Montgomery Community Media

A COVID-19 outbreak at Quince Orchard High School related to the football team has grown to 26 cases. Principal Elizabeth Thomas reported six cases last Tuesday on Aug. 17. The next day, that number increased to 10 and on Thursday there were 16 total cases. On Friday, there were 20. As of Monday, the Gaithersburg […]

Washington Football Team legend Dexter Manley will be the Grand Marshal of a parade to kick off the 13th Annual Ice Cream Social for Charity in the Park Potomac Community on Saturday at noon. The event, made possible through the planning and support of Park Potomac residents and businesses, supports the Interfaith Works annual backpack […]

She teaches at her alma mater, John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring and she also happens to be a world-class Olympic triple jumper. Thea LaFond is back from the Tokyo Olympics where she suffered a heartbreaking foul on her last jump that would’ve earned her a silver medal. LaFond lives, works and trains […]

Katie Ledecky had a very busy few days in New York after coming back from the Tokyo Olympics. After adding two gold and two silver medals to her collection which now stands at 10, the Bethesda native made several appearances in New York City over the past few a days. Highlights included appearances on The […]

Washington Spirit team owner Steve Baldwin issued a statement Wednesday announcing that former head coach Richie Burke has been suspended. On Tuesday, Larry Best, Spirit’s president of sporting operations, announced Burke was stepping down as head coach due to “health concerns” and was “re-assigned to the Spirit front office.” In his statement Wednesday, Baldwin explained, […]

“MoCo LoCo” had already made history before playing a game at the Little League Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Bristol, Conn. as the first team from Montgomery County to represent the state in the games. The end of the road came Tuesday as the team was eliminated following Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to Washington, D.C. They had lost […]

Former Denver Broncos’ safety Steve Atwater, who coached at Sherwood High School, was officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday. Drafted out of the University of Arkansas, Atwater played safety for the Broncos from 1989-1998 before finishing his career with the New York Jets in 1999. Atwater won two Super Bowls with the […]

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games produced many memorable moments and athletes with strong ties to Montgomery County were involved in many. Team USA led all nations with 113 medals and 39 gold medals. At the top of the list was swimmer Katie Ledecky, who bounced back from a rare dose of adversity to cement her […]

One of the most anticipated events of the Tokyo Olympics had a disappointing result for Kyle Snyder. The former Good Counsel High School wrestling star matched up with Russian Abdulrashid Sadulaev in the 97-kilogram freestyle gold medal match in a showdown of Olympic champions. Kyle Snyder sprints into the arena. He's fired up. — Nancy […]

Montgomery County Recreation Senior Centers moved into another phase of reopening this week. The White Oak, Wheaton, and North Potomac locations joined the list of the seven Senior Centers across the county that are now open five days a week. Next will be the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center located in Silver Spring – which will […]