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View MoreWhitman volleyball sweeps Northwood 3-0 in season opener
Walt Whitman's volleyball team opened its 2026 season with a dominant 3-0 home sweep of Northwood, winning sets 25-18, 25-18 and 25-5 before hosting Clarksburg on Sept. 10.
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View MoreBullis alum's game-winner lifts Maryland Charm to inaugural WLL title
The Maryland Charm defeated the California Palms 16-13 on Aug. 16 to win the inaugural Women's Lacrosse League championship, with Bullis School (Potomac) alum Alex Aust Holman scoring the game-winner for the league co-founded by Montgomery County natives Paul and Mike Rabil.
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View MoreChevy Chase tennis player reaches international finals after losing limbs to infection
Chevy Chase resident Kemit-Amon Lewis, a quad amputee who lost limbs to a 2019 bacterial infection, has returned to competitive para-standing tennis and reached international finals, as highlighted in a new Montgomery Community Media feature.
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View MoreHolton-Arms junior Lauren Hemann named Maryland's top girls soccer player
Holton-Arms School junior Lauren Hemann was named the 2025-26 Gatorade Maryland Girls Soccer Player of the Year after leading the Panthers to the ISL tournament semifinals and representing the U.S. on two national teams.
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View MoreSix Bethesda-area players land on MoCo Hoops preseason basketball watchlist
Four Whitman Vikings and two Walter Johnson Wildcats earned spots on the MoCo Hoops preseason Top 50 boys basketball watchlist for 2026-27, led by guard Max Williams, who averaged 17.6 points per game last season.
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View MoreBig Train open championship series Wednesday in Olney, chasing fourth straight title
The Bethesda Big Train open the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League Championship Series on Wednesday night in Olney against the top-seeded Cropdusters, seeking a fourth consecutive title and fifth in six years.
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View MoreOlney's James Wood headed to second straight All-Star Game
Olney native James Wood, 23, earned his second consecutive MLB All-Star selection for the Washington Nationals, bringing Montgomery County pride to the NL roster ahead of the July 14 game in Philadelphia.
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View MoreGeorgetown Prep grad ties for 10th at U.S. Adaptive Open in Rockville
Ford Martin, a 33-year-old Georgetown Prep graduate from Potomac, finished tied for 10th at even par in the U.S. Adaptive Golf Open at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, with childhood friend Kevin Keegan of Bethesda caddying.
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View MoreMCPS fall sports registration opens Monday for B-CC, Whitman, Walter Johnson athletes
MCPS fall sports registration opens at noon on Monday, July 13, via ParentVue for student-athletes at Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Walt Whitman, and Walter Johnson, with tryouts beginning August 12 and new JV girls' flag football debuting this fall.
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