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Gold, Light Blue, Royal Blue win senior softball crowns
Below are final regular-season standings and rosters of the championship teams in the Northern Virginia Senior Softball League for the 2024 spring and summer season. Games in the three conferences were played at various venues throughout Northern Virginia. Playoffs follow the regular season. The three conference regular-season champions were the...
Swim and dive seasons end with individual all-star meets
Individual swimming and diving all-star meets in the Northern Virginia Swimming League are being held this weekend. The swimming event is today, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Pinecrest Swim and Tennis Club in Herndon. The diving is Sunday starting at 8 a.m. at Hunt Valley pool in Springfield. The competitions last all day, with participants competing from the age groups of 8-under up to 15-to-18.
Thunder sweep Cherry to end the season
VIRGINIA—The Rock Ridge Thunder 18U softball team closed out their summer season on Monday with a pair of wins over Cherry, downing the Tigers 3-2 in the opener and then 12-2 in the nightcap. Mayme Scott was the winning pitcher in the first game, striking out nine Cherry batters in the low-scoring affair. Rock Ridge got on the board first with two runs in the fourth inning. Cherry knotted things...
2024 Paris Olympics athlete profile: Helen Maroulis | Wrestling
Helen Maroulis is no stranger to making history. She seeks to become the first American women’s wrestler to win three Olympic medals after having won gold in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo. Maroulis started wrestling at age 7 and became the only Maryland public school wrestler to become an...
Football scandal triggers wave of school hires, abrupt removal of security chief
This past December, Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria posted an ad for a new head football coach. On Feb. 12, Darryl Overton, a championship football coach from across county lines at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, took the position, bringing with him an estimated 30-plus football players transferring to Hayfield from Freedom and at least three other area schools.
Rookie Mike Sainristil has maturity and quickness to make a difference for the Commanders
ASHBURN, Va. (7News) — 2024 has been the Year of Mike Sainristil. The rookie defensive back finished his college football career as a national champion with the Michigan Wolverines before being drafted in the second round by the Commanders in April. He also became a Girl Dad in June.
While Baltimore’s Olympic contingent in swimming is down, Maryland is rising in wrestling, track and field
If there’s one lasting image of Baltimore’s ascension to international recognition on the Olympic stage, it’s this: Michael Phelps, having just swum to his 20th career gold medal, melting from teary stoicism into childlike laughter because of a distinctly Maryland tradition. On that late August evening at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Star-Spangled Banner instrumental bellowed throughout the ...
Former Germantown Olympian battling dementia looks back on 1964 Olympics
After all these years, Marilyn White still can’t believe everything she’s accomplished. In 1964, White won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the 100 meter relay. She also tied for second and third in the women’s 100, just barely missing the podium because the medalists leaned over the finish line.
It could be too hot to host future Summer Olympics in DC area
Data: CarbonPlan; Note: Estimate uses median high WBGT from 26 climatological models; Chart: Simran Parwani and Erin Davis/AxiosThe majority of the world will be too hot to host the Summer Olympics by 2050, including the DMV.By the numbers: An Axios analysis of CarbonPlan data finds that, in 2050, 60% of locations globally will experience Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures above 82°F, the American College of Sports Medicine's recommended threshold for canceling outdoor, continuous activity to avoid heat illness.CarbonPlan's models estimate that 92% of weather stations in Virginia would experience temperatures above the "cancel activity" level in 2050, compared to 50% of...
A wealth of experience plus some Euro flare: what Emily Fox brings to the USWNT in Paris
ASHBURN, Va. (7News) — National pride is not a landlocked emotion. You don't have to be physically at home to feel gratification in representing your country. So even though Emily Fox took her talents overseas this past season, she is more than happy to be playing for the United States.
Prince William taking Howison soccer complex from 'good to great'
As Prince William's soccer community expands, the county is having its facilities grow with it. County representatives broke ground at the Howison Soccer Complex at 14716 Minnieville Road outside Dale City on Thursday. The site is set to have $5.2 million in new construction expansions and facility improvements with the...
Rising Seneca Valley Sophomore Moni Jinasena Wins Silver Medal in USA Karate Nationals
Manmitha Jinasena (Moni), a rising sophomore at Seneca Valley High School, represented Maryland and won a Silver medal for Kata at the USA Karate Nationals! Her journey began in Sri Lanka at just 8-years-old and she has dreams of joining the National team, MCPS recently shared. She is a student...
‘Pickleball for all’: Montgomery County Public Schools offering varsity pickleball this fall
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – Last fall, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) became the first school district in the nation to pilot pickleball as a corollary sport at 11 high school. Now, they’re expanding the sport to all 25 high schools. Pickleball has quickly taken over the country, and this fall, the sport […]
Taunton team wins national title
LEESBURG, Va.— Last month, Taunton High softball took home its fourth straight state title. Now a Taunton club team has brought home a national title. The Mass Dynamites 14U team (18-8-2) captured the USA Softball Class-B Eastern 14-Under Fast Pitch National Championship Sunday, beating the Olney (Md.) Cougars Pomeroy 13U, 5-4, in the...
Convenient color combo leads to college pick for LC's Sanyiah Littlejohn
Andrew Robinson (@ADRobinson3) Some people just look good in certain colors. Sanyiah Littlejohn figured out her best colors are green and gold, having seen plenty of success wearing those colors through three years at Lansdale Catholic. George Mason’s colors are green and gold too and thanks to a year-long process, Littlejohn decided it might not be a bad idea to stay in those colors at the next level as well.
Wilson's world U18 best earns him USATF Athlete of the Week honors
INDIANAPOLIS — Shattering his own world U18 best in the men's 400 meters, Quincy Wilson (Bowie, Maryland/USATF Potomac Valley) earned recognition as the 25th USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2024. Wilson, who will be a junior at the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, this fall, sped...
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