John Wooden, the legendary former UCLA basketball coach, once said, “It’s not how big you are, it’s how big you play.” This mantra is strong in the mind of Quince Orchard High School senior Thomas DeCastro. DeCastro, the football team’s…
Ice hockey is one of the most popular sports in the DMV. The Washington Capitals, the local professional hockey team, have been in the top half of the NHL in attendance every year since 2008. Since the Caps 2018 Stanley…
Two weeks in a row against two top teams in the state may have just been too much. One week after beating Quince Orchard in one of the biggest games in program history, the Northwest Jaguars had another top team…
Regional champions. For the second time in the last three years, the Lady Cougars are heading to the state playoffs. This time thanks to a 2-0 win against Urbana, a team they hadn’t played in two years. They got to…
This season for QO girls’ varsity soccer has so far lived up to the team’s high expectations. The Cougars are 8-1 and Division champions. The Cougars came into the season after losing in the regional finals the year before to…
This season presented an opportunity for the Cougars lacrosse team. Their Kryptonite, Churchill, was depleted; the Bulldogs lost five All-County players when the class of 2018 graduated. QO felt like this could be their year. After a big win against Blair in…
The season didn’t end the way they had hoped. Quince Orchard girls’ lacrosse lost 18-13 to Richard Montgomery in the section semi-finals, but it was a close game. The Cougars were down by only 2 with 6:49 left in the…
A perfect season may be the most difficult accomplishment for any team in sports. But that’s what the Quince Orchard junior varsity girls’ basketball team accomplished after defeating Churchill, 46-34, last week in their final game of the season. They…