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As many of the best athletes in the world descend on Tokyo to compete in the Olympic Games that begin on Friday, the fulfillment of a lifelong dream will feel much different this year. Because while the Olympic crowd is typically full of family and close friends celebrating the accomplishment and cheering on their loved […]

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda held a pep rally for two of its alumnae who are swimming for Team USA in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. MyMCM talked to Bob Walker, head swim coach of Stone Ridge Gators, about his experience coaching Katie Ledecky, who graduated in 2015, and Phoebe Bacon, […]

The Israel National Baseball team defeated Bethesda Big Train Sunday under the lights before a sold-out crowd at the Shirley Povich Field days before heading to the Olympics in Tokyo. During a Friendship game that featured “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” sung in Yiddish and food trucks with Jewish treats from Attman’s Potomac Deli and […]

There were mornings when Thea LaFond could sense students peering through the gymnasium doors, waiting for the bell to ring so they could attend class. A few watched – some in awe – as their teacher worked her way through the weight room, pounding serious iron. “You lift a lot of weight,” one said. Another […]

Rafael Nadal, winner of 20 career majors including 13 French Open titles, announced Tuesday that he’s coming to Washington, D.C. to play in the Citi Open July 31-Aug. 8. This will not only be the Spaniard’s first time at the tournament but his first trip to the nation’s capital. Venture capitalist, entrepreneur and Citi Open […]

Six athletes with strong ties to Montgomery County will compete for Team USA in the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Combined, the six athletes look to add to previous wins that already includes nine Olympic gold medals and one silver. The group includes two of the world’s most notable athletes, a pair of wrestlers with […]

Montgomery County resident Kayla DiCello, the youngest participant at the U.S. Olympic Team gymnastic trials in St. Louis this past weekend, will have some stories to share with classmates when she returns to Northwest High School in Germantown this fall. DiCello, 17, finished sixth in the women’s all-around at the trials and narrowly missed qualifying […]

Andrew Wilson, a Bethesda native and Emory University graduate, became the first ever Division III swimmer to qualify for the Olympics as a member of team USA Monday night. Wilson, 27, qualified by finishing second in the final of the 100-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. Congratulations to former #NCAAD3 student-athlete […]

Katie Ledecky won two very different races Wednesday at the U.S. Swim Trails in Omaha, Neb. She won the 200 meter freestyle and the 1500 meter freestyle. The latter event was a first for the women. It will be making its Olympic debut for the women this year in Tokyo. GOAT.@katieledecky won the 200m freestyle and […]

Did you know that pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the United States? And that the world’s top-ranked player is from Montgomery County? Ben Johns grew up in Laytonsville playing all sports, but only one stuck: pickleball, a hybrid of tennis and ping pong. Johns talked to MyMCM about his upbringing in Montgomery County […]