Washington-Liberty High School recently announed its athletic Hall of Fame class for 2023.
An impressive performance by the Langley Saxons of breaking multiple scoring records brought head-shaking reactions, including one from the golf team’s longtime coach Al Berg.
The Yorktown Patriots finished second in the Liberty District standings with a 5-1 record. The Langley Saxons were first at 6-0.
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Battlefield’s Colby Burnett and Freedom-South Riding captured the individual and team titles Tuesday at the Cedar Run District Golf Tournament at the Piedmont Country Club in Haymarket.
The overall team and individual scores weren’t as good as in recent seasons, but the closeness of the competition and resulting excitement that generated might have been all-time highs at the six-team Concorde District golf tournament.
With a final 6-0 Liberty District record, the Langley Saxons finished first in the regular season standings and now begin postseason play as the defending champion of the league’s 36-hole tournament.
Bad weather was the winner at a much-anticipated nine-hole match that could have determined the regular-season standings and hierarchy in the Liberty District.
Bad weather was the winner at a much-anticipated nine-hole match that could have determined the regular-season standings and hierarchy in the Liberty District.
The Northern Virginia Athletic Directors and Coaches Association (NVADACA) will host its 36th annual fund-raising golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 26 at 9 a.m. at Bull Run Golf Club in Haymarket. Proceeds from the tournament go toward college scholarships to high-school senior student-athle…
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Motivated by the disappointment of finishing second last season, the Yorktown Patriots reclaimed the golf trophy they have so often held in the past by winning the 2022 Arlington County high-school championship.
By carding a personal-best 18-hole high school score of 71, Max Vadas finished third individually and helped the McLean Highlanders team place sixth at the recent Stallion Invitational tournament.
Shooting a personal-best score in a high-school golf tournament was all the more notable for Benjamin Newfield, considering he had zero preparation time or warmup swings.
Of the local high-school golf teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas, the McLean Highlanders have enjoyed the most success during the early season portion of the 2022 fall schedule with top finishes in three different 18-hole tournaments.
Two young and talented high-school golfers on teams in the Sun Gazette coverage areas made a significant impact this spring in private-school state tournaments.
Yorktown High School standout junior golfer Benjamin Newfield has decided to play at the next level at Division I Davidson College in North Carolina.
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The LPGA announced Wednesday that Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville will host the 19th Solheim Cup in September, 2024.
The Virginia State Golf Association recently selected Oakton High School graduate Lauren Greenlief as its 2021 Women’s Golfer of the Year, and Marshall High grad David Stanford as its Junior Boys Golfer of the Year.
Two renovated golf driving ranges in Fairfax County, including the Oak Marr RECenter facility, have been recognized as top 50 public ranges by Golf Range Association of America’s Golf Range Magazine.
Marymount University recently named new head coaches in women’s soccer, Heather Lipp, and men’s golf, Daniel Neben.
