Tag: sports
Celebrate Halloween early at Parklawn Spooky 5K/1K Saturday
The race t-shirt. Everyone in the Annandale/Mason area is invited to get in the Halloween spirit and come out to the first annual Parklawn Spooky 5K/1K Saturday, Oct. 25, sponsored by the Parklawn Civic Association. The wearing of costumes by runners and spectators is encouraged. The organizers have already reached their goal of 100 runners, … Continued
Help Stuart HS boosters raise funds for artificial turf fields
A Stuart football game. [Turf Stuart photo] The JEB Stuart High School Athletic Boosters Club is reaching out to the broader community to help raise funds for artificial turf football and baseball fields. Turf fields cost more than $1 million to install but cost less to maintain than grass fields and are more durable in … Continued
Youths encouraged to join the Annandale Mat Rats
The Mat Rats in action. By Gary Rubin Wrestling is a challenging sport, both physically and mentally, but it is one in which children can excel regardless of size and athleticism. Local youths are encouraged to join the Annandale Mat Rats, a wrestling club affiliated with the Annandale Boys and Girls Club and Annandale High … Continued
Jaguars vs. Atoms in Mosaic Bowl
The second annual Mosaic Bowl, a football game featuring the Falls Church Jaguars and Annandale Atoms, takes place Friday, Sept. 5, at Falls Church High School. The game is sponsored by the merchants of the Mosaic District in Merrifield and the Falls Church Jaguar Boosters. Pre-game festivities begin at 6 p.m., with the kick-off at … Continued
Victory Lane Aquatic Club has a new coach
The Victory Lane Aquatic Club (VLAC) is continuing under a new coach, Shawn Mansfield. The swimming program was founded in 2008 by Clayton Joyner of Annandale, who died in May at the age of 29. Joyner had been a champion swimmer on the Falls Church High School swim team and was a coach for the … Continued
Girls soccer teams collect donations to fight hunger
Annandale Pride team members. The Annandale United Football Club (AUFC) U12 Pride Girls Soccer Program hosted its biannual Kicks for Cans Charity Scrimmage Festival Aug. 23 in Annandale. Team members and their families and friends donated more than 500 pounds of food to help Food For Others in its fight against hunger. Six competitive and … Continued
Explore Annandale via bike at Cycle Fest
Cycle Fest in 2012. [JCCNV photo] Explore the area from a bicycle, while meeting other bike riders, getting some exercise, enjoying the fall weather, and supporting good causes. That’s the objective of the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia’s fifth annual Cycle Fest on Sunday, Sept. 14. The community bike ride is open to anyone … Continued
Blog readers select Collector’s World as one of area’s best gift shops
The Annandale Blog presented 2014 Annie Awards to six local businesses during our fifth-year anniversary party, Blogapalooza, on June 28. The winners were chosen by Annandale Blog readers in an open-ended online survey. Collector’s World and AnnSandra, which was profiled July 10, got the same number of votes in the best gift shop category, so … Continued
You’re never too old to be an Olympian
A competitor in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. [NVSO photo] Registration is under way for the 2014 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. Competitions for people age 50 and over take place Sept. 13-24 in venues throughout the region. Events include track and field, tennis, swimming, cycling, horseshoes, and much more. There are plenty of less-strenuous events, … Continued
Park projects start this month in Annandale
The Fairfax County Park Authority announced plans to start construction on two projects in Annandale-area later this month. A 1,200-foot asphalt trail will connect Chivalry Road in the Camelot neighborhood with the athletic fields in Pine Ridge Park. Construction should take about four months. Portions of the existing trail will be intermittently closed during that … Continued
Annandale soccer player honored
Carlos Nima [Allstate photo] The United States’ World Cup dreams are over, but the Annandale community does have some exciting soccer news to celebrate. Annandale resident and former Atom Carlos Nima, 22, won the Allstate “Buenas Manos” Portero Award, recognizing the best goalkeeper, at the Washington, D.C.-area Copa Alianza tournament last weekend. Copa Alianza tournaments, … Continued
Clayton Joyner Scholarship awarded to FCHS swim captain James Sturges
Joyner (left) and Sturges The first Clayton Joyner Scholarship was awarded to Falls Church High School senior James Sturges. The award honors FCHS swim coach and FCHS alum Clayton Joyner, who died May 5. Known as Coach CJ, Joyner also coached the swim team at Holmes Run Pool. Sturges is an outstanding scholar and athlete. … Continued
Kid’s Choice Sports Center seeks soccer players, kids for summer camp
Soccer indoors at the Kid’s Choice Sports Center. Playing soccer or other sports in the summer is tough—the heat saps your energy, overexerting yourself in high temperatures is unhealthy, and the mosquitoes and gnats can be a nightmare. People who play indoors at the Kids’ Choice Sports Center in Annandale (4317 Ravensworth Road) don’t have … Continued
Queen of Apostles hosts 5K and international festival May 31
Queen of Apostles Catholic School in Lincolnia is planning two big community events on May 31: a 5K and one-mile fun run and an International Festival. The “Soar Like an Eagle” 5K winds through residential streets on a USA Track and Field-certified course. It starts at 8 a.m. at the school’s parking lot, at 4409 … Continued
Annandale Boys & Girls Club donates $70,000 for turf field at Annandale HS
Photos from ABGC The Annandale Boys & Girls Club has donated $70,000 to Annandale High School’s campaign to bring a synthetic turf field to the school’s Bolding Stadium. “This $70,000 donation will ensure AHS meets the minimum commitment for Fairfax County to bring turf to Annandale,” says Julie Germain Thompson of ABGC. “We’re proud of … Continued