catfishing. After the rain stopped and no catfish were biting…

The Virginia High School League (VHSL) announced that schools across the state may begin out-of-season practices for competition, including athletics, beginning today while abiding by COVID-19 regulations set forth by Gov. Ralph Northam. 

Savannah Totty is a 2020 graduate of Appomattox County High School and has been a vital member of the Raider women’s soccer program. 

On Monday evening the VHSL 2019 Class 2 State Championship football team and cheerleaders of the Appomattox Raiders received their championship rings. 

The softball pitching net at Appomattox County High School was recently vandalized when someone threw a blue plastic chair onto the top of net, which caused the net to sag. 

After earning a trip to the VHSL (Virginia High School League) Class 2 State Softball Tournament in 2018, and falling a game short of repeating the feat in 2019, the 2020 Appomattox Raiders softball team — which features six seniors — hoped to return for one last shot at the state crown. 

Joe Reed, a product of Randolph-Henry High School and the University of Virginia, was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft on April 25. 

The following official statement was released today by the Virginia High School League (VHSL) regarding the fate of 2020 Spring Sports in the Commonwealth. There had been slight hope that a partial season would be played, but today's announcement puts an end to that speculation. 

One of Appomattox County’s own — Jillian Drinkard — has been selected to the 2020 Division III All-American Second Team by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). 

Due to the current status of schools in the Commonwealth closed for the remainder of year in response to COVID-19, the VHSL has received numerous questions regarding spring sports, eligibility and other issues. The VHSL is providing a list of FAQ’s on its website under “COVID-19 News/FAQ’s” …

For the second consecutive year, Appomattox Raiders varsity boys basketball player Tyler Gilliam has been named to the VHSL Class 2 All-State Basketball Team. 

When the Virginia High School League (VHSL) released its 2019-20 Class 1 through Class 6 All-State Basketball teams this week, Appomattox Raiders senior Tyler Gilliam was on the list. 

Youth and Apprentice Spring Turkey Hunting Weekend is approaching fast. 

Appomattox Raiders spring sporting events will be delayed for at least two weeks, according to a press release by the Virginian High School League (VHSL).

The 2019-20 All-Region 2C boys and girls basketball teams and All-Dogwood District girls basketball team have been announced. 

At the VHSL 1A/2A Indoor State Championships on Friday and Saturday at Roanoke College, the Appomattox Raiders indoor track team set seven personal best records in their respective competitions. 

John Martin of the Appomattox Raiders wrestling team earned a second place finish in the 126-pound weight division in last weekend’s VHSL Class 1, 2, and 3 State Wrestling Championships at the Salem Civic Center. 

In one of the most physical basketball games of the 2019-20 season for the Appomattox Raiders, they hung on to defeat a pesky Alleghany Mountaineers team 60-55 in overtime Monday in the opening round of the Region 2C tournament. 

The Appomattox Raiders indoor track team competed in the VHSL Region 1/2C Championships on Friday night at Roanoke College. Two Raider athletes earned top spots in their competitions. 

Cortney Rawes, a 2019 graduate of Appomattox County High School and a vital member of the 2018 and 2019 state playoff Raider softball teams, was named as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Co-Player of the Week. Rawes shares the honor with Cameron Durr of Emory & Henry. 

The Appomattox Raiders swim team is at the VHSL Class 2 State Championship Meet in Richmond today with 11 swimmers, representing the school in five individual events and three relays.

Friday night was Senior Night for Appomattox County boys basketball and the cheerleading squad. The Raider seniors closed out their regular season home court careers in style with a decisive 69-43 win over the Nelson County Governors. 

The Appomattox Raiders swim team traveled to the Christiansburg Aquatic Center on Monday, Feb. 10, to compete in the Class 1/2 Region C Swim Championships, with the boys team placing fourth, and the girls seventh.  

With only two more games left to play in the 2019-20 regular season, the Appomattox Raiders varsity girls basketball team is peaking at just the right time. 

Appomattox Raiders senior girls basketball player Shaniya Johnson was honored Tuesday night for reaching the 1,000 career points milestone.

On Saturday, the Appomattox Raiders indoor track and field team participated in both the JV Invitational (junior varsity) and Wally Gilbert Invitational (upperclassmen) at Heritage High School in Lynchburg. 

The Gretna Hawks varsity boys basketball team swooped into Appomattox on Friday night and appeared to have the Raiders in their clutches with a 17-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. 

Today the VHSL released its 2019 Class 2 All-State Football Team. Appomattox Raiders head coach Doug Smith was named Class 2 Coach of the Year for the fourth time. 

Beginning with the Appomattox Raiders boys Wednesday night 56-49 upset over previously undefeated Halifax County, both the boys and girls varsity basketball programs of Appomattox County High School concluded this week's action on high notes. 

On Thursday night, the Appomattox Raiders wrestling team won both matches in a three-team competition held at Appomattox County High School. The Raiders opened with a narrow 36-30 win over E.C. Glass in the round one and closed out strong with a 50-6 win over Chatham in the third and final round.

The Appomattox Raiders wrestling team invites Raider Nation to the Appomattox County High School tonight at 6 p.m. as they take on visiting opponents E.C. Glass and Chatham. 

In what was a basketball version of a Wild West shootout, the Buckingham Knights walked away with a narrow 68-67 win at Appomattox to remain undefeated at 10-0.