Polo in the Park returned to Morven Park on July 6 and will stick around through the rest of the summer. The arena polo matches will be held every Saturday night through August 24.

Fifty-six years ago, four boys from Vienna Woods set the record for the 100-yard medley relay (58.4 seconds) in the Northern Virginia Swim League. The record that was set by Roger Russell, Roger Williams, Jim Dickson, and Steve Mason still stands nearly 6 decades later. These men started on …

Eleven years ago, Chris DeJong lost a race and paved the way for Olympic history.

After a seven-year drought, the Lake Braddock Bruins won the Class 6 Baseball championship against the Westfield Bulldogs last week. The Bruins won 6-2 against the No. 2 seeded Westfield and sealed the game with a “tater” by Senior Lyle Miller-Green in the 6th inning. This year’s win came a …

Four local high school rowers representing Potomac Boat Club and Resilient Rowing traveled to Sarasota, Fla. to compete at US Rowing’s Youth National Championships which was held June 6-9. Sarasota. Fla. is the site of a world class rowing facility that hosted over 400 entries from 150 clubs…

NOVA Roller Derby will be hosting their second bout of the 2019 home team season on June 22, with The Vineyard Vixens facing off against The Metro Misfits.

Carriage-driving, a living showcase of Americana that blends the pageantry of carriages with the excitement of equestrian competition, returns to Morven Park June 14-16 with the 7th annual Carriage Show, Arena Driving Trial & Pleasure Drive. The show is free to spectators and provides gu…

On June 8, the Girls Lacrosse team played in the biggest game of their lives, so far.

George Mason junior catcher Logan Driscoll became the highest draft pick in the history of George Mason baseball after being selected in the second round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres on Monday.

Most of us have all been there before, whether it’s live at a game or watching one on TV and seeing the referees make what we think is a bad call. The average fan gets annoyed or claims the official is an ‘idiot’ or ‘doesn’t know the sport’. This often occurs at the high school and youth lea…

Fairfax County’s I-95 landfill in Lorton may become home to the longest indoor ski slope in North America and one of the longest in the world.

It’s a rarity to find an exceptionally talented athlete at the high school level, but it’s even more impressive when that individual is gifted in multiple areas. Enter McLean resident and National Cathedral HS Senior Jamie Caroline Wang, the only 4-year starter on the team that has won four …

Dominatng performances in sprints, distance and field events help the South Lakes High School track and field teams successfully defend their Liberty District Championships May 15 at SLHS.

Life itself can be a very fascinating and emotionally satisfying. It is a ride that inspires. Especially when you’re a part of a working community that is always changing in a way that allows you to always reach higher and higher levels of success.

Another school record broken and additional postseason qualifications highlighted the two meets South Lakes High School track and field teams participated in during the first week of May.

It has been said many times that sports can bring people together. One of those examples is the Burke Pickleball Association. This league is open to people of all ages. There are also professional leagues for the sport on a nationwide scale.

The DC Breeze had another home win last weekend, easily defeating the Ottawa Outlaws 24-15 at Catholic University.

George Mason University men's basketball head coach Dave Paulsen announced Thursday that Pete Hutchins will join his staff as an assistant coach.

Plunge into summer with “Heavy Water” for one night only as it follows professional big wave surfer Nathan Fletcher through the evolution of surfing and his relationship with big waves.

Last Monday night, West Springfield squared off against their archrivals the South County Stallions in an epic showdown. The Spartans were also playing for a noble cause, raising money for Pediatric Cancer for the Kyles Camp Children’s Hospital Foundation. The money earned for the cause was …

Shippensburg University Freshman Lacey Hunter of Centreville, a Centreville High School graduate, was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Softball Athlete of the Week on April 8 by the league office after leading the team with eight hits in a 4-2 week for…

Over the course of 5 days (April 3-7), Fairfax Station golfer Randy Gutermuth participated in the National Golfing tournament in Pinehurst, N.C. after his victory in a local Liberty Mutual event in the Golf Club of Seabury in Mashpee, Mass.

