Sports

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.

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.