On May 22, Falls Church native and 11-year-old Delaney Raptis sunk the shot many golfers aspire to make and never do in a lifetime: a hole-in-one. 

This past weekend saw a member of the George Mason University track team take part in the east preliminaries for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Jacksonville, Fla.

Last summer, COVID-19 grounded a summer staple, the community swim team, to a halt across the country. With the Virginia Run Riptide, a community swim team in Centreville, it had socially-distanced practices five days a week last year with no meets. This summer, however, the Riptide is back …

Being part of the bigger whole. Socialization skills. Learning to respect a coach and to apply the skills being taught. All of these are positives of youth sports, President of the South County/Springfield Youth Club (SYC) Board of Directors Chris Spera said, but their importance has been we…

A new report released by online personal finance site WalletHub has compiled a list of Best and Worst cities for basketball fans. According to that report, Washington D.C. has been able to make it on the top 10 of the list coming in at 9th place. 

Tynan Rolander is the coach who has brought the South County High Varsity Football team to contention in two consecutive state championships, winning one against Oscar Smith High School in 2019. Rolander was part of the school’s first graduating class in 2007 and returned in 2011 to begin co…

Former Centreville and Chantilly High Schoolers detail differing next-level debuts

At the most recent meeting of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recognition was given to two local high schools for the accomplishments of their individual sports programs.

This past weekend saw the George Mason Patriots face off against the George Washington Colonials in a double dose of baseball action over the weekend. When facing the Colonials at home at Spuhler Field the Patriots have only won one game over the past six home games. George Washington went i…

George Mason University Women’s track and field team participated in the 2021 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Tournament on Sunday. The Patriots placed second overall earning four gold medals and six bronze metals over the course of the two-day event. Mason earned a combined 123 points, …

The George Mason Patriots faced off against VCU in a doubleheader this past weekend at the Rams home in Richmond. The Patriots came into the game with a six-game losing streak against VCU, their last win against the Rams coming from an April 2018 game where Mason won in dominate fashion with…

Over the weekend George Mason University participated in the third annual Navy Spring Invitational track and field competition which was held at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Mason faced off against Navy and while the Academy came away from the competition wining the bulk of the …

The George Mason University Patriots faced off against the University of Dayton for a double header on their home field at Woerner Field over the weekend. Mason won their previous game against the Flyers on Friday scoring 7-6, the last game the Patriots won against Dayton was on March 19 at …

This past weekend saw the Fairfax Lions women’s field hockey team take on the Woodson High Cavaliers in the finals for the Occoquan Regional Finals. The Lions made their way to the finals with a bye in round one and then by beating West Springfield last week in a 7-1 blowout win. The Lions f…

Despite a two-week program pause due to COVID and three days of practice, South Lakes played the Chantilly Chargers tightly in a rematch of last year’s first-round  playoff match-up but came up just short of advancing to the next round.

This past weekend The George Mason Patriots faced off against the St. Louis University Billikens at Spuhler Field in Fairfax. Both teams were trying at the beginning of the weekend sat at losing records for the season, Mason with 8-14 record and St. Louis standing at 10-20. The Patriots and …

This past Saturday saw the George Mason men’s baseball team split a double header with St. Bonaventure at home on Spuhler Field. While the Patriots record going into the game was a losing 6-11 it was still better than the Bonnies’ 0-7 record for the 2021 season so far. 

42-32 road victory gives South Lakes sole possession of first place in the Liberty District

After sitting on the bench for much of 2020 due to the pandemic, The Golden Girls 40 and over women’s softball league is ready to take the field once again. 

The George Mason Patriots Baseball team met LaSalle University in a double header in their hometown of Philadelphia. At this point the Patriots are 1-5 for the season while LaSalle is going into the season with a 4-5 record. The two teams last met in 2018 where Mason beat LaSalle on their ho…

Local soccer team looks for pathway to turn professional

Marcus Miles 4 TD throws leads team to victory in Baron Cameron Bowl

2020 Westfield High School graduates and twin brothers Chase and Kyle Whippen, who play basketball for Fairmont State University, were part of a team that won the MEC tournament this past weekend in West Virginia. Fairmont is ranked in the top 25 for Division II basketball teams and beat two…

