Top 100: Joe Lowe, Wakefield Basketball, Football
Former Warriors basketball guard tallied over 1,000 career points, was also Wakefield's football QB.
Current Wakefield High boys basketball coach Tony Bentley recalls his days growing up in the Green Valley neighborhood of south Arlington and idolizing one of the area's great prep school basketball stars, Joe Lowe.
Coach Garza Leaves Mount Vernon for Robinson
Led Majors boys’ soccer for nine years.
Robert Garza takes over as head coach of the Robinson boys' soccer program after nine seasons with Mount Vernon.
Yorktown Grads Dowdell, Wood Teammates Again
Former Patriot sluggers play for Vienna River Dogs of CRCBL.
After stellar baseball careers at Yorktown High School, Red Dowdell and Shaun Wood have continued their successful ways while playing in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.
Mount Vernon Hosts Inaugural Mini-Majors Football Camp
On June 5-7, Mount Vernon High School hosted the inaugural Mini-Majors Football Camp.
Yorktown Girls’ Soccer Falls in Region Semifinals
The Yorktown girls’ soccer team’s 2012 season came to an end on May 30 with a 4-2 loss to Stone Bridge in the Northern Region semifinals.
Majors’ Season Ends in PK Shootout
In a year that included the program’s first No. 1 seed in the district tournament and first district title since 2005, Mount Vernon’s season came to an end on penalty kicks.
Lowen, Yoest Pitch Patriots Past West Potomac
Yorktown baseball ends season in regional quarterfinals.
John Yoest struck out West Potomac’s 3-4-5 hitters, including a pair of first-team all-region selections, in the seventh inning and Yorktown held on for a 7-4 victory on May 25 at Greenbrier Park.
MV Boys’ Soccer Captures National District Title
Majors beat Yorktown for first district championship since 2005.
Simond Kargbo’s goal in the 60th minute broke a 1-all tie, Amardo Oakley converted a penalty kick for insurance and the Mount Vernon boys' soccer team captured its first district title since 2005 with a 3-1 victory against Yorktown on May 18 at MVHS.
Prins Leads Yorktown Softball Past Former W-L Teammates
Patriots defeat Generals in district tournament semifinals.
Lillian Prins smashed a full-count pitch off the center-field fence for an RBI double, lifting the Yorktown softball team to a 2-1 victory on May 17 and a berth in the National District tournament championship game.
Mount Vernon Sports Briefs: MVHS Baseball Closes Regular Season with No-Hitter
Mount Vernon senior right-hander David Lehner threw an eight-inning no-hit shutout against Edison on May 7 — Mount Vernon’s first no-hitter since 2003.
Hayfield Girls’ Lax Drops OT Heartbreaker to Yorktown
Hawks finish National District runner-up for third straight season.
Yorktown defeated Hayfield, 9-8, in sudden-death overtime on May 10, capturing its seventh consecutive district title. The Hawks held a 6-2 halftime lead and a one-goal advantage during the second overtime period, but couldn’t fend off the Patriots.
Seven Straight
Yorktown girls’ lax beats Hayfield in sudden-death OT to maintain district-title streak.
Junior midfielder Meaghan Galvin scored in sudden-death overtime to lift the Yorktown girls' lacrosse team to a 9-8 victory at Hayfield Secondary School, giving the Patriots their seventh consecutive district championship.
Mount Vernon Boys’ Soccer Approaching No. 1 Seed
Majors receive wake-up call from loss to Chantilly.
The Mount Vernon boys' soccer team has responded well to its first loss of the season.
Dowdell Powers Yorktown Baseball Past Hayfield
Patriots win, Stuart loss earns Yorktown district’s top seed.
Red Dowdell’s fifth-inning RBI triple tied the score at 1-all and his seventh-inning double off the center-field fence plated the winning run as the Yorktown baseball team defeated Hayfield 3-2 at Greenbrier Park.
Wakefield Boys' Lax Looking to Build on Victory
The Wakefield boys' lacrosse program ended a 99-game losing streak with a victory against Park View on April 24.