Eastern Shore Post

June 9, 2026

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

Dix, Jackets set sights on another state soccer title

Dix, Jackets set sights on another state soccer title

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — To Chase Baxa, simply saying the name “Galax” can get him riled up. There’s a reason for that. In 2022, Baxa’s first year as the boys soccer coach at Northampton High School, the Yellow Jackets lost 2-0 to Galax in the Class 1...
Vikings hungry for another state playoff run

Vikings hungry for another state playoff run

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — One could look at Broadwater Academy’s promising start to this softball season and say, “Must be something in the water.” But we won’t. Too clichéd. But we will say, “Must be something in the food.” Specifically Mexican and Chinese...
Johnson has supersonic expectations

Johnson has supersonic expectations

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — Lavor Johnson is a big fan of Sonic, just a couple minutes up the road from Arcadia High School, where he’s a senior star on the track and field team and — Wait, what? Junk food fuels the fastest runner on the Eastern Shore? “Not...
Fishing ‘productive’ when winds allow

Fishing ‘productive’ when winds allow

Windy conditions have been the nemesis of anglers aiming to take advantage of the local springtime fisheries. When the winds subside and clean water conditions can be found, flounder fishing is productive on the seaside. Black drum action has been good off the seaside...
Wishing peace, happiness, and bent rods

Wishing peace, happiness, and bent rods

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — With high winds dominating the weather pattern from last Wednesday through last Saturday, angling opportunities were virtually unavailable until the last part of the weekend entering into the Thanksgiving holiday. The good news is...