Six new athletes inducted to Hall of Fame
Julia Van Lare and Liam Holland
January 30, 2018
The W-L Athletics Hall of Fame was created to honor athletes who “have brought a measure of distinction and pride to our school and community as an athlete, coach, administrator or as a contributor to the development and success of the Washington-Lee athletic program," according to the Hall of Fame w...
W-L junior Olympians find inspiration close to home
January 25, 2018
Various associations throughout the world bring together young athletes in a competition of nationally ranked athletes, called junior Olympics. Our school is lucky to be home to several junior Olympian competitors in a variety of sports, such as running and fencing. Associations like the USA Track and Field (U...
Taking aim in Rifle Club
January 23, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
The Rifle Club is one of the lesser known clubs at the school, but has a growing population of people joining the club. Every week, a dedicated group of students go to Veterans of Foreign Wars building (VFW) to practice their shooting skills, on a set of targets. There are about 36 kids in the club, ...
Just keep swimming through the season
Anika Bahl, News Editor
January 4, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
As the winter season sports teams begin competing with other schools, the school’s swim team is off to a strong start. On December 1, the first meet of the season, the boys took a decisive win against McLean while the girls performed well for this point in the season. The swim team’s next meet...
Wrestlers take it to the mat
January 2, 2018
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Many teammates, both returning and new, are eager to begin their wrestling training this season. As always, the wrestling team tries to set standards and goals for themselves to ensure their improvement and success. As the year progresses new ideas and goals are being brought to the table. These goa...
Strong start leads boys basketball to opening night victory
Tatiana Rivera and Gus Nathanson, staff writers
December 14, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
After a long off-season, the much anticipated boys basketball season finally arrived. On November 28, the boys basketball team played its first regular season game at home against the Falls Church Jaguars. The team dominated right from the tip-off, taking an early 21-8 lead with 2:25 left, finishing ...
Flipping out with the gymnastics team
December 7, 2017
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In the back hallways of the school near the sports trainers’ office, the girls gymnastics team practices three times a week, flipping from bars and beams to prepare for competitions. Despite being obscure and unnoticed by most, the 18 girls that participate in gymnastics say they are proud...
Marines run this city
Kate Ford, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories, Uncategorized
The 42nd Marine Corps Marathon attracted over 20,000 men and women this year. Great running weather became a bit too warm as the day went on but runners of both the marathon and the newer 10k competition raced well. Athletes made their way through the 26.2 mile course in Arlington and DC, leaving th...
Frisbee team celebrates senior night
Johnston French and Will LeHardy, Staff Writer and Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2017
Filed under Featured General, Showcase, Sports, Top Stories, Uncategorized
While students tend to come out in droves for Friday night football and basketball games, one team that doesn’t get that much attention is the school’s ultimate Frisbee team. The boys’ and girls’ teams, comprised of students from all grades, had their Senior Night on Thursday, October 19, in a c...
Yarnell goes live
Holland Forsythe, Opinion Editor
October 26, 2017
Filed under Featured General, Showcase, Sports
Senior Sam Yarnell has been working with the broadcast team at the school’s news show, The Daily Dispatch, since his sophomore year. He hosts his own segment, “Generally Great Athletes,” dedicated to informing students on the latest sports information every Thursday. As of last year, Yarnell has ventur...
Teeing up with golf
Liam Holland, Sports Editor
October 24, 2017
The golf team has wrapped up their 2017 season after competing in the District and Regional tournaments. Over the course of the season, the team played at various country clubs and tournaments, finishing with a 2-4 record in regular season play and placing fifth out of six in the District tournament....
Cheer team is in full swing
Hannah Rosman, Managing Editor
October 20, 2017
After a long season of hard work, the varsity cheer team had their final competition on October 18. Earlier this month, the team went to Semifinals and got fourth place out of six teams. After the semifinal competition, all the cheer teams go to Finals, but only the top four move on to Regionals. ...
Abdellah Mouslik, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2019 • No Comments
The school has already had more snow days and delays this school year than the entirety of last year, and it is only half way through the winter. These cancellations and delays...
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