This week in sports
Tuesday, April 8th
AMS Baseball and Softball vs. Altavista
Home
Game Time: 7:00 PM
Wednesday, April 9th
AMS Soccer vs. Brookville (Co-Ed, only one game will be played)
Away
Game Time: 5:30 PM
Bus: 4:30 PM
Thursday, April 10th
AMS Baseball and Softball vs. Altavista
Away
Game Time: 6:00 PM
Bus: 4:30 PM
AMS Track
MS Meet @ LCA
Meet Time 5:00 PM
Bus: 4:15 PM
Friday, April 11th
AMS Soccer vs. Amherst (Co-Ed, only one game will be played)
Away
Game Time: 5:30 PM
Bus: 4:30 PM
SPRING BREAK
Appomattox County Public School would like to remind our Raider Families that school will be closed next Monday, March 31 through Friday, April 4 for Spring Break. School will resume on Monday, April 7, 2025. We hope everyone has a safe and happy break.
Students, please be sure to return your overdue library books before break.
Sci-Fi Book Club will meet on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Track Meet Results: Congratulations to the girls team for placing 3rd overall in the Amherst Track Invitational. Congratulations also to Laila Wells
for placing 3rd in the high jump, Madden Harris placing 1st in the triple jump, and Makenna Lamberth for placing 3rd in the shot put.
AMS SPORTS FOR THE WEEK OF 3/24/25
Monday, March 24th
AMS Baseball and Softball vs. Liberty Bedford
Away
Game Time: 6:00
Departure Time: 4:30
(Softball will play at the high school. Baseball will play at LIberty Lake Park Field 3)
Tuesday, March 25th
AMS Spring Sports Pictures
AMS Gym beginning at 3:00
Wednesday, March 26th
AMS Soccer vs. Dunbar
Away
Game Time: 5:30
Departure Time: 4:30
AMS Baseball vs. City Schools (Baseball Only)
Away (@ E.C. Glass)
Game Time: 6:30
Departure Time: 5:00
Thursday, March 27th
AMS Soccer vs. Nelson
Home
Game Time: 5:30
Friday, March 28th
AMS Baseball and Softball vs. Staunton River
Away
Game Time: 6:30
Bus: 4:30
Saturday, March 29th
AMS Track
Rustburg Invitational (Rustburg High School)
Meet Time: 10:00
Bus Departure: 8:00
The AMS PTO Student/First Responders Basketball Game has been rescheduled for April 25th at 6:00 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door and proceeds will support our AMS PTO.
The Spring Dance is this Friday, March 14th!! It will be after school from 3:30 - 5:00. It will cost $5 to attend. In order to attend you can have no more than 2 absences last week and this week, and you cannot have been suspended or in ISS for this whole semester. Reminder ... there will be no cell phones allowed at the dance, and bring extra money for concessions.
The annual First Responders vs. The Middle School Team game sponsored by the PTO will be held on February 20th at 6:00 PM. The cost for this game is $5.00, and all proceeds will benefit the AMS PTO. Come on out and enjoy the fun!
Girls who are interested in playing AMS or JV Softball, there will be conditioning tomorrow after school from 4:00 - 5:30 at ACHS. Please take the Activity Bus to the high school. You must have a VHSL physical, and please bring your own equipment!
Appomattox JV Wrestling went 10-1 at the Dan River Quad Meet at Dan River vs. Chatham and Patrick County.
Timothy Longenecker vs. Patrick County 15-1 major decision
David Fulton vs. Patrick County 0:39 pin fall
David Fulton vs. Patrick County 2:32 pin fall
Bryson Ellis vs. Patrick County 0:51 pin fall
Bryson Ellis vs. Patrick County 0:27 pin fall
Bryson Ellis vs. Dan River 1:45 pin fall
Bryson Ellis vs. Chatham 1:28 pin fall
Luke White vs. Patrick County 1:43 pin fall
Luke White vs. Patrick County 1:18 pin fall
Luke White vs. Chatham 1:55 pin fall
There is a sign up sheet on the gym door (girls side) for any girl interested in playing Middle School or any 8th grader interested in playing JV. The sign up sheet will be up until Friday
There will be AMS Softball Conditioning today and Thursday from 3:30 - 5:00. Report to the Big Cafeteria on D bell. Remember, you must have a current VHSL Physical to attend
We will have our Winter Sport pictures tomorrow afternoon in the gym. Here is the schedule:
3:00- AMS Track
3:15- AMS Girls Basketball
3:30- AMS Boys Basketball
3:45- AMS Cheer
Monday, January 27th
AMS Basketball
Appomattox vs. William Campbell
Away
Game Time: Girls 5:30 Boys 10 minutes after
Bus Departure: 4:30
Thursday, January 30th
AMS Basketball
Nelson vs. Appomattox
Home
Game Time: Girls 5:30 Boys 10 minutes after
The Sci-Fi Book Club will NOT meet this week. We will resume meeting on Tuesday, February 4th.
Congratulations to both the boys and girls teams for placing 2nd overall in the Heritage Indoor Track Invitational.
Wallace Bland placed 3rd in 55 meters, 2nd in high jump, and first in long jump. Matthew Carter placed 1st in shot put. Kendra Gowin placed 3rd in the 500 meters. Olivia Tucker placed 3rd in 1000 meters. Laila Wells placed 2nd in the high jump. Alana Fitch placed 2nd in the shot put. Na'syah Robinson placed third in the shot put. Both boys and girls teams placed 2nd in the 4x4 relay team.
The JV Lady Raiders didn't have a great start but were able to pull together as a team and defeat a tough Chatham team with a final score of 38-20. This brings their record to 8-1 so far this season.
8th grade wrestlers competed Monday at EC Glass. The JV results are as follows:
Timothy Longenecker with a 14 second pin fall in the first period.
Madden Harris with a 56 second pin fall in the first period.
Bryson Ellis with a 2:13 pin fall in the second period.
Connor McDonough with a 28 second pin fall in the first period.
Luke White with a 3:48 second pin fall in the third period.
The JV team went 5-1! Great job!!
This week in sports:
Wednesday, January 15th
AMS Basketball vs. Altavista
Home
Game Time: Girls 5:30 Boys 10 minutes after
Friday, January 17th
AMS Basketball vs. Nelson
Away (Student Game)
Game Time: 2:00
Bus Departure: 12:30ish