When parents Sooky McFadden and Britt Schwendinger heard that the 25th anniversary of the Kingfish was fast approaching, they joined together to throw a celebration for a squad that had given their families so much joy. “Our goal was to…
Rose Lavelle was not a household name when the U.S. Women’s National Team left for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, held June 7 to July 7 in France, she is now. The 24-year-old Washington Spirit and USWNT midfielder scored…
Look for one big change at the Aug. 31, 2019 Kentlands/Lakelands 5K: Everything will be moved closer to the Main Street/Market Square start and finish line. The Merchant Expo will no longer use Center Point Way. Instead, vendors will be…
Baseball can take you to some special places, said Gaithersburg Giants (Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League) infielder Brandon Greim, who along with seven teammates helped Team Maryland to a 12-3 win over Team DC/Virginia in the Cal Ripken League 2019…
Despite a late push, the Washington Spirit’s comeback fell just short in a 2-1 loss to the defending National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) champion North Carolina Courage on June 29 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds. With its first defeat…
Some 30 years after it opened for the 1988-89 school year, Quince Orchard High School has established an Athletic Hall of Fame and selected its first class of 24 inductees. “Now that we celebrated 30 years since the opening of…
In an all-out showdown, the Kentlands Kingfish and Lakelands Lionfish faced off against one another in an epic B-Meet. Lakelands and Kentlands slid on their trunks and dove into the water, racing against their long-time rivals. Parents and onlookers teemed…
Our area’s swim teams are the Kentlands Kingfish and Lakelands Lionfish, coached by Tim Brockway and Shannon English, respectively. Each team has an incredible lineup of speedy swimmers, all eager to win their races. Both teams started off their time…
Fans are the lifeblood of every professional athlete, first-year Washington Spirit head coach Richie Burke said. Players “absolutely thrive when they hear that roar behind them, chanting their name.” But after making consecutive National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) playoff appearances…
If you build it, they will come. At least, that seems to be the case for the Quince Orchard High School football program. Over the past dozen or so years QO has become one of the top football programs in…