Centreville Edges Lake Braddock in Season-Opening Thriller
Wildcats score in final minute to beat Bruins, 28-27.
Centreville overcomes 13-point deficit to beat Lake Braddock.
O’Connell Football Wins First Game on New Turf Field
Knights, first-year head coach Smith beat Bishop Ireton.
The Bishop O'Connell football team opened the 2012 season with a victory against Bishop Ireton.
Column: Symptoms or just Sometimes
Making the best of a bad situation, that’s how I roll (I’m a Red Sox fan after all). Some days are easier than others, some symptoms/treatments/results are better than others. And some columns make more sense than others. But that’s cancer for you: an equal opportunity “screwer-upper.”
Chantilly Field Hockey Struggles to Finish
The Chantilly field hockey team competed in the "Under the Lights" tournament Aug. 24-25.
Centreville Field Hockey Finding the Cage
The Centreville field hockey team competed in the "Under the Lights" tournament Aug. 24-25.
Seahawks Off to Strong Start
South Lakes Field Hockey wins 3 of 4 at “Under the Lights” tournament.
Jessica Dowd is in her second season coaching the South Lakes field hockey team.
Lee Field Hockey Hosts ‘Under the Lights’
After defeating Wakefield, 6-0, in its season opener, Lee hosted the 2012 “Under the Lights” tournament Aug. 24-25.
Meghan Cox scored a pair of goals for the Lee field hockey team during the "Under the Lights" tournament Aug. 24-25.
Spartans Win 4 of 6
Spartans looking for first district title in nearly four decades.
The West Springfield field hockey team won four of its first six games this season.
Whitman Continues Quarterback Transition
McGowan to start against Wootton, Morton could see time.
Whitman opens the 2012 season against Wootton on Aug. 31.
Mount Vernon Field Hockey Led by Senior Class
Majors have played in three consecutive district championship games.
The Mount Vernon field hockey team went 3-0-1 at the "Under the Lights" tournament Aug. 24-25 at Lee High School.
Day Leads Herndon Football
Hornets amassed 3-17 record during previous two seasons.
Brian Day, a former assistant at Westfield and Centreville, is in his first season as head coach of the Herndon football team.
Jarrell Leads Woodson Field Hockey
Cavaliers fell short of regional tournament in 2011.
Meg Jarrell, 22, is in her first season as head coach of the Woodson field hockey team.
Defense Is Strength of Titans Field Hockey
T.C. Williams field hockey team beats Hayfield in its tournament opener.
T.C. Williams Football Loaded with Playmakers
Titans to open 2012 season at home against Wakefield.
The T.C. Williams football team is loaded with playmakers entering the 2012 season.
Molnar Leads Yorktown Volleyball Past South County
Junior tallies 20 kills in five-game, season-opening victory.
Molnar's 20 kills propel Yorktown volleyball past South County in opener.
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Letter: Separate and Unequal - II
Your editorial in the titled "Separate and Unequal ?" [The Connection, July 25-31, 2012], addressed the "eye-popping" disparately low admission of Black and Latino students to Thomas Jefferson High School, and the complaint that this was "in voilation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin."
Column: Diagnosed But Not Sick
Having/being diagnosed with cancer/a terminal disease is neither fun nor funny; however, unless I find some humor or wishful thinking in how I approach this situation, I don’t suppose I’ll be approaching it much longer. To me, it’s always been mind over matter, and even though these matters are rather serious, I still don’t mind.
How To Register, Vote and Vote Early
Election Day is Nov. 6, but you can vote as early as Sept. 21.
How important is it for Virginia voters to turn out on or before Nov. 6? As a critical “battleground” state, Virginia will be key in determining who will be the next President of the United States. Who will represent Virginia in the U.S. Senate is also too close to call. Since polling shows that there are very few undecided voters in the Commonwealth, every eligible voter will want to be sure to cast a ballot.
Opinion: Mindless Slashing
Automatic cuts set to kick in January would harm Northern Virginia more than any other region.
While reducing the federal deficit is critical to the nation's economic health in the long run, the knee jerk, slash and burn method based only on cuts that is coming at us like a freight train will do immense damage to the economy nationally. But no place would feel the pain more intensely than Northern Virginia.