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High School Athletes Inspire the Next Generation Through Growing Mentor Program

By MCS Staff

Now in its third year, Watkins Mill alumnus Joseph Hooks’ 480 Club’s Student Athlete Mentor Program (SAMP) has become one of Montgomery County’s most impactful youth-led initiatives for leadership development, community building, and violence prevention. The program pairs high school student-athletes with younger students through athletic mentorship, social-emotional learning, and consistent peer support. What began as a school-based effort is now influencing sports culture across the Clarksburg, Northwest, and Watkins Mill clusters and extending into community sports programs throughout the region.

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Walter Johnson Begins Search for New Varsity Football Coach as Aaron Fiddler Steps Down

By MCS Staff
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Walter Johnson High School is officially beginning the search for its next varsity football coach following the departure of Head Coach Aaron Fiddler from the program. Fiddler, who led the Wildcats for the past three seasons, will remain a teacher at the school, but is stepping away from his coaching role.

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Iconic Lakeforest Entrance Signs Have Officially Been Sold at Auction

By MCS Staff
Courtesy Capital Online Auctions

The iconic entrance signs from Lakeforest Mall have officially been sold, giving local residents a chance to own one of the final physical remnants of the once-bustling Gaithersburg landmark. The auction, hosted last month by Capital Online Auctions, drew strong interest, particularly for the mall’s blue entrance signs, which received the highest bids.

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Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on HOLD Status Due to Alleged Swatting Call

By MCS Staff
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MCPD UPDATE: “MCPS has lifted the HOLD status at Bethesda Chevy Chase HS. Police have confirmed that this was a swatting incident. Officers are clearing the scene.”

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has shared that “Bethesda Chevy Chase