Hitachi held off a second-half rally from Polywood I to bring home the Business League title with a 53-47 win Sunday afternoon.
Hitachi and Polywood I each advanced to the championship game of the South Boston Parks and Recreation Industrial League tournament with wins Sunday afternoon.
Deshon Dabbs and Demetrius Burrell scored 20 points apiece and the Onez raced out to an early lead and never looked back in its 90-29 win over Bo Time/Bojangles in the championship game of the 30 & Over League Tournament this past Sunday.
The Halifax County Middle School girls basketball team turned in a dominating second quarter and never looked back in its 40-6 win over Nottoway County Tuesday night.
The Halifax County Middle School boys basketball team kept Nottoway off the board in the second and third quarters in its 47-7 win over the Wildcats Tuesday night.
No. 3 Bo Time/Bojangles is headed to the 2022 30 & Over Basketball Tournament championship game after its 66-45 win over No. 2 Benchmark Sunday afternoon.
The Halifax County/South Boston Sports Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the 2023 induction ceremony set this spring.
The Onez pushed their winning streak to nine games and Hitachi’s David Medley scored a league-high 23 points in his squad’s win over ADUSA Distribution LLC in Week 9 of South Boston Recreation Business and Industrial and Over-30 leagues Sunday afternoon.
By the time Week 8 of the South Boston Parks and Recreation Business and Industrial and 30 and Over basketball leagues concluded, there were a few fingernails chewed down to the nubs.
The Onez’s Deshon Dabbs scored a game-high 25 points and the Onez knocked down 11 3-pointers on the way to a 69-49 win over Bo Time/Bojangles to remain undefeated on the season.
The South Boston Business and Industrial and 30 and Over Basketball Leagues have featured their fair share of shooting talent this season.
Bridgewater College sophomore defensive lineman Tucker Harris was named to the Old Dominion Athletic College First Team on Nov. 22.
The South Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Industrial and Over-30 leagues continued play Sunday afternoon.
Normally, after consuming 10 billion calories, it’s a wise thing to get out and get a little exercise in attempts of somewhat burning them off. However, that’s rarely what we do after a mouthwatering Thanksgiving meal. Instead choosing to sit down on the couch and conk out or watch football.
White Oak Appraisal defeated South Boston Memorials 12-4 to win the Old Timers league tournament championship Nov. 13. Allen Fallen led White Oak with four hits and two RBIs and scored three runs as well while D.J. Stewart went 3-for-4. Kevin Seamster got the win on the bump, throwing all se…
After cancer diagnosis, Clyde Brooks benefitting from generosity of fellow baseball coaches, friends
Halifax County Dixie Youth Baseball coach Clyde Brooks had just gotten back from coaching the 2022 Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in Lumberton, North Carolina, when he found himself feeling off.
The South Boston Parks and Recreation Industrial and Over-30 leagues completed their fifth week of competition with five games.
My love for the Atlanta Braves is hereditary. Passed down to me by my parents like my dad’s big head and nose hairs and my mom’s clumsiness. My genetic disposition eliminates any chance of me being a bandwagon fan, meaning I’m a sap, which like my dad’s big head and mom’s clumsiness, has bro…
The Halifax County Parks and Recreation will host registration for its youth basketball league at the Mary Bethune Gym.
The Halifax Country Club hosted the annual Halifax Country Club Ladies Club Championship Sept. 9 and Sept. 11. Kay Burton won the event to be named the Senior Club Champion. Debbie Clayton won the club championship. The Senior Champion Runner Up went to Pat Crew while the club championship w…
Brenda Waller Graham (right) won the 2022 Ladies Division Club Championship at Poplar Grove Golf Course in Amherst, on Sept. 17-18. Graham improved her standing from the 2021 Inaugural Ladies Division Championship where she was the low-net winner.
Halifax Country Club hosted the second Breast Cancer Ladies Golf Scramble on Oct. 22. With a generous donation by Brooks-Lyons Funeral Home and the support of numerous golfers and friends, Ladies Fore Golf of HCC raised $1,700. This money was donated to the Halifax County Cancer Association …
The Halifax County Business and Industrial and 30-and-Over basketball leagues concluded their third week of season play Sunday afternoon at the Halifax County Rec Center.
