Daily Press (Newport News, VA)

The Daily Press is a morning newspaper based in Newport News, Virginia, serving the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. Founded in 1896, it was owned by the Tribune Company from 1986 until 2014 and is now part of Tribune Publishing. With a daily circulation of around 55,000 and approximately 85,000 on Sundays, the Daily Press mainly focuses on the cities and counties surrounding the Virginia Peninsula, including Newport News, Hampton, Williamsburg, James City County, York County, Isle of Wight County, Gloucester County, Mathews County, Smithfield, and Poquoson. Additionally, its website, dailypress.com, features news, sports, and stories from South Hampton Roads, which encompasses Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Portsmouth. However, this particular region is comprehensively covered by another newspaper in the area, The Virginian-Pilot based in Norfolk.

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Grafton outlasts Tabb in duel decided on bad-hop hit, earns state tournament berth

3 days ago | dailypress.com | Marty O'Brien

YORK COUNTY — The quality of pitching was so high in the Tabb at Grafton Class 3 Region A baseball tournament semifinal on Tuesday, it became increasingly likely one break could decide the outcome. Grafton got it and ran with it, literally, all the way to the Class 3 state tournament. The good fortune was a bad-hop base hit the Clippers’ Luke Wilz stretched into a double with his base-running hustle in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Hampton rally beats Jamestown, nets first baseball state tournament berth in 35 years

4 days ago | dailypress.com | Marty O'Brien

HAMPTON — Hampton High’s most recent baseball state tournament trip came the year Crabbers coach Matt Mitchell was born, in 1990, with his late father, Danny Mitchell, then coach. It hardly looked like the drought would end going into the bottom of the sixth inning of the Class 4 Region A semifinals Tuesday at War Memorial Stadium, with the Crabbers trailing Jamestown by four runs. Matt Mitchell knew better.
New Kent raises real estate tax rate by a penny, nixes new elementary school

4 days ago | dailypress.com | David Macaulay

New Kent raises real estate tax rate by a penny, nixes new elementary school
New Kent deputies make series of arrests in alleged pursuits

4 days ago | dailypress.com | David Macaulay

New Kent deputies make series of arrests in alleged pursuits
New Kent High’s DECA club completes banner year

4 days ago | dailypress.com | David Macaulay

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Softball region tournament scoreboard: Updated results, pairings and schedules

5 days ago | dailypress.com | Sonny Dearth

Class 6 Region A Quarterfinals at higher seeds #1 Western Branch 5, #8 Landstown 0 #5 Highland Springs at #4 Cosby, 5 p.m. Friday #3 Glen Allen 3, #6 Manchester 2 #2 Grassfield 6, #7 Deep Run 0 Semifinals at higher seeds Highland Springs at #1 Western Branch, 5:45 p.m. Tuesday #3 Glen Allen at #2 Grassfield, 6 p.m. Tuesday Championship at higher seed Thursday, June 5 ________ Class 5 Region A Quarterfinals (Wednesday, May 28): #1 Kellam 4, #8 Cox 0 #4 First Colonial 2, #5 Kempsville 0 #7...
Home is sweet for Chase Burrow in surprising CARS Tour win at Langley Speedway

6 days ago | dailypress.com | Marty O'Brien

A guy who calls Langley Speedway home won the ZMAX CARS Tour Visit Hampton 125 on Saturday in front of a nearly full grandstand. It wasn’t the former former track Late Model titlist and two-time defending national champion who won this race a year ago. Nor was it the former track champ who won the pole. The winner was, surprisingly, 20-year-old King William native Chase Burrow, who had won neither a Late Model race at Langley Speedway nor a CARS Tour race, despite many starts in both.
Longtime Norfolk judge and state delegate Jerrauld Jones dies at 70

6 days ago | dailypress.com | Jane Harper

NORFOLK — Jerrauld C. Jones, a longtime judge and state delegate who began making a name for himself when he was among the first Black students to integrate one of Norfolk’s elementary schools, died Saturday. He was 70. Jones’ son, Jay — also a former state delegate and a current Virginia Attorney General candidate — made the announcement on Facebook late Saturday. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Jerrauld C. Jones,” the post said.
Cox boys, girls defeat Kellam to advance to region tennis semifinals

1 week ago | dailypress.com | Sonny Dearth

Class 5 Region A quarterfinalsBoysCox 5, Kellam 3: The fourth-seeded Falcons, state Class 5 runners-up the past two years, advanced to the region semis by overcoming the fifth-seeded Knights. They’ll play Monday at reigning region champion Hickory, which they beat two times in three tries last season. Hickory 5, Princess Anne 0: James Jenson, Will Katchmark, Parker Dudley and Spencer Dudley won at the top four spots for the top-seeded Hawks.
Orioles stars Jordan Westburg, Colton Cowser enhancing Norfolk Tides’ clubhouse

1 week ago | dailypress.com | David Hall

NORFOLK — As the Norfolk Tides work their way through a hectic six-game series this week after back-to-back rainouts, they do so with some new, but familiar major league flavor. Baltimore Orioles players Jordan Westburg and Colton Cowser, both former Norfolk stars, began indefinite rehab stints with the Tides this week. Westburg, 26, is recovering from surgery on his fractured left thumb. The 25-year-old Cowser is working his way back from a left hamstring strain.