For a quarter and a half, the Brunswick High School varsity basketball team went toe to toe with the top ranked high-school team in the country.

There has been no shortage of action on the fields at Mecklenburg County High School recently as the local teams are busy preparing for the start of spring sports.

The second-seeded Brunswick High School varsity boys basketball team ran into not only the top seeded team in the 2A regional playoffs but the top-ranked high school team in the country on Friday night, falling 113-51 to John Marshall at Huguenot HS in the regional title game.

The Southside Virginia Community College men’s basketball team opened up a double-digit lead early in the first half and pulled away for a 97-54 win over Unique Prep at home on Saturday afternoon.

Mecklenburg County High School’s Markeria King captured regional championships in both the 55 Meter Dash and the Long Jump at the VHSL Indoor Class 4, Region D meet in Salem over the weekend and will compete in the state championships later this month. King ran a 7.41 in the 55 Meter Dash to…

A successful first season came to an end on Friday night as the eighth-seeded Mecklenburg County High School boys’ basketball team fell 87-36 at top-seeded EC Glass in a Class 4, Region D quarterfinal contest.

The high-school regional playoffs will kick into high gear this week and both of the Brunswick High School teams are expected to be in the thick of the VHSL Class 2, Region A playoffs.

The Southside Virginia Community College men’s basketball team cruised past visiting Stillwater Christian Academy 114-79 on Saturday afternoon to improve to 6-4 on the season.

It is that time of the year for our local basketball teams as regional playoffs get underway beginning on Friday.

The fifth-seeded Mecklenburg County High School varsity girls basketball team put up a valiant fight and went to the final quarter tied with fourth-seeded Halifax County before falling 62-55 on Friday night in a Piedmont District tournament quarterfinal contest.

The Mecklenburg County High School varsity girls basketball team earned a season-sweep over Tunstall HS by smacking the Lady Trojans 54-19 on the road Friday night to complete a 4-8 first-season in the Piedmont District.

The Mecklenburg County High School varsity boys basketball team gave regular season champion Tunstall HS a tussle for a half before eventually falling 75-50 in the regular season finale Friday on Senior Night. 

The Mecklenburg Middle School boys basketball team, the Eastern Division champions, played their hearts out but fell 46-42 in overtime to Prince Edward on Monday night in the Southside Middle School Conference tournament championship game in Cumberland.

Just like the boys, the Mecklenburg County High School varsity girls’ basketball team earned some momentum heading into the final week of the regular season by topping Bassett HS 49-37 on Friday night.

The hottest team in the Piedmont District over the past week has to be first-year member Mecklenburg County who rallied to beat Halifax County 54-53 last Tuesday night and then upset the No. 2 team in the Piedmont District by topping Bassett HS 80-74 at home on Friday night.

The Mecklenburg County Middle School boys’ basketball team stayed unbeaten by winning a pair of road games last week including a 40-12 victory against Russell Middle School in Lawrenceville on Thursday.

The Southside Virginia Community College men’s basketball team broke out to a double-digit lead eight minutes in and never looked back in picking up a 90-63 victory over Bryant & Stratton MIT on Sunday afternoon.

Coming off of the first two wins of the season, the young Mecklenburg County High School girls’ varsity basketball team rebounded from a loss to George Washington-Danville on Tuesday to top Martinsville 45-39 at home on Friday night.

The Mecklenburg County High School varsity boys’ basketball team ran into two teams that are heating up on the stretch run in the Piedmont District and dropped both after falling 60-36 at Martinsville HS on Friday night.

The Mecklenburg Middle School boys’ basketball team stayed unbeaten by winning three games on the hardwood last week including a 47-10 thrashing of Powhatan at home last Wednesday evening.

The Mecklenburg County High School varsity girls’ basketball team jumped out to a commanding lead early and cruised to a 47-6 victory over Tunstall HS last Tuesday night for their first win in program history.

The Mecklenburg County High School boys’ varsity basketball team played their hearts out but came up short at home last Wednesday night, falling 57-47 to visiting Heritage HS out of Lynchburg.

The Mecklenburg County High School wrestling team held Senior Night at its Mecklenburg Madness Dual Invitational on Saturday afternoon. From the left are senior wrestlers Thomas Gwaltney and Kevin Price and manager Ashley Keesee. (Dennis Smith)

The Mecklenburg County High School indoor track team continued its first season in school history by competing in the Liberty Premier High School Invitational on Saturday at Liberty University.

The Brunswick High School varsity boys’ basketball team got a season-high 37 points from senior standout Jamarkell Mays to help the Bulldogs capture the Franklin Holiday Classic with a 68-63 victory over the host team on Friday night.

