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West Potomac High School’s Running is Elementary Track Meet Preview
West Potomac High School is hosting their annual Running is Elementary Track Meet this week. Every year the West Potomac Track & Field team hosts a track meet for the West Potomac pyramid of elementary schools to compete in. Like in previous years, the meet is separated into two days. On Monday May 6th, kindergarten through 3rd grade will be competing and on Thursday May 9th, 4th grade through 6th grade will be competing.
Shakira Austin, healthy & ready lead the Mystics
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) – One of the biggest questions looming over the Washington Mystics heading into the 2024 season, was will Shakira Austin be healthy to start the year? After suffering a torn labrum in her hip, and undergoing surgery at the end of 2023, Austin confirmed on media day that she is 100% […]
JMU Lacrosse earns at-large bid to NCAA Tournament; faces Penn State
INDIANAPOLIS (JMU Athletics) – James Madison lacrosse has earned an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship and will head to College Park, Md. to take on Penn State in the first round on Friday. Maryland will host the first and second round with...
Ted Leonsis wants to be the "vice mayor of downtown D.C."
Ted Leonsis is getting to work as a booster for downtown D.C. and still has an eye for the Washington Nationals, the billionaire sports owner revealed in an interview on WAMU. Why it matters: It's a 180 for the guy who just flirted with moving the Capitals and Wizards to Virginia.🛍️ Driving the news: Leonsis will join city officials at a retail conference in Las Vegas this month and talk up the District as a place to do business. "I would like to be named an honorary title. Maybe I can be the vice mayor of DDC, the downtown D.C.,"...
HBCUs perform well at Penn Relays
Howard University’s Sean Wray arrived at the Penn Relays with high expectations and then he delivered with a phenomenal performance during the college men’s long jump, capturing a gold medal with an event-winning leap of 7.33 meters (24 ft, ¾ in). He won the event on his...
Baseball Game Recap: Crofton Takes a Loss
Crofton lost against South River back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Crofton fell just short of the South River Seahawks by a score of 9-8. Crofton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. For South River's part, Quinn Yellin...
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