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2025-26: 33-3 National ranking: No. 1. State championships: Six (2012, 2014, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026) Height: 6-4 | Class: Junior (2028) Height: 6-5 | Class: Junior (2028) National rank: Unranked | Status: Virginia Tech baseball commit. F — Farrell Djossinou. Height: 6-7 | Class: Senior (2027) National rank: Unranked...
Throw out the record books. Every team in Montgomery County, regardless of their regular season mark, qualifies for the state football playoffs in Maryland that start Thursday night. All 29 schools in the county participate in the post-season. The first round of the playoffs is set for Nov. 5-7. Teams...
The regular season is over, and the postseason is here. For some Montgomery County teams, Friday night offers an opportunity to make a statement and keep a promising season alive. For others, the playoff draw is less of an opportunity and more of an unfortunate appointment with reality. There are a few intriguing matchups on the schedule, but several MoCo teams are facing opponents that are simply out of their league. Here is a look at the first-round matchups and predictions.
St. Charles proved they can win big with a 56-point victory last Friday. On Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the North Point Eagles 7-6. The seven-point effort marked St. Charles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
As has been the case in recent weeks, there is very little turnover in the Maryland Media State Poll. Even a team forfeiting four games had little impact on the
Discovery Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia sits near 11 data centers and 264 diesel generators, a cluster of industrial infrastructure. Coco Lyons picks up her 6-year-old daughter Zuri from Discovery Elementary. The scale of the buildout around the school is detailed in reporting by NBC News, which found that diesel...
Students with disabilities “are among the populations requiring the most attention,” concludes the 2026 annual report of the Fredericksburg School Board’s Special Education Advisory Committee. Committee members presented the annual report at Monday’s regular school board meeting. “The central conclusion is straightforward: Fredericksburg has caring educators...
Since its introduction to Montgomery County high schools in 2024, girls flag football has quickly grown in popularity, giving female athletes a new opportunity to compete. Flag football is a fast-paced, noncontact version of traditional American football. By fall 2025, all 25 MCPS high schools had teams, with more than 600 girls signing up. The sport quickly drew attention and gained interest at Richard Montgomery. At RM, the team has already found success, winning a division championship and setting its sights on even bigger goals.
At JDS, there are two language options available other than English: Hebrew and Spanish. Students are required to take Hebrew from the year they enroll at JDS until the end of their sophomore year, with the option to drop it in their junior year. Spanish is offered starting in middle school, and classes continue through high school as students progress through levels. JDS should offer more language options so students can have the opportunity to explore and learn about cultures and languages that interest them.
Maryland football powerhouse Wise forfeits four wins over a residency violation, dropping from 8-0 to 4-4 and reshaping the Class 4A playoff bracket.
Official 2026 Maryland high school football playoff brackets for all six MPSSAA classes, with first-round matchups, seeds and state championship dates.
Wise High School must forfeit its first four games after a student, who was not eligible to play participated in the games.
School definitely has its ways of providing a big challenge for every student. But what a lot of students don’t take into account is the different ways students need to manage their brain before, during and after a big assignment or assessment. Luckily, we have ways to boost your performance in school spoken from real seniors who were in a pickle beforehand.
Talbot County Public Schools ranks 22nd of 24 Maryland districts for gains in reading proficiency since 2022, and 18th in math. On the 2025–26 MCAP, 46.8% of Talbot students are proficient in reading, against 51.7% statewide. In math, it’s 20.7% against 27.1%. Since 2022, Talbot has gained less...
Last school year, three Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology juniors developed an algorithm meant to help students find safe walking routes to school. They called it “SafeWalkr.”. The project is now being put into practice. Fairfax County Public Schools is piloting SafeWalkr for families in the...
The number of students who have left Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) for private or homeschooling has had a net increase of fewer than 100 from last school year to this one, according to a Monday school board meeting in Rockville. The numbers from the district come after MCPS shared...
Thirty-eight elite high school girls soccer players from fall-playing states will take part in the 14th annual High School All-American Game on Dec. 12 at McDon
The following are the projected MPSSAA football regional playoff pairings through the end of regular-season play. Teams winning region semifinal contests advanc
Maryland is launching a new paid internship program to give technical high school students hands-on experience in the skilled trades.
The MPSSAA has confirmed the withdraw of three teams from the upcoming Maryland high school football playoffs.
