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For the first time in recent memory, the bag limit on doves has been increased

Weekly fishing report

Deon Butler’s had a good ride.

A team-wide hitting slump on their current homestand had left the Potomac Nationals waiting for someone to jump start the offense.

In the 2008 season opener Thursday night in Dumfries, Battlefield wasted little time in showing why it has to be considered a favorite to win the Cedar Run District title for the second year.

The ultimate guide for the upcoming football season.

Dave Fawcett and Joe Conroy discuss prep football every Thursday.

Tom Gryder makes his players come together before practice. They bounce up and down and scream and yell to build their excitement and adrenaline.

Odds and ends

From an early age, De’Antwan Williams was always his team’s go-to player

Thanks to player additions and scheme changes, Woodbridge could actually be more dangerous this season than they were a year ago when they reached the Group AAA Division 6 state final.

After a season of marked improvement under coach Charlie Chandler, Forest Park could be poised to make a run at the Cardinal District’s top teams.

The wins that Freedom picked up over 2007 playoff teams Brooke Point and Gar-Field last year were comforting.

Hylton got humbled last season. For the first time since the program fielded its first varsity team in 1992, the Bulldogs had a losing season, finishing 3-7.

After dominating the regular season and making a state final appearance last year, Potomac has the unenviable task of rebuilding for 2008

With 30 returning seniors and nine returning starters on each side of the ball, all with the experience of a first-round loss to Woodbridge in last year’s Northwest Region playoffs, Battlefield appears ready to take the next step

That Osbourn Park has four returning linemen gives the Yellow Jackets a nucleus to build on — even if those linemen come from disparate backgrounds

Osbourn’s 2007 record didn’t show a successful season, yet head coach Steve Schultze believes differently.

In the months since Mike Dougherty became Stonewall Jackson’s head coach, he’s had time to acclimate himself to the school and put the beginnings of his imprint on the Raiders’ program

The future looks bright at Brentsville, which has 120 players in its football program including 42 freshmen and a slew of sophomores who are expected to help out on the varsity level in 2008.

The David Coccoli Era begins at Manassas Park with a new offense, a new coaching staff, but the same goal in mind—reaching the playoffs.

Something old, something new, and even something borrowed are elements that Quantico coach Ken Woodie hopes will lead to great success for the Warriors, who enter the 2008 season with winless records in each of the past two seasons.

Brandon Livingston made an immediate positive first impression on coach David Coccoli when the new mentor met with the team for the first time last spring. 

As a wide receiver who stands a shade under 6-feet, Miguel Marshall says he models his game after another 5-10 route-runner: Philadelphia’s DeSean Jackson

Tyler Brown is average height. Sleek-looking. His cut isn’t like those of most defensive linemen, except for some speed-rushing defensive ends.

Kids looking lost. Mistakes piling up. Coaches helpless to stop the onslaught.

Five things to look for this season.

In our view: Area’s top 10 players