The Northwest High School boys’ track and field team scored in 13 of 18 events—winning three of them and finishing at least one athlete in the top three of three more—at the Class 4A state championship hosted by Morgan State…
Athletes and teams who are strictly outcome driven are setting themselves up for failure, longtime Quince Orchard High School track and field coach Seann Pelkey said. In a situation where one either wins or loses, there is no focus on…
Town Courier sports writer Syl Sobel took the stage to host the 2019 Quince Orchard Sports Night in his traditional black tuxedo and red bow tie. The auditorium was full of eager student-athletes and their families and friends. This was…
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…
Junior Aniko Alexander, shortstop for the Quince Orchard varsity softball team, said, “I definitely (consider the season a success). … The girls have really come together as a team this year, and our record shows it.” She’s definitely right about…
The Quince Orchard Varsity Baseball Cougars ended a strong season this week with a loss to the Clarksburg Coyotes, 8-3, in the second round of playoffs. This followed a strong first round playoff win against Northwest. Last week, the Cougars…
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…
The Quince Orchard High School coed volleyball team begins its playoff run this week hoping to build on their 10-1 record and division title and cap what has been a remarkable season with a run to the county championship. The…
Hundreds of people from the Northwest High School community—and from across Montgomery County—gathered at Cedarbrook Community Church in Clarksburg on April 27 to pay their respects and say goodbye to 2018 graduate Tray Dawkins. The 18-year-old, who was a member…
There is only a short list—a handful or less, Northwest High School softball coach Mike Horton surmised—of softball pitchers who have been able to lead their teams to state championships as freshmen. But current Jaguars junior hurler Amber Yuille is…