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Yorktown, O’Connell alums seeing significant college-baseball action

By Dave Facinoli
James Tallon pitches at Duke (courtesy of Duke baseball)

A number of former baseball players from Yorktown and Bishop O’Connell high schools had seen significant action for Division I and III college teams this spring through April 21 games.

The list from Yorktown includes James Tallon (junior pitcher, Duke University), Kyle Langley (sophomore outfielder, James Madison University), Jack Rucker (freshman pitcher, Richard Bland College), Chase Rubin (junior pitcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Ketz Murray (sophomore pitcher, Marymount University).

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O’Connell softball team aims to score another 20-victory season

By Dave Facinoli
M.J. Melvin bats for O'Connell (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

With just nine potential games remaining on its schedule, the undefeated Bishop O’Connell Knights (11-0) have no room for error in order to continue the squad’s long streak of winning 20 softball games in one season.

The girls high-school team has won 20 or more times for 30 straight spring campaigns.

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Arlington high-school sports schedule for April 25-May 1

By Dave Facinoli
The Yorktown baseball team has multiple games ahead (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The high-school sports schedule for Arlington’s three public high schools is back in full swing after spring break, with a full slate of competition.

The regular seasons last only a couple of more weeks, followed by the start of postseason action.

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Baseball roundup: County teams enjoyed spring-break success

By Dave Facinoli
Drew Markey pitches for O'Connell (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

With varying degrees of success, the Wakefield Warriors, Washington-Liberty Generals and Yorktown Patriots participated in different spring-break baseball tournaments in recent days.

Yorktown (7-5) had the best record of the three high-school teams, finishing 3-2 in the competition at Patriot Park in Fairfax.

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O’Connell soccer player chosen to U.S. development select team

By Dave Facinoli
Campbell Knisely (courtesy of U.S. Soccer)

Campbell Knisely, a sophomore on the Bishop O’Connell High School boys soccer team this past fall, recently was chosen a member of the under-17 U.S. Olympic Development Program National Select Team.

The squad of 18 players is training and participating in matches against top European Youth Academies this month in Italy. The selection process included progressing through district, state and regional training camps.

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Softball roundup: Yorktown’s bats get hot, O’Connell still undefeated

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield's Lucy Strawn bats (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The bats were alive and the run-scoring plentiful for the Yorktown Patriots in most of their last seven girls softball games.

Yorktown (6-7) finished 4-3 in those high-school contests, scoring double-digit runs in four of the outings and plating 58 overall.

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O’Connell, W-L athletes place at South Lakes track-and-field meet

By Dave Facinoli
O'Connell's Sadie Smith (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

The Bishop O’Connell Knights and Washington-Liberty Generals had no individual winners but enjoyed some top finishes at the PR Northern Virginia Invitational track-and-field competition held at South Lakes High School.

The meet included many of the top girls and boys athletes throughout the area.

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Arlington high-school sports schedule for April 18-24

By Dave Facinoli
Washington-Liberty soccer goalie Bryson Halberda (file photo by Deb Kolt)

Spring break is coming to an end for Arlington’s three public high schools, with the sports schedules back in full swing next week beginning with events Tuesday, April 22.

Some baseball and softball teams played tournament games over spring break, but many other teams, like lacrosse and soccer, did not play.

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Baseball roundup: Wakefield, Yorktown take rivalry contests, O’Connell gets wins

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield's Cort Bringham pitches (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

In recent Liberty District high-school baseball games between Arlington rivals, the host Wakefield Warriors topped the Washington-Liberty Generals, 8-5, then the Yorktown Patriots downed visiting Wakefield, 9-3.

For Wakefield (2-4, 2-3) against W-L, Cort Bringham was the standout. On the mound, the right-hander worked 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball (one earned run), fanned five and walked two to get the win. With the bat, Bringham had three hits, with a double, and drove in three runs.

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Host W-L teams finish first in county track-and-field meets

By Dave Facinoli
Ian Crowley, left, and Ella Kaplan helped lead the W-L teams (courtesy of W-L track & field)

Gabriela Netwall winning multiple girls events and Ian Crowley doing the same for the boys helped the two host Washington-Liberty Generals teams win the annual Arlington County outdoor track-and-field meets.

The girls won with 200 points and the boys with 191. Both Wakefield Warriors squads placed second in the high-school meet.

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Arlington high-school sports schedule for April 11-17

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield and Washington-Liberty will be playing in spring-break baseball tournaments (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

Spring break will mean a bit of a layoff for some high-school sports teams, while others will be participating in spring-break competitons over the next 10 days.

Some of that spring-break action will take place locally, while some teams will be participating in out-of-town tournaments.

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