Tigers recorded 5-0 marks each of the past two seasons
Capturing two of the titles outright and sharing a third, the Tuckahoe Tigers earned a triple crown of summertime swimming this season, capped by winning the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s top Division 1 championship for the second straight year, with 5-0 records each time.
Outfielder Pegues will be a member of the North squad
The high-school baseball season isn’t officially over yet for Gabriel Pegues. He has at least three more games to play.
Keating placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke finals
Madison High School graduate Anna Keating finished sixth in the finals of the women’s 200 breaststroke race at the recent U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Her time was 2:29.54.
One chosen Player of the Month, another Rookie of the Year
As they entered their next levels of competition following standout high-school baseball careers, the Morabito brothers of McLean each quickly learned that making successful hitting adjustments would become a key to any future batting success.
Highlanders had a 7-2 playoff record in three tournaments
The determination to succeed during the postseason this spring began motivating the McLean Highlanders a year ago, when the 2023 campaign ended for the boys soccer team with a first-round loss in the region tournament.
Highlanders finished 3-0 in Class 6 tourney with two comeback victories
The pitching was strong all season for the McLean Highlanders. What made the big difference during the playoffs for the high-school baseball team was its previously spotty defense tightened significantly and the hitting became more timely and productive.
Junior Allen will next run in college at the U.S. Air Force Academy
He did it, and coming in his final high-school race. Junior Allen achieved his goal by winning a much-wanted Virginia state championship.
Blake Thompson sets school and personal record with his winning toss
Looking back, there were multiple reasons, some by chance, Blake Thompson developed into a state-champion discus thrower.
More than 150 applicants applied the the award
The achievements of area graduating high-school seniors were announced and celebrated the morning of May 21 in the grand ballroom at Springfield Golf & Country Club. There, the Northern Virginia Athletic Directors Administrators and Coaches Association (NVADACA) held its annual awards scholarship breakfast banquet.
The 6D North championship was the Warhawks’ second straight
For a number of seasons, the Madison Warhawks haven’t gotten rattled in close-game pressure situations during playoff matches.
