Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Southwest District in Region IV.

With 2 undefeated regular seasons in that time period, along with the "Perfect Storm" of 14–0 in the 2006 campaign culminating in a state championship, they have been marked with much recent success.

The Blues shut out the Bulldogs for four straight seasons from 1994-1997 (116-0) and from 2016-2019 (144-0), the Richlands High School Classes of 1998 and 2020, played their varsity careers without conceding a single point to Tazewell.

The 2009 "Taking the World by Storm" book won a first place VHSL Award and Taylor Publishing National Yearbook Honorable Mention.

The 2021-22 Richlands High School Scholastic Bowl team coached by Christopher Hale finished third in the state competition, their second best performance to date.

The 2022-23 Richlands High School Scholastic Bowl team coached by Christopher Hale finished second in the state competition, their best performance to date.