Author: Dave Facinoli

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.

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Marymount women golfers place second in conference tournament

By Dave Facinoli
Marymount's Kate Parsons (courtesy of Marymount athletics)

A first-round lead didn’t hold up the second day as the defending golf champion Marymount University Saints finished second in the Centennial Conference Championships.

The two-day, 36-hole women’s event was held at Waynesboro Country Club in Pennsylvania. Although finishing second, Marymount did not earn a berth to participate in the NCAA Division III tournament.

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Arlington teams have their 2025 schedules in Colonial Swimming League

By Dave Facinoli
Luke Sinton swim of the Holy Mackerels (photo by Orisia Gammell)

The schedules and division assignments are set for Arlington’s two teams in the upcoming 2025 summertime’s Colonial Swimming League.

The Arlington Knights of Columbus Holy Mackerels will compete again in the highest Red Division of the 24-team, four-division league.

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O’Connell runners perform well during annual Penn Relays meet

By Dave Facinoli
O'Connell's Avery Mosley (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The Bishop O’Connell Knights boys and girls track and field teams enjoyed some significant highlights at the famous Penn Relays.

Now in its 129th year, the relays are America’s oldest and largest track-and-field competition, held since 1895 at the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in west Philadelphia.

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12-0 Yorktown girls lacrosse team defeats two perennial Va. powers

By Dave Facinoli
Yorktown goalie Victoria Carcillo makes a save (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The lacrosse playoffs haven’t begun, but the Yorktown Patriots were in postseason form with a couple of recent big victories over a four-day span against two perennial powers and former girls state champions.

The first win was a 16-15 overtime triumph over the visiting Western Albemarle Warriors of Crozet. The Warriors won the past two Virginia High School League Class 4 state championships and had a three-season 43-match winning streak snapped with the loss.

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Arlington high-school sports schedule for May 2-8

By Dave Facinoli
The Washington-Liberty boys lacrosse team at halftime (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The high-school sports schedule for Arlington’s three public high schools continues in full swing, with a full slate of competition in the many spring sports.

The regular seasons last only another week or so, followed by the start of postseason action.

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Arlington baseball teams all have at least one win during busy week

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield and W-L teams had a busy week (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The Yorktown Patriots (8-6) split two games with their Arlington public-school neighborhood baseball rivals in recent days, defeating the Washington-Liberty Generals, 4-2, then losing to the Wakefield Warriors, 8-4.

The win over W-L was the Patriots’ 15 straight against the Generals (10-6).

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Yorktown overtakes W-L during all-Arlington softball showdown

By Dave Facinoli
Yorktown's Audrey Pocrass, left, and Kaiya Ovando (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

In a seesaw girls softball game, the Yorktown Patriots eventually pulled away and defeated the host Washington-Liberty Generals in an all-Arlington neighborhood high-school clash.

Yorktown won the Liberty District contest, 20-9, after trailing by scores of 3-0, 5-2 and 9-6.

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Arlington Babe Ruth to hold 40th-anniversary event at Barcroft Park

By Dave Facinoli
The event will include opening-day ceremonies (courtesy of ABR)

Arlington Babe Ruth turns 40 this year, and there is an event scheduled to celebrate the anniversary of the junior-age baseball league for players ages 4 to 12.

The event — to be held Saturday, May 3 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Barcroft Park — also will serve as the league’s opening ceremony.

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Tough schedule is a chance for Yorktown lacrosse squad to grow

By Dave Facinoli
Yorktown's Nate Randles (37) (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

Despite their 3-6 record, don’t count out the Yorktown Patriots in boys lacrosse just yet this season.

Their record is below .500, but the schedule for the young Patriots has been brutal, one of the toughest in the state, so far during the spring high-school campaign.

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O’Connell grads help college soccer teams enjoy big success

By Dave Facinoli
Mia Salmon (courtesy of Springfield College)

Bishop O’Connell High School graduates helped two different Division III women’s college soccer teams enjoy significant postseason success in recent weeks.

Sophomore midfielder Sophie Viscovich helped the Washington University in St. Louis Bears win the national championship, finishing with an unbeaten 23-0-2 record.

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Busy W-L athlete places in many events at track-and-field meet

By Dave Facinoli
W-L's Alba Edsall (234) Therese Johansson (236) (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

No athlete was busier for the Washington-Liberty Generals than Camille Walker during the recent Gainesville Cardinal Classic track-and-field meet.

The senior’s top finish in the multiple-team meet at Gainesville High School was a 17th in the girls discus. She also placed 18th in the triple jump, 19th in the 100 hurdles, 22nd in the shot put and 43rd in the 100 dash.

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Marymount women’s lacrosse team has strong regular season

By Dave Facinoli
Marymount goalie Hannah Smith makes a save (courtesy of Marymount athletics)

The regular season is complete and proved a big success for the Marymount University Saints women’s lacrosse team.

Marymount concluded that campaign with a 15-2 overall record, a first-place 5-0 finish in the Atlantic East Conference and a 10-match winning streak.

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