Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery Parks’ first dedicated pickleball courts are open at Bauer Drive Local Park in Rockville. Residents could play pickleball on tennis courts converted into pickleball courts, but these six courts are permanent and designed specifically for the sport. Pickleball combines games like badminton, tennis and table tennis, Montgomery Parks explains. It’s a cross-generational sport in […]

Montgomery County’s Little League team “MoCo LoCo” won this year’s state championship and is two wins away from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. This is the first time a Montgomery County team has claimed the title. “It was spectacular,” Head Coach Craig Dober told MyMCM at North Chevy Chase Local Park, where […]

Montgomery County is still considering how to approach soccer during the ongoing pandemic.  County Executive Marc Elrich issued an executive order last week amending his Phase 2 reopening order. Under the directive, high-risk sports are limited to no-contact skills building and drills, while low and medium-risk sports can have games. The county references the Maryland […]

Greencastle Elementary School is hosting a summer camp for rising second to sixth graders in Silver Spring and the fun program includes food, fitness and academic fundamentals. The camp is made possible by a partnership between MCPS, Montgomery County’s Department of Recreation, the Montgomery County Police Department and Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington. MCPS-TV […]

Montgomery College has hired a new volleyball coach to lead its female team. MCTV reports: Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

The creator of Garfield, Jim Davis, recently visited Adventure Theatre to meet with the cast and crew of “Garfield the Musical with Cattitude.” In this MyMCMedia Extra video, he tells us a little about the set. The musical runs from June 19th through August 23rd. You can find information here.

Somerset Elementary School is taking its poor field issues into its own hands hoping to raise more than a half million dollars to install an artificial turf at the school in Chevy Chase. The Montgomery County Board of Education is expected to vote today on whether to allow the group called the Somerset Elementary School Education […]

A Gaithersburg city official says that beginning on May 2nd the Lakelands synthetic turf field will be open for public play on designated weekend hours. “The field will be available on Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.,” said Michele Potter, Gaithersburg’s director of parks, recreation and culture, […]

There are ample opportunities for recreation in Montgomery County and that’s one of the reasons that makes living here so wonderful. There’s so much to do. We received over 1,100 photos during our “Day of the Life of Montgomery County” event on April 22nd and many of those photos showed residents at play in our […]

Batter up! Registration is now open for the Monday Night Men’s Spring Softball League in the city of Gaithersburg. Games will be held at Morris Park beginning April 13. Registration must be received by April 1. The franchise team fee is $900 with a $400 deposit. Final cost will depend on the number of teams […]