Tag: sports
Harlem Wizards coming to Stuart High School
The Harlem Wizards Can a rag-tag team from the JEB High School community beat the “world-famous Harlem Wizards,” a basketball team focused on entertaining the crowd with tricks and alley-oops? The game, a fundraiser for the Stuart Athletic Boosters, is Feb. 9, 7 p.m., in the school gym. The Harlem Wizards have some skills, but the RaiderBallers … Continued
More details emerge on St. James sports complex
Demolition under way on a former Washington Gas facility to make way for a huge sports complex on Industrial Road. Work has started on the huge St. James Sports and Wellness Center in an industrial area in the Mason District. The 435,000-square foot complex, being developed by the St. James Group, will have several indoor … Continued
Long-time patrons mourn the closing of Grevey’s
The bar is having a farewell party with live bands Dec. 9. Like that bar on “Cheers,” Grevey’s is the kind of neighborhood watering hole where everyone knows your name, said one long-time patron Dec. 8, two days before the place is set to close for good. Grevey’s, in the Yorktown Shopping Center on Gallows … Continued
Grevey’s is closing in December
Keven Grevey Grevey’s, the sports bar owned by former Washington Bullet Kevin Grevey is closing Dec. 11. The neighborhood gathering space for sports fans and teams has been a mainstay in the Yorktowne Shopping Center on Gallows Road, Merrifield, for 37 years. There will be farewell party Dec. 10, 7 p.m.-2 a.m., with four bands … Continued
Rule violation mars football season for local youth team
The ABGC Bulldogs. [Matha Brownlee] The Annandale Bulldogs, an Annandale Boys and Girls Club football team in the Anklebiter division (ages 7-9) came pretty close to playing in a championship game. They were shut out, however, not by losing a game fair and square. They were beaten by a team that violated the rules. Despite … Continued
ABGC girls team wins state championship
The Annandale Boys and Girls Club’s under 19/20 girls team known as Extreme 98 (the Annandale United FC 98G) is the 2016-17 Virginia Youth Soccer Association State Cup Champion. The team defeated the 98 Elite team from the Braddock Road Youth Club 3-1 in the championship match at the VYSA Virginia Soccer Training Center in … Continued
Let a Raider rake your leaves
The 3rd annual Raiders Rake, a leaf-raking fundraiser sponsored by the JEB Stuart High School Athletic Boosters, is happening during the weekends of Nov. 12, Nov. 19, and Dec. 3. Stuart athletes will rake your leaves to raise money for their teams. Prices start at $80. Donations above and beyond your quoted prices are 100 … Continued
Leaf raking fundraiser supports Falls Church HS athletes
Get your leaves raked while raising money for Falls Church High School athletic programs. On Nov. 12, members of the boys and girls basketball teams and wrestling team will rake yards, and on Nov. 19, the work will be done by gymnastics, track, swim/dive, and dance teams. Now in its fourth year, the Falls Church … Continued
Mason District Little League gets grant for field upgrades
MDLL teammates The Mason District Little League has been awarded a $10,000 Delta Dream grant from the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation. Delta Dream grants, sponsored by the Nationals’ corporate partner, Delta Air Lines, support youth baseball field capital improvements, among other programs. MDLL will use the funds to refurbish, repair, and upgrade the batting cages … Continued
Support the Marching Atoms
Annandale High School’s Marching Atoms will perform on the field during halftime at a D.C. United game at RFK Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. The AHS Band Boosters encourage people buying tickets to the game to use this link, because a portion of the ticket price will be donated to the Band Boosters.
Registration under way for Taste of Annandale 5K Race
The 5K at the first Taste of Annandale in June 2015. Registration is now open for the Taste of Annandale 5K Race. The 5K takes place Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 a.m., before the Taste of Annandale gets under way at 10. The Taste of Annandale is a family-friendly community festival with food from local restaurants, … Continued
Mason District Little League takes part in Nationals game
MDLL players at Nationals Park. [Photos by Mike Gallan] The Mason District Little League had its moment in the sun Aug. 14 when the league was honored at a Washington Nationals major league baseball game. MDLL members stood with Nationals players during the National Anthem and held the rope at the start of the halftime … Continued
Mason District Little League to be honored at Nationals game
The Mason District Little League is being honored by the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation. As part of the foundation’s investment in local Little Leagues, it announced plans to renovate a field used by MDLL Most likely it will be Parklawn field, but details haven’t been finalized. This Sunday, Aug. 14, designated as “Nationals Dream Foundation … Continued
Save the date: The Taste of Annandale is happening Oct. 1
Taste of Annandale posters have been deployed at local swimming pools. Plans for the 2016 Taste of Annandale are well under way. The second annual Taste of Annandale, a family-friendly community festival, will happen on Saturday, Oct. 1, 10-6 p.m., along Tom Davis Drive in the heart of Annandale. The festival features booths set up … Continued
Seniors: Go for the gold!
Basketball medalists at the 2015 Senior Olympics. [Cecil Greene] If you’ve always had a dream about winning an Olympic medal, here’s your chance. The 34th annual Northern Virginia Senior Olympics is happening Sept. 10-21. Online registration began July 5. Intense competition in Scrabble. As long as you turn 50 by Dec. 31, 2016, and live … Continued