Montgomery County Recreation concluded the regular season of its NFL Flag Football leagues this past weekend at Wheaton High School. The program, which is offered each fall and spring for youth ages 6–14, drew 468 participants this season, including 84 girls. Games were held at both Wheaton High School and Damascus Community Recreation Center. (more…)
Zoe Cusack, a 17-year-old from Potomac, Maryland, has been selected to represent the United States on the 2025 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team.
Montgomery County based Team Senshi Karate earned an impressive 15 national medals: 3 gold, 8 silver, and 4 bronze at the 2025 USA National Karate Championships, held July 9–13 in Fort Worth, Texas. They were the only team from Maryland to compete at the event, which brought together over 3,000 top athletes from across the country. Senshi Karate is located at 9995 Stedwick Rd, Montgomery Village, MD 20886. (more…)
Thursday night’s game between the Silver Spring-Takoma Park Thunderbolts and the Metro SoCo Braves at Montgomery Blair Baseball Stadium was canceled after the field was sprayed with water from a fire hose. The stadium, located adjacent to Silver Spring Fire Station 16, was left unplayable due to the incident. (more…)
The Countdown Continues: A Deep Dive into 4A North’s MoCo Contenders By Damon D. Anderson, Senior High School Football Analyst
The dark days are almost behind us. The sun’s setting a little earlier, the pads are coming out of the storage bins, and footballs are starting to fly through humid summer air. It won’t be long now—conditioning, then scrimmages, and then, before you know it, September 5th will roll around and with it the glorious return of MoCo football. (more…)
The City of Rockville will launch its first-ever NFL FLAG youth football league this fall, offering a non-contact, co-ed program for kindergarten through eighth grade to promote skill development and participation in the sport. (more…)
FIFA has announced that four locations in the DMV area will serve as team base camps for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, including Bethesda’s Landon School, where Moroccan club Wydad AC will train.
Rugby fans in the D.C. region have a reason to cheer even louder this summer: several standout players from Old Glory DC, the DMV’s own professional rugby team, will represent the United States as USA Rugby Eagles in a major international showdown. On July 19, 2025, Audi Field in Washington, D.C., will host a historic double-header featuring the USA Men’s National Team against England, followed by the USA Women’s Team squaring off with Fiji. This match is part of England’s summer tour and serves as a key opportunity to showcase American talent ahead of the U.S.’s hosting of the 2031 Rugby World Cup. (more…)
The Montgomery County Sports Advisory Committee introduced its first-ever “Unsung Sports Hero” Awards on May 4 to honor individuals who expand sports opportunities for underserved communities. Recipients Caprina Pipion-Williams, Brett Riley, and Muhammad Arif Wali were recognized for their impactful work in youth coaching, inclusive sports programming, and community-based athletic and academic support. (more…)
12-year-old Aiden Abraham, representing the State of Maryland and Team Senshi, earned a gold medal in kumite and a silver medal in kata at the 2025 Junior International Cup & USA Open in Las Vegas, competing against 22 athletes in his category. (more…)