After thinking about the situation for a while, Sedrick Winston thought “why not” and applied for the girls high-school varsity basketball job at the Flint Hill School.
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The Washington-Liberty High School Hoops for Cancer Club recently held its 3 vs. 3 basketball tournament after a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus.
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Rocky Carter knew this moment was coming for Tey Barbour. It was a question of when for the Osbourn sophomore guard.
An Arlington 16-under boys youth basketball team recently won the Capital District Classic tournament.
It was the 1980-81 season when Pat Deegan began what became a long and highly- successful career as a girls varsity high-school head basketball coach in Northern Virginia.
When Dave Conrow recently was chosen the new boys head basketball coach at Langley High School, the promotion continued a progression up a coaching ladder he first became interested in pursuing as a freshman in high school.
The 17-under Team ProLook boys basketball team won the recent AAU Zero Gravity Inner Harbor Hoopsfest in Baltimore.
It took a while, with some anxious moments along the way, but Paul Lewis’s college basketball plans are now firmly established.
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Chris Baynham noticed the difference right away.
Langley High School senior basketball player Amr Areikat, this past season’s Liberty District and 6D North Region boys player of the year, has decided to play at the next level for the Randolph-Macon College team.
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Anthony Mills always considered the Potomac High School boys basketball coaching position an ideal opportunity.
The Washington-Liberty Generals on the boys side and the Yorktown Patriots on the girls enjoyed standout Liberty District-tournament-championship basketball seasons during the winter campaign.
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Keyla Delaney stood inside the empty dark Brentsville High School gym and expressed her amazement.
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Osbourn Park graduate Rebecca Tillett is on to her next head coaching job.
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The Washington Mystics selected former Colonial Forge High School basketball standout Shakira Austin No. 3 overall Monday night in the WNBA Draft.
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Gar-Field High School will retire baseball standout Jeff Baker's No. 24 jersey number Saturday. Here is a list of local retired numbers for a particular sport at Prince William County and city of Manassas high schools:
Forest Park graduate Lewis Long has signed his first pro soccer contract with NK Uljanik Pula, a third division team in Croatia.
Bishop O’Connell High School stayed within its house to hire a new head varsity girls basketball coach.
Maybe some year and somehow, two outstanding girls and boys all-star high-school basketball events could be merged and played the same day at the same venue.
The decision was difficult and almost unthinkable, but longtime McLean Highlanders loyalist and alumnus Rusty Payne recently stepped down from one of his many involvements at the high school.
He hasn’t ruled out coaching high-school basketball again someday, but for now Scott Newman is taking a break and has stepped down as the boys head coach of the Langley Saxons after nine seasons.
For Ana Bournigal, the senior forward found a perfect way to end what was an accomplished season and girls high-school basketball career.
Flint Hill School basketball players Saxby Sunderland (boys) and Kelli Giuliani (girls) were second-team Division I all-state private-school basketball selections for their play during the 2021-22 high-school season.
Bishop O’Connell High School boys basketball players Paul Lewis and Christian May were chosen Division I private-school first-team all-state in Virginia for their performance during the 2021-22 season.
The stars came out and shined brightly during the recent midday 2022 Suburban Classic girls high-school basketball competition.
An Arlington Travel Basketball girls teams capped an undefeated 16-0 season in the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League with victories in postseason tournament-championship games.
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Landstown 6’5” senior point guard Donald Hand is the Class 6 Player of the Year, and Hayfield head coach Carlos Poindexter is the Class 6 Coach of the Year.
An Arlington Travel Basketball girls team capped an undefeated 16-0 season in the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League with victories in postseason tournament-championship games.
During the all-star game, Annabeth Holsinger was a bit off-target in a handful of attempts and didn’t make a three-point basket.
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