June 5, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: sports

New affordable, youth soccer club serves Seven Corners

#children, #community organizations, #Seven Corners, #sports

Falls Church Soccer Association players exchange high fives after scoring a goal.  Ariel Fernandez, a local soccer dad, says youth soccer clubs are too expensive. So Fernandez created a new club, called the Falls Church Soccer Association. “My intent is to provide an affordable, comprehensive, and transparent recreational program for all ages,” he says.

Soccer camp brings families together in Annandale’s Opportunity Neighborhoods

#children, #government services, #neighborhood groups, #nonprofits, #sports

The kids vs. parents game at Ossian Hall Park. [FACETS] The Opportunity Neighborhoods-Annandale (ON-Annandale) initiative hosted a soccer camp for families earlier this month as part of its strategy to provide more activities for youths. Annandale High School varsity soccer coaches and players taught the children soccer skills and rules of the game. The soccer camp culminated on … Continued

School news roundup: A COVID update and a different kind of board meeting

#Brabrand, #Covid, #Glasgow Middle School, #health, #schools, #sports

FCPS Superintendent Scott Brabrand and school members visit Columbia Elementary School in Annandale on the first of school on Aug. 23. From the left: school board member Rachna Sizemore Heizer (at large), school board member Ricardy Anderson (Mason), Brabrand, and Columbia Principal Michael Astudillo. The following news items are from Fairfax County Public Schools and … Continued

Lake Accotink dredging sites could disrupt the Howrey memorial, youth sports, and wildlife habitats

#environment, #Lake Accotink, #nature, #parks, #sports, #Wakefield Park
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These signs were put up by the Friends of the Soldiers Memorial at Howrey Park. The options under consideration for dredging Lake Accotink are raising alarm bells among residents concerned about the potential environmental destruction and loss of sports fields.  The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed to fund a $30.5 million dredging project in … Continued

Baseball facilities at Pine Ridge Park to be named for longtime Little League volunteers

#Annandale, #parks, #sports, #youths

The Fairfax County Park Authority Board has voted to name the baseball facilities at Pine Ridge Park in honor of two longtime volunteers with the Annandale-North Springfield Little League (ANSLL).  The park’s baseball area will be renamed Kehrer Baseball Complex at Pine Ridge Park, the batting cages will be known as the Rick Elliott Batting … Continued