Herald-Progress Hanover County, Virginia

Sports

Friday nights at Atlee, Patrick Henry, Hanover, Lee-Davis and Mechanicsville, and Randolph-Macon’s Yellow Jackets.

For decades the Herald-Progress covered Friday nights in Hanover County, and high school football still draws crowds here. Five public high schools field teams: Atlee, Hanover, Lee-Davis, Mechanicsville and Patrick Henry. In Ashland, Randolph-Macon College competes as the Yellow Jackets in NCAA Division III.

The guides in this section cover the schools and their rivalries, youth leagues and the places to run, ride and play in the county.

Topics in this area

The first guides are being written. Until then, the eight areas above lead to every topic this guide will cover.