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Rockville, Maryland Richard Montgomery High School January 18th 2019 The gymnasium was crowded and the Rocket faithful were able to chant “undefeated, undefeated, undefeated at the end of the 44-42 victory over Quince Orchard. The low score was a result of good defense as well as missed easy baskets close to the rim. Coaches always […]

Quince Orchard beat host Wootton 52-50 in varsity boys basketball Thursday night in Rockville. MCM was there to capture these images.

Gaithersburg MD: Thursday December 27 The local sports hoop scene between Christmas and New Years holidays is reserved for local basketball tournaments.  They proliferate across the region and involve inter-sectional games between privates and public schools as well as games across county lines.  One such hometown hoop tournament is the Montgomery County Invitational held at […]

Maryland’s Department of Education unveiled its new “accountability system” earlier this week: Maryland School Report Cards. Although Maryland schools have received “report cards” for the past two decades, Maryland Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon believes the new system is more comprehensive. Schools receive three scores: Star Rating (based on point percentage). Percentile Rank (school’s performance […]

It’s Friday, Nov. 30, and here are five things Montgomery County residents need to know: 1. Hoggle Case: It’s been over four years since siblings Sarah (7) and Jacob (5) Hoggle disappeared from their Clarksburg home in Sept. of 2014. Their mother, Catherine Hoggle, was charged with their murder over 14 months ago. A status hearing […]

A Quince Orchard High School teacher has been charged with a fatal accident that occurred in North Carolina last week, according to school and police officials. Nicholas Saadipour, who teaches English and theater at the Gaithersburg school, had crashed into a guardrail on the left side of I-95 near Gaston, N.C., according to a news […]

GAITHERSBURG MD, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23 Quince Orchard (QO) shook off years of frustration and over powered Dr. Henry Wise High School to claim a spot in next week’s Maryland 4A football state finals against North Point. The final score of 31-6 did not define the complete game performance by the Cougars while Wise appeared dazed. […]

MCM’s Friday Night Football Game of the Week for Oct. 26 features Quince Orchard Cougars at Northwest Jaguars. Here are video highlights from the game. The final score is 41-6, Quince Orchard. Next Friday, Nov. 2, Quince Orchard hosts Gaithersburg, Northwest is on the road to play B-CC. Kickoff for both games is 6:30 p.m.

Olympic gold medalist Haley Skarupa, bestselling author Nora Roberts, and Kathryn Sullivan, who was the first woman to walk in space, are among the speakers who will address the graduating class of 2018 this year. Washington Post journalist Dana Milbank, Congressman Jamie Raskin, award-winning TV producer Andrew Och, and ESPN sportscaster Bram Weinstein will also […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week with news and information for Montgomery County. On this episode, find reports on: The School Resource Officer program in Montgomery County Public Schools; A Vietnam Memorial will be dedicated by County Executive Ike Leggett on May 21; The City of Rockville celebrates Business Appreciation Week; […]