Sports & Recreation

Three courses in particular are seen as potential contenders to take on the tournament when its run at Country Club of Virginia ends next year.

From a local brewer returning to the mound, to a law firm president’s hall-of-fame swimming, this year’s edition of our Downtime series was one for the record books.

It was another busy year for the local golf industry and we sprinkled in some recaps of other fitness and recreation stories.

The decision came as a surprise to the PGA, as both CCV and Dominion had signed on for the tournament through 2029.

While River City Wrestling isn’t affiliated with any school-based program, many of its wrestlers are also students at western Henrico high schools such as Freeman, Godwin and Deep Run.

“I think we have what you would call competitor’s anxiety, like a football player would feel in the locker room. We have a great game plan and just want to start the dang game,” co-owner Jon Laaser said.

“We want to target people who are familiar with strength training and conditioning… people that definitely know their way around a fitness facility,” co-owner David Foster said.

As the Dominion Energy Charity Classic descends this week into Richmond, another, less publicized golf tournament took place at another, lesser-known local golf course.

Days after Chesterfield County issued an RFP for bids to reopen Southside Speedway, a big name in racing has gone public with his interest in bringing the shuttered racetrack back to life.

A year after opening their first indoor golf venue near Scott’s Addition, the Uhazie brothers are ready to take a second shot elsewhere in the city.