Sports

Arlington high school sports schedule for Jan. 31-Feb. 6

Some high-school postseason competitions for winter sports teams are on the schedule over the coming week.

Liberty District swimming and diving, girls gymnastics and track-and-field championships involving the Wakefield Warriors, Washington-Liberty Generals and Yorktown Patriots all are on the calendar.

At the same time, the regular season continues in girls and boys basketball and is set to wrap up in ice hockey.

FRIDAY, JAN. 31

Boys Basketball

• Good Counsel at Bishop O’Connell, 7:30 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty at McLean, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• Carroll at Bishop O’Connell, 6 p.m.
• McLean at Washington-Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

Track & Field

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

Swim & Dive

• Bishop O’Connell at WMPSSDL Meet, all-day, at University of Maryland

Boys Ice Hockey

• Yorktown vs. Oakton, 9:40 p.m. at Skate Quest in Reston
• West Potomac at Washington-Liberty, 5 p.m. at MedStar Capitals Iceplex
• DeMatha at Bishop O’Connell, 8 p.m. at MedStar Capitals Iceplex

SATURDAY, FEB. 1

Swim & Dive

• Liberty District meet, 5:30 p.m. at Washington-Liberty High School

Track & Field

• Bishop O’Connell at Georgetown Prep, all day

SUNDAY, FEB. 2

Boys Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell at Bishop Ireton, 5 p.m.

MONDAY, FEB. 3

Girls Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell at Holy Cross, 5:30 p.m.

Boys Ice Hockey

• Bishop O’Connell at Mt. St. Joe’s, 6 p.m.

Girls Ice Hockey

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

TUESDAY, FEB. 4

Boys Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell at DeMatha, 7:30 p.m.
• Langley at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty at Marshall, 7:30 p.m.
• Wakefield at McLean, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• Yorktown at Langley, 7:30 p.m.
• Marshall at Washington-Liberty, 7:30 p.m.
• McLean at Wakefield, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5

Girls Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell at Gainesville, 7 p.m.

Boys Ice Hockey

• St. John’s at Bishop O’Connell, 3:10 p.m. at MedStar Capitals Iceplex

Gymnastics

• Liberty District championships, 5 p.m. at Washington-Liberty High School

Track & Field

• Bishop O’Connell host home meet, 3 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEB. 6

Swim & Dive

• Bishop O’Connell at Bishop Ireton, 4 p.m. at George Mason University

Wrestling

• Liberty District championships, 4 p.m. at Langley High School

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.