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Catcher had a strong season after transferring to Tulane

A change worked out positively for Colin Tuft, and likely played a big role in the Madison High School graduate getting chosen in the recent Major League baseball draft.

Championship was team’s 10th in 13 seasons, 21st overall

Officially it’s on a year-to-year loaner, yet the American Legion District 17 tournament-championship trophy continues to remain in possession of the Vienna Post 180 baseball team.

Team finishes 4-0 in competition with two shutouts

With a 6-0 record, the McLean Little League age 9-11 All-Stars won recent District 4 and state tournaments, dominating the competition along the way.

Girls team outscored nine opponents in district and state 118-19

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Duncan was a standout diver growing up in the Vienna area

For Greg Duncan, the hardest part is over. His goal and dream of making the U.S. Olympic team has been achieved.

Hahne played for the Saxons and for local youth-league teams

Rob Hahne had not planned to return to coaching high-school baseball so soon, if at all. But plans changed when the only position he said he’d consider making such a quick comeback for became vacant in recent weeks.

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.