Spirit Advance to NWSL Championship Game

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...

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Paint Branch Plows Through Einstein, Faces Northwest Next

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...

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High School Football Playoffs: Week 2 Schedule

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...

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Post-Game Chaos Mars WJ-B-CC Playoff Game: ‘We Can Be Athletic Rivals Safely and Respectfully’

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...

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Washington Spirit’s Unlikely Run to NWSL Semifinals is Extra Special

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...

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‘Shirley & Walter’ Sculpture Memorializes Two DC Sports Legends

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...

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February 4, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Good Counsel Duo: From WCAC Champs to Super Bowl Champs

Two Our Lady of Good Counsel High School alumni who play for the Kansas City Chiefs are officially Super Bowl LIV champions. Dorian O’Daniel and Kendall Fuller both graduated from Good Counsel in Olney in 2013. From 2009 to 2013, Good Counsel’s varsity football team won four consecutive WCAC championships. Fuller, a defensive back for […]

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February 3, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

Tuskegee Airman from Bethesda Honored with Super Bowl Coin Toss

Col. Charles McGee, 100-year-old former Tuskegee Airman and Bethesda resident, participated in the 54th Super Bowl coin toss on Feb. 2.  The @49ers win the toss and elect to defer. The @Chiefs will take the ball to start the game. 📺: #SBLIV | 6:30pm ET on FOX📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/xrd6RIQ7Qo — […]

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February 3, 2020 | Daryl Schultz

BLOG: Watkins Mill Boys Defeat Magruder in Crucial 3A Game

Watkins Mill High School, Montgomery Village, Jan. 31, 2020 The game at Watkins Mill Friday night brought back memories of basketball games I coached in that very gym years ago. The biggest difference between then and now wasn’t how hard both teams competed. That was very apparent. The very noticeable difference was once upon a […]

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February 1, 2020 | Joe Yasharoff

Fleury’s Journey: From Seneca Valley to the Super Bowl

On Sunday at 6:30 pm, Brian Fleury will be sitting in his customary spot in the coach’s box, talking in the ear of San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. But this time, the stakes will be higher than ever. Fleury is in his first year with the 49ers as their defensive quality control coach. […]

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January 29, 2020 | Joe Yasharoff

Milloy Excited to Watch Two Former Players in Super Bowl

We are days away from Super Bowl LIV in Miami between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The coaches and players are going through their final practices and other preparations for the biggest game of them all on Sunday. Bob Milloy – the winningest coach in Maryland high school football history – […]

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January 28, 2020 | Joe Yasharoff

Family, Friends, Former Players Pay Tribute to Morgan Wootten

This was not the first time Morgan Wootten filled up a gym. The appropriately named Morgan and Kathy Wootten Gymnasium at DeMatha High School was packed with family members, friends and former coaches and players mentored by the legendary coach who died last week at the age of 88. The tone of the funeral mass […]

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January 27, 2020 | Andrea Sarralde

Tributos Tras la Impactante Muerte de Kobe Bryant

La leyenda del baloncesto Kobe Bryant murió en un accidente de helicóptero en Calabasas, California, el domingo por la mañana. El accidente también cobró la vida de la hija de Bryant, Gianna, de 13 años, y otros siete pasajeros cuyos nombres aún no han sido revelados oficialmente. Bryant, de 41 años, quien jugó toda su […]

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January 26, 2020 | Joe Yasharoff

Tributes Pour in After Kobe Bryant’s Shocking Death

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. Sunday morning. The crash also took the life of Bryant’s daughter Gianna, 13, and seven other passengers whose names have not yet officially been released. The 41 year-old Bryant — who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers — was […]

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January 24, 2020 | Jordan Lindsay

New Wheaton Community Rec Center Offers Much for Many

Friday marked the opening of the new Wheaton Community Recreation Center located on Georgia Avenue at the intersection of Arcola Avenue. County Executive Marc Elrich was on hand for the ceremony. The Wheaton Senior Center and the Wheaton Library are conveniently housed inside the center which is a multi-generational, environmentally-friendly facility which offers a variety […]

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January 22, 2020 | Joe Yasharoff

DeMatha Basketball Coaching Legend Morgan Wootten Dies

Morgan Wootten, the legendary former DeMatha high school basketball coach, died Tuesday evening at his home at the ago of 88. In a coaching career that spanned 46 years, Wootten won over 1200 games, 33 WCAC titles, 22 city titles and 5 national championships at the Hyattsville school. He coached a long list of great […]

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