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    Central's Cole Duncan (11) looks to take control of the ball in Tuesday's Mountain 7 District contest with the Gate City Blue Devils.  Defensive Battle: Central, Gate City goalkeepers anchor scoreless...
    March 27, 2026
    NORTON—Strong defensive efforts on both sides led to a scoreless stalemate Tuesday night, as Wise Central and Gate City battled to a 0–0 draw in a...

    Skeen's three-hitter lifts Union Bears over Ridgeview Wolfpack, 3-0
    March 27, 2026
    BIG STONE GAP – Union right-hander Liam Skeen appeared to be in mid-season form Tuesday in the Bears’ 3-0 Mountain 7 baseball win over Ridgeview at Buster Taylor Field. The...
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Pikeville third baseman Kiera Barton waits for the next play against Pikeville on Tuesday.  SPORTS ROUNDUP
    March 27, 2026
    BASEBALL WEDNESDAYEastside 16, Rural Retreat 8The Spartans led 6-5 after three innings, but the bats exploded for 4 runs in the fourth and six more...

    Warriors open baseball season with historic win over Virginia High
    March 23, 2026
    Bristol, Va. – The Central Warriors entered another page into their history book Thursday. The Warriors got solid pitching and strong hitting from Ethan Foster on the way...
    J.I. Burton center fielder Alex Colley (1) makes the grab on a fly ball, while Raiders second baseman Peyton Brummitte keeps an eye on the action.  Central's Pilkenton shines in Warriors win over J.I. Burton
    March 23, 2026
    WISE – Central’s Grant Pilkenton could not have asked for much of a better start to varsity baseball career. The freshman picked up a pitching save...

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Ridgeview pitcher Bella Viers set a Wolfpack program record on Friday by throwing 16 strikeouts in a single game.  COALFIELD ROUNDUP
    March 23, 2026
    BASEBALL SATURDAYUnion 8, Asheville, N.C. 7Union finished big with three runs in the sixth inning and one more in the seventh to take a one-run...

    Rye Cove holds off Lady Bears for softball victory
    March 23, 2026
    CLINCHPORT – Rye Cove used timely hitting and strong pitching to hold off the Union Lady Bears and take a 5-3 nondistrict softball win Friday at Rye Cove’s Eagles...
    Jamie Harless named new football coach at Union
    March 19, 2026
    BIG STONE GAP - - For just the second time in Union High School’s history the football team will open the season with a new coach. Jamie Harless was announced as the next...
    Union Softball: Lady Bears blend experience, newcomers to face void...
    March 19, 2026
    The Union Lady Bears enter the softball season with a mixture of experience and inexperience that provide both strength and questions for veteran coach Kenzie...
    Central soccer sweeps Honaker; Davis earns All-America track honors
    March 19, 2026
    SOCCERCentral girls and boys soccer opened their seasons Wednesday with non-district victories over Honaker. The Lady Warriors blanked Honaker 8-0. Bella Newberry led...
    Harless hired as new football coach at Union
    March 10, 2026
    A Southwest Virginia native is coming back to the region. Union High School announced the hiring of Jamie Harless Tuesday as its new head football coach. Harless, a former...
    Nelson County's Aiden Carter, left, attempts to cut off the patch of Central's Londen Horne in Tuesday's VHSL Class 2 State Quarterfinal game.  Central rolls into history with win over Nelson County
    March 6, 2026
    NORTON – Central boys basketball added another chapter to its historic run this season. Behind the 33 points from sophomore Ean Hayes, the Warriors...

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Union's Katelyn Witt (5) had another big night for the Lady Bears Tuesday in the Class 2 state quarterfinals.  Union girls’ basketball is Final Four bound after 81-64 victory...
    March 6, 2026
    WISE – A season-high 81 points propelled the girls basketball team at Union to its third Final Four appearance in program history with an 81-64 win...

    Sutherland's buzzer-beater lifts Ridgeview girls to state semifinals
    March 6, 2026
    Ridgeview’s Danica Sutherland connected on three 3-point shots Tuesday night. The final one she hit was the biggest of her high school career. Sutherland hit a long-range 3...
    Union's Kailee Rentfrow, left, and Taylor Hughes, right, as Ridgeview's Danica Sutherland works toward the basket in the Saturday's Region 2D championship game at UVA Wise. 
MARSHALL PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO Gone in 38 seconds: Union girls erase 8-point deficit, stun...
    March 3, 2026
    WISE – Those that were in attendance could not believe what they saw, those that played and coached in the game will likely never forget it. It...

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