The season ended for the Yorktown Patriots (14-8) with a 16-12 semifinal loss to the host Madison Warhawks in a girls semifinal match of the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 state tournament.

The Sun Gazette’s coverage areas were hotbeds for girls high-school softball this spring, as multiple teams had outstanding seasons in addition to impressive overall records.

Having enough talent wasn't a question back in March when the Yorktown Patriots began what would become their second state championship season in three years. There was scads of ability. Those unknown concerns regarded would the team mesh and find the proper manner in which to play together …

Wakefield High School seniors were saluted as Male and Female Athletes of the Year at annual banquet of the Better Sports Club of Arlington.

For the second consecutive year, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) ranked Arlington as the No. 1 fittest city in the United States.

W-L CREW EIGHTH AT NATIONALS, SECOND IN CANADA: With strong sprints throughout the competition, the Washington-Lee High School girls varsity eight shell finished second in the petite final, which was good for eighthplace in the country, at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America’s natio…

It’s on to the state-tournament semifinals for the Yorktown Patriots where they will face another unbeaten nationally-ranked girls soccer team in a June 7 final-four contest.

The Yorktown Patriots defeated the McLean Highlanders in a recent girls high-school soccer match.

Led by some individual winners, including a rare tie for first, the Washington-Lee Generals and Yorktown Patriots each finished third in the girls and boys 6D North Region track and field high-school championship.

Crazy and unexpected things keep happening in high-school postseason action involving teams and individuals in the Sun Gazette coverage areas.

Northern Virginia Senior Softball Standings

Two down, one to go.

They want much more, but at least the Yorktown Patriots have achieved their main goal of qualifying for the state tournament.

Northern Virginia Senior Softball Standings

A group of Washington-Lee High School students make up a club Ultimate Frisbee team that will participate in a national competition for the first time.

The Yorktown Patriots won a recent seven-on-seven high-school passing league football championship, led by coach Becky Bonzano. The Patriots defeated their regular-season Liberty District rival South Lakes, in the title game.

By winning five events, the Yorktown Patriots finished second in the recent Liberty District boys track and field championships.

How many Redskins coaches have come and gone attempting to follow the Super Bowl achievements of NFL Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs?

With the scoreboard not working because of a power outage and the host Yorktown Patriots quickly tallying goals, it was a challenge to  keep up with the score.

The Yorktown Patriots blanked the McLean Highlanders, 8-0, at Yorktown in the recent championship game of the Liberty District girls soccer high-school tournament.

There weren’t a substantial number of runs scored, but there was plenty involved in the host Yorktown Patriots’ first-round victory over Osbourn Park in the 6D North Region Tournament.

The best lacrosse season in program history continued for the Washington-Lee Generals when the girls high-school team won its first two games of the 6D North Region Tournament to advance to the semifinals.

Why so many absences these days? More so, why are no-shows allowed and accepted?

Some defensive miscues in the May 17 title game hurt the second-seed Yorktown Patriots in the team’s bid to repeat as Liberty District Tournament champions.

Northern Virginia Senior Softball Standings

A great eight.

For the second postseason in a row, the Wakefield Warriors are at it again.

Their extended domination of the Liberty District continues for the Yorktown Patriots.

The Washington-Lee High School girls varsity eight won its first state championship in 30 years at the recent regatta at Sandy Run Regional Park in Occoquan.