Quince Orchard High School wrestling coach Rob Wolf said he likes to break the lengthy winter down into three distinct seasons. The first two—during which the Cougars hone their techniques and pick up as much match experience as possible—serve to…
During one of the Quince Orchard High School indoor track and field team’s first practices of the season last November, first-year assistant coach Larrissa Plummer prescribed a workout for the Cougars and knew immediately they weren’t quite “feeling it,” she…
In the spring of 2017, Northwest High School won three state championships—baseball, softball and boys’ outdoor track and field—within a span of 24 hours. From Morgan State University in Baltimore, to the Cal Ripken baseball complex in Aberdeen, to the…
Northwest High School senior sprinter/jumper Taylor Wright has been in the spotlight since she burst onto the high school track scene as a freshman standout in 2015-16, helping the Jaguars win their first indoor track county title that winter since…
Given his status as one of Quince Orchard High School’s all-time best wrestlers, it’s hard to believe that there was a time, not too long ago, when senior Jose Echeona felt lost on the mats. A middle schooler having just…
As Quince Orchard High School junior Kyra Lyles set out on the opening leg of the 800-meter relay at the Southern Maryland Indoor Track and Field Classic on Jan. 5, the Cougars’ expectations were a bit tempered. After all, they were…
Boys’ basketball Basketball is a game of peaks and valleys and when the Quince Orchard High School boys’ basketball team is able to capitalize on its highs and minimize its mistakes, the Cougars are quite a force to be reckoned…
It’s an alarming sight: an obliterated car sprawled out in front of a local high school. But the anti-drunk driving campaign tactic sure gets the point across, that drunk driving is deadly. So, given the increasing rates of death by…
There is a fine line between confidence and complacency. And midway through this season the Northwest High School girls’ volleyball team began to teeter a bit too far toward the latter. But a 3-2 loss to Class 4A West Region…
The Northwest High School football team’s devastating Week 9 loss to crosstown rival Quince Orchard was a wake-up call and forced the Jaguars to look inward. They had to decide as a unit, coach Mike Neubeiser said after the disappointing…