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Lee leads Jaguars back to the top
FOOTBALL | E.J. Lee rushes for 197 yards and a pair of touchdowns to help Northwest top Old Mill for a second straight Maryland 4A championship.
Reimers, Huskies run to state final
FOOTBALL | Noah Reimers runs for 303 yards as Tuscarora takes the Virginia 5A North region title with a 41-21 win over Massaponax.
Dominant Douglass looks to finish
FOOTBALL | The Eagles are in the midst of an historic season, but the team has a singular focus — to securing the school’s first football state championship.
Balance, not star power, is the key
BOYS’ BASKETBALL | The blueprint for last year’s local state championship teams featured balanced scoring — an approach teams will aim to replicate this winter.
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O’Connell slips past Langley
ICE HOCKEY | Daniel Avdioukhin provides the offense and Zach Hale protects his net as the Knights edge the Saxons.
DCSAA holds Title IX workshop
About 20 athletic administrators from public and charter schools in the District attend the meeting.
An ‘emotional challenge’ for Harley
FOOTBALL | Longtime Forestville Coach Charles Harley will become an associate coach and assistant AD at Landon, where his son will attend.
DCIAA boys preview
BOYS’ BASKETBALL | Coolidge and Theodore Roosevelt remain the teams to beat, but H.D. Woodson and Cardozo are poised to challenge them.
WCAC girls preview
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL | Paul VI and St. John’s appear to be the class of the WCAC again. Good Counsel is filled with youth and height.
Virginia Conference 5 boys
BOYS’ BASKETBALL | With a boost from a Paul VI transfer, Westfield is loaded, but Herndon and Robinson should challenge the Bulldogs for conference supremacy.
Virginia Conference 13 girls
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL | Edison and Mount Vernon have several key players back from teams that reached the state tournament last season.
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A five-star class of seniors
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL | Six area stars, including one headed for U-Conn. and one for Stanford, are rated among the top 100 for the Class of 2015.
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Howard County girls preview
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL | Howard will try to reload after losing its top five scorers. Atholton and Mount Hebron each return four starters.
Prince George’s 3A/2A/1A boys
BOYS’ BASKETBALL | Randall Broddie leads defending 2A state champion Potomac while Largo, Gwynn Park and Douglass will look to unseat the Wolverines.
Montgomery 4A girls preview
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL | Paint Branch and Whitman are expected to be two of the top teams in the league this season.
Capital Beltway boys preview
BOYS’ BASKETBALL | Transfers and talent abound as Clinton Christian, Riverdale Baptist, National Christian and Capitol Christian will duke it out for league supremacy.
Virginia Conference 15 boys
BOYS’ BASKETBALL | Defending state champion Potomac have reloaded for another run while Freedom-Woodbridge looks to take the next step.
SMAC girls preview
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL | North Point looks for a third straight trip to the Md. 4A title game, while 2A finalist Calvert expects scoring balance.
Virginia Conference 21 girls
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL | Long-range shooter Brooke Basinger returns for a Woodgrove team that remains one of the conference favorites.
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Northwest defends its title, beats Old Mill 34-31
Jaguars win back-to-back Maryland 4A football championships after close win against the Patriots.
Swarmin’ Hornets defeated in football final
No. 1 Damascus built a three touchdown lead, but defending Maryland 3A champion Franklin won the title game, 35-21.
Eastern pulls away from Sidwell Friends to win DCSAA Class A title game
Jonathan Robertson’s fourth-quarter touchdown clinces win for Ramblers.
Old Mill advances to Maryland 4A title game with 10-3 win over Howard
Donovan Franklin’s fourth-quarter touchdown run seals victory for the Patriots.
No. 9 Tuscarora defeats No. 20 Broad Run 35-14
The Huskies defeated the Spartans for the second time this season.
H.D. Woodson wins Turkey Bowl over Ballou
Senior running back Dymir Stone had 4 rushes for 41 yards on the game-winning drive.
Briar Woods rallies to win Virginia 5A volleyball state title
Falcons come back from a two set deficit to win Virginia 5A volleyball state championship
Loudon County captures Virginia 4A state title
Raiders beat Colonels to win their seventh volleyball state title in eight years
Stags’ sophomores grab WCAC crown
Underclassmen scored all three touchdowns for DeMatha in the conference final.
Battlefield holds off South County 41-36
Collin Parker and Corey Parker help Battlefield top South County in a Virginia 6A North region quarterfinal
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No.1 Damascus falls to Franklin, 35-21, in Maryland 3A state championship
Franklin scores five unanswered touchdowns to erase 21-point deficit and win second straight Maryland 3A title.
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Previewing WCAC boys' basketball
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Previewing Northern Virginia boys' basketball
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Late goal ties Georgetown Prep and Landon
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