The Halifax County High School varsity baseball team (9-2) secured the second seed in the Region 4D tournament and will host seven seed Blacksburg High School (4-7) at 5 p.m. Saturday.
The final two games of the regular season for the Halifax County High School varsity baseball team left the Comets with a 10-2 record, after Halifax County outscored Patrick County 21-13 in its regular season finale on Wednesday.
After pair of victories, a wait and see mode for Region 4D playoffs.
Emma Payne fired a one-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts in five innings, and the Halifax County High School jayvee softball team remained unbeaten with a 15-0 win at Patrick County High School on Monday.
No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you.
The Halifax County High School boys soccer team continues to compete without a win to show for it, the latest effort an 8-0 loss at home to Bassett High School on Friday.
Ferrum University, the collegiate destination of a number of Halifax County High School student-athletes, secured another one Thursday when Comets’ girls basketball standout DeMeisha Canada announced her decision to play her sport of choice at Ferrum.
Aggressive base running, a key to season success, produce results again.
The Comets’ outdoor track team competed well at the Piedmont District track championships hosted Wednesday by Bassett High School, with the Comets’ girls finishing second to Bassett and the boys team finishing in fifth place.
Rose Ruotolo-Sarnataro went 1-1, and the doubles tandem of Rutolo-Sarnataro and Amanda Duffer each went 1-1 in the Region 4D individual/doubles championships at E.C. Glass High School Tuesday and Wednesday.
Katee and Kylee Mitchell each scored twice, Maddie Fraser-Freshour, Grace Wright, Leah Wright and Ella Morrison added goals, and the Halifax County High School girls soccer team celebrated Senior Night with an 8-0 win over Bassett High School on Friday.
Abby Duffer went 3-4 with four RBIs, Emma Shepperd slugged a home run, and the Halifax County High School jayvee softball team finished with 16 hits in a 17-0 win at Bassett High School on Friday.
By any measure, the Halifax County High School boys’ tennis team has produced one of its best seasons ever, finishing with an undefeated regular season and advancing to the team semifinals of the Region 4D tournament.
The second of two results favored the Halifax County High School girls soccer team last week, which ended the week with a 10-2 win at Patrick County High School on Thursday.
In what turned out to be a game controlled by defense, one goal by Patrick County High School proved to be the difference in a 1-0 loss for the Halifax County High School boys soccer team on May 26 at Patrick County High School.
Michael Priest, a standout among Comets, was killed in a 2020 crash.
One of the best, if not the best season for Halifax County High School girls tennis ended Friday one win shy of a state tournament berth, with the Comets dropping a 5-1 decision to Blacksburg High School.
Patrick County rolls over Blue Comets in 11-2 Friday game.
Shamya Hankins slugged a two-run home run to cap a nine-run third inning, and Halifax County High School’s varsity softball team remained unbeaten Friday with a 11-0 win over Patrick County High School in five innings.
A seven-run first inning paved the way for a 15-0 win by the Halifax County High School jayvee softball team over Magna Vista High School, in a five-inning game played Wednesday at Halifax County High School.
The learning curve for the Halifax County High School boys’ soccer team continues after Wednesday’s 8-1 loss to Magna Vista High School, and last week’s 4-0 loss to GW-Danville, with both games being played at Halifax County High School.
A 5-0 loss to Blacksburg High School on Tuesday in the Region 4D semifinals ends another successful season for the Halifax County High School boys’ tennis team, but the Comets’ one and two singles seeds, Luke Redd and Drew Salley remain alive for individual honors.
Shamya Hankins, Jadyn Harlow, Trinity Martin and Ashlyn Strickland each slugged home runs, with three home runs coming in a five-run first inning, and the Halifax County High School varsity softball team remained unbeaten with a 13-4 win at Magna Vista High School on Wednesday.
Halifax County is scheduled to face Blacksburg High School Friday at 10 a.m., with the winner advancing to the state tournament.
Jaxon Lloyd, Jackson Newton and Mason Hatcher each finished with three hits, with Newton driving in four runs, and the Halifax County High School varsity baseball team finished with 19 runs on 19 hits in a 19-7 win at Magna Vista High School on Wednesday.
