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Washington Spirit advanced to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) championship game with a 2-1 win Sunday over OL Reign in Tacoma, Wa. Other than two COVID-related forfeits, Spirit has now won 10 consecutive games on the field. OL Reign, playing on their home field, got on the board first in the 3rd minute of […]

Coming off a bye week, top-seeded Paint Branch showed no rust in a convincing 56-20 2nd round 4A playoff win over Einstein. The Panthers set the tone early with a bruising style of play and commitment to establishing the run early. “We’re a physical team”, said Paint Branch head coach Michael Nesmith. The first quarter featured […]

After an exciting first week of playoff football, we have moved on to the next round and are one step closer to crowning high school football champions for the 2021 season. Here is a look at the complete Week 2 schedule involving schools from Montgomery County: 4A West Walter Johnson at Quince Orchard Fri 6:30 […]

The principals of Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Walter Johnson High Schools sent letters home to families Monday addressing “several serious incidents” that took place after a playoff football game between the two schools on Friday. “The alleged behaviors are alarming and unacceptable and not aligned with either school’s guidelines for responsible behavior,” B-CC Principal Shelton Mooney […]

Given what transpired within the organization the past few months, Washington Spirit’s run to the NWSL final four would rate as somewhere between extremely  unlikely and stunning. Spirit advanced to the NWSL semifinals with a 1-0 victory over OL Reign Sunday thanks to a dramatic rebound goal in extra time by Ashley Hatch, the league’s […]

Two of Washington DC’s sports icons were memorialized on Saturday at Povich Field in Bethesda.  The ‘Shirley & Walter’ bronze sculpture was unveiled in front of an invitation-only crowd of about 100 people at the home of Big Train Baseball. Speakers included Maury Povich, son of Shirley, Hank Thomas, grandson of Walter Johnson, ESPN baseball […]

Washington DC sports icons Walter Johnson and Shirley Povich will be memorialized with a sculpture on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Povich Field, home of the Bethesda Big Train baseball league, in Bethesda. The life-sized bronze sculpture, called “Shirley & Walter,” depicts legendary Washington Post sports columnist Shirley Povich interviewing Washington Senators’ Hall of Fame pitcher […]

Maury Povich, host of the longtime daytime show Maury, spent many of his formative years in Montgomery County. He talks about growing up in MoCo, making a name for himself locally as a news and sports anchor at WTTG-TV (now FOX5), his wife Connie Chung, and his legendary Washington Post sports columnist father, Shirley, who is […]

It is officially playoff football season. The schedule for week 1 is out. Match-ups, days and times are listed below: 4A West Gaithersburg at Quince Orchard Fri. 7 pm Clarksburg at Northwest Fri. 7 pm Richard Montgomery at Churchill Fri. 6:30 pm Walter Johnson at Bethesda-Chevy Chase Fri. 6:30 pm 4A North Bladensburg at Blair […]

A former Washington Football Team (WFT) employee from Silver Spring, who participated in the NFL’s investigation into the team’s alleged widespread harassment and sexual misconduct, is calling for transparency. Ana Nuñez worked for the WFT from 2015 to 2019 and she told MyMCM that “pretty much [every employee’s] mentality was survival mode.” Here’s the letter Ana […]