Following previous head basketball coach Bobby Forst?s departure, Dan Hale has stepped in as the new varsity basketball coach this year. Hale brings an in-depth background. He played four years of varsity basketball in high school. Hale also played three years at University of Hawaii and one year at ChaminadeContinue Reading
Despite an otherwise positive start to the season, the varsity field hockey team lost on Wednesday in a game to McLean High School 1-0. The single goal, scored in the second half of the game from a penalty shot, leaves the team ?in a bit of a scoring drought,? coachContinue Reading
The varsity girls volleyball team played competitively on Sept. 21 though they struggled against Stonebridge, losing 0-3. ?I really like their energy and support for one another,? one father in the stands said during the game. Captain and junior Christine LaBarbera said after the game, ?I think we are aContinue Reading
The football team has changed its offensive style this year in order to better reflect the type of players at Marshall, according to freshman football coach Jason Planakis. ?We have moved from a pro-style I-back offense to a double-wing triple-option offense,? Planakis said. Last spring, seventh and eighth graders wereContinue Reading
After losing several seniors who were vital to the success of the team, the cross country team is focusing on improving for the future during the 2010 season. ?There are a lot of freshmen which is good because it [gives us] more runners who will improve the team overall inContinue Reading
Cheerleading is paving its way to nationals by striving to start off ahead of the curve by working overtime to get ready for competitions. ?We aren?t rushing like last year. We finished our routine by the middle of summer,? junior Abbey Hodges said. This, according to Hodges, means more timeContinue Reading
The boys varsity golf team?s season has come to a close, culminating in the Liberty District competition on Sept. 22 and 23, where the team as a whole came in sixth place out of eight teams, although no individual golfers moved forward to regionals. Girls golf player junior Meredith CrizerContinue Reading
As the spring sports season comes to a close, many student athletes are beginning to fill their summer schedules with intense training sessions and practices. Athletes discussed how summer training and practices do more than just improve general endurance and skills in a certain sport. Freshman Jordan Light, a memberContinue Reading
With the continuing economic slump, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is doing whatever it can to make ends meet. Next year, in an attempt to work around the budget, athletes participating in school sports will be required to pay a $100 fee. The county had two options regarding sports funding:Continue Reading
Spring track and field competed at district and regional competitions this season, with seniors Brittany Johnson and Meara Goss qualifying for the 2010 VHSL Group AAA State Outdoor Championships. Neither Johnson, who qualified for the triple jump, nor Goss, who qualified for shotput, actually competed at the State Championships. JohnsonContinue Reading
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