The South Boston Recreation Department announced its basketball schedules for the Midget League, Junior Teens League, Mites League and their Peewee League on Thursday.
In the most competitive rookie class to compete in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division at South Boston Speedway in many seasons teenager Jacob Borst emerged at the top of the class and captured the division’s 2021 Rookie of the Year Award.
Sweet Briar College hosted the Central Virginia Fall 5K recently for the Girls on the Run program. This celebratory, non-competitive event is the culminating experience of the program curriculum.
The Halifax County High School varsity girls basketball team wasn’t able to keep up with the Liberty Christian Academy on offense and defense and were blown out in the second scrimmage of the preseason with a final score of 62-33.
The Halifax County High School’s boys basketball team came up short Tuesday in the first game action of the season.
VIRginia International Raceway is preparing for the new year with the release of its 2022 schedule of spectator events.
The South Boston Business & Industrial/30 & Over Basketball League hosted its sixth week of games on Sunday with Hitachi-ABB/Trilum LLC standing as the last unbeaten team remaining.
Drifting, a unique form of motorsports, will be coming to South Boston Speedway in March in a new first-time event, SoBo Drifts.
The Halifax County Middle School Lions football team gave out their end of season awards on Thursday after their undefeated season in which they claimed the Jr. Piedmont District Championship.
The Halifax County High School cross country team gave their end of season awards to their runners on Thursday. The awards that were given were the Most Improved Runner over the course of the season, the Coaches Award and the Most Valuable Player. Morgan Crenshaw and Henry Midkiff were award…
The Halifax County High School lady Comets varsity basketball team picked up a scrimmage victory on Thursday versus Dan River High School for the first time in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sarah Gordon a catcher for the Lexington High School Wildcats and a former South Boston resident signed onto play softball at the University of Louisville on Nov. 10, but verbally committed to the prestigious university on Aug. 29.
The Halifax County High School indoor track team is rebuilding this season with many of the runners having never competed competitively.
The Halifax County High School wrestling team has begun practice for the 2021-2022 season, and according to head coach David Riddle his goal for the program is to have wrestlers who advance to the second day of states.
The Halifax County High School lady Comets jayvee and varsity team will host Dan River in a scrimmage on Thursday.
The South Boston Business & Industrial/30 & Over Basketball League hosted its fifth week of games on Sunday with the first game of the day between Hitachi-ABB/ Trilum LLC and Polywood II, both of which were undefeated with records of 4-0.
Daniel Moss earned his first career NASCAR track championship with the 2021 South Boston Speedway Limited Sportsman Division title, prevailing in one of the closest points battles in the division’s history.
The Halifax County High School Comets fell to the Western Albemarle Warriors on Friday in the first round of the regional playoffs with a final score of 28-7.
The South Boston Recreation Center recently released the youth basketball draft results for the Midgets and Junior Teens leagues.
he 2021-2022 draft results for the Junior Teen youth basketball league are:
The Halifax County Gun Club will host a “5 Stand Fun Shoot” on Sunday at the club. Shooting for the event will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the last squad shooting at 4 p.m.
The Halifax County High School Comets varsity football team will travel to Western Albemarle High School to compete in the first round of the regional tournament Friday, with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Halifax County High School lady Comets basketball program is back in action for the 2021-22 season.
Trinity Martin, a senior softball centerfielder for Halifax County High School, made her commitment official Wednesday by signing on the dotted line to play for Virginia Tech in 2023.
The Halifax County Gun Club held an end-of-year award dinner Saturday to honor members of the for their achievements.
In order to attend Friday’s regional football game between Halifax County High School and Western Albemarle High School all attendees must purchase a ticket via TicketSpicket.
Tryouts Monday — and continuing this week — kicked off a new season for the Halifax County High School boys basketball team.
One of the things Andrew Amos saw this season was how a good start can impact a driver’s season.
The South Boston Business & Industrial/30 & Over Basketball League now only has two undefeated teams.
The Halifax County High School lady Comets volleyball team traveled to Western Albemarle High School on Thursday and lost in the second round of regional play in three sets 25-15, 25-11 and 25-17 ending their season.
The Halifax County High School Comets varsity football team celebrated senior night with a dominate 55-0 victory over Tunstall High School in the last regular season home game Thursday.
The Halifax County High School lady Comets volleyball team traveled to Louisa County High School on Tuesday to compete in the first round of the regionals tournament in which they picked up a victory in five sets 25-23, 18-25, 25-20, 21-25 and 15-3.
The South Boston Recreation Center recently released the youth basketball draft results for the Mites and PeeWee Leagues.
The Halifax County High School cross-country team competed in the regional meet on Tuesday at Panorama Farms in Western Albemarle where the boys team placed 10th out of 11 total teams and the girls team placed sixth out of six teams.
Jared Dawson had no idea he would win Rookie of the Year honors in South Boston Speedway’s Budweiser Pure Stock Division. Dawson originally planned to continue to compete in the Budweiser Hornets Division and add a sprinkling of races in the Budweiser Pure Stock Division into the mix.
Women Fore Golf from the Halifax County Country Club hosted the breast cancer awareness benefit scramble on Oct. 23.
The South Boston Business & Industrial/ 30 & Over Basketball League’s ADUSA Distribution LLC stands alone atop the rankings with a 3-0 record after their Halloween Day win over Benchmark.
The Halifax County High School lady Comets volleyball team traveled to Martinsville High School on Thursday and resumed play after their second match of the double header on Oct. 5 was postponed mid set because of a power outage.
The Halifax County High School Comets fell to third place in the Piedmont District after their second loss at home this season, this time to Bassett on Friday with a final score of 14-61.
The Halifax County High School varsity football game against Bassett is back on for Friday night after being changed twice.
The Halifax County High School cross country team traveled to the Smith River Sports Complex in Martinsville on Tuesday to compete in the Piedmont District championship meet.
The Halifax County Middle School Lions took on GW-Danville Middle School and won in overtime with a final score of 22-16 to claim the Jr. Piedmont District championship Wednesday.
The Halifax County High School Blue Comets football game versus Piedmont District rival in Bassett County High School has been moved from Friday to Thursday.
When Nathan Crews took the checkered flag to win the 30-lap Budweiser Pure Stock Division race at South Boston Speedway on Sept. 4 not only did he clinch the division championship for the second season in a row, he amassed some memorable marks in the process.
Sam Hunt Racing announced that 21-year-old Colin Garrett will pilot the No. 26 Veterans Grow America Supra in his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series start at his home track of Martinsville Speedway in the Dead On Tools 250.
The South Boston Business & Industrial/30 & Over Basketball League now has two teams atop the rankings as Food Lion Distribution and Italian Delight both advanced to 2-0 Sunday.
Tyler Trent of Nathalie was named the winner of the American Bass Anglers National Championship that was held from Oct. 20 to Oct. 22 in Occoneechee State Park in Clarksville.
Harrison Burton wrecks, leaving him at eighth in points needing Martinsville win Saturday; Jeb Burton finishes 12th.
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