SPORTS

Word spread fast among parents of young baseball players in Loudoun County, Virginia, that Lions Field, one of the longtime home fields for Loudoun South Little League had been sold, which threatened the soon-to-start baseball season. As is often the case in 2023, worried parents vented in local Facebook groups....

There are 2 high school Baseball⚾ games in Ashburn. The Potomac Falls High School baseball team will have a game with Broad Run High School on March 20, 2023, 17:30:00 CST. The Heritage High School baseball team will have a game with Stone Bridge High School on March 20, 2023, 17:30:00 CST.

The 2023 high school rowing season kicked off with the March 18 Polar Bear Regatta on the Occoquan River course at Sandy Run Regional Park in Fairfax Station. 23 schools participated in breezy race conditions. - Sculling boats have rowers using two oars each. - The high school race distance...

There are 2 high school ⚽ games in Reston. The Westfield High School soccer team will have a game with South Lakes High School on March 20, 2023, 16:45:00 CST. The Westfield High School soccer team will have a game with South Lakes High School on March 20, 2023, 18:15:00 CST.

The Average Joes are heading into the spring speedball tournament looking to secure their third consecutive tournament victory and cement the foundation for the dynasty they hope to begin. The team has existed since the spring 2021 tournament and has been rolling through the competition since then. Speedball has been...

Leesburg, Va. — Derrick Jerry photographed Freedom High School’s baseball game against Riverside High School in Leesburg on March 16 and posted this photo gallery with 125+ photos! Freedom seniors Ryan Marohn and Mason Butash scattered four hits while striking out 13 in the Eagles’ 6-0 win over the Rams.

Derrick Jerry is a Web and Multimedia Developer with the FAA in Warrenton. Derrick enjoys wildlife, portrait, and sports photography in which he started out shooting as his passion. You can see Derrick's work at ewophotographyva.zenfolio.com.

Just one day after Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, Capital One will kick off the inaugural season of its newly built baseball stadium in Tysons. Capital One Park, located at 1600 Scotts Crossing Road, will host its first-ever games on March 31, introducing itself to the neighborhood with a double-header between Arlington’s Marymount University and Centenary University from New Jersey.

Sterling, Va. — Bill Bridge photographed Potomac Falls High School’s boys soccer game against Loudoun Valley High School in Sterling on March 16 and posted this photo gallery with 100+ photos! Potomac Falls junior midfielder Dominic Resto scored a pair of goals in the Panthers’ 3-2 win over the Vikings.

The Loudoun United Football Club has signed a very special new member of the team. It’s a miniature horse — or is it a pony — that will be the new official mascot for the team. For now, Loudoun United FC is just calling it a pegasus...

In what was primarily a pitchers' duel for seven innings, Colgan's patience at the plate came through in the nick of time. Jae’dan Carter hit his first home run of the season on the second pitch he saw and scored the winning run via a bases-loaded wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday as the Sharks secured an early-season home win, 3-2, over Battlefield.

Michael Ferrara is a sports videographer with years of experience covering high school athletics in Loudoun County. A lifelong baseball fan, Michael was the manager of the Heritage High School varsity baseball team in 2009, 2010 and 2011. During his senior year at Heritage, Michael was the videographer for the varsity football team.

Maryland gymnastics picked up Big Ten honors Wednesday, with senior Emma Silberman and sophomore Josephine Kogler being named to the All-Big Ten second team. Silberman — from New Hope, Pennsylvania — had a sensational senior year, competing in the all-around competition in each of Maryland’s meets this season. She set a career-high 39.400 in the all-around on March 10 and matched her career-high floor score of 9.900 on five ocassions this season.

Throughout all of her success on the diving board, Sherwood High senior Lilia Atanda continued trying to redirect attention to her teammates. “She wants to highlight everyone else, but it’s hard when she is so good at what she does and outperforms the field,” Sherwood swimming and diving coach Ryan Burnsky said.

MCLEAN, Va. — A slicing wind, budding trees, and oars cutting through the Occoquan River are just some of the spring sensations, sights, and sounds that Lauren Rummler, a junior at Langley High School, enjoys about her sport. “I decided to do crew just for the friends in freshman year and I am so glad I stayed in crew.” Lauren says it not only helped her make friends but is also helping her keep mentally strong as she progresses through high school.

HERMANTOWN—For 36 minutes, the Rock Ridge boys’ basketball team left everything out on the court. Taking it right to Esko in the first half, the Wolverines simply couldn’t come up with enough answers for the Eskomos high-powered offense in the second half. In the end, Rock Ridge saw their first ever season come to a close with a 73-58 loss in the 7AA semifinals. Coming out with a defensive intensity...

LEWISBURG — Isaiah Clerkley hit his sixth and final dive – an inward 1½ somersault pike with a 2.4 degree of difficulty – to move into first place in Saturday’s PIAA Class 3A boys championship meet at Bucknell University. The Seneca Valley junior and WPIAL...

Each year since 2006, MaxPreps has recognized outstanding performers in high school girls basketball. America's source for high school sports continues the tradition to close out the 2022-23 season by naming the top player in each state. Selections are based on team success and individual excellence in addition to local and state accolades.

The tax money goes to support schools. WHY then is one of Maryland's biggest counties talking about raising taxes to cover the gap in education funds?

Things have come full circle for a few of the George Mason University (GMU) ice hockey players. As graduates of Prince William County Public Schools, several of the players were eager to share their passion with the fifth-grade students at McAuliffe Elementary School. “I grew up in this area. It...