Grassfield defeating Granby 8-4 in their Monitor-Merrimac Conference 2 Softball 2017 Tournament game at Stoney Run Athletic Complex in Newport News, Saturday, May 27, 2017. The Grizzlies are out-batting the competition and leading the offense is Morgan Murphy and Haley Taormina with both athletes hitting…
Western Branch, Woodside, Grassfield, Granby, and Oscar Smith High Schools competed against each other today in the Conference 2 Tournament at Western Branch High School. The tournament was exciting and exhilarating to watch teams face each other in championship with friends and teammates becoming opponents….
The 7-on-7 is becoming the major off-season activity for just about every high school football team. It’s one of the favorite methods of evaluation and chemistry building during the Spring for the Hampton Roads area high school football teams. Some NFL teams use 7-on-7 to…
Through 90 minutes of soccer the Menchville and Warwick girls soccer teams have fought to a complete a total stalemate. The two teams battled through the two 5-minute overtime periods, but neither team found the back of the net for the 3-3 final score. It…
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Jamestown High School boys’ tennis Coach Bob Artis is passionate, focused, and display attention to detail to every tennis match. The doubles match gave him goose bumps as he watched his team perform. Coach Artis is known for his attention to details, his work ethic…
The Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia has over 1,047 different high schools, including 62 from foreign schools entries. The Relays will begin on Thursday, April 28th at Franklin Field. Over the years, Hampton Roads Public Schools have been participating in the Penn Relays. These track…
Bob Artis (JHS Head Tennis Coach) has always been proud of the family-type atmosphere he’s developed during his seasons running the Jamestown Eagles tennis program. Jamestown boys’ tennis team pushed each other to new heights daily during their team’s challenging practice matches. With an emphasis…
One of the highlights of Conn-Madden Relays weekend is the induction of local athletes into the Newport News Track and Field Hall of Fame. The Hall was founded in the early 1980’s and held up for about twenty years, before sliding away from activity for…
The Conn-Madden Relays concluded on Saturday with a pair of first-ever Elite Mile Champions, a thrilling finish in the boys 400-meter hurdle race, several new Penn Relay qualifiers, and the induction of five new members to the Newport News Track and Field Hall of Fame…