It will be deja vu all over again in the championship match of this season’s girls 6D North Region field-hockey tournament.
For the second straight year, the defending champion Oakton Cougars and Yorktown Patriots will meet in the high-school title match, set for tonight (Wednesday, Nov. 6) at 7 p.m.
A week off seemed to have been good for the Yorktown Patriots, considering how they bounced back with a strong performance and a winning result on the football field.
Yorktown (6-4, 3-2) defeated the visiting Marshall Statesmen, 24-14, in Liberty District high-school action Nov. 2. That was after getting blown out by the Langley Saxons in the team’s previous game, followed by their regular-season bye week.
Instead of wasting time discussing or writing down their team’s primary goal for the 2024 football season, the Washington-Liberty Generals concentrated on accomplishing that task on the field.
On Saturday (Nov. 2) the high-school team did just that — winning a second straight Liberty District championship.
A strong start on offense and big defensive play near the end of the football game propelled the Bishop O’Connell Knights to a road victory on Saturday (Nov. 2).
Visiting O’Connell (2-7, 1-2) led from start to finish but had to hang on to defeat the Bishop Ireton Cardinals, 17-13, in a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Metro Division high-school contest in Alexandria.
The Washington-Liberty Generals and Yorktown Patriots have reached the semifinals of the 6D North Region girls field-hockey tournament.
In order for the Arlington rivals to meet in the championship match on Wednesday (Nov. 6), the high-school teams have to win matches set for Monday (Nov. 4) at 7 p.m. Yorktown (14-3) will host the Madison Warhawks (16-3) and W-L (13-6) will play at the defending champion Oakton Cougars (18-2).
A new Arlington United team with the 13-under regional baseball program won two tournaments over consecutive October weekends.
One was at the Ripken Experience in Aberdeen, Md., the other in Arlington at the Coach Sam Fox Fall Classic at Gunston Park.
First place will be on the line Saturday (Nov. 2) when the Washington-Liberty Generals play at the Langley Saxons in a 4 p.m. Liberty District high-school football showdown.
Defending champion Washington-Liberty enters the game undefeated at 8-0 and atop the standings with a 4-0 record. Langley stands 7-1, 3-1.
At significant cross-country races on the Burke Lake Park course this fall, Emmett Engelhardt has won two, with another still to come.
His latest victory on that 2.98-mile trail was on a warm Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 30) at the boys Liberty District high-school championship meet.
Arlington high schools have a full week of sports ahead, including many playoff events.
There will be no football games Friday night (Nov. 1) involving Arlington teams, because of the observance of a no-play date for Fairfax County schools owing to the Diwali Hindu festival.
In recent competition, boats from the One Arlington Rowing club reached the medal stand at the Head of the Charles Regatta, held on the Charles River in Boston.
Rowers from One Arlington, consisting of students from Arlington’s three public high schools, showcased their skill and determination at the regatta.
Ginger Beall and Malia Perry had both struggles and good moments during the Girls State Open golf tournament.
The 18-hole Virginia High School League competition was played Monday (Oct. 28) on the par-70 Heritage Oaks Golf Course in Harrisonburg. Beall, a sophomore for the Yorktown Patriots, shot 82 to finish in a four-way tie for 25th. Perry, a senior for the Washington-Liberty Generals, shot 90.
The Bishop O’Connell Knights had middle-of-the-pack finishes at conference cross-country championship meets, but saw positive signs in the performance of ninth-grade runners.
The girls placed sixth and the boys eighth at the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference races, run Saturday (Oct. 26) on the 5,000-meter Kenilworth Park course in D.C.
