Few argued that Sophie Cao was the outright individual star of this week’s 6D North Region golf tournament.
The Langley Saxons’ sophomore not only shot a second-round, 4-under-par 68 to rally and win the individual championship with a two-day, 36-hole score of 72-68-140.
For a defensive back in football, the biggest dream, goal and thrill is always to return an interception or fumble for a touchdown, no matter at what level of play.
With a couple of heady and opportunistic maneuvers, Potomac School’s Jake Adamec fulfilled both in the span of about three minutes during the first half of the Panthers’ 48-22 defeat of St. John’s Catholic Prep on Sept. 6 in non-conference action.
For the first time in program history, the Langley Saxons are off to a 5-0 start in high-school football action.
With another strong performance, Langley earned its fifth straight win this fall by defeating the host Lightridge Bolts of Aldie, 38-13, on Sept. 27 in Loudoun County.
The Washington Capitals are throwing back to the 1970s with an upcoming visit to George Mason University’s Fairfax campus.
As part of its 50th anniversary season, D.C.’s NHL team will bring a free youth tournament known as the Capitals Street Hockey Extravaganza to EagleBank Arena (4500 Patriot Circle) on Saturday, Nov. 16, briefly reviving what was once the largest street hockey clinic in existence.
After an opening-game loss, the Potomac School Panthers (3-1) have found a winning formula and bounced back strong to win three straight football games.
The private-school team’s latest victory was 20-14 in McLean over the visiting St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes Saints of Alexandria on Sept. 28 in non-conference play.
They rallied and came close with a second-round surge, but the nine-year run as Liberty District golf champions came to an end this season for the Langley Saxons.
Langley also had won 14 of the last 15 of the district’s high-school crowns.
A combined basketball and futsal court is set to open next Thursday, Oct. 3 at Stratton Woods Park (2431 Fox Mill Road) in Reston.
Construction on the court began in August. The $229,000 project is being supported by the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA), Volkswagen Group of America and the Great Outdoors Fund, a nonprofit that aims to expand access to recreational amenities.
The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) is seeking community feedback on some potential improvements at Hybla Valley Park.
The agency is considering replacing the two existing tennis courts at the park near Hybla Valley Elementary School (3431 Lockheed Blvd) with a combination basketball and futsal court. A new playground has also been proposed.
Attention aspiring hockey players: the Washington Capitals are bringing a unique opportunity to Reston.
The Fairfax County Park Authority is partnering with the team to provide two free hockey programs at Lake Fairfax Park (1400 Lake Fairfax Drive) this fall. First, attendees will learn inline skating techniques this Sunday (Sept. 15), and then, on Nov. 3, newcomers can try their hand at the sport.
Chantilly is staking a claim as Northern Virginia’s pickleball capital.
A new indoor pickleball facility — this one of the Dill Dinkers brand — is coming to the area, four years after a similar venue opened two miles away.
