Mike,Looks like the Redskins took your advice and drafted for need rather than splash. What do you think of their haul? Joe G.
Tag: season

F.C. U11 Boys Black Team Notch 1st Win
F.C. U13 Boys Black For the first time this season, the U13 Boys Black lacrosse team was ahead 1-0 at the half against Manassas Battlefield at Moore Cadillac Stadium behind Raphe Schultz’s goal.



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 […]
Picking Splinters: Capitals Resurrected
I’m calling it. Time of death, 9:15 p.m. The playoff curse of Washington sports is over.
Falls Church Kiwanis Little League Report
Spring’s promise of hope was in the air as some 400 players ages 5 – 12 representing 35 teams joined with their families to launch the Falls Church Kiwanis Little Leagues’ 61st season on Saturday, April 18, at Westgate Park.
Picking Splinters: Redskins Don’t Need QB Revamp
I’ll be blunt. The Redskins are targeting USC quarterback Mark Sanchez in this weekend’s NFL Draft. This is dumb.
Picking Splinters: ‘There’s No Time Like the Present’
I know we’re already a game into the Stanley Cup Playoffs (due to deadlines, the results of Wednesday’s opener against the Rangers were not available), but the lessons from the regular season and last year’s heartbreaking opening series against the Flyers still have plenty of time to be applied.
Picking Splinters: Signs Point to Strasburg
I thought that after the season started there would have been at least some visible evidence that would add some optimism to the Nationals’ season.



Area High School Sports Roundup
Falls Church High Baseball: The Falls Church High baseball team lost 15-5 to Mount Vernon High in a home game on Monday, as well as against George Mason High (10-1) on Tuesday.



Area School Sports Roundup: Bishop Ireton Lacrosse to ‘Watch’ List; Highlanders Play in Basketball Showcase
Bishop Girls, Lacrosse Players are Ones to ‘Watch’ Two Bishop Ireton High School seniors, Lauren Gray and Claire Banta, have been named to the Tewaaraton Foundation 2009 Watch List. They are among the top Washington and Baltimore high school seniors named to the watch list, published this month by the […]