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When trailing 6-1 at halftime, many teams may concede defeat, only willing to go through the motions of the game in the second half in the face of a near-insurmountable five-goal deficit. The George Mason Lady Mustang lacrosse team isn’t one of those teams.
J.E.B. Stuart Girls Tennis After losing a close match to Mount Vernon last week 5-4, the Lady Raiders came back with a thrilling victory over Wakefield High School on Tuesday, April 1, to win their first match in two years.
McLean Boys On Friday night, the McLean Highlanders finished up their regular season with a heart-rending 52-50 loss in overtime, but they wouldn’t have to wait long for revenge. In the first round of the Liberty District playoffs, the No. 5 Highlanders ousted No. 4 South Lakes 55-53. At halftime, […]
Marshall Boys Hoops The Marshall Statesmen found themselves in a defensive battle at South Lakes on Thursday night, ultimately falling to the Seahawks, 44-37. South Lakes entered halftime with a four point lead, up 26-22, and after the half, both teams began playing lockdown defense to lead to a low-scoring […]
Back in the day, feminists and those like myself who supported them, called it “male chauvinism.” It remains a mighty force in our society, so pervasive that few of either gender are really attuned to detect it.
Marshall Boys Hoops The Marshall Statesmen boys varsity basketball team played a thriller on Friday, Feb. 1, and came up just short against the Colonials of Thomas Jefferson High, losing 51-49.
“Basketball is a game of streaks and runs,” says Noel Klippenstein, coach of the George C. Marshall girls varsity basketball team.
Last Second Shot Lifts Lady Jags It may have taken a few tries, but on their final possession, the Lady Jaguars got the hoop and the win, 38-37, over the rival Raiders on a three-point shot from senior guard Almarys Ortiz with 13 seconds remaining.
WASHINGTON — It’s an odd cultural inversion.
A Most Gracious Lady It was with a great deal of sadness that I learned of the passing of Lady Bird Johnson. It was my great honor to have met and talked with her.
