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2026-01-13 3:26 PM

Poison Power

Tom Whipple

The just-formed Falls Church Poison U10 select girls basketball team won this weekend’s Braddock Road Basketball Tournament. Players include Rebecca Moot, Courtney King, Shannon Upton, Jessica Manning, Stephanie Manning, Ashley Alexander, Jaya Chavern and Julianna Rollo.

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