If it's high school football you seek, look no further.
Our staff writers share picks and previews for the top local games in Week 1 of the 2025 high school football season.
"My dad, he's the reason I started playing football in the first place. I've got to make sure I shoutout to him."
The Virginia High School League will not track statewide football ratings to determine playoff fields this coming season — in a protocol shift, that responsibility now falls to regions.
The ball's in your corner, high school field hockey. In 2025, it's anyone's game.
With RVA's 2025 high school football season set to kickoff on Thursday, the time for bold predictions is nigh.
Check out the initial Times-Dispatch Top 5 to see where Richmond field hockey teams stack up entering the year.
Upcoming games and final scores from around the 804
For 37 years (1979-2016), George Lancaster directed the Springers, and his teams won 704 games and two state championships (2003, 2007).
Check out the initial Times-Dispatch girls volleyball Top 5 to see who to watch this year.
“I feed off the kids, the interest they have, the excitement they generate, the fun they have. I really do.”
Many youth and high school sports rely on a gig economy of part-time officials and coaches to function.
"Just to have that opportunity, it means the world. With my brothers, I would never trade that for the world."
A team-by-team look around the Richmond high school football scene ahead of the 2025 season.
Last season marked a change in Richmond's high school boys volleyball scene as Patrick Henry lost in the Class 4 semifinals after a reign of eight straight state championships.
High school boys volleyball players to watch ahead of the 2025 season.
How much do the Richmond region’s high school football coaches make? How do they fundraise for their programs? What do equipment and travel costs look like?
Although player ejections overall decreased, ejections because of racial slurs or hate speech increased, specifically in football.
Who will take Fielding Croft's place as queen of the court?
At 2 years old, Luca Rinaldi picked up a golf club for the first time.
Highland Springs High School has announced its 2025 Athletic Wall of Fame class, with the induction ceremony and banquet set for Thursday, October 16.
Louisa County running Savion Hiter, the nation's No. 1-ranked running back, announced his commitment to Michigan.
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Clyde Austin, from Maggie Walker High (Class of 1976), is viewed as one of the best prep players to come out of Virginia.
Cross country season is almost underway for both boys and girls in the 804.
High school golf season has arrived and there's a hole at the top after reigning three-time All-Metro player of the year Talon Dingledine graduated.
Watch Richmond's players, coaches take the podium and speak to reporters at the first 804 Football Media Day.
"On the college level, it trickles down to what is happening in high schools."
Benedictine and Trinity Episcopal have won every VISAA Division I title since 2019.
From transfers to athletic academies, parental and officiating dynamics, generational disconnect, competitive levels and participation, the high school sports landscape is shifting.
In the 11 years since my graduation from Maury High, where I played baseball for the Commodores, the high school sports landscape has evolved.