Coming off successful indoor and cross-country seasons, the spring track and field team looks promising. Thanks to this year's newcomers, freshmen twins Ashlyn and Halsey Sinclair, the girls' team has the potential to sweep the division, Counties and Regionals.
Every year, as conversation hearts fill the aisles of CVS, I shake my head in the face of celebrating couples. I scoff at the sappiness of Valentine's Day and all the stupid teddy bears that come with it. But as I grow older, much wiser and a little bit lonelier, the roses don't smell so stinky. So, this season I'm finding myself a big, beautiful, bootylicious boyfriend.
Every year, as conversation hearts fill the aisles of CVS, I shake my head in the face of celebrating couples. I scoff at the sappiness of Valentine's Day and all the stupid teddy bears that come with it. But as I grow older, much wiser and a little bit lonelier, all the roses don't smell so stinky. So I set a goal for myself this season. I'm going to fight all common sense and find myself a big, beautiful, bootylicious boyfriend.
The giddy girls shriek triumphantly, skirts flouncing as they skip around the court, celebrating a Blazer victory. The girls, blouses neatly tucked and hair smartly styled, are neither cheerleaders nor adoring fans; they are Blair's 1967 girls' basketball team rejoicing over their first win of the season.
The rock-hard ball hits junior Christina Do's head at full speed in front of a stunned stadium crowd. Do falls to the ground, weak-kneed, as coaches hover over her, waving their hands in front of her eyes. After several minutes, she stumbles off the field with assistance, momentarily collapsing again upon reaching the benches. Twenty minutes and a wave of drowsiness later, the coach calls an ambulance for her.
Pete Sampras uses it. So do Barry Bonds, Mark Maguire and 60 percent of the MLB. Seventy-five percent of the Denver Broncos use it. Every year, Americans spend more than $200 million on it.
Construction of stadium seating for the baseball field, originally slated to begin Feb 15, started almost three weeks late. The field will likely remain unfinished until the end of May.
The giddy girls shriek triumphantly, skirts flouncing as they bounce around the court and celebrate a Blazer victory. The girls, blouses neatly tucked and hair smartly styled, are neither cheerleaders nor adoring fans; they are Blair's 1967 girls' basketball team, reveling in their first win of the year.
MCPS introduced the Sportsmanship Award Program at the start of this school year in order to recognize and promote sportsmanship among varsity teams, coaches and fans.
Three senior boys were turned away from Blair field hockey tryouts this fall due to county and state regulations reserving high school field hockey strictly for girls.
The rock-hard ball hits junior Christina Do's head at full speed in front of a stunned stadium crowd. Do falls to the ground, weak-kneed, as coaches hover over her, waving their hands in front of her eyes. After several minutes, she stumbles off the field with assistance, momentarily collapsing again upon reaching the benches. Twenty minutes and a wave of drowsiness later, the coach calls an ambulance for her.