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South County Competing at the Mingo Bay Baseball Classic

Stallions playing three games in South Carolina over spring break.

For the third straight year, the South County High baseball team is spending its spring break week competing at the Mingo Bay Baseball Classic, at the Carolina Forest venue in Myrtle Beach, S.C. There, South County, last year's Patriot District and Northern Region champions, had won its first two games going into its final game of the trip on Wednesday, April 4.

Blake Thompson (4), a senior outfielder, is one of the Stallions' and the district's top …

The Winding Baseball Trek Towards Becoming a Cincinnati Reds’ Fan

With Opening Day here, its’ fun to follow more than one major league team.

I did not grow up as a Reds’ fan. In fact, Cincinnati’s great Big Red Machine caused me great heartache when, as a 12-year old boy growing up in Northern Virginia, I watched on TV as my favorite team, the Red Sox, lost to Sparky Anderson’s crew, 4-3, in Game 7 of the 1975 Fall Classic. I had been ecstatic after Carlton Fisk’s 12th inning game-winning home run had given the ‘Sox a 7-6 win in Game 6. But following the Game 7 loss, in which my favorite player, the great Carl Yastrzemski, flew out to end the game in the bottom of the ninth inning at Fenway Park, I was in tears – a broken kid.

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Chantilly Softball Preparing for Concorde Schedule

The Chantilly High girls' softball team is spending the current spring break week competing at the Myrtle Beach Grand Strand Tournament in South Carolina. There, the Chargers were scheduled to play three games.

Chantilly's Bryanna Kerbuski is one of six seniors on the Chargers' roster this spring.

Bruins off to Super Fast Start in Baseball

Rutherford's Lake Braddock team preparing for season's second half.

The wins have just kept on coming over the first half of the season for the Lake Braddock Secondary baseball team, which is competing locally in Northern Virginia over this week's spring break week.

Lake Braddock outfielder Nathan Parker is one of seven seniors on the Bruins' roster this …

Business Matters

Alexandria's chief tourism promoter Stephanie Pace Brown is leaving a city her organization calls “Charm-ville.”

Week in Alexandria

In an emotional speech to the Alexandria Democratic Committee Monday night, four-term Del. David Englin (D-45) said he will not seek reelection to the House of Delegates next year.

Alexandria City Council Campaign Shifts Westward As Two New Candidates Enter Race

Displacement of poor and Latino citizens to be central issue in upcoming campaign.

With two more candidates entering the race for Alexandria City Council, the lines of combat are moving west.

Episcopal Boys’ Lax Team Cruises Past T.C. Williams

Junior Dubose, freshman Davy score 3 goals for Maroon.

In an Alexandria public-private school matchup, public school T.C. Williams was no match for Episcopal, which built a 9-0 lead and cruised to a 16-2 victory on March 31.

West Potomac Senior Belanger Throws No-Hitter

Wolverines win spring break tournament on home field.

Josh Belanger didn’t need expectations, first-pitch strikes or a consistent breaking ball to give his fellow Wolverines the career-best effort they were looking for.

Sports Briefs: West Potomac Softball Starts 9-1

The West Potomac softball team concluded its appearance at the Madison spring break tournament with three consecutive victories, improving its record to 9-1.

Lake Braddock Baseball Team Suffers First Loss

Bruin left-hander Rogers pitches well in defeat.

Regardless if one viewed the glass as half full or half empty, the Lake Braddock baseball team suffered its first loss of the season on April 3 and head coach Jody Rutherford was less than enthused with the Bruins’ effort.

West Potomac senior Sean Trenchard is one of the Wolverines' top hitters.

Cougars improve to 2-3 with 14-2 victory against Generals.

Jack Harris scored four consecutive goals during a five-minute stretch in the first half and Oakton cruised to a 14-2 victory against Washington-Lee on March 30 at Herndon High School.

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