The Virginia Squires baseball program held its second annual Virginia Squires Golf Tournament at Greens Folly Golf Course last weekend.
Tyrone Davis wasn’t supposed to play football. Baseball was the family sport, one he and his older brother, Jeff, played at Halifax County High School where they served as utility guys.
Five teams participated in the second annual LIFE Softball Tournament on Saturday at the Day Complex in South Boston. The adult softball tournament drew a crowd of about 200 people. Something Slight was the first-place team. All team members were awarded rings as a first-place prize. Cole Tr…
There are those who forget where they came from when they get their first taste of success.
“We get to feel like a kid again for two to three hours a week,” Tim Alderson said laughing.
PROSPERITY, S.C. — Boater Tyler Trent, of Nathalie, brought a three-day total of 15 bass to the scale weighing 49 pounds, 3 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine Regional Event on Lake Murray in Prosperity, South Carolina, earlier this month.
Tyrone Davis played in Super Bowl while with Green Bay Packers
Andrew Abbott is standing on the grass of Day Air Ballpark, catching his breath, after his fourth start of the season for the Dayton Dragons. One that saw Abbott throw six innings of three-hit, shutout ball and strike out six.
Halifax County Middle School outlasted Patrick County in a three-set barnburner Thursday night.
The Halifax County Chamber of Commerce hosted its ninth annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament on Friday teams at the Halifax Country Club. The tournament was a four-man scramble.
Each year, Halifax County golfers get excited when the sun quits being lazy, the days get longer and warmer, and the smell of honeysuckle vines replaces chimney smoke.
Ridge Clay enjoyed a stellar season of junior golf, winning two of his first four events and taking the runner-up spot in the other two while competing in the Southside Piedmont Junior Golf Association this summer.
Picture this. You’re 18-years-old. Fresh out of high school. Standing in a meeting room at a university/college you know little about, surrounded by hundreds of people you don’t know.
Registration for the Halifax County Parks and Recreation Youth Volleyball League will be held on Tuesday and Thursday at the Mary Bethune Gym from 6 to 8 p.m.
Halifax County youth are invited to attend Bernard Brasher’s Annual Big B’s Fishing Camp on Saturday, Aug. 27.
The Halifax County Dixie Youth Ozone All-Star team entered its contest against the Rustburg Ozone All-Stars looking for a bit of revenge.
Even though practices for Halifax Youth Football have begun, it’s not too late sign up for the party.
The Halifax Country Club recently held its annual ladies handicap golf tournament. Linda Lumsden placed first and Barbara Speece and Sharon Scott shared second place.
Halifax County Dixie Youth Baseball Minors All-Stars Coach Justin Saunders and assistant coaches Jason Strohm and Jonathon Milam wanted two things out of their team this summer.
Meet Davin Wilson, the new sports editor for The Gazette-Virginian.
While the members of the Halifax County Dixie Debs Softball All-Star Team are way past this point in their academic careers, they would have a heck of an experience to write about if they were required to turn in a “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” essay at the beginning of the year.
The Halifax County varsity golf team shot a combined 325 as a team to win its Piedmont District matchup Tuesday afternoon at Tunstall.
Blythewood stormed out the gate early.
The Halifax County Dixie Youth Baseball Minors All-Stars kept their 2022 Dixie Youth Baseball Division I AAA World Series hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over the Ruston American Dixie Youth on Tuesday afternoon.
The Halifax County Ozone All-Stars had their 2022 D1 OZone World Series run come to an end with an 8-3 loss to the Hope Mills, North Carolina, Ozone All-Stars.
The Halifax County Dixie Youth Baseball Minors All-Stars kept its 2022 Dixie Youth Minors World Series hopes alive with an 11-5 win over host Lumberton in a loser’s bracket game Monday afternoon.
The Halifax County Minors All-Star Team dropped a heartbreaking contest in extra innings, losing 10-7 to North Carolina in its winner’s bracket matchup of the 2022 Dixie League Youth World Series on Sunday afternoon.
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