SPORTS

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – It’s an unfortunate case of deja vu, more Memorial Day weekend events were cancelled because of bad weather. The Coastal Edge Steel Pier Classic was supposed to start on Saturday, but high winds and rain postponed it until the next day. When Sunday...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — There are few local figures who enjoy coaching more than Bobby Wilder. He's been a football coach for 32 years spending 13 years at Old Dominion tasked with recruiting and starting up the program, carrying the head coaching role from 2009-2019. Wilder coached current NFL players who came out of ODU Taylor Heinicke, Zach Pascal and Rick Lovato.

NORFOLK, Va. — A sold out youth football camp and packed bleachers of parents and fans watching - all there to see Taylor Heinicke. "It's still new to me. I'm still trying to get used to this because I never thought this would be the way it would be growing up," Heinicke said on realizing the hundreds of kids in attendance.

The Norfolk Tides (35-15) fell to the Memphis Redbirds (27-24), 8-2, on Sunday night at AutoZone Park. The Tides finish the road trip with a 4-2 record. They return to Harbor Park on Tuesday to host Gwinnett for a seven-game, six-day series. Norfolk, the Triple-A affiliate of the Norfolk Tides,...

This weekend is the 20th Annual Coastal Edge Steel Pier Classic, a national surfing competition. While the windy conditions aren't ideal for summer tourists, the surfers are excited.

The Churchland High School soccer team will have a game with Great Bridge High School on May 26, 2023, 18:00:01 CST.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — High school state tournaments are just around the corner. On Friday night, the field continued to narrow down with many teams season's coming to an end in region quarter and semifinals. In Class 5 region A, Cox and Hickory met at Indian River for the region...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — How quickly can an individual play a pickleball match in each of the 48 contiguous United States?. The answer comes this week when Dean Matt completes his 48th and final match near Tampa, Florida. With it, Dean hopes to have secured a Guinness World Record.

The second day of the Coastal Edge Steel Pier Classic was canceled due to high winds and scattered thunderstorms, according to event organizers.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA (WTKR) — As the sixth inning began at Captains Park on Saturday afternoon, Christopher Newport junior Katie Currin watched her team in battle in a 3-3 stalemate with Virginia Wesleyan in a winner-take-all Super Regional finale. The next thing Currin knew, the Captains put two runners...

VB City FC experienced a tough loss in an intense soccer match against Annapolis Blues FC at Powhatan Field. Despite their best efforts, the home team struggled to overcome a formidable Annapolis Blues side, resulting in a disappointing 4-0 defeat. Right from the start, Annapolis Blues FC made their intentions...

Christopher Newport's softball team beat Virginia Wesleyan 3-1 in game one of the best-of-three Super Regional of the NCAA Division III softball tournament. Christopher Newport's softball team beat Virginia Wesleyan 3-1 in game one of the best-of-three Super Regional of the NCAA Division III softball tournament. NSA softball team wins...

One college basketball star has departed the ACC for an HBCU. Diamond Johnson, the former star point guard for Rutgers and North Carolina State, announced her commitment to Norfolk State University alongside media personality Lo, in a TikTok post. In the 2022-23 season, Johnson made the All-ACC Second Team after...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (WTKR)- Bayside's baseball team saw a great deal of success in 2023. The Marlins hosted a region tournament game for the first time and picked up some big wins over tough opponents. Senior Adam Bailey was a big part of that success. Primarily a first baseman, he...

As he faces his opponents at the start of each game, sophomore David Suiter looks up to see numerous eyes counting on him as the goalkeeper. At the young age of 9, David became interested in joining a sport, and that’s when his older sister nudged him in the right direction. This became one of the first stepping stones toward his increasing love for soccer.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Norfolk State student-athletes Kai Cole and Isaac Haywood competed in the NCAA East First Round meet this week at the University of North Florida. Cole participated in two events, both on Wednesday evening: the 100 meters and 200 meters. Cole opened his week in the former, posting a time of 10.31 to finish 32nd out of 48 competitors.

The Norfolk Tides (34-14) defeated the Memphis Redbirds (26-23), 7-2, on Friday night at AutoZone Park. A convincing win thanks to strong pitching by the Tides tonight guarantees at least a series split with the Redbirds. Three consecutive base hits kicked things off for the Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of...

Not much has changed since Cox Lacrosse went from a club sport to a varsity sanctioned sport. The Falcons are still winning, and winning by a lot.

An updated look at the region boys soccer tournaments involving Hampton Roads teams: Class 6 Region A Tournament Wednesday, May 24 First round #5 (East) Grassfield 5, #4 (East) Western Branch 0 #5 (West) Manchester 7, #4 (West) Franklin County 0 #3 (East) Ocean Lakes 5, #6 (East) Oscar Smith 0 Friday, May 26 Quarterfinals at higher seeds #2 (West) James River 3, #3 (West) Thomas Dale 0 #1 ...

NORFOLK TIDES (35-14) WON 11-6 AT MEMPHIS – AAA. Josh Lester went 3 for 5 with a double, a homerun, 3 runs scored and 1 RBI. Lewin Diaz went 2 for 4 with a double, 1 run scored, 2 RBI and a walk. SP: Ryan Watson allowed 4 runs...