
December 11, 2023
LEBANON — The Spartans never led, but they certainly made things interesting. After losing the season opener at Abingdon, the Pioneers picked up a hard-fought 60-54 victory over E...

December 6, 2023
LEBANON, Va. — There has been a shuffling of the deck in Russell County basketball. Added to the Pioneer roster, first-team all-region Caden Boyd, along with Max Boyd and Jake Hil...

December 6, 2023
LEBANON, Va. — The Lady Pioneers surprised some fans last year with a 15-10 overall record. Lebanon finished second in the Hogoheegee in the regular season and tournament, runner-...

November 27, 2023
SALEM — The defending Class 1 state cross-country champions had no problems moving to Class 2. The Pioneers and senior star Derek Mitchell made it back-to-back. Mitchell won conse...

November 16, 2023
LEBANON — Pioneer senior Eli Taylor put the pen to paper to compete in cross country at the next level. In a ceremony at Lebanon High School Library on Thursday, Taylor inked with...
November 13, 2023
SALEM, Va. – Yes, Virginia, the Lebanon boys cross country team can win in the VHSL Class 2 ranks.
One year after winning the Class 1 team crown, the Pioneers captured the Clas...

November 9, 2023
BRISTOL — The defending Class 1 cross country state champions took a big step in Class 2. Led by individual champion Derek Mitchell, Lebanon took the Gold on Wednesday at Sugar Ho...

October 30, 2023
MARION — With Halloween approaching, the Hurricane House was almost a house of horrors for Lebanon. Down 2-0, the Lady Pioneers put together a massive comeback, winning the final ...

October 30, 2023
BRISTOL — For the third year in a row, the Lebanon Harriers are district champions.
After winning two Hogoheegee titles, the move to the SWD didn’t slow the Pioneers down. Led ...

October 24, 2023
LEBANON — Junior Averi Russell made history on Thursday when she recorded her 1,000 career assists for the Pioneers.
“It’s great, but I can’t take all the credit,” remarked Rus...

October 18, 2023
LEBANON — There’s much to say about playing your best at the right time of year. The Lady Pioneers won their fifth match in a row and took a big step in securing second place in t...

October 13, 2023
LEBANON — The Lady Pioneers swept Richlands 3-0 (25-23, 25-9, 25-15) on Tuesday evening inside Charles C. Long Gymnasium. With the win, Lebanon trails only Marion in the Southwest...

October 13, 2023
BRISTOL — After taking losses to Honaker, Patrick Henry, and Marion to start the 2023 football season, the Pioneers are at .500 for the year. After a 24-14 victory at John Battle ...
October 9, 2023
The titles keep coming for the Lebanon Pioneers cross-country team. On Thursday at Sugar Hollow Park, Lebanon took home the 17th annual Randy Smith Classic championship. The Pione...

September 27, 2023
WISE — The Pioneer cross-country team continues to dominate. Led by Derek Mitchell, the Lebanon Boys won their second consecutive race, rolling to a victory at the UVA-Wise Invita...

September 27, 2023
LEBANON — Yes, it had been a while. Lebanon last beat Richlands 21-6 in football on August 27, 1993. That hadn’t played each year after, but the Pioneers ended a 15-game losing st...

September 21, 2023
CASTLEWOOD — It had been a miserable start to the 2023 football season for both teams.
The slump ended on Friday at B.C. White Stadium for Lebanon. Riding the arm of sophomore ...

September 21, 2023
LEBANON — The Pioneers had a solid outing to pick up their first Southwest District volleyball win.
Lebanon notched a 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18) victory at Charles C. Long Gymna...

September 21, 2023
NORTON — Wednesday was huge for Russell County in the “Run the Squatch” cross-country tournament. The Lebanon boys finished with a 22 to win the team championship, easily outdista...

September 18, 2023
Nathan “Tater” Phillips pitched three no-hitters during his sophomore season at Lebanon High School and he wasted no time making a major decision about his future on the mound.
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