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Arlington high school sports schedule for Dec. 6-12

Arlington high schools have a full week of sports action starting Friday (Dec. 6) as the winter season is underway following conclusion of fall campaigns.

There are basketball games, a big wrestling tournament, swim-and-dive meets, girls gymnastics action, ice-hockey matches and more coming up.

FRIDAY, DEC. 6

Boys Basketball

• Dunbar at Bishop O’Connell, 7:30 p.m.
• Olympic at Wakefield, 7:30 p.m.

Swim & Dive

• Bishop O’Connell in meet at Gallaudet University, 3 p.m.
• Wakefield vs. Marshall at Audrey Moore RECenter, 6 p.m.
• Langley at Washington-Liberty, 6 p.m.
• Herndon at Yorktown, 6 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• Olympic at Wakefield, 5:45 p.m.
• Dunbar at Bishop O’Connell, 5:45 p.m.
• Westfield at Washington-Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

Track & Field

• Wakefield at Thomas Jefferson Community Center multi-team meet, 5:30 p.m.
• Dunbar at Bishop O’Connell, 5:45 p.m.

Wrestling

• Wakefield, Washington-Liberty, Yorktown at Fairfax Invitational, 2 p.m.

Boys Ice Hockey

• Stone Bridge at Yorktown, 6 p.m. at MedStar Capitals Iceplex
• Washington-Liberty at Bishop O’Connell, 8 p.m. at MedStar Capitals Iceplex

Girls Ice Hockey

• Georgetown Visitation at Bishop O’Connell, 3:50 p.m. at MedStar Capitals Iceplex

SATURDAY, DEC. 7

Boys Basketball

• West Springfield at Wakefield, 4 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty vs. Olympic, 2:15 p.m. at Wakefield
• Yorktown at Woodson, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• Edison at Wakefield, 12:45 p.m.
• Yorktown at Chantilly 2 p.m. at Falls Church High School
• Bishop O’Connell at Art Turner Tournament at Paul VI, TBA

Wrestling

• Wakefield, Washington-Liberty, Yorktown at Fairfax Invitational, 9 a.m.

Track & Field

• Yorktown at Thomas Jefferson Community Center multi-team meet, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY, DEC. 9

Girls Basketball

• Washington-Liberty at Robinson, 5:45 p.m.
• Yorktown at Westfield, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball

• Colonial Forge at Wakefield , 5 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty at Robinson, 7:30 p.m.
• Westfield at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Ice Hockey

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

Girls Gymnastics

• Wakefield at Marshall, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 10

Swim & Dive

• Bishop O’Connell at tri meet at The St. James, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• Wakefield at West Potomac, 7 p.m.
• Falls Church at Washington-Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell at Good Counsel, 7:30 p.m.
• Wakefield at Mount Vernon, 7:30 p.m.
• Washington-Liberty at Falls Church 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11

Boys Ice Hockey

• DeMatha at Bishop O’Connell  at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, 3:30 p.m.

Wrestling

• Bishop O’Connell at Good Counsel, 4 p.m.

Girls Gymnastics

• Washington-Liberty at South Lakes, 6 p.m.
• Yorktown at South Lakes, 6 p.m.

Track & Field

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

Girls Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell at Langley, 7 p.m.
• Oakton at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball

• Yorktown at Oakton, 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 12

Boys Basketball

• Bishop O’Connell at St. Mary’s Ryken, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Ice Hockey

• Bishop O’Connell at Spalding, 4:30 p.m. at Piney Orchard Ice Rink

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.