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Defending state champ Princess Anne boys soccer team has found its groove
VIRGINIA BEACH — The Princess Anne boys soccer team didn’t look much like a defending state champion early this season. But after fighting through some early adversity, the Cavaliers have come together, won nine consecutive games and look like title contenders once again. Princess Anne, now 11-3-1 on the season, is heating up at the perfect time, with the Region 5A playoffs starting next week. ...
Loaded Urbana boys continue climb by putting away Blair, cruising into 4A state semifinals
URBANA — Finally for Urbana boys lacrosse, the quick strikes came. The Hawks had played nearly the entire game in the offensive zone, but goals were less frequent than coach Gavin Donahue would have liked due to poor shots and a series of nice saves by Montgomery Blair goalie Trenton Royall.
Urbana girls waste no time setting tone, advancing to 4A state semifinals
URBANA — Wednesday’s Class 4A girls lacrosse state quarterfinal began a little later than its scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time. But once the action got underway, Urbana wasted no time taking command.
Sneak Peek: Village Pickle opens its doors this week
The new Village Pickle mega pickleball facility in Leesburg is ready to roll. It’s opening its doors this week and The Burn has your first look inside. Village Pickle is located at the Village at Leesburg center off Route 7. It’s taken two huge spaces — one that was vacant and one that used to be the Charming Charlie store.
Commanders' Jahan Dotson says Jayden Daniels was the QB he wanted all along
“It’s been really good energy; really good vibes around the building.”. That has been a constant refrain heard in Ashburn, and receiver Jahan Dotson echoed the positive energy as the Commanders opened OTAs on Tuesday. When asked about Jayden Daniels, Dotson replied, “I don’t know if I can say...
Softball Game Recap: Potomac Falls Comes Up Short
Potomac Falls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 13-3 to the Stone Bridge Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Potomac Falls of the 11-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Wednesday.
Rock Ridge doesn’t renew head boys hockey coach contract for 2024-25 season
VIRGINIA, Minn. (Northern News Now) - After a vote, the Rock Ridge School Board decided to not renew the head boys hockey coach’s contract. The board voted 5-1 to not renew Ben Johnson’s coaching contract for the 2024-25 school year. The move came after Activities Director Chad Hazelton...
Linganore's Wallich redeems herself with game-winner to oust Oakdale in girls lax regional final
Reese Wallich had her chance at redemption. The Linganore senior watched frustrated from the sideline as Oakdale tied the teams’ Class 3A West Region I girls lacrosse final to complete a four-goal fourth-quarter comeback. Wallich’s penalty served as the catalyst for that tying mark, but she knew she would be released with 19 seconds left on the clock.
Making brain gains, Bears' Novitski, Hawks' Tambat continue county tennis dominance
Much of the progress made by the Frederick County Public Schools tennis champions in No. 1 singles over the last year came between the ears rather than between the lines on the court. Urbana senior Shloka Tambat and Oakdale junior Nick Novitski each cited improved mental approaches to help explain...
Athlete of the Week: Will Mackey, GC Lacrosse, rally behind brother's cancer battle
If you spend the day with the Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Team, you would know it’s a tight-knit group. “We all have a really close bond,” said sophomore attack Will Mackey. “Off the field we hang out whether it’s taking people after practice to Chipotle, whatever, just little things like that.”
Wolverines fall to top-ranked Esko
VIRGINIA—The Rock Ridge baseball team gave up a few too many extra outs in the fourth inning and it spelled disaster for them on Monday as the Wolverines fell to visiting Esko 10-0 in five innings. The visiting squad used a five-hit, eight-run inning top of the fourth inning to take a commanding lead over Rock Ridge and tacked on two more runs in the fifth to end the game early by 10-run mercy rule. ...
'Set, see, save': Lancers goalie Levinson leads way to regional title
Linganore goalie Tucker Levinson had the look he liked early in the fourth quarter. That was true throughout most of Monday’s Class 3A West Region I boys lacrosse final, but this one proved pivotal with Oakdale attempting to continue chipping away at the Lancers’ lead.
Glenelg boys lacrosse wins region title, beats Damascus, 19-6, behind big second quarter
Glenelg boys lacrosse led Damascus by a goal after the opening quarter of Monday’s Class 2A West Region II semifinal. However, Gladiators coach Josh Hatmaker wasn’t satisfied and felt Glenelg was beating itself. Before the second quarter, he calmly said, “Guys we’re better than this.”. The...
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