PenFed Credit Union is continuing its unique and expansive sponsorship with the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team for the 2019 season.

It was a clash of the rivals at Robinson Secondary last Friday night between the Lake Braddock Bruins and the Robinson Rams. Lake Braddock came into the game with a 4-0 record, but during the first inning, it looked like Lake Braddock might suffer their first defeat. During the bottom of the…

Vienna’s Oakcrest School made history as the first and only all-girls team to compete at the Virginia State Science Olympiad on March 23 at the University of Virginia.

A few weeks ago, several American athletes partook in one of their greatest sporting events ever; the Special Olympics. As part of this event, a handful of local athletes traveled to Abu Dhabi to show their skills. This was the first time that the Special Olympics were held in Abu Dhabi sinc…

Both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams won the Liberty District Championship, made their respective Regional championship games, and got as far as the state quarter finals. The basketball teams produced two All-Met players this year, with boys senior guard Cameron Savage (first tea…

The James Madison High School Robotics team, the Warbots, earned Finalist status at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Chesapeake District tournament held at Oxon Hill, Md. The FRC competition is an international high school robotics competition. Each year, teams of high school students an…

For Key Middle School students Alexis Bolivar and Ava Sawi, the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation’s ASPIRE initiative is an opportunity to meet their peers and listen to the stories of women who have carved out a place in a world that too often still devalues women’s contributions.

On March 16 the Washington Redskins and the Sparta Science Organization hosted a local football Combine at the Redskins’ practice facility in Ashburn.

Last Wednesday Night, Lake Braddock went to Virginia Beach to battle Landstown for the 6A Basketball State Championship. The 26-4 Bruins were riding high on a 9-game winning streak that came to a crashing end. Landstown defeated Lake Braddock 79-60. The Bruins were held in check during the f…

South Lakes closed out this season’s indoor track and field season with a school record at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in New York.

Local high school students from Pinnacle Academy in Oakton have received Second Place in the regional FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) which took place March1-3 at Battlefield High School in Gainesville.

The arrival of spring brings hundreds of horses and riders to Leesburg for their 2019 equestrian season debut at Morven Park’s Spring Horse Trials. This family-friendly equestrian event is free for spectators and is perfect for budding equestrians, full-fledged horse enthusiasts, and nature …

After beating South Lakes 103-83 last Friday, Lake Braddock continued its hot streak by defeating South County 78-71 Monday night. The win was another notch in the Bruins 8-game winning streak that started with a home win against West Springfield last month. Lake Braddock’s 7-point victory n…

The seventh-seed Langley Saxons won 4-2 over the Briar Woods Falcons in an amazing upset last week.

Last Saturday, George Mason suffered one of their most painful losses this season in a 79-78 defeat in front of their home crowd at the hands of the Duquesne Dukes. The Patriots looked to be in control of the game throughout the majority of the first half. Scoring 17 pts off of Duke’s many t…

Going into the final event of the meet, South Lakes High School only needed to finish ahead of South County High School to preserve second place at the 6A State Championship.

Last Wednesday night the George Mason’s Men’s Basketball team pulled off a suspenseful 80-75 victory over UMass. This win marks the seventh straight game that the Patriots have beaten the Minutemen in recent memory. Mason, now 9-3 in the A10 Conference struggled mightily in the first half, l…

A talented group of Nysmith students that competed successfully in last weekend’s regional event will now advanced to the Science Olympiad State Tournament.

The Madison Warhawk Ice hockey team finished at the top of the Adams division and 3rd place in the league earning a playoff spot. In their last game the Warhawks lost to South Lakes 1-2 but played an impressive game with team captain Luke Pohlman filling in for ailing goalie Ben D’Haiti. Hav…

It took a sweep to keep the streak going for the South Lakes High School boys indoor track team.