Wednesday, July 29
Alexandria Q&A: T.C. Williams Grad Holland to Play at Fairmont State
QB helped Titans reach playoffs in 2013, snapping 22-year drought.
Q&A with T.C. Williams graduate Darius Holland.
Chantilly: Westfield Grad Wants to Bring Back Girls’ Golf Team
Kara Moore recalls the benefits of golf during her time at Westfield.
Kara Moore was a four-time regional qualifier for the Westfield girls' golf team.
Q&A: McLean’s Norton Committed to Indiana as Sophomore
Catcher is superstitious, listens to 30-song playlist on game days.
Q&A with McLean rising senior catcher Bella Norton.
Burke: Illinois De-Commit Ohanian Faces Uncertain Future
Bishop O'Connell rising junior softball player and Burke resident Patty Maye Ohanian de-committed from the University of Illinois this summer.
Column: On A Tangent
Not that I live day-to-day or even month-to-month, but I do live – in my head anyway – quarter-to-quarter; that interval representing the usual and customary time between my recurring diagnostic scans. The time when the rubber hits my road.
Mount Vernon: West Potomac’s Gallagher Commits to Fresno State
Rising junior helped Wolverines reach Conference 7 final.
Martha Gallagher enjoyed her first trip to the West Coast enough that she decided to plan for a lengthy return.
Tuesday, July 28
Vienna: Riverdogs Advance to Cal Ripken League Semifinals
Vienna to face three-time defending champion Baltimore Redbirds.
The Vienna Riverdogs will face the Baltimore Redbirts in the CRCBL semifinals.
Wednesday, July 22
Alexandria Firefighter a Pass-Catching Force for D.C. Divas
Whisonant won bodybuilding title at World Police and Fire Games.
The D.C. Divas will play on July 25 for a chance to go to the WFA national championship game.
Arlington: Yorktown Graduate Wood Plays in Third Ripken League All-Star Game
6-foot-6 slugger totaled 8 home runs, 32 RBIs at WVU in 2015.
Yorktown graduate Shaun Wood hit eight home runs and totaled 32 RBIs for the West Virginia University baseball team in 2015.
Burke: Lake Braddock Grad Owens Plays in Ripken League All-Star Game
Former ECU middle infielder to play at Virginia Tech.
Vienna River Dogs infielder and 2014 Lake Braddock graduate Jack Owens played in his first Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League all-star game.
Column: 'Abyssful' Ignorance
Hopefully not. But you never know – per last week’s column, until you know. And the preferred pattern seems to be that waiting to be spoken to in person, a week or so post-scan, is the best the process can be; or at least, that’s the process that suits the doctor/HMO.
Great Falls: Langley Boys’ Lacrosse Coach Brewer Retires After 21 Seasons
Brewer totaled 288 wins, 4 state titles with Saxons.
Long-time Langley boys' lacrosse coach Earl Brewer retires after 21 seasons with the Saxons.
Vienna: Koshuta Twins Overcame ACL Injuries
Kelly will play basketball at Virginia Tech, Joe to play football.
The Koshuta twins each suffered an ACL injury while at Madison, but each will play a sport at Virginia Tech.
Wednesday, July 15
Q&A: TC Williams Rising Senior Tovsky Committed to Elon Baseball
Titan pitcher listens to Katy Perry, Kesha before games.
Q&A with T.C. Williams rising senior Andrew Tovsky.
Q&A: Centreville Grad Newell To Play Lacrosse at JMU
US Lacrosse All-American fan of “Remember the Titans.”
Q&A with Centreville grad Caroline Wakefield.
Q&A: Madison’s Favero Committed to BYU Baseball
Pitcher nicknamed ‘Shooter’ after ‘Happy Gilmore’ character.
Q&A with Madison rising senior Matt Favero.
Q&A: Langley Grad West to Play Football at Lafayette
Running back listened to Lil Wayne before games.
Q&A with Langley High School graduate Tyler West.
Column: 'Scant' Know For Sure Anymore
After six years, four months and two weeks since being diagnosed with stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer (the “terminal” kind), I can say with certainty that I have no sense of what my next CT scan, scheduled for July 15th, will indicate. Previously (multiple scans over multiple years), I’ve felt something in my upper chest/lungs where the largest tumors are located and the subsequent scan showed nothing of consequence.
Q&A: West Springfield’s D’Anna Committed to IUP Hoops
All-region post player enjoys country music, scary movies.
Q&A with IUP commit Maura D'Anna.
Q&A: Woodson Grad Breslin to Play Soccer at R-MC
Goalkeeper enjoys eating calamari, watching ‘Braveheart.’
Q&A with Woodson graduate Brian Breslin.
Q&A: McLean Lacrosse Standout Koehl Headed to Louisville
Former Highlander hates losing, loves pizza, chocolate.
Q&A with McLean High School graduate Elise Koehl.
Thursday, July 9
Potomac: Churchill Grad Dubick Scores 3 Goals in All-American Game
Churchill graduate Louis Dubick helped the South team win the Under Armour All-America Game on July 3.
Wednesday, July 8
Q&A: SSSAS Grad Majure Competes in Under Armour All-America Game
Majure to play lacrosse at Duke, looking forward to watching Duke basketball.
Q&A with St. Stephen's & St. Agnes graduate Ellie Majure.
Q&A: MVHS Grad Balde To Play Lacrosse at Arcadia University
Majors won 10 games, reached conference final in 2015.
Q&A with Mount Vernon graduate Mouctar Balde.
Q&A: UNC-Bound Wakefield Plays in All-America Game
Centreville graduate enjoys steak, Will Ferrell movies.
Q&A with Centreville grad Caroline Wakefield.
Q&A: Rowlett Competes in Under Armour All-America Game
Robinson grad to play lacrosse at University of North Carolina.
Q&A with Robinson grad and Under Armour All-American Jack Rowlett.
Q&A: Hayfield Grad Schipper to Play Softball at Columbia University
Four-year Hawks catcher enjoys Miley Cyrus, Disney movies.
Q&A with former Hayfield catcher Bonnie Schipper.
Q&A: Marshall Grad Brooke Headed to Coastal Carolina
Right-hander earned Conference 13 Pitcher of the Year.
Q&A with former Marshall pitcher Will Brooke.
Q&A: O'Connell Grad Sweeney to Play Softball at Mount St. Mary's
Vienna resident roots for Nationals, enjoys ‘classic baseball movies.’
Q&A with former Bishop O'Connell pitcher Erin Sweeney.
Column: My Manifesto, Sort Of
Being diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer (no, they’re not all “terminal”) is “a heck of a thing,” to extrapolate a bit from Jim Valvano’s memorable 1993 ESPY Awards speech given a few months before he succumbed to his cancer.
Wednesday, July 1
Column: Quality of Life
Throughout my nearly six and a half years of cancer treatment, starting at the initial Team Lourie meeting on February 27, 2009, when my oncologist suggested I take that vacation I’ve always dreamed of (to which I exclaimed “WHAT!?”), my quality of life has always been important to him.