When Xavier Kresslein stepped onto the wrestling mat at the Jan. 10-11 Dorsey Duals at his home gym in Poolesville High School, it was as if the Falcons’ senior 170-pounder was wrestling with the vigo…
Landon’s Lopez on a mission to repeat as state champion
It was Feb. 17, 2018, when Lorenzo Lopez won a battle of 126-pound sophomores, 4-2, over Sam Smirnoff of Archbishop Spalding to become the Landon School’s first state champion at the Maryland Independ…
Rockets hold off Gaithersburg in gutsy performance
ROCKVILLE – Two Montgomery County high school basketball powerhouses faced off on Jan. 10 as Richard Montgomery hosted Gaithersburg. The game lived up to the hype as Trojans junior Jao Ituka tied the …
Poolesville, Bullis excel at the Dorsey Duals, B-CC wins tri-meet
Last season, Poolesville High School junior wrestler Colin Savage seemed destined to win a Class 2A-1A state title. Savage won his first-county tournament became a regional runner-up and third at stat…
Margarites’ late layup leads Wootton to road win over Wildcats
BETHESDA – Junior Will Margarites’ go-ahead layup late in the fourth quarter was enough to help lead the Wootton High School boys basketball team to a 64-63 win over Walter Johnson High School on Jan.…
Montgomery Blair ends B-CC’s undefeated run, 54-43
SILVER SPRING – When Montgomery Blair High school played against Bethesda–Chevy Chase High School (B-CC) last season, Blair power forward Peyton Martin was not in uniform. The junior was nursing an in…
Clarksburg mounts second-half comeback to stay undefeated
ROCKVILLE – Clarksburg High School’s undefeated season was in jeopardy on Jan. 13 when the Coyotes faced off against 6-3 Richard Montgomery High School. Clarksburg had found itself in a 13 point hole …
Quince Orchard exacts revenge from playoff loss with big win over Rockets
ROCKVILLE – During last season’s second round of the high school state playoffs, Quince Orchard High School’s girls basketball season ended in the hands of Richard Montgomery by only two points. Fast-…
Martinez leads Barons to tournament victory over Bullis
Senior Jeo Martinez of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School is no stranger to wrestling with the odds stacked against him, having last season been a county and regional runner-up and fourth-place state fi…
Asamoah returns as Magruder ends Damascus’ undefeated streak
DERWOOD – Every time a player from Magruder High School took aim from behind the arc to attempt a 3-point basket, the Colonels on the bench would rise to their feet in anticipation. The players would …
