A standout multi-sports high-school athlete, then later an impactful assistant coach — all in Arlington — Joe McBride is switching counties to apply his craft.
The 2015 Yorktown High School graduate recently was hired as the new head varsity football coach at C.G. Woodson High in Fairfax County.
This week’s high-school sports schedule is all about the winter playoffs remaining for some teams in Arlington.
Some gymnasts, wrestlers and swimmers/divers will be competing in Virginia High School League Class 6 state championship meets the next few days. The state track-and-field meet also is upcoming.
Commercial advertising at Arlington Public Schools’ athletic facilities? It may be on the horizon.
The county school system currently bars advertising at its fields and stadiums, but a proposed policy revision could change that.
Arlington’s “seasoned citizens” will have more opportunities than ever to participate in the 2025 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics.
The organization aims for an expansive, inclusive, record-setting 2025 when competition begins later in the year.
After losing two of its last three matches, the Yorktown High School ice-hockey club team routed Oakton, 11-3, in its final regular-season action.
Oakton put a scare into Yorktown early at Reston SkateQuest, scoring just 15 seconds into the match to take a 1-0 lead.
Bruce Hanson at first was nervous about being the center of attention during a recent ceremony recognizing his 40 years as Yorktown High School’s head football coach.
But by the end of the Saturday (Feb. 8) event at the Knights of Columbus in Arlington, just around the corner from Yorktown, Hanson’s emotions had changed. He was happy about all the memories that flowed.
In coming weeks, the four Arlington teams competing during the summer’s popular Northern Virginia Swimming League will learn their placements for 2025.
The seeding meeting to determine the setups of the league’s 17 divisions is scheduled for Sunday, March 2 at Key Middle School in Springfield. Representatives from each of the league’s 102 teams will be present to discuss and arrange the divisions, beginning at 2 p.m.
Virginia fans of the Washington Commanders soon may be able to show their love via a specialty license plate.
Legislation patroned by Del. Adele McClure (D-2) of Arlington/Alexandria is moving forward in Richmond, allowing for a license plate honoring the NFL team.
Some 80 members of the Bishop O’Connell High School swimming and diving team, and a few alumni, recently raised nearly $17,000 during a swim-a-thon for Area 26 Special Olympics.
The team significantly surpassed its fund-raising goal of $10,000 by collecting a total of $16,931.
A total of 32 student/athletes from Yorktown High School recently participated in a college commitment and signing ceremony to play their particular sports at the next level.
Members of the Class of 2025 made their choices known in 14 different sports. Additional Yorktown athletes will announce their choices in coming weeks.
There was at least one individual champion from three of the Arlington high-school teams at district and conference wrestling tournaments.
The Yorktown Patriots had the most winners, with two. The Wakefield Warriors and Washington-Liberty Generals had one each, with the highest finish from a Bishop O’Connell Knights grappler being second.
Anya Clemmer of the Yorktown Patriots and Madeleine Wearing of the Wakefield Warriors were the standouts from Arlington teams at the girls 6D North Region gymnastics championships.
Clemmer finished third in the all-around competition with a 36.825 score and Wearing was right behind in fourth (36.425).
