Eastern Shore Post

June 9, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Nandua’s Bentley has her eyes on the prize

Nandua’s Bentley has her eyes on the prize

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Feb. 6, 2026 Sarah Bentley’s favorite subject is math, and these days, she’s focused on solving one problem in particular. It goes like this: As a freshman at Nandua High School, she finished fourth in the state in the 100-yard...
Nandua girls hoops team forfeits five after fracas

Nandua girls hoops team forfeits five after fracas

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...
Daggins, Sturgis celebrate 100 wins

Daggins, Sturgis celebrate 100 wins

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...
Virginia sanctions varsity girls wrestling

Virginia sanctions varsity girls wrestling

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...
Jackets’ historic season comes to an end

Jackets’ historic season comes to an end

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...
Jackets roll, snapping 30-year playoff drought

Jackets roll, snapping 30-year playoff drought

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...