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Junior attackman August Bryant will be one of the Titans’ top offensive threats this season.

Week in Reston

Things happening in the Reston area.

Studying Bird Migrations at Reston’s Nature House

Abby Stocking had a challenge: How to educate the group in front of her that ranged in age from five years old to very mature adults.

Column: General Assembly Session Stalled

The beautiful red and pink camellias on Capitol Square in Richmond have been blooming for a couple of weeks.

Romney, Paul Team Up in Reston

NVCC politics students stage mock GOP convention.

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney triumphantly entered the convention area. He was preceded by his running mate, Ron Paul. This convention was not in Tampa, but rather in a Northern Virginia Community College classroom in Reston.

Elden Street Players Present "Glengarry Glen Ross"

"What a great play with wonderfully rich characters," said Rosemary Hartman, director of the Elden Street Players upcoming production of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross."

Sense & A Sense of Civility

Cotillion teaches etiquette and social savvy to children and teens.

Ankles demurely crossed, the 5th and 6th grade girls sit posture-perfect in their colorful party dresses, white-gloved hands resting in their laps as they await an offer to dance.

Vienna Rotary Continues Weekly Check Presentations

Service club donates to local nonprofits the money it raises for humanitarian purposes.

The Rotary Club of Vienna, Inc. one-ups Bill Gates. While Gates gives away most of his fortune, Rotary gives away all its fortune. Throughout the year, the service club donates to area nonprofits all the money it brings in through fundraising events, most notably, through ViVa! Vienna!, the annual three-day Memorial Day weekend festival.

Scrapbooking Workshops March 9 and 10

Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary hosts popular fundraiser.

For generations, women throughout the world saved mementos of family passages in humble scrapbooks. Usually, they were photo albums renamed as "scrapbooks."

Marching Onward Into the Past

Virginia is becoming a vision free zone.

A prominent group of northern Virginia business leaders recently sent the Governor and the entire Virginia General Assembly a tersely worded letter to remind the Republican leadership that the welfare of Virginia depends on a robust economy and not on their social agenda.

Madeira Students Awarded for Photography

Two students of the Madeira School, Junior Erin Cox and Senior Kate Woloshin, recently received regional Scholastic Awards for their photography.

Help Name the Silver Line Metro Stations

Metro, in partnership with Fairfax County, is conducting an online survey to collect public input on station names for the new Silver Line, which will extend Metrorail service to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County through the Tysons Corner, Reston, and Herndon areas of Fairfax County.

Saxon Football Players Make Collegiate Commitments

Harvey, Clemete set to take their game to the next level; underclass lineman Jack Howerton earns All-State recognition.

Two Langley High football players – defensive standout Marcus Harvey and two-way lineman Dylan Clemente - recently made commitments to play the sport at the collegiate level.

Cougars Claw Their Way to State Tournament Victory

Oakton gets a big late game basket from Caroline Coyer and pulls away from Monaca in state quarterfinals.

There were less than four minutes remaining in last Friday night’s Virginia State AAA girls’ basketball quarterfinals playoff game between Oakton High and Monacan High of Richmond. A basket by Monacan had just tied the score and Oakton needed to answer. And who better to answer the call than senior guard Caroline Coyer, one of the region’s best all-time players, who has made her share of big baskets in leading the Cougars to state playoff appearances in three of her four high school years.

Edison Boys’ Enjoy Wonderful Breakthrough Season

Region runner-up Eagles fall to Petersburg at state quarterfinals.

In the end, it proved to be one of the best seasons in the history of the Edison High boys’ basketball program. The Eagles, part of the less-heralded National District, were not one of the teams most Northern Region hoops followers were taking seriously at the start of the 16-team regional playoffs.

Breakthrough Season to Remember Ends for Westfield

Region champion Bulldogs, at state playoffs, take Henrico to the wire in four-point loss.

The Westfield High boys’ basketball team struggled to get its footing early on in it’s first-ever Virginia State AAA playoff game last Friday night versus Henrico High of Richmond. Perhaps it was a case of opening minute jitters which played a role in a sluggish first quarter in which the Bulldogs, this year’s Northern Region champions, committed nine turnovers and scored just six points.

Jim Smith Earns 400th Coaching Victory

Longtime Chantilly High basketball coach recorded landmark win this past season.

Jim Smith, head coach of the Chantilly High boys’ basketball team, recently reached a milestone in his coaching career as he won his 400th game.

Bulldogs Bask in Glory of First Region Basketball Crown

Westfield, behind tourney MVP Elcano, defeats Edison in boys’ finals.

For a seasoned, talented Westfield High boys’ basketball team, the key to this season’s stellar postseason run, which reached a pinnacle when the Bulldogs captured their first-ever Northern Region tournament title, the result of a convincing 62-49 finals win over Edison this past Monday night, Feb. 27, at Robinson Secondary, has been its ability to simply continue during the playoff season what it did all throughout the regular season when the team from the Concorde District went 19-3.

Centreville High’s Season Ends at Region Quarterfinals

Wildcat boys open basketball regionals with win over Washington-Lee before falling to McLean.

In the end, the Centreville High boys’ basketball team finished its season just one win away from making it to the Final Four of the Northern Region tournament.

End of a Remarkable Basketball Season for McLean Boys

Highlanders go 24-4, capture Liberty crown, and reach region Final Four.

The McLean High boys’ basketball squad, under head coach Kevin Roller, had one of the best teams in school history this season, enjoying an outstanding regular season followed by a postseason in which the Highlanders captured the Liberty District tournament title and ultimately went all the way to the Northern Region tournament semifinals.

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