Tag: sports
Community input sought on Wakefield Skatepark expansion
The halfpipe at Wakefield Skatepark The Wakefield Skatepark is going to be redesigned and expanded, and the Fairfax County Park Authority is seeking input from the skateboarders, inline skaters, and BMX bikers who use it. The Wakefield Skatepark is the only stakepark in Annandale. Located at the Audrey Moore RECenter, it was built in 2004. … Continued
FX CO park board weighs rules to limit ‘walk-ons’ on county fields
Mason District Park New rules under consideration by the Fairfax County Park Authority Board would severely curtail the use of parks for casual, pick-up games of soccer and other sports. Under current policy, if a field is not in use by a group that reserved it in advance, a “walk-on” group, with up to 40 … Continued
Meet ex-Redskin Brian Mitchell Sunday
Come to the opening day event marking the start of the Annandale Sports Club’s flag football league this Sunday and meet Washington Redskins great and future Football Hall of Famer Brian Mitchell. The former running back is the NFL’s second all-time leader in total yardage. The event takes place at 3:30 p.m., April 3, at … Continued
Park perspectives: Fee increases rejected
The Annandale blog would like to introduce the first column by Marie Reinsdorf, a Falls Church/Annandale resident who serves as an at-large member of the Fairfax County Park Authority Board. Marie will be sharing news and information about Fairfax County parks and possibly other issues. [updated April 1] To learn about Park Authority Board meetings, … Continued
New Annandale Sports Club offers flag football for kids
A new sports league, the Annandale Sports Club, offers flag football and basketball for youths and basketball for adults over 30 this spring. Games start the first week of April. If you’re interested, you can register online. “We want to keep that Annandale name because that’s where we live, work, and play,” says Terry Adams, … Continued
Fairfax County Park Authority proposes fee hikes
Green Spring Gardens: a popular setting for wedding photos The Fairfax County Park Authority is proposing to raise fees for park users, including an 8 percent across-the-board increase for all of the recreation centers, including the Audrey Moore RECenter in Annandale. That translates to the basic fee for adults who live in Fairfax County would … Continued
AHS student is All-American runner
 Ahmed Bile at finish line. Annandale High School’s champion runner Ahmed Bile started the cross country season this fall with a sprained foot that kept him out of most meets, then finished up as an All American, coming in 14th in the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships in San Diego Dec. 11. That … Continued
Renovated Ossian Hall Park enhances Annandale quality of life
The Annandale High School marching band and Korean Pure Sound drummers performed, as a ribbon-cutting ceremony with local government leaders marked the official opening of the newly renovated Ossian Hall Park Saturday afternoon. The 22-acre park, on the corner of Heritage Drive and Four Year Run next to Annandale High School, has a plaza, two playgrounds, … Continued
Ossian Hall Park re-opening ceremony set for Nov. 20
A ribbon-cutting ceremony has been scheduled Nov. 20, at 2:30 p.m., to celebrate the reopening of Ossian Hall Park. The 22-acre-park, at 7900 Heritage Drive in Annandale, next to Annandale High School, will have a new paved plaza area, two new playgrounds, a synthetic turf field, two multi-use courts, natural stone retaining walls, asphalt trails … Continued
Information sought on tae kwon do classes in Annandale
A reader is searching for a tae kwon do studio for her children. Does anyone have a recommendation? What kind of experiences have you had with martial arts classes in Annandale, Va.? Please submit commits to this post or respond via e-mail.
Annandale student Mitchell Frank reaches third round at U.S. Open
Very few top athletes stick around their hometowns once they hit the big time. Junior tennis star Mitchell Frank is an exception. Frank, age 16, grew up in Annandale and still lives here with his parents. He attended Wakefield Forest Elementary and Poe Middle School and is a senior at Annandale High School. Although with his busy … Continued
Fairfax County high school students face new fees
Annandale High School As students head back to Fairfax County schools tomorrow, many parents of high school students are facing new fees: a $100 athletic administrative fee (AAF) charged per student, per sport for participation in Virginia High School League sports and a $75 fee for each Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) test. … Continued
Best young swimmers compete at All-Stars meet in Annandale
The Broyhill Crest Recreation Club in Annandale was swarming with stingrays, dolphins, barracudas, otters, and other marine life Saturday morning. These are some of the teams represented at the Northern Virginia Swimming League Individual All-Star Meet, which was hosted by the Broyhill Crest pool for the second year in a row. The All Stars results … Continued
Women soccer players unhappy with county ruling on Pine Ridge Park
After 20 years of playing soccer—and maintaining the fields—at Pine Ridge Park in Annandale, the Fairfax Women’s Soccer Association (FWSA) is losing its preferential treatment to use all three fields all day on Saturdays. “We did manage to keep our Saturday daytime hours for now on two of the fields, just not the one being … Continued
Annandale’s Korean bars packed with fans as Korea plays in World Cup
By James Moon Fried chicken and beer for breakfast? Well, that’s the “breakfast of Champions” when the Korean national team played for the World Cup Saturday morning. Korean Americans wearing red, the color of Korea’s national soccer team, packed bars and restaurants in Annandale that opened early Saturday to watch the motherland take on Uruguay … Continued