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The scores were nearly identical but the manner of victories were different for the Oakton Cougars in their first two games of the 2019-20 girls high-school basketball season.
The Yorktown Patriots lost to the host Westfield Bulldogs, 35-7, on Nov. 30 in the championship game of the 6D North Region high-school football tournament.
For 41 years, Don Tillson was a constant at Bishop O’Connell High School as a physical education teacher, a track and field coach and perhaps best known as the head athletic trainer.
At halftime of a home football game against the rival Langley Saxons, McLean High School recently announced and recognized the 2019 inductees into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame.
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Prince William
Jo Raflo hit eight three-pointers and scored a game-high 29 points to lead host Osbourn Park to a 69–45 win over Colgan on Monday evening. The game was the season opener for both schools.
GAR-FIELD 65, STONEWALL JACKSON 59 (OT): The Indians outscored the Raiders 11-5 in the first overtime period to win Monday’s non-district season opener.
Arlington
The Yorktown Patriots lost to the host Westfield Bulldogs, 35-7, on Nov. 30 in the championship game of the 6D North Region high-school football tournament.
For 41 years, Don Tillson was a constant at Bishop O’Connell High School as a physical education teacher, a track and field coach and perhaps best known as the head athletic trainer.
Check out some of the scenes before, during and after the 6D North Region high-school football playoff championship game Nov. 30 between the host Westfield Bulldogs and Yorktown Patriots.
Any of the three words – success, unsatisfactory or disappointment – can be used to evaluate the performances of the 11 high-school football teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas this fall.
Fairfax
The scores were nearly identical but the manner of victories were different for the Oakton Cougars in their first two games of the 2019-20 girls high-school basketball season.
At halftime of a home football game against the rival Langley Saxons, McLean High School recently announced and recognized the 2019 inductees into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame.
Any of the three words – success, unsatisfactory or disappointment – can be used to evaluate the performances of the 11 high-school football teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas this fall.
The Madison Warhawk club ice hockey team rallied to tie the defending Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League champion Langley Saxons, 4-4.
Stafford
STATE SEMIFINALS (all games Saturday, Dec. 7)
Two teams headed off in separate directions Friday night following a well-mannered handshake line filled with several variations of “atta boy” and “good luck.” The Patriot High School football team gathered in the end zone around head coach Sean Finnerty to lick its wounds, in no apparent hu…
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75 years of football
Before Prince William County public schools fully integrated in 1966, African Americans competed in football in Prince William County as far back as 1915 for the Manassas Industrial School.
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