Tag: sports
Local swimmers mourn loss of popular coach Clayton Joyner
Coach CJ with the Holmes Run swim team. More than 200 people, many of them members of the Falls Church High School and Holmes Run swim teams, gathered at the Holmes Run pool May 6 for a candlelight vigil to honor and remember swim coach Clayton Joyner. Joyner, just 29 years old, died May 5 … Continued
Annual Bed Race in Annandale on May 10
John Marr Drive in Annandale will be turned into a speedway Saturday morning as teams representing local businesses, organizations, and public officials race hospital beds up and down the street. Some teams go to great lengths to decorate their beds. The action starts in front of Kmart at 10 a.m. The annual Bed Race is … Continued
Hit-a-Thon to raise funds for Mason District Little League
Help the Mason District Little League reach its fundraising goal by contributing to the league’s first annual Hit-a-Thon May 9 and 10. The MDLL is hoping to raise $16,000 so it can upgrade its aging equipment, get new uniforms, make improvements to the field and cage, pay for umpires, and provide scholarships to needy families. … Continued
Annandale Walgreens hosts bowling fundraiser for cancer research
The Annandale Walgreens invites the public to a bowling fundraiser at AMF Annandale Lanes Saturday, May 3, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., to raise money for the Ride to Conquer Cancer. The Ride to Conquer is a two-day bike ride in the countryside around Washington, D.C., Sept. 13-14. Walgreens is hoping to raise enough money to send … Continued
Inflatable fun center for kids opens in Annandale
There’s a new indoor playtime and party place for kids in Annandale with large inflatable structures for bouncing and sliding. It’s called the Alexandria Coliseum, and it opened in March in the Kid’s Choice Sports Center, 4317 Ravensworth Road, Annandale, in the building that used to house the Annandale Sport & Health Club, which closed … Continued
Annandale Blog supports Mason District Little League
The Annandale Blog is again sponsoring a Mason District Little League team. This year, it’s the Giants, in the AAA Minors. The Giants usually practice at Parklawn Elementary School and play games at Mason District Park in Annandale.
Meet football legends in Annandale
Taylor Two Washington Redskins greats—Charley Taylor and Roy Jefferson—will be meeting fans and signing autographs Saturday, March 22, 12-1:30 p.m., at Collector’s World, 7030 Columbia Pike, Annandale. Taylor, a wide receiver, was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984 and played in the Pro Bowl eight times. Jefferson was a wide receiver … Continued
Annandale third-grader is national running champion
Caleb Hymans with his gold medal. The fastest 8-year-old in the country is Caleb Hymans, who lives right here in Annandale, in the Truro community. On Dec. 14, Caleb came in first place out of 205 7 and 8-year-old boys in the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics Cross Country Championships in San Antonio, … Continued
Fee changes proposed for Pinecrest Golf Course, other Fairfax County parks
The only ones on the Pinecrest Golf Course on a recent cold weekday afternoon were geese. The Fairfax County Park Authority is proposing fee changes for some park facilities. Some fees will increase, while others will actually be reduced. According to a report by the Park Authority, the changes are based on several trends: On … Continued
Meet former Redskin ‘BMitch’ at Collector’s World Saturday
Attention sports fans: Come to Collector’s World, the comics/sports memorabilia store at 7030 Columbia Pike, Annandale, Jan. 11, 12-1 p.m., and get an autograph from former Redskin and Superbowl XXVI champion Brian Mitchell. “BMitch” is the NFL’s second all-time leader in total yardage and the NFL’s second all-time punt return touchdown leader. He played for … Continued
DVD captures Annandale High School’s preparation for 1972 championship game
The Marching Atoms in 1972. [This photos and the others with this article are from the 1972 film.] Annandale High School graduate Reuben Weaver (Class of 1980) has been working on a project to convert movies of old Atoms football games to DVDs. Most high schools have long thrown out their old football films, but … Continued
Conflict at an Annandale HS football game: coaches kick band off field
The Marching Atoms [Photo by Briar Creek Photography, published in the A-Blast] Actions by Annandale High School football coaches—along with some players and parents—to force the AHS Marching Atoms off the field during half time at the Nov. 8 football game has generated a huge amount of attention. An editorial published in the student newspaper, … Continued
Annandale High School seeks contributions to help pay for turf fields
The Annandale Atoms football team on the school’s practice field. Annandale High School has an opportunity to get two synthetic turf fields—if the school can come up with $100,000 by Nov. 1. That’s a daunting challenge, as the school community has only been able to come up with $32,000 so far. The AHS Athletic Booster … Continued
Scene Around A-Town: Annandale bear supports our football teams
Bartholomew the bear in the front yard of Davianworth Manor, as the house at 7501 Davian Drive by the Ravensworth Road intersection is known, expresses his support for the Washington Redskins and Annandale Atoms.
Former gym facility will house indoor sports programs
The former home of Annandale Sport & Health Club. Kids Choice Sports is hoping to open in mid-September in the old warehouse-style building on 4317 Ravensworth Road, Annandale. The previous tenant in that building, the Annandale Sport & Health Club, closed June 30. Kids Choice Sports will offer teams and/or classes in soccer, football, basketball, … Continued