Paul VI Defeats Coolidge in City Title Game
Panthers finish best-ever boys' basketball season 35-3.
The Paul VI High boys' basketball team concluded its historic 2011-12 winter season with a win in the Abe Pollin City Title Championship Game over DCIAA Champion Coolidge, 70-64.
Business Matters
Alexandria's chief tourism promoter Stephanie Pace Brown is leaving a city her organization calls “Charm-ville.”
Week in Alexandria
In an emotional speech to the Alexandria Democratic Committee Monday night, four-term Del. David Englin (D-45) said he will not seek reelection to the House of Delegates next year.
Alexandria City Council Campaign Shifts Westward As Two New Candidates Enter Race
Displacement of poor and Latino citizens to be central issue in upcoming campaign.
With two more candidates entering the race for Alexandria City Council, the lines of combat are moving west.
Episcopal Boys’ Lax Team Cruises Past T.C. Williams
Junior Dubose, freshman Davy score 3 goals for Maroon.
In an Alexandria public-private school matchup, public school T.C. Williams was no match for Episcopal, which built a 9-0 lead and cruised to a 16-2 victory on March 31.
TC Rowers Take Home Three Victories at Noxontown
The T.C. Williams crew team traveled to the St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Del., on March 31 to compete in the Noxontown Regatta, a contest that saw the Titan rowers go up against some of the best boats in the Mid-Atlantic region and come home with three victories by the end of the day.
West Potomac Senior Belanger Throws No-Hitter
Wolverines win spring break tournament on home field.
Josh Belanger didn’t need expectations, first-pitch strikes or a consistent breaking ball to give his fellow Wolverines the career-best effort they were looking for.
Sports Briefs: West Potomac Softball Starts 9-1
The West Potomac softball team concluded its appearance at the Madison spring break tournament with three consecutive victories, improving its record to 9-1.
Lake Braddock Baseball Team Suffers First Loss
Bruin left-hander Rogers pitches well in defeat.
Regardless if one viewed the glass as half full or half empty, the Lake Braddock baseball team suffered its first loss of the season on April 3 and head coach Jody Rutherford was less than enthused with the Bruins’ effort.
Churchill Girls’ Lax Receives Early-Season Wake-Up Call
Bulldogs respond to Damascus loss by beating Paint Branch.
Senior standout Mairin Hall said the Churchill girls’ lacrosse team doesn’t want to dwell on its March 26 loss to Damascus — the program’s first loss to a Montgomery County team since 2010 — but the defeat just might provide motivation for a Bulldog group rarely challenged in recent seasons.
Sophomore midfielder Emily Spack is the Yorktown girls’ lacrosse team’s second-leading goal-scorer with 13.
With all six of its regular-season non-district games in the books, Yorktown girls' lacrosse coach Crystal Morgan hopes the Patriots made a reasonable case for being a regional contender.
W-L Boys’ Lax Loses to Oakton
The Washington-Lee boys’ lacrosse team failed to score in the first half and managed just one goal in the first three quarters as the Generals lost to Oakton 14-2 on March 30 at Herndon High School.
Arlington Aerials Have Successful Championship Showing
The Arlington Aerials gymnastics team attended the Level 8-9 State Gymnastics Championships on March 24 and 25. The meet was held at the U-Turn Sports Center in Richmond.
Schweiker, Harris Lead Oakton Boys’ Lax Past W-L
Cougars improve to 2-3 with 14-2 victory against Generals.
Jack Harris scored four consecutive goals during a five-minute stretch in the first half and Oakton cruised to a 14-2 victory against Washington-Lee on March 30 at Herndon High School.
Column: Strengthening, Not Blocking, Health Care Law
I am one of millions of Americans waiting for the Affordable Care Act to be put into law so that I can have some relief from my troubles with our broken health care system. March 23 marked the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Above and Beyond
Firefighters honored for Reston rescue efforts.
The water was swiftly rising at the intersection of Reston's Stuart Mill Road and Birdfoot Lane as deadly flash flooding surged throughout Fairfax County on Sept. 8, 2011. Two vehicles stranded at the intersection were quickly swept out to a tree line 150 feet into the water with a family of three and a single driver still inside.
Column: Back to the Classroom
I am spending some more time back in the classroom recently. Last week I taught social studies to fourth graders at Lake Anne Elementary School. The students were courteous and well behaved, clearly eager to learn, and as diverse as the world around them.
Column: Class Warfare From the Top Down
Don’t know about you, but I am getting fed up picking up the paper nearly every day and reading of the latest efforts to weaken worker organizations, freeze pay, cut benefits, and downsize jobs across the economy. Corporate CEOs and Boards of Directors have been terrorizing workers for years. Now, politicians have their sights set on civil servants, especially down the road in Washington.
Heroes of Mount St. Helens
Reston resident writes about role of gophers.
Among the smallest of the animals that live on Mount St. Helens, the northern pocket gopher has been credited with aiding in the restoration of Mount St. Helens. "Gopher to the Rescue," a newly released book written by Reston resident Terry Jennings, examines the role of gophers in eco-system recovery following a volcanic eruption.
Column: Are We Still Slaves?
This Friday evening, April 6, Jews the world over will be celebrating the first night of Passover with a traditional meal called the "Seder." A ritual celebrated every year commemorating the Jewish people's exodus from Egypt 3,323 years ago.