Great Falls: Playing Baseball in the 1890s Great Falls
Bringing a local player to life through history.
Take a look at the local 1890 Baseball Team, for example. The team was lined up in front of a fence that may have held their horses while they played. Four guys had bats, one or two guys had gloves, most seemed to be wearing riding boots. At least five were wearing the same type of baseball cap, apparently to show they were on the same team. (1890s Baseball Team, The N.F. Bradford, Sr. Collection, copyright Great Falls Historical Society).
West Potomac Wolverines Fall Short in Playoffs
The West Potomac football team traveled to Madison on Friday, Nov. 18, to take on the second ranked Warhawks in a second round playoff game.
Reston: Region Races For ‘Team Red, White & Blue’
More than 600 people from all over the greater Washington area braved 30-degree weather on Sunday morning to salute veterans and members of the military by running in Dominion Consulting’s Third Annual Veterans Day 5K. “Just by getting vets out who have issues [post-traumatic stress disorder] gets them involved and gives them two hours or so to not think about those things,” says Lynch, who is a veteran of the Air Force.
McLean: Potomac School’s Nardini to Play Tennis at University of Richmond
Joe Nardini, a senior at The Potomac School, has signed his national letter of intent to play Division I tennis for the University of Richmond.
Great Falls U13 Blue Win Virginia President’s Cup
The GFSC U13 Blue capped off a fall 2016 season by winning the U13 Virginia Cup title with a 5-0 win over Virginia Beach.
Wolverines Avenge Regular Season Loss to TC
West Potomac set the tone early in last week’s game against T.C, Williams as they took the opening kickoff and drove down field for a touchdown catch and run by Zack Monson to put the home team up 7-0.
Vienna: OLGS Wimbledon Tennis Team Ends Winning Season
OLGC – Wimbledon I, ended the regular season with a 12-0 record and had match record score of 72-3 in total games played.
Mount Vernon vs West Potomac
West Potomac defeated Mount Vernon 45-14 on Friday, Nov. 4.
Westfield Progresses To Playoffs
Westfield and Chantilly collided for a Conference 5 game on Friday night, Oct. 28.
Centreville Defeats Chantilly
When Chantilly and Centreville met on Friday night, Oct. 28, playoff implications were at stake.
The Few. The Proud.
The 41st Marine Corps Marathon.
For Brooke Sydnor Curran, running the 41st Marine Corps Marathon was a milestone: her 100th marathon for charity since founding the nonprofit RunningBrooke Fund. For Grace Episcopal kindergarten teacher Cara Donley, the Oct. 30 race represented a different milestone.
2-Point Conversion Clinches Game
Photos by Richard Maple
It was a come-from-behind 22-21 victory for T.C. Williams High School on Friday, Oct. 21.
Small Plates Choreography Festival Returning to Workhouse Arts Center
The Workhouse facility “supports the idea of short, small dance works presented together. It’s an intimate environment, conducive to a personal feedback experience with the audience,” said Beth Elliott of Northern Virginia Community College. Continuing its role as a locally-based incubator venue for Northern Virginia, the Workhouse Arts Center will be presenting the “Small Plates Choreography Festival.”
Lake Braddock’s Atkins to Play in All-American Bowl
Lake Braddock’s running back committed to University of Virginia
Lake Braddock’s star running back, Lamont Atkins, has been invited to play in the 2017 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. on Jan. 14, 2017.