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Arlington high school sports schedule for Jan. 24-30

Some high-school postseason action for winter sports teams are set to begin, with the Liberty District swimming and diving and track-and-field championships for the Wakefield Warriors, Washington-Liberty Generals and Yorktown Patriots.

The coming week also includes plenty of regular-season basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, ice hockey and track-and-field action for Arlington teams.

FRIDAY, JAN. 24

Boys Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell vs. Booker T. Washington at Quincy Shootout in Illinois, 5:45 p.m.
• Wakefield at Marshall, 7:30 p.m.
• Herndon at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
• Langley at Washington-Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• St. Mary’s Ryken at Bishop O’Connell, 7 p.m.
• Marshall at Wakefield, 7:30 p.m.
• Yorktown at Herndon, 7:30 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty at Langley, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Ice Hockey

• Battlefield vs. Yorktown, 8 p.m. at MedStar Capitals Iceplex
• Washington-Liberty vs. West Virginia Vipers, 9 p.m. at The St. James

Swim & Dive

• Herndon at Wakefield, 6:30 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty at Yorktown, 6:30 p.m.

Wrestling

• Bishop O’Connell at Potomac School, 4:30 p.m.

Track & Field

• Washington-Liberty at Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25

Boys Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell vs. Quincy Senior at Quincy Shootout in Illinois, 7:30 p.m.

Girls  Basketball

• St. John’s at Bishop O’Connell, 2 p.m.

Wrestling

• Wakefield at Howard High School in Delaware, 10 a.m.
• Washington-Liberty host Jim Mon Memorial Tournament, 9 a.m.

Swim & Dive

• Bishop O’Connell at Cconference championships 10 a.m.

Track & Field

• Bishop O’Connell at Georgetown Prep, 9 a.m.
• Wakefield at Episcopal, 10 a.m.

MONDAY, JAN. 27

Boys Basketball

• Wakefield at Langley, 7:30 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty at Herndon, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• Langley at Wakefield, 7:30 p.m.
• Colgan at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
• Herndon at Washington-Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Ice Hockey

• Washington-Liberty vs. Bishop Ireton, 5 p.m. at Tucker Road Ice Rink
• St. Albans vs. Bishop O’Connell, 3:30 p.m. at MedStar Capitals Iceplex

Girls Ice Hockey

• Bishop O’Connell at Wheaton High School, 3:45 p.m.

TUESDAY, JAN. 28

Boys Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell at St. John’s 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell at Elizabeth Seton, 6 p.m.

Girls Ice Hockey

• Bishop O’Connell vs. Stone Ridge, 4:30 p.m. at Wells Ice Rink

WEDNESDADY, JAN. 29

Wrestling

• Arlington County championships at Wakefield, 6 p.m.

Boys Ice Hockey

• Spalding vs. Bishop O’Connell, 3:30 p.m. MedStar Capitals Iceplex

THURSDAY, JAN. 30

Boys Basketball

• Marshall at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• Yorktown at Marshall, 7:30 p.m.
• Wakefield at Fairfax, 7 p.m.

Wrestling

• Wakefield at Herndon, 6 p.m.

Swim & Dive

• Liberty District diving finals at Yorktown, 5:45 p.m.

Swim & Dive

• Liberty District diving finals at Yorktown, 5:45 p.m.

Track & Field

• Liberty District championships, 1:30 p.m. in Prince George’s County

About the Author

  • Dave Facinoli grew up in Prince George’s County, Md. and attended Friendly High School. After attending Prince’s George Community College and James Madison University, where he covered sports on both college papers, he launched a local newspaper career that included roles as the sports editor of the Alexandria Gazette, the Arlington Sun Gazette and GazetteLeader, and other local papers.