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Bruton’s Schweitzer, de Winter add doubles crown to team title
Over a historic three days of high-stakes VHSL tennis, Bay Rivers and Peninsula District boys combined for five championships from Thursday through Saturday. Freshman Christoph Schweitzer provided almost as much impact as any player could have. Thursday, he led Bruton to its first boys tennis team state crown with a 5-2 victory over Radford on Liberty University’s courts, winning at No. 1 ...
Late Virginia Gazette sports reporter John Harvey promoted athletes with a personal touch
When asked how his job was going, John Harvey III would often reply, “Just living the dream.” It was not just a catch phrase. Coaches and athletes Harvey wrote about will tell you sports reporting was more than a livelihood for him. It was his life. Harvey, who died at 50 recently after a brief bout with cancer, was a sports reporter for more than 25 years, the past five as high school ...
Rising star Leo Davis rallies Warhill relay to track national championship
Warhill senior Leo Davis might be one of the greatest Peninsula-area high school athletes you’ve never heard of. Don’t be surprised if you hear plenty from him nationally in track and field at Hampton University the next four years. “He’s going to be one of the best (collegiate) middle-distance runners in the country,” Maurice Pierce, Hampton’s director of track and field, predicted. “He’s run ...
Meet the 2023 All-Tidewater Softball teams
FIRST TEAM ALL-TIDEWATER PLAYER OF THE YEAR Cammie Stuffel Nansemond River junior infielder Class 5 Player of the Year Three-time All-Tidewater selection Set new Virginia High School League record with 18 home runs Batted .635 with 47 hits, 44 RBIs, 39 runs, eight intentional walks Committed to the UNC Wilmington Abby Adamek Kellam junior pitcher Class 6 Player of the Year Class 6 Region A ...
All-Tidewater Softball Player of the Year: Nansemond River’s Cammie Stuffel was bad news for opposing pitchers
SUFFOLK — In the original “Bad News Bears” movie, Bears manager Morris Buttermaker yells at an opposing coach in amazement for attempting to intentionally walk his best hitter with the bases loaded. That happens in real life, too. Just ask Nansemond River softball star Cammie Stuffel. Among the eight intentional walks Stuffel drew this year, two came with the bases loaded. Then again, Stuffel ...
Former Hampton council member Angela Leary dies at 81
Angela Lee Leary, an outspoken Hampton City Council member who stepped down in 2011, died on July Fourth. Leary, who was 81, made a name for herself by being unafraid to challenge the decisions of city management and her fellow council members. “She loved a good fight,” said her daughter, Catherine Leary Estep of Gloucester. “She was always about defending the underdog, helping the average ...
Police arrest man in Monday’s Chesapeake Police chase; woman in stable condition
A 20-year-old man was arrested on felony eluding and other charges Monday following a police pursuit and car crash in Chesapeake. The man police were chasing, Jahmontae Marquise Smith, crashed into a car that was uninvolved in the chase, sending that vehicle’s occupants, a woman and infant, to the hospital. The woman, who police said suffered serious injuries, had to be extricated from the car ...
Restaurants, retailers, breweries and more: The latest business openings and closings in Hampton Roads and the Outer Banks
Here are some of the more notable openings and closings we’ve come across. If you know of any others that should be added to the list, please email consumer@pilotonline.com. We appreciate the help. July Nothing Bundt Cakes opened July 5 at the new Railyard at Lamberts Point in Norfolk. It’s located at 1200 W. 25th St., Suite 201. ___ June Orvis, which specializes in fly fishing, hunting and ...
Man left with serious injuries after being shot in Chesapeake
A man was left with serious injuries after being shot early Wednesday in Chesapeake. A call came in at 1:58 a.m. about a man who had been shot in the area of Indian River Road and McTaggert Road, Chesapeake police said in a news release. Officers arrived at the scene to find a man with a gunshot wound “and several vehicles in the roadway.” He was taken to a hospital with wounds police ...
Man shot and killed in Newport News on July 4
NEWPORT NEWS — A man was shot and killed in Newport News on the evening of July 4th. Police got a call at 9:17 p.m. Tuesday about a shooting in the 700 block of Hampton Avenue, near the Madison Avenue intersection in Southeast Newport News. A man was found outside in that area suffering from a gunshot wound. He died at the scene, police said. Officers were still on hand about midnight, with ...
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