Introduced to swimming at basic-skills program when she was very young, Maddie Reese quickly found she not only didn’t like the sport, she wasn’t very good, either.
Looking for a way out of the program at her family’s neighborhood pool,...
The Madison Warhawks won the 2021 Virginia High School League’s Class 6 state tournament outright on its home court the night of Feb. 20 with a hard-fought 54-48 victory over the Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets in the title game.
The...
It all seems very weird, but the high-school football season for varsity public-school teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas is set to begin with a few Monday-night contests on Feb. 22. After that, games will take place on...
Two one-loss region championship teams – the Madison Warhawks and West Potomac Wolverines – meet Feb. 17 in Vienna at 7 p.m. in a Virginia High School League Class 6 girls state semifinal tournament basketball game.
The host and 6D...
A strong runner-up finish in the girls region swimming and diving championships has become habit for the Yorktown Patriots.
For the third year in a row, Yorktown finished second in the 6D North Region high-school meet, each time behind the...
All season, strong depth has been a big strength for the Langley Saxons.
That team attribute was never more evident than at the boys 6D North Region swimming and diving championships, helping the high-school team win the title with 287...
It was age seven when Ellie Joyce was introduced to the sport of diving as she begged permission from her mom to attempt some kind of flip right from the start.
Her mother denied that request at first, eventually relented,...
In honor of his decades of molding students and athletes at Yorktown and Bishop O’Connell high schools, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a resolution saluting Mark Stripe.
Stripe retired from Arlington Public Schools in 2020 after a coaching career...
How about some Monday-night football in February? Yes, that is correct.
It all seems very weird, but the high-school football season for Arlington’s three public-school varsity teams is set to begin with Monday night contests on Feb. 22. Practice began...