The Brunswick High School boys’ basketball team rebounded from two losses in the Springer Holiday Tournament to top J. R. Tucker HS 56-36 in the seventh-place game on Wednesday morning.

The Mecklenburg County High School varsity boys’ basketball team came up just short, falling 73-72 to visiting Liberty Christian Academy in the final game before the Christmas break last Wednesday night.

The Mecklenburg County Middle School boys’ basketball team stayed unbeaten with a pair of wins last week including a 35-24 win over Lunenburg last Wednesday to improve to 7-0 on the season.

The Mecklenburg County High School varsity girls’ basketball team continues to battle hard but dropped three contests last week including a 48-30 loss to visiting Halifax County on Friday evening to fall to 0-7 on the campaign.

Opening the game on a 16-3 run it appeared the Mecklenburg County High School varsity basketball trouble would have no trouble dispatching visiting Martinsville HS last Wednesday night.

The Mecklenburg County Middle School boys’ basketball team stayed unbeaten with a pair of wins on the hardwood last week.

The Mecklenburg County High School varsity girls’ basketball team gave George Washington-Danville HS a tussle for three quarters before the visitors pulled away in the final eight minutes to claim a 55-35 win on Friday evening in the Piedmont District opener for both teams.

With the score tied at 25 at halftime, Mecklenburg County High School varsity boys’ basketball head coach Danny Watkins reminded his team they needed to play all four quarters on Friday night to win and that’s what they did, claiming a 64-53 victory on the road at George Washington-Danville …

The Mecklenburg County varsity boys’ basketball team ran into a hot-shooting Liberty Christian Academy team on the road in Lynchburg on Thursday evening and fell by a 67-24 score.

A great crowd turned out for the first wrestling match in school history at Mecklenburg County High School last Wednesday night and the Phoenix put on a fantastic show going 3-0 to capture the quad match.

The Brunswick High School varsity boys’ basketball team have their sights set on making a deep run in the VHSL Group 2 playoffs this season.

The Mecklenburg Middle School boys’ basketball team captured its inaugural contest in school history with a hard-fought 43-27 win over Halifax last Monday night.

It wasn’t easy but the Mecklenburg County High School varsity boys’ basketball team withstood a late trey attempt that came up just short to hold on for a 46-42 win over Nottoway HS in its program opener on Monday night.

Mecklenburg County High School varsity boys’ basketball coach Danny Watkins admits there are a lot of unknowns going into the first season of play for the Phoenix but his players are hard at work in preparation for the new campaign.

The winter sports seasons are almost ready to roll as local high-school basketball teams are practicing and preparing for scrimmages before the start of the regular season.

Playing for the second Thursday night in a row, the fifth-seeded Brunswick High School varsity football team gave fourth-seeded Greensville HS all it wanted but the Eagles hung on late for an 18-13 victory to advance to the 2A regional semifinals.

The top-seeded Brunswick Academy varsity football team put the exclamation point on an outstanding season by topping second-seeded Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 35-20 in the Virginia Independent Schools Division II 8-man football state title game on Saturday afternoon at the Dinwiddie Sports Complex.

The debut season for the Mecklenburg County High School varsity football team came to an end on a high note Friday as the Phoenix rolled past visiting Nottoway County HS 41-12 on Senior Night.

With their backs against the wall after failing to score in the first overtime session, the Mecklenburg Middle School defense came up with a several big stops and then did it again to start the second extra session.

The Mecklenburg Middle School volleyball team, the Eastern Division regular season champions, topped Amelia 3-0 to advance to the Southside Middle School conference title game on Saturday but fell 3-2 to Powhatan after dropping a hard-fought 15-8 decision in the final game.

The Mecklenburg County High School junior varsity football team captured its home opener by topping visiting Southampton 44-20 last Monday night in Baskerville.

It was a great night for the Mecklenburg County High School varsity football team on Friday as the local team earned their second win of the season in dominating fashion with a 42-0 victory over visiting John Marshall HS.

The fourth-seeded Mecklenburg County varsity volleyball team topped fifth-seeded Magna Vista HS 3-0 in a Piedmont District tournament quarterfinal contest on Thursday night in Baskerville. The win earned the Lady Phoenix a date in the tournament semifinals on Monday against top-seeded Tunstall.

The Mecklenburg County High School varsity football team fought to the end but fell 34-20 to Madison County in its inaugural homecoming game on Friday night in Baskerville.

The Mecklenburg County Middle School soccer team stayed unbeaten with a pair of wins last week including a big 3-0 win at Powhatan last Monday afternoon.