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WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The 2026 West Virginia high school football regular season is in the books and the final ratings have arrived. The West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission released its final rankings of the 2026 season on Saturday, with the top 16 schools from each class set to compete in the playoffs.
George Washington finishes with an undefeated regular season and earns a place in the Virginia High School Football Top 25 state rankings as the postseason is set to get underway.
It's win or go home time on the high school gridiron as the playoffs kick off around Virginia this week. Plenty of Hampton Roads squads enter the postseason with state title hopes.
The playoffs begin Friday, with state championship games the weekend of Dec. 11-12. The post VHSL announces final list of 2026 football playoff brackets appeared first on Cardinal News .
(WSET) — The road to the state championships begins Friday as high school football teams across Central and Southwest Virginia open the playoffs. Here’s a look at our area’s first-round pairings and who each team will face. Some of the brackets are not finalized. We will update...
The Rockbridge County High School football team concluded its season with a 34-12 road loss to Shenandoah District rival Alleghany on Friday night at Casey Field in Covington. With the loss, the Wildcats completed their second consecutive winless season, going 0-10 overall and 0-8 district. Dating back to the start of last fall, the Wildcats have lost 20 games in a row.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia defined microschools in law in 2022 as tuition-charging alternatives to public school, private school, homeschooling and learning pods. But the state cannot provide a complete count of how many microschools are operating or how many students attend them. The Treasurer’s Office says 1,709 students have connected with microschools through the Hope Scholarship portal this school year — its “closest available estimate” of enrollment. The figure does not include students attending without Hope.
(WVNS) – The high school football playoff fields are set in the two Virginias. Let’s take a look at what is next for our local teams. In Single-A, the Meadow Bridge Wildcats and Greenbrier West Cavaliers will meet in the eight versus nine seed matchup. That game will take place at Frank Arritt Stadium in […]
The West Virginia Department of Education says it will take a $410 million increase in state aid for public schools to meet needs in special education, enrollment stabilization, personnel and more.
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has set the football playoff schedule, with local teams preparing for first-round matchups across several classes. In Class AA, fifth-seeded Williamstown will face South Harrison on Friday, Nov. 13. The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season 9-1. Williamstown is...
ELKINS, W.Va (WDTV) - Randolph County Schools could eliminate between 27 and 30 positions next school year because of declining enrollment, Superintendent Dr. Derek Lambert said Monday after a Board of Education meeting. Enrollment down 239 students. Lambert said district enrollment is down by 239 students. “Based on our student...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Education leaders from all around West Virginia are stopping by the state School Building Authority’s office in the Capital City early this week. Superintendents from 34 counties are making their pitches to the SBA to receive some of the $61 million that will be distributed this year. Seventeen education officials presented before the SBA board on Monday, with 17 more to follow on Tuesday.
GHENT, WV (WVNS) – By the end of this week, we will finally find out who the best high school volleyball teams are in West Virginia. First up in A, we have two teams from southern West Virginia competing – #7 Summit Christian taking on #2 East Hardy and then #6 Greenbrier West taking on […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – School districts across West Virginia are competing for approximately $61 million in construction funding as the West Virginia School Building Authority reviews requests from 34 counties. County superintendents presented their proposed projects to the authority on Monday and Tuesday, outlining needs ranging from aging heating and cooling systems to roof repairs, […]
WEST VIRGINIA (WOWK) — The West Virginia Department of Education has put in front of lawmakers a proposal they said would help modernize the school funding formula in West Virginia. They are asking for $410 million additional dollars, but said it’s not all about money. In this episode, the man who worked to draft the […]
The top education committee leaders in the West Virginia Legislature say they’re open to exploring a school funding proposal that could cost up to $410 million — but they’re also emphasizing the mathematical reality of what 100 delegates and 34 senators might want. “I’m one of 134...
Virginia Tech football Class of 2027 commit JP Jones-Priest is reportedly taking a visit to Oregon this weekend.
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The 2026 high school football playoff matchups are set, with area schools vying to become state champions. Friday Football Extra w/ Dave Walls will have all the action up to the state championships Friday nights at 11 pm on WDBJ7!. Here are the matchups, listed by...
ROANOKE, Va. – The high school football regular season is officially in the rearview with teams ready to tackle the postseason. The playoffs begin the week of November 9 with the region quarterfinals round. Below you’ll find matchup brackets for regions that include the local teams regularly featured on 1st and 10. Four teams enter the VHSL postseason as undefeated top seeds in the region while Roanoke Catholic is the top seed for VISAA DII-A!
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Franklin County Public Schools is facing difficult funding decisions after voters rejected a proposed 1-cent sales tax referendum that school leaders hoped would help pay for major school upgrades and additional safety features. According to the Virginia Department of Elections, voters overwhelmingly shot down...
