As expected, the Bishop O’Connell Knights have been enjoying a strong and dominating start to the girls high-school softball spring season.
After two games, the Knights had a 2-0 record with wins over Elizabeth Seton by an 8-1 score and Holy Cross, 14-0, in a five-inning no-hitter.
The head coaches of many high-school sports teams in Arlington have been in place for years. That is not the case, however, for the spring season in baseball and softball.
With the exception of two people, there have been a number of coaching changes in those positions recently.
Golf in Arlington County can’t be discussed for long until Henry Kerfoot‘s name is mentioned.
From the 1940s until his death in late January, Kerfoot was a pioneer in the sport, even during his senior years.
For nearly 20 years, the Siegel Center in Richmond has hosted championship games of the Virginia High School League girls and boys state public-school basketball tournaments.
In that time, the Wakefield Warriors boys varsity team has been the only squad from Arlington to ever participate in any of those contests.
With three top players back from last spring’s Centennial Conference championship women’s team, the Marymount University Saints are in a good position to have another strong season.
The Saints opened their 2025 spring campaign by winning the Shenandoah University Spring Fling in Bradenton, Fla., at Heritage Harbour Golf Club.
Of Arlington’s eight varsity high-school basketball teams, the Bishop O’Connell Knights on the girls and boys sides received the highest final rankings in statewide polls compiled by MaxPreps.com.
The polls include public- and private-school teams and rank all of the teams in the commonwealth.
A number of accomplished Washington-Liberty High School graduates continue to enjoy athletic success on the college level.
Among them:
Three standout pitchers from girls high-school softball teams in Arlington are continuing their success during the early season among the college ranks.
On the Division I level, Bishop O’Connell High School graduate Katie Kutz has a 7-2 record with a 2.58 earned run average for the women’s team at Oklahoma State University.
With yet another shutout, the Washington-Liberty Generals capped their ice-hockey season with a second big accomplishment.
The high-school team’s fifth straight shutout triumph was a 3-0 win over the Yorktown Patriots at a packed MedStar Capitals Iceplex in the season-ending match between the Arlington rivals.
For the fourth time since an annual all-Arlington rivalry baseball game was re-established in 2019, the Yorktown Patriots defeated the Bishop O’Connell Knights.
The most recent win was by a 7-4 score at O’Connell on Wednesday (March 19) and was the Patriots’ second straight over the Knights.
The Kenmore Cougars finished on top at the multi-team middle-school wrestling championship in Arlington County.
The team title, captured on Tuesday (March 11), was the second in a row for the Kenmore grapplers.
The spring sports season is underway in full with regular-season action taking place for all of Arlington’s high-school teams.
Many days, with the exception of Sunday, have multiple contests for all of the teams in baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse and track-and-field.
