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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October 17, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Seneca Valley Football Game Ends Early Due to ‘Series of Student Fights’

The principal of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown issued a statement concerning the Friday night football game with Northwest High School in Germantown in which there was “a series of student fights that created serious and significant interruptions to the safety and security of the event.” A 15-year-old student was hospitalized with non-life threatening […]

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October 16, 2021 | Travis Chase

Damascus Rushing Attack Swarms Rockville

It was pajama night at Rockville High School on Friday, but Damascus came into this game looking to put the Rams to bed early. The Hornets’ punishing running attack accounted for four touchdowns led by junior running back Dillon Dunathan who followed up a three touchdown game last week with two more scores on the […]

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October 12, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Silver Spring Man Completes 3 Marathons in 3 Days. Wait What?

It seems like Jordan Tropf of Silver Spring cannot stop running. Over three days – Oct. 9 through Oct. 11 – Tropf ran in three major marathons, averaging about two-and-a-half hours to complete each one. The U.S. Naval Academy 2014 graduate and orthopedic surgery resident at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center came in second […]

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October 2, 2021 | Travis Chase

Northwest Hammers Walter Johnson 74-0 to Remain Undefeated

The Northwest Jaguars were not very hospitable hosts Friday night crushing Walter Johnson 74-0. The Jaguars led 33-0 at the end of the first quarter and 61-0 at the half. They dominated all phases of the game scoring multiple touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams: five rushing touchdowns three interception returns for touchdowns two punt […]

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September 27, 2021 | Joe Yasharoff

Knee Injury Ends Bresee’s Season

Bryan Bresee, Clemson’s all-ACC defensive lineman from Damascus, will miss the rest of the 2021 season with a torn ACL in his knee. Bresee, a sophomore, got hurt in the third quarter of the NC State game on Saturday. The Tigers, a perennial pick to make the four-team college football playoff,  lost the game 27-21 […]

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September 27, 2021 | Travis Chase

Paint Branch’s Offensive Explosion Ends Blair’s Undefeated Start

Coming into Friday night’s game at Paint Branch, Blair was riding high starting the season 3-0, largely led by their defense. The Blazers’ defense had allowed only 14 combined points in the three previous games, while Paint Branch’s offense had averaged 36 points per game in their first three games. The Panthers’ offense moved the […]

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September 22, 2021 | Joe Yasharoff

Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Moves Home Base, Training to Florida

Swimmer Katie Ledecky made a splash today announcing that, after five years at Stanford University, she will be moving her training to the University of Florida in Gainesville. Ledecky will also be a volunteer swim coach for the Gators. Ledecky just graduated this year from Stanford in Palo Alto, Ca. Ledecky explained on social media […]

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September 21, 2021 | Travis Chase

Churchill’s Defense Stymies B-CC’s Chance to Stay Undefeated

Bethesda-Chevy Chase came into Friday night’s game at Churchill with a record of 2-0 for the first time since 2010. The defenses for both teams were outstanding causing the opposing offenses to struggle. Playing at home, the Bulldogs’ defense proved to be the stingier of the two teams as they completed a 7-0 shutout of […]

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September 17, 2021 | Joe Yasharoff

Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Visits Her Old Schools in Bethesda

Katie Ledecky was back home Thursday and Friday visiting current students at her old schools – Little Flower and Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart – in Bethesda. Ledecky wore the four medals (two gold, two silver) that she won last month at the Tokyo Olympics. Ledecky, 24, has won seven Olympic gold medals […]

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September 17, 2021 | Margaret Attridge

Damascus-Kennedy Football Games Canceled over COVID-19 Quarantines, Injuries

Saturday’s varsity and junior varsity football games between Damascus and John F. Kennedy High School has been canceled due to student-athlete quarantines and injuries at Kennedy, according to a tweet from Damascus High School Athletic Director Cliff Elgin. Both games, which were scheduled for Saturday, will not be made up and will be recorded as […]

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