A Lonesome Pine District
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The A Lonesome Pine District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League
which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia
. The district's name comes from The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
. The schools in the Lonesome Pine District compete in A Region D
with the schools of the A Black Diamond District
and the A Cumberland District
.
Virginia High School League
The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unlike similar organizations in many other states, private or religious schools are prohibited from joining. Non-public schools belong to other organizations,...
which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Southwest Virginia, often abbreviated as SWVA, is a mountainous region of Virginia in the westernmost part of the commonwealth. Southwest Virginia has been defined alternatively as all Virginia counties on the Appalachian Plateau, all Virginia counties west of the Eastern Continental Divide, or...
. The district's name comes from The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1908 romance novel/western novel written by John Fox, Jr.. The novel became Fox's most successful, and was included among the top ten list of bestselling novels for 1908 and 1909. The novel has been adapted numerous times for both stage and screen, the most...
. The schools in the Lonesome Pine District compete in A Region D
A Region D
Region D is one of the four A regions of the Virginia High School League. It is made up of three districts: the A Black Diamond District, the A Cumberland District, and the A Lonesome Pine District...
with the schools of the A Black Diamond District
A Black Diamond District
The A Black Diamond District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia. The schools in the Black Diamond District compete in A Region D with the schools of the A Cumberland District, and the A Lonesome Pine...
and the A Cumberland District
A Cumberland District
The A Cumberland District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia...
.
Member schools
| School | Team | Location | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clintwood Clintwood High School Clintwood High School is one of the three high schools in Dickenson County, Virginia. It is located in Clintwood, the county seat of Dickenson County.-Football:... |
Greenwave | Clintwood, VA | |
| John I. Burton John I. Burton High School John Ira Burton High School is a small high school located in the City of Norton, Virginia which has an enrollment of approximately 330 students.- School Building :... |
Raiders | Norton, VA | |
| Central Central High School (Wise, Virginia) Central High School is a public high school in Wise, Virginia. The building was first opened in 1953 as J. J. Kelly High School. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools system. It is a consolidated school, created by merging J. J. Kelly High with Pound High School in 2011. The mascot for... |
Warriors | Wise, VA | |
| Union Union High School (Big Stone Gap, Virginia) Union High School, located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, is part of Wise County Public Schools. Union High School is a consolidated school, serving students from Appalachia and Big Stone Gap. -History:... |
Bears | Big Stone Gap, VA |