With the holiday breaks over, the sports schedule for varsity high-school teams in Arlington rebounds in coming days, including this weekend with basketball games, wrestling matches and an indoor track-and-field meet.
In one of those boys basektball games, the Yorktown Patriots play on the road against the defending Class 6 state champion South Lakes Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. in a big non-district showdown.
Both teams are having strong seasons so are and are expected to be contenders for district and region championships this season.
FRIDAY, JAN. 3
Boys Basketball
• Yorktown at South Lakes, 7:30 p.m.
• Evergreen Christian at Bishop O’Connell, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
• Elizabeth Seton at Bishop O’Connell 6 p.m.
Boys Ice Hockey
• Yorktown at Broad Run, 9:20 p.m. at Ashburn Ice House
• Bishop O’Connell at Bullis, 5 p.m. at Rockville Ice Arena
SATURDAY, JAN. 4
Boys Basketball
• Potomac School at Bishop O’Connell, 7 p.m.
Wrestling
• Bishop O’Connell at Madison County, 9 a.m.
• Wakefield at Chantilly, 10 a.m.
Indoor Track & Field
• Wakefield at Episcopal, 7:30 a.m.
SUNDAY, JAN. 5
Girls Basketball
• Bishop Ireton at Bishop O’Connell, 3 p.m.
MONDAY, JAN. 6
Boys Ice Hockey
• St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes at Bishop O’Connell, 3:30 p.m. at MedStar Iceplex
TUESDAY, JAN. 7
Boys Basketball
• Bishop O’Connell at Carroll, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
• Good Counsel at at Bishop O’Connell 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8
Boys Basketball
• Yorktown at Herndon, 7:30 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty at Langley, 7:30 p.m.
• Marshall at Wakefield, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
• Herndon at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
• Langley at Washington-Liberty, 7:30 p.m.
• Wakefield at Marshall, 7:30 p.m.
Wrestling
• Bishop O’Connell at St. Paul VI Catholic, 4 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty at Langley, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 9
Wrestling
• Yorktown at Marshall, 6 p.m.
Gymnastics
• Wakefield at Herndon, 5:30 p.m.