The start of the high-school baseball season has given local pitchers the chance to shine. Enjoy these photos from several local games by Dave Facinoli.
In high-school baseball, very often the stolen base – at least when it comes to swiping second – can be a sure thing.
Take three recent games, for example. In those contests, each of the 20 steals attempted was successful....
The 11-under Arsenal Blue team of Arlington Travel Baseball won the top-flight of the recent Playmaker Tournament in Richmond.
The Blue defeated the D.C. Titans, 9-1, and Mid-Atlantic Orioles Hastings, 12-2, in pool play. That was followed by a 9-7...
The Washington-Liberty Generals defeated the Mount Vernon Majors, 10-0, in high-school baseball action to even their record at 1-1.
Washington-Liberty had 10 hits and took advantage of nine walks in the victory. Jacob Mandleur was the starting and winning pitcher,...
The Yorktown Patriots topped the McLean Highlanders, 5-4, in overtime in girls high-school soccer.
Shay Montgomery, who will play in college at the University of South Carolina, and Katy Talotta, Davidson College-bound, each scored two goals for Yorktown. Nora Green...
The fall high-school sports season (held in the spring because of the pandemic) overall was one of the most highly successful for teams and athletes from Arlington County.
In football, the Wakefield Warriors advanced to the region playoffs and the...
The defending state champion Bishop O’Connell High School girls softball team is off to a dominating 3-0 start, having outscored its opponents 69-0 while allowing just three hits with one no-hitter.
All three games have been five-inning slaughter-rule contests, with...
The Wakefield Warriors are off to a 2-0 start in high-school baseball, winning their opening game over the Justice Wolves, 7-4, then routing the host Falls Church Jaguars, 13-1, in game two.
Each were National District contests.
Against Justice, Garrett Dougherty...
Bishop O’Connell High School graduate and Great Falls resident Ethan Torres played four years of college football for Bucknell University as a place-kicker, and now will play a fifth season this coming fall for University of North Carolina...
The fall high-school sports season (held in the spring because of the pandemic) overall was one of the most highly successful for teams and athletes from the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas of Arlington and Fairfax counties.
Winning state team championships...
