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Week 4 football schedule
There are several big games on the slate for this weekend, including Westfield at Chantilly Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Week 3 football scores
Several Farifax schools began district play on the gridiron this weekend. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Bryn there, done that
With 16 returning starters -- including senior QB Bryn Renner -- the West Springfield football team has the experience needed to make another run at the Northern Region championship this season. The Spartans fell to eventual state champion Westfield in last year's region final. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
It's a numbers game
Go ahead, approach an area football coach and ask him about the Oakton Cougars. A number between 16 and 18 will likely be thrown out. Oakton returns 17 of its 22 starters from last year's 5-5 team, but 17 isn't the number the Cougars wish to focus on. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Something to be proud of
Chantilly coach Michele Gates didn't yell and scream after her team's 20-11 loss to Oakton in last Saturday's state lacrosse final at Westfield High School. She couldn't. She was too proud of her team, and enjoyed this season too much to do anything but smile. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Chargers are first-time champs
The Chantilly boys lacrosse team defeated Oakton, 12-5, in Saturday's state final after receiving an emotional pregame speech from an unexpected source. It was the first-ever state title for the Chargers. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Cougars defy all odds
When the Oakton girls lacrosse team finished its regular season with loss at Chantilly and a .500 record, the Cougars started to hear the rumblings. Some believed that Oakton wasn't what it once was, and effectively counted the Cougars out. Not that it mattered. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
End of an era for Oakton
Oakton boys lacrosse coach Tony Gray stepped down after his Cougars lost to Chantilly in Saturday's state championship game. Gray, who plans to spend more time with his newborn daughter, led Oakton to three state titles and two other state final appearances in his eight seasons on the sideline. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local talent boosts Cavs
Lake Braddock graduate Matt Weiler had a successful first two years at the University of Kentucky. He started 21 games during that span for the men's soccer team and was even named to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team as a freshman after helping the Wildcats reach the conference final. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Setting the soccer scene
Stephanie Hylton has spent most of her soccer career worrying about her teammates' success, whether that pass she sent hit the back of the goal. But this fall, Hylton, a Lake Braddock graduate, must worry more about righting things on her own end first. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Rams get one for the thumb
The Robinson girls soccer team overcame a brief second-half deficit to defeat Battlefield in overtime and win its fifth state championship. With 17 starters -- including nine starters -- returning, the Rams are in a favorable position to repeat in 2009. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Rams' second-half success
The Robinson boys soccer team advanced to the Virginia AAA state final last Saturday against Deep Run by scoring late, game-winning goals during both the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. But despite a strong push in the second half, the Rams fell just short of winning their first-ever state title as they dropped a 1-0 decision to the Wildcats. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Despite loss, SYA East enjoys the ride
Bob Woodruff, head coach of the Southwestern Youth Association 9- and 10-year-old Little League All-Stars, knew his kids wouldn't drag a championship loss along for more than an hour. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
SYA East team to battle for title
The Southwestern Youth Association 9- and 10-year-old Little League All-Stars had grown accustomed to bases-loaded situations. Scoring 49 runs on 45 hits through three games generally provides that luxury. But in the fourth game – the semifinal round – of the Tournament of State Champions in Ceredo-Kenova, W.Va., someone flipped the script on the SYA East team. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
McLean/Great Falls 13-year-olds drop heartbreaker
Unsure whether he'd actually had an audience, McLean/Great Falls coach Jim Balog made his point anyway. Nobody, not even Balog himself, thought he'd be making a postgame speech from a dugout in Live Oak, Fla. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Runs ends for McLean/Great Falls in Alabama
The McLean/Great Falls 14-year-old Babe Ruth baseball team saw its season come to a close Sunday with an 11-8 loss to West Alabama in the Southeast Regional Tournament. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Courtney ends career in style
Robinson senior Drew Courtney finished a stellar high school tennis career last weekend by claiming his third straight state singles championship and fourth straight state doubles title. Courtney will attend the University of Virginia in the fall. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Robinson's grand slam
Robinson senior Drew Courtney's mantle was already crowded. And, after last Saturday's state singles and doubles wins, Courtney added even more hardware as the University of Virginia recruit finished his high school career with four state doubles trophies, three singles titles and three team championships. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Langley's Li, Shames reach state final
After a slow start to its season, Langley's doubles pairing of Linden Li and Alyssa Shames reached Saturday's state final before falling to Katie Blow and Nicole Parker of Mills Godwin, 6-3, 6-4. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Robinson tennis prepares for the postseason
The Robinson boys tennis team lost to Flint Hill, 5-4, last Friday, but the squad is ready to defend its state team title. Senior Drew Courtney is hoping to win his third consecutive state singles championship this season. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Shamrocks have 'heart and guts'
The Shamrocks 18-and-under select softball team rebounded from an opening-game loss to finish fifth in the Amateur Softball Association Gold National Tournament in Oklahoma City last week. It marked the third straight summer the Shamrocks placed fifth in the nation. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Langley's Morrow announces retirement
After nine seasons, 162 wins and a countless number of lesson plans, Langley's Bob Morrow has retired from his teaching and coaching positions at the school. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
A local team in all of its Glory
In its second year of existence, the Washington Glory has found its niche. With accessible players and a fun, family-style atmosphere, Fairfax County's own professional fastpitch softball team is winning games and attracting fans, which is exactly what owner Paul Wilson had envisioned. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Westfield wins region softball title
The Westfield softball team withstood a late run to defeat Herndon, 5-3, in Friday night's Northern Region championship. It is the first region title for the Bulldogs. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
South Lakes track ends season on high note
The South Lakes boys track and field team ended its season with a bang. The team of Nicholas Vaughn, Vincent Brown, Adrian Vaughn and A.J. Price placed second in the 4x200-meter relay at the Nike Outdoor National meet. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Passing a tough test
Despite a previous bout with mononucleosis, Oakton senior Joe LoRusso raced by the field, posting a personal-best time of 4 minutes, 13.38 seconds to capture a Virginia AAA state title in the 1,600-meter run. Herndon junior Hiruni Wijayaratne struggled through her own medical issues. Laboring through knee tendinitis, Wijayaratne finished the 3,200 in 11:00.23 to win Herndon's first girls track and field title since 1992. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Region rivalries renewed
Although the Lake Braddock girls track and field team won yet another region title, the interesting storylines didn't end there at last week's Northern Region track and field championships, which were held on the Bruins' home track. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
South Lakes boys make history
Behind an amazing performance from senior A.J. Price, the South Lakes boys track and field team won the Northern Region championship for the first time ever. Price competed in five events, winning three and placing second and third in the two others. | 0 comments - ›› more ...