Northern Virginia Senior Olympics
Online registration for the 2013 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics is open Deadline to register online is Aug. 30. The fee is $12. Participants can register online at www.nvso.us. Events take place Sept. 7-19 at 17 venues throughout Northern Virginia. Call 703-228-4721 for more.
Classified Advertising August 8, 2013
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Bishop Ireton Football Looking To Bounce Back
Cardinals will play first four games at home.
Cardinals finished 1-9 in 2012.
Nebraska Commit Pierson-El Is WPHS’s Big-Play Threat
Wolverines in search of return trip to postseason.
West Potomac opens the 2013 season at home against Centreville.
SSSAS Graduate Sargent to Pitch for Penn
Alexis Sargent surpassed the 1,000 career strikeout mark in high school.
South County Grad Hampton to Play Basketball for CNU
Justin Hampton helped the South County boys' basketball team finish Patriot District runner-up in 2013.
Record-Breaking RB Griffith to Carry Load for Majors
Coach Wells pleased with physical linebacker play.
Mount Vernon opens the regular season at South County on Aug. 30.
Talented TC Williams Looking to Snap Playoff Drought
Titans return nine starters on defense, led by two UNC commits.
T.C. Williams opens the season at Oakton on Aug. 30.
Yorktown’s Stewart to Attack from Different Positions
Patriots move up to 6A after VHSL’s six-class realignment.
Yorktown will open the regular season at home against Coolidge on Aug. 29.
Lake Braddock QB Henderson Settling into Comfort Zone
Bruins loaded with talent entering 2013 season.
Lake Braddock opens the 2013 season at Robinson on Aug. 30.
Classified Advertising August 14. 2013
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Oakton Football Looking to Maintain Success
Cougars won 2012 Division 6 Northern Region championship.
Members of the Oakton football team huddled at the end of a recent practice and watched as head coach Jason Rowley shaped his hand like the number zero.
Langley Remains Strong up Front
Saxons look to continue tradition of quality O-line play.
The Langley football team enters the 2013 season with limited speed at the skill positions and not much in the way of depth.
Sports Roundup
Reston United 99 Blue, a U14 NCSL D5 team, is holding supplemental tryouts in August.
Mount Vernon Graduate Belanger to Play Goalie at American
Belanger helped Mount Vernon win the 2013 state championship team.
Langley Grad Dotson to Play Lacrosse at Bucknell
Dotson won three state championships during his Langley lacrosse career.
Woodson Graduate Finnerty to Play Basketball at Stetson
Finnerty led Woodson to its first region tournament appearance since 2010.
Ireton Graduate Khouri To Play Basketball at Catholic U
Khouri helped Bishop Ireton reach the WCAC semifinals for the first time in school history.
Wakefield Graduate Moore to Play for Virginia Wesleyan
Moore helped Wakefield win the 2012-13 National District title.
‘Regionality’ of Transportation Projects Questioned
Transportation Authority approves FY2014 Project List.
“Tonight we acted to address one of the greatest threats to our region: Congestion.” So spoke Marty Nohe, chairman of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) and Coles District supervisor for Prince William County. Despite numerous calls to slow down the process by speakers at the public hearing before the Authority, on Wednesday, July 24, the NVTA approved the FY2014 proposed regional multimodal project list as presented and vetted by the NVTA’s Project Implementation Working Group (PIWG) headed by Authority member (and Arlington County Board Member) Christopher Zimmerman.