Seahawks 33-0 shutout of the Patriots sets the tone for Liberty Conference play

The  George Mason Men’s Basketball team has had a good year all things considered. The coronavirus had affected their game schedule greatly, games were postponed or cancelled due to potential worries of the virus among the teams they were to play. In spite of all that, Mason was able to cult…

Coach Susan Barborak has coached Gymnastics at Fairfax High for the last seven years. The first two years were spent under a coach that didn’t seem very knowledgeable about the sport. This past season was Barborak’s fifth season as head coach which after a lot of hard work has led to the tea…

The George Mason Patriots Basketball team met the Explorers of LaSalle University this past Saturday. The Patriots played at home in what was probably one of the finest games that they’ve played in a season of uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic. The last encounter between the two te…

This past Monday saw the Fairfax High Varsity Lions take on the Oakton Cougars in grid-iron action at home in their season opener. This game is a rematch of last years season opener where the Cougars defeated the Lions. 

The George Mason Patriots finally get back into the game after their last two games with Dusquene and St. Bonaventure got canceled due to the one-two punch of coronavirus and the winter storm that has been hitting much of the east coast over the last week. Like the swallows headed to Capistr…

The Spring 2021 season will see the return of outdoor sports for high schools across Fairfax County and the state of Virginia as a whole. Sports such as baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, and lacrosse would seem to be well disposed to dealing with the current demands required due to the Cor…

Like many other schools across the country George Mason has seen their sports schedules in the past year treated as more of an outline than a certainty. In the last week however many parts of the United States have seen winter conditions interrupting game play on top of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Washington Liberty Generals met the Oakton Cougars in Northern Region Boys Tournament play at home this past Monday. The Generals going into the tournament with a record of 5 

The George Mason Patriots went against the University of Dayton Flyers on their home turf of Dayton last Friday in a rematch from this past January. Their previous match saw the Flyers go over the Patriots with a 74-65 win. Dayton was originally supposed to face Richmond but the Richmond tea…

Last week saw the Washington Liberty High Generals faced off against The Langley High School Saxons in Men’s Varsity Basketball action. 

Last Saturday saw the Fairfax Lady Lions face off against the Woodson Cavaliers in Women’s Varsity Basketball. Fairfax came into the game after a victory over South County as both teams we looking for a win to help their standings going into the Patriot District Tournament which began this w…

This past Saturday the Fairfax High Lions Girls Varsity team faced the Robinson High Rams in a rematch from a few days prior. That game saw Robinson win 33-26 which also saw Fairfax commit 20 turnovers, the lady Lions were looking to cut that number down.

Early Saturday afternoon saw the George Mason University Patriots at St. Joseph’s University Hawks at the Hawks home of Hagan Arena in Philadelphia. The game was a rematch from the previous Wednesday with Mason eventually winning a double overtime game at home with a score of 87-85. Mason is…

The George Mason Patriots faced the Rhode Island Rams in Atlantic 10 Conference action on the Ram’s home turf at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island this past Saturday afternoon. 

The Langley Saxon’s Varsity girls team met the Washington-Liberty Generals team on their home court. The Coronavirus pandemic is still keeping fans from attending but this game still had a few faces in the stands wearing masks and observing social distancing rules.

Tristian Leigh has the world of football at his fingertips.

This past Tuesday, the Fairfax Lions girls’ varsity basketball team faced off against their counterparts on the Annandale Atoms on their home turf at Fairfax High School. 

More Americans are investing their time and energy in the pursuit of fitness these days, with the percentage of people belonging to gyms and health clubs nearly doubling from 2000-2017, according to Statista. Beyond casual workouts, participation in extreme sports and endurance events has gr…

It has come to the attention of the Fairfax County Times that the original version of this article, published November 25, referred to head coach Kirsten Stone as Kirsten Roller. This has been corrected.

As we near December, winter sports are starting to come into play. The VHSL is talking to the Governor’s office to try and let winter sports start on December 7 even if the state is still in Phase 3 of reopening, which Virginia has been in since July 1.

Last Tuesday night, three individuals were honored at George Mason University for their exploits playing field hockey. Niki Manthos, Sara Silarska, and Adriana Risi were at a college signing day event. These ladies were from local high schools in Fairfax County. Risi is the class of ‘21 from…