[New] Looking ahead: what to watch for as the winter season restarts

After a few weeks off from their respective seasons, winter sports in Powhatan will be back up in full force with some entertaining matchups approaching on the calendar.

The Powhatan wrestling team will get back into things when it travels to Bristol, Tennessee for the highly anticipated Bill Brimer Brawl in the Hall on Jan. 6-7. The two-day tournament will be held at Viking Hall at Bristol Tennessee High School. The 33-team field will be a tough test for Powhatan’s top wrestlers, who will be taking on opponents across Tennessee and Virginia.

For the girls basketball team, who sits at 5-4 on the season and is coming off an impressive 5625 win over Caroline, matchups against Clover Hill, L.C. Bird and Cosby start the season back up as the Indians look to stay in the hunt for the top spots in the regional standings.

Their matchup against the Skyhawks will be a big one to watch, with L.C. Bird off to a 5-1 start to the season and looking like a true postseason. The Skyhawks recently demolished a solid Hermitage team (6-1) in a 54-23 game on Dec. 27 and will look to add to their three-game win streak.

The boys basketball team looks to snap a five-game losing skid after two consecutive wins over George Wythe and Goochland, and the Indians will have that opportunity when they restart the season with a matchup on Jan. 4 against Clover Hill. The Cavaliers have struggled out of the gate thus far with just a 1-6 record.

Two days later, a date with the 5-3 Skyhawks awaits as another big test for the Indians.

After strong results at the Hawk Invite, the Powhatan swim team will also get back in the pool for its first competition back when it goes to SwimRVA for a Colonial Heights-hosted meet on Jan. 12.