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.

Sports

Yorktown takes sole possession of first in Liberty District basketball

By Dave Facinoli
Yorktown huddles against Wakefield (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

Another consistent and unselfish performance on the basketball court gave the Yorktown Patriots sole possession of first place in the Liberty District with a 3-0 record.

The boys high-school team (11-1) moved into that spot with a 67-32 home blowout victory over its Arlington rival Wakefield Warriors (8-5, 3-1) Tuesday night (Jan. 14).

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Wakefield nips Marshall in physical boys basketball contest

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield huddles against Marshall (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The Marshall Statesmen and Wakefield Warriors on Monday (Jan. 13) played another of their low-scoring, physical boys basketball games that sometimes resemble a hard-checking NHL-playoff match.

Host Wakefield won the Liberty District seesaw high-school contest, 35-34, when Marshall’s Osteen Fraser failed to sink a baseline jump shot at the buzzer.

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Wakefield, Marshall’s basketball ‘big men’ battle in the middle

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield's Kooper Odar, left, and Marshall's Anderson Krisko (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

A contest-within-the-contest played out Monday (Jan. 13) when the Wakefield Warriors hosted the Marshall Statesmen in Liberty District boys basketball action.

Wakefield won the physical, low-scoring, seesaw high-school clash, 35-34.

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W-L has key district games this week in girls basketball action

By Dave Facinoli
Eve Jungman has returned for Washington-Liberty (photo by Deb Kolt)

The Washington-Liberty Generals have a big rest of the week in girls Liberty District basketball with games against two top league rivals in the Langley Saxons and McLean Highlanders.

The Generals enter those high-school contests with an 8-4 overall record and a 2-0 district mark.

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Sports

Yorktown wrestling team busy in dual meet and tourney action

By Dave Facinoli
Yorktown's Eli Varona, top, placed in a tournament (courtesy of Yorktown wrestling)

The Yorktown Patriots were busy in recent tournament and dual-match wrestling action — with mixed results.

In a dual high-school meet, Yorktown recorded three pins and two technical falls in a 44-34 loss to the Marshall Statesmen in Liberty District action.

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Sports

O’Connell boys win big in non-conference basketball contests

By Dave Facinoli
Liam Koelsch scores for O'Connell (photo by Rena Schild)

In recent private-school boys basketball games, the Bishop O’Connell Knights (12-3) routed Evergreen Christian, 77-44, and Potomac School, 99-30, in two non-conference high-school contests.

The victories upped the Knights’ winning streak to six.

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Sports

Four O’Connell fall head coaches honored for standout seasons

By Dave Facinoli
O'Connell coaches were fall's best (courtesy of O'Connell athletics)

The standout fall season enjoyed by multiple Bishop O’Connell High School sports teams was highlighted when four different head coaches for the private-school Knights athletic program received Coach of the Year accolades.

Earning Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors were Megan Sullivan for girls field hockey, Chris Jennings for boys soccer and Alerto Starace for girls soccer. Mehdi El Alaoui was the Division I state Coach of the Year for girls volleyball.

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Sports

Wakefield, Yorktown boys teams start 2-0 in district hoop action

By Dave Facinoli
Gabe Henneman shoots for Wakefield (photo by Rena Schild)

The Wakefield Warriors and Yorktown Patriots won in boys high-school basketball action Friday night (Jan. 10) to remain undefeated at 2-0 in the Liberty District.

The Wakefield boys got 16 points from Keyon Tiggle and 10 each from Jeremiah Poole and Koopar Odar in their 55-51 home victory over the McLean Highlanders.

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Busy schedules ahead for some Arlington basketball teams

By Dave Facinoli
The Wakefield girls have a busy schedule ahead (photo by Ashley Tomlinson)

Some high-school basketball teams in Arlington won’t have much time to practice next week. Instead, the varsity squads will be busy playing games.

The Wakefield Warriors girls and boys teams each have four games scheduled from Monday (Jan. 13) to Friday (Jan. 17).

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Rivalry basketball games coming up for Arlington varsity teams

By Dave Facinoli
The W-L girls play tight defense (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The start of the new year means it’s rivalry and bragging-rights time among Arlington’s six (three boys, three girls) varsity public high-school basketball teams.

Which girls and boys team will finish with the best record against their rivals after all games, regular season and playoffs, are completed between the Wakefield Warriors, Washington-Liberty Generals and Yorktown Patriots?

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Sports

Men’s basketball team has best record among Marymount squads

By Dave Facinoli
Kaylah Barr controls the ball for Marymount (courtesy of Marymount athletics)

Of the nine Marymount University Division III winter sports teams, the men’s basketball squad is enjoying the best season so far, with a 7-5 overall record.

The Saints are 1-0 in the Atlantic East Conference, with the squad winning its opening league game by a 67-63 score over the Immaculata University Mighty Macs.

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