Sports

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Jan. 23, 2026 The Nandua High School girls basketball team has forfeited five games after least five of its players were suspended from the team for fighting or leaving the bench at the end of a Jan. 14 game at Crisfield. Nandua (2-3) has forfeited...
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Jan. 16, 2026 Jerry Sturgis is expected to make Northampton High School sports history this weekend for the second time in two months. In November, Sturgis, a senior running back and linebacker, helped the Yellow Jackets win a game in the state football playoffs for...
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Dec. 5, 2025 About two dozen girls made state high school history this week in Oak Hall when Arcadia and Nandua met on the wrestling mat. Beginning this year, girls wrestling is now a fully sanctioned varsity sport in Virginia, and a number of young...
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Nov. 28, 2025 A week after playing one of its best defensive games of the year, Northampton had few answers for Rappahannock’s explosive offense in the Class 1A Region semifinals last Friday night, falling 55-18 to the visiting Raiders. The previous week, the Yellow Jackets...
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Nov. 21, 2025 A few dozen teenage boys made history in Eastville last Friday night, as Northampton became the first Eastern Shore District football team to win a state playoff game in 30 years. The Yellow Jackets easily handled visiting Colonial Beach, 43-8, in their...
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Nov. 14, 2025 One big question heading into last Friday’s Eastern Shore District title game was whether Nandua could contain Northampton’s powerful running game. As it turns out, they could not, as the host Yellow Jackets ran for 476 yards. But then, Northampton couldn’t stop...
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Nov. 14, 2025 Windy conditions continue to affect the local angling scene, as most of the week’s fishing trips have been scrubbed. Better conditions have been forecast for the weekend. Let’s hope the weatherman gets it right! Tilefish and black sea bass are still available...
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Nov. 7, 2025 Camaury Davis’ favorite subject is math, and it’s a good thing, considering how fast his numbers have been adding up this season. A junior running back at Chincoteague High School, Davis has run for 1,291 yards and 18 touchdowns, leading the Ponies...
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Nov. 7, 2025 There has not been much change in the way of fishing or the weather over the last week. Speckled trout and puppy drum catches remain below expectations. There are a few small- to medium-sized striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay, but the...
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Oct. 21, 2025 High school gyms are really loud on game nights. The cacophony of rising decibels can make it hard to hear even the person sitting next to you. But at Northampton High School volleyball games — home or away — one voice always...