It was another banner summer for youth sports in Halifax County, with six teams earning berths in World Series as close to home as Christiansburg, Va., and as far away as Vancleave, Mississippi, Dothan, Alabama, Independence, Louisiana and Denison, Texas.

Comets varsity softball standouts Stephanie Clark and Sydney Puryear were named recently to the Virginia High School Coaches Association (VHSCA) Softball All-State squad.