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…
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Baseball Cougars End Strong Season
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…
Division Champion QO Coed Volleyball Team Begins County Playoffs
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…
Northwest Community Mourns the Loss of Former Football Player, Track Star
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…
Northwest Softball on Pace to Contend for Another State Title
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…
QO Alum Andrew Ankrah Signs With Redskins
Andrew Ankrah’s story started much later than the typical road to the NFL. In fact, Ankrah didn’t even venture onto a football field until his freshman year at Quince Orchard High School. Until his older brother Jason gave him the…
Washington Spirit Opens Seventh Season With Dominant Win
Fresh off her two-goal performance in the U.S. Women’s National Team’s 5-3 win over Australia on April 7, American soccer star Mallory Pugh led the Washington Spirit to a 2-0, National Women’s Soccer League season-opening victory over New Jersey-based Sky…
QO Senior, 2001 Graduate Honored by Local Road Runners Club
It was a proud coaching moment for 20-year Quince Orchard High School cross country and track and field coach Seann Pelkey on March 24 as he watched Cougars senior Margaret Lilyestrom and 2001 graduate Chris Sloane be recognized by the…
The Little Things Go a Long Way for QO Boys’ Lacrosse
Of the 20 players on the field during a lacrosse game, only one has the ball at any given time. Therefore, statistically, people play most of the game without the ball. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have a job…
Offense Carrying Quince Orchard in Early Season Success
Under most circumstances, a high school baseball team that gives up 21 runs in two games is not doing much winning. Fortunately for Quince Orchard, its offense has been firing on all cylinders to start the season—the Cougars scored 28…