Piracy on the high seas! The world was enthralled with the intrigue and outcome of the abduction and eventual rescue of the captain of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship off the coast of Somalia last week.
Tag: injuries
Spring Sports Briefs
George Marshall High’s boys soccer takes two. J.E.B. Stuart’s girls tennis team is streaking after a disappointing 2007 season. Injuries derail the Raiders’ boys lacrosse team, while McLean’s boys lacrosse team celebrates Senior Day with a 17-5 win over Marshall.

Injuries,
Three games into the 2007-08 season, the George Mason High School boys varsity basketball team is still searching for its first win. With injuries already an issue, the Mustangs dropped a pair of contests last week to Word of Life, 64-49, and Tuesday to Potomac Falls, 73-46.
Picking Splinters: Mailing It In…
Mike takes his monthly dive into his magical mail bag.
Fairfax Police Seek Help in Nabbing Abductor
Fairfax County Crime Solvers are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man responsible for abducting and attempting to rob a 35-year-old Sterling woman.
Picking Splinters: Boring Preseason OK
Pre-season football bores me to tears. Seriously, I was sitting in front of the TV on Monday night so bored that I was sobbing like Dick Vermeil after, well, after anything really. Coaching, baking, flossing — pick one. But pre-season football can make other, much more titanic men, bawl for […]