Collins, Carson named baseball players of the year The 2013 edition of the All District Baseball team has a decided youth flavor. In fact not a single senior made the first team assuring next year will even more quality players from the Northern Neck which has long been a big factor in state level play. Regular season district champion Rappahannock placed four players in five slots on the district’s first team.
For updated scores from our staff visit Twitter. See updated standings 0518 standings. Scores, results and announcements for each week’s issue of the newspaper may be submitted as soon as possible via fax 804-333-0033 or e-mail nnnsports@lcs.net and/or no later than 8 a.m. on Monday mornings. May 21 Varsity Baseball: Northern Neck District Tournament Semifinals at Dreamfields: Game 3 (Baseball)-#1 Rappahannock def. #4 Northumberland 7-2, Game 4 (Baseball)-#3 Lancaster def. #2 Essex 6-1. Varsity Softball: Northern Neck
Several spring sports teams will vie for an opportunity to be crowned district tournament champions. This comes after teams wrapped up their respective regular seasons on May 17. Baseball & Softball A long day at Dream Fields in Lancaster begin with the district softball tournament opening the semifinals. Beginning May 21 and continuing May 23, the Northern Neck District top four finishing varsity softball and baseball teams began their quest vying for a
As the soccer season winds down, the teams from the Northern Neck District begin preparations for the district and state tournaments. On May 6, the Northumberland girls squared off against King William in a non-district matchup. The Essex girls took on Christchurch May 10 in another non-district game. The lady Trojans played the first half flat and allowed the physical play of Christchurch to dictate the flow of the game.
Northumberland 8, Washington & Lee 2 The weather finally broke late last week allowing the baseball team to get in a Friday game. And it was another good one in an 8-2 win over at home against Washington & Lee. Zach Newman went the distance, striking out 10 and pitching himself out of a couple of tight spots. Newman was also backed up by an errorless performance in the field
For updated scores from our staff visit Twitter. See updated standings 0518 standings. Scores, results and announcements for each week’s issue of the newspaper may be submitted as soon as possible via fax 804-333-0033 or e-mail nnnsports@lcs.net and/or no later than 8 a.m. on Monday mornings. May 13 Girls Tennis: Rappahannock def. Essex 9-0 Varsity Boys Soccer: King William def. Lancaster 4-2; Essex tie Washington & Lee 1-1 JV Boys Soccer: Essex def. Washington
District race heading down to the wire The weather will not be the only factor in the coming weeks as the baseball regular season comes to an end. The other concern could be into who has the deepest pitching staff following the Virginia High School League Executive Committee’s decision to regulate the use of pitchers. In last week’s lone game, the Indians kept pace for a district playoff slot with
Ladies rally for late win over Drifters In their second meeting this season, the Northumberland Lady Indians softball team took another come from behind win over the Lady Drifters of Colonial Beach. The Indians 9-3 victory came after trailing 3-1 at the Beach this past Thursday. Northumberland opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first only to see the Lady Drifters score three runs in their
Lisa Roberts was a soccer player that developed into a star before the age of professional female soccer athletes. At least that’s what her peers saw when she came up at Northumberland Public Schools. Recruited to help members of the Northumberland High School Girls Soccer Team this season, Roberts was thrilled about the opportunity when contacted by the defending regular season district champions. “I said ‘yes’ and I didn’t have