Archive for 'Sports'
Saints bow out of IAC tourney early
The St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes Saints will settle for a fifth- or sixth-place finish in the annual Interstate Athletic Conference tournament after falling to Landon in the first round. The Saints’ seven-game losing streak carried [...]
Maroon clinch final regular season game
Rising star Doug Chappell led the Episcopal Maroon to victory in their final regular season game with a 19-point performance against St. Albans on February 9. Though the 9-14 Bulldogs hung tough with the No. 7-ranked [...]
Ashley Wagner skates away with international title
Just a month after winning a national title on the rink, Alexandria native Ashley Wagner brought home a gold medal at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championship. Wagner, 20, cruised to the podium Saturday night after [...]
What can crew do for you? Sign up Saturday
Calling all oarsmen: The T.C. Williams spring crew team is looking for athletes interested in rowing with them during their 65th season. Crew enthusiasts can sign up with the squad from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday [...]
Bishop Ireton athletes take next step
Five soon-to-be graduates of Bishop Ireton announced plans to take their athletic careers to the next level earlier this month. Moses Webb, an integral member of the fall’s football squad, will continue battling on the gridiron [...]
PLAYOFFS: T.C. Williams’ Huggins leads Titans to regionals with win over West Potomac
When T.C. Williams senior T.J. Huggins’ teammates need him the most, the forward delivered the strongest performance of his career, carrying the Titans to an opening win in the Patriot District tournament. Staring down a relentless [...]
After daughter’s death, a coach finds mentoring
Illness stole Berlina Smith’s little girl away six years ago, but the loss couldn’t rob her of the love she still has for her daughter. Now she deals it out on the basketball court, mentoring teenage [...]
Tennis courts coming to T.C. Williams
The T.C. Williams boys and girls tennis teams are waving goodbye to playing “home matches” in Fairfax County after school officials approved building courts at the high school. When the state-of-the-art high school went up on [...]
Cadets rally to finish off Cardinals
A bitter loss to St. John’s on Tuesday extended Bishop Ireton’s losing streak to five games heading into the final stretch of the regular season. The Cardinals led the Cadets through the first half, heading into [...]
Saints can’t keep Bulldogs at bay
Though the St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes Saints went nearly point for point with St. Albans early in their Tuesday matchup, the Bulldogs pulled away for a 65-46 win. Matt Sniezek led the Bulldogs with 21 [...]
Cyclists will break the law as long as they can get away with it
You could replace the word 'cyclists' with almost any other word in th
Cyclists will break the law as long as they can get away with it
Yay! Back to the crazy bicycle bashing. Maybe Kathryn Papp can write a
City Hall’s whistleblowers deserve our praise
You should know that under the law Mr. Lewis was entitled to have his
Editorial: Norfolk Southern went down the wrong track — again
Given Council's past treatment of NS it makes perfect sense to tell Co
Nominate your favorite local business as Best of Alexandria
I nominate Medieval Madness! Such an awesome place.