Wins from Drew Salley, Francisco Coronado, Preston Riddle and Grayson Ballance in singles plus a win from Trevor Riddle and Ballance in doubles added up to a 5-2 win for the Halifax County High School boys tennis team against Pulaski High School in the quarterfinals of the Region 4D tourname…
Halifax County High School swept the first five singles matches in winning its Region 4D tournament girls tennis quarterfinal match against Pulaski County High School on Monday.
Halifax County High School jayvee baseball pitchers Trey Comer and Tyler Collins combined to hurl a three-hit shutout, and the Comets 13 hits in a 7-0 win at Halifax County High School on Tuesday.
The Halifax County girls outdoor track team finished first and boys third at a Piedmont District outdoor track meet held Wednesday at Tisha Waller Track & Field Complex, but it wasn’t all about results.
Morgan Crenshaw and Maddie Freshour scored goals for the Halifax County High School girls soccer team, which led 2-1 at halftime and finished with a 2-2 tie at Appomattox High School on Friday.
Madison Jones hit a solo home run to jump start a three-run seventh inning for the Halifax County Middle School softball team, which scored five runs in the final three innings to defeat Patrick County Middle School 6-0 on Tuesday.
The Halifax County High School boys soccer team got a first-half goal from Michael Gordon, but the Comets could not score again in a 5-1 loss to GW-Danville at Halifax County High School on Tuesday.
Halifax County High School pounded out 22 hits in support of a combined three-hitter by Kate Jackson and Emma Payne, as the Comets’ jayvee softball team slugged its way past Tunstall High School 12-2 in six innings at Halifax County High School on Tuesday.
Garison Colwell finished with two doubles, a triple and RBI on a sacrifice fly, and the Halifax County Middle School baseball team finished a 6-0 season with a 14-9 win at Patrick County Middle School on Monday.
In a competitive back-and-forth game, it was the Halifax County High School girls’ soccer team that pulled away in the end, defeating Appomattox High School 6-4 at Halifax County High School on Tuesday.
Wins in a pair of matches against long-time rival Franklin County High School on Tuesday gave the Halifax County High School boys tennis team its third straight unbeaten regular season.
After rocky start, Halifax County girls secure victory over Randolph-Henry High School.
Morgan Crenshaw scored the lone goal for the Halifax County High School girls soccer team in a 3-1 loss at Tunstall High School on Friday, making it one win and one loss on the week for the Comets.
Chalk up another win for the unbeaten Halifax County High School jayvee softball team after a 10-0 home win in five innings over Tunstall High School on Friday.
Allie Midkiff and Jakayla Palmer each scored a goal, and the Halifax County Middle School girls soccer team finished its season recently with a 2-2 tie against Patrick County Middle School.
A narrow 5-4 home win Wednesday for the Halifax County High School girls’ tennis team over Bassett High School came after the Comets and Bengals split wins in four tie-breakers, three in singles and one in doubles, leaving the Comets with the win.
Halifax County girls finished the game
with 14 hits, three from Trinity Martin.
Alexis Hubbard took wins in the 400-meter dash and triple jump, and Jaden Waller took another win in the high jump for the Halifax County High School track team, which competed in the second Piedmont District meet of the season at Magna Vista High School on Thursday.
Halifax County Blue Comets edge Tunstall High School 1-0 Friday in Dry Fork.
Another solid match with contributions throughout the ladder gave the Halifax County High School boys tennis team a 9-0 win at Bassett High School on Wednesday.
Abby Duffer went 3-3, including a triple, double and single, and the Halifax County High School jayvee softball team finished off Bassett High School 15-0 in five innings on Wednesday at Halifax County High School.
A sweep of all three doubles matches gave the Halifax County High School girls tennis team a 6-3 win at previously unbeaten Randolph-Henry High School on Tuesday.
Wins at home against Patrick County High School and at Magna Vista High School have given the Halifax County High School jayvee baseball team a 5-0 record for the season.
Joshua Gunn and Kameron Turbeville each had three hits, with Turbeville’s double in the second inning accounting for two runs, as the Halifax County High School varsity baseball team scored an 8-4 win at Bassett High School on Wednesday.
Jamal Bellamy won four events, including the shot put, discus, 100-meter dash and 400-meter dash, and Brennan Hunt won the high jump to lead the Halifax County Middle School boys track team to a second-place finish at a quad meet hosted May 6 by Patrick County Middle School.
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