The season is heating up, and Montgomery County is already showing us plenty of storylines: the defending champions at Quince Orchard remain untouchable, upstarts like Churchill and Blake are fighting for recognition, and the middle pack is scrapping for playoff positioning. This week offers everything from potential shootouts to old-school defensive struggles. Let’s dive into the matchups.
Week 3 brought plenty of movement in the standings as the season begins to take shape. Sherwood remains the team to beat, holding strong at 7-0 as the only undefeated squad in the county. Right on their heels, four teams, Magruder, Wootton, Quince Orchard, and Richard Montgomery, sit at 6-1, keeping the race for the top wide open.
Rivalry games in MoCo carry a certain weight. The crowd shows up early. The energy hums from the first whistle. Every yard feels like it comes with history attached. On Friday night, Sherwood and Blake delivered just that, a backyard slugfest that didn’t truly tilt until the final minutes, when the Warriors pulled away for a 21–12 win in Sandy Spring.
Francesco Sani, a 2020 graduate of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, just made headlines on the world stage by helping Italy clinch the Men’s World Volleyball Championship. Italy defeated Bulgaria 3-1 for the crown.
Below are MCPS Varsity Volleyball results from Friday, 9/26/25:
The Montgomery County Office of Food Systems Resilience and Office of Grants Management awarded $2.3 million in FY26 School-Based Food Assistance grants to 13 organizations, expected to serve more than 9,000 households across 96 schools. (more…)
Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the 2025 week 4 MCPS football games. The scores will be updated as we receive them. If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we haven’t yet received a report from the game that we can confirm. An ‘F’ signifies the score is confirmed as being final:
The Montgomery County Council Audit Committee will meet on Friday, Sept. 26, to review an Office of Inspector General report on the Montgomery County Public Schools Background Screening Office. The committee will also receive an update from MCPS on its action plan to improve background check procedures for employees, contractors, and volunteers. (more…)
Below are MCPS Varsity Volleyball results from Monday, 9/22/25 and Wednesday, 9/24/25 and the remaining schedule for the week:
The calendar is about to flip to October, which means we’re entering the stretch where storylines start to crystallize, streaks harden into trends, and contenders separate from pretenders. Week 4 delivers plenty of intrigue, rivalry games, redemption shots, and one marquee clash that will shape the county’s midseason pecking order.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announced a $10 million package of early childhood education initiatives that includes a $6.125 million Head Start and Early Head Start grant, a $4 million facility loan fund for child care providers, and a shared resources collaborative for small providers. (more…)