Day: April 30, 2009

Mason Girls Lacrosse Blaze the Trail to Dulles District Tournament

Following the previous week’s difficulties, the George Mason High School girls varsity lacrosse team scored a successful string of victories this week, defeating non-district AAA team Deep Run on Friday, April 24, 19-4.

Area High School Sports Roundup

Falls Church High Baseball (1-13): (April 23) loss vs. Washington-Lee, 16-6. (April 24) loss vs. Edison, 6-3. (April 27) loss vs. Mount Vernon, 11-6. (April 28) loss vs. Yorktown, 16-5. Next game is May 1 at Yorktown.

F.C. Kiwanis Little League Report

Majors As the season moved into full swing, it was a time for home runs. Joining the 2009 home run club were: Chris Meador, Nationals; Ben Torpey and Will Iacobbucci, Cubs; Patrick Evans, A’s; Michael Behrens and Gabe Terry, Yankees; and Sam Selby and Jackson DuBro, Red Sox.

F.C. Lacrosse Teams Tie Undefeated Opponents

F.C. U13 Boys Black The boys played three games over the weekend, from Ashburn, to Wakefield, and then at home on Sunday.

FCHS Soccer Star Heads to Navy

It’s a few hours before the Falls Church High School (FCHS) boys soccer team’s final home game of the season. Spirits are up despite the Jaguars’ 0-7 record. Star forward Will Parker is bumming around the gym lobby with goalie Michael Latham. He walks with confidence, and greets everyone with a smile as he walks […]

Picking Splinters: Capitals Resurrected

I’m calling it. Time of death, 9:15 p.m. The playoff curse of Washington sports is over.

Schools Get Full Funding as F.C. Council Adopts Budget

Tax Rate Rises To $1.07, 7 City Jobs Are Cut   By the time the final vote was taken on the City of Falls Church Fiscal Year 2010 budget Monday night, the Falls Church City Council was in full agreement, and voted unanimously to adopt the $66.6 million package that includes the full request for […]

Kaine Says Va. GOP to Regret Killing Extended Unemployment

  Governor Tim Kaine (front, left) spoke at a fundraiser for Virginia Delegatge Jim Scott (front, right) last week. It is beginning to dawn on Virginia Republicans that the vote by their colleagues in the House of Delegates to kill an initiative to extend unemployment benefits was a huge blunder that could cost them dearly in this […]

Falls Church Post Office Prepares Move Up Broad Street

Making way for Falls Church’s new City Center project, whenever that may come, most of the functions at Falls Church’s historic 301 W. Broad St. post office site will soon be relocated five blocks west to the new Art Noveau-inspired “flower” building at 800 West Broad.

Falls Church News Briefs: April 30 – May 6, 2009

F.C. Schools Send Swine Flu Advisory to Parents The Falls Church City Schools announced yesterday that an advisory was sent home with students to all school households, and also posted on the schools’ web site.