CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. The Midlothian High School community came together to transform a storage shed into a state-of-the-art weight room honoring Wyatt Fowler, a former football and lacrosse player who died in a car crash in December 2023.

For any football team at any level of the game, practice is a necessary evil so is lifting weights. At Midlothian High School the logistics between the two haven't always been the greatest. Head Coach Phil Gross said the Trojans' weight room is on the far side of campus, a 10 to 15 minute walk from the school.

"It was a little tiring," said team member Malik Toliver. "Sometimes we would have to pack up. We'd be in cleats, and have to take everything off just to go all the way across the school just to go to the other weight room. Sometimes there'd b

See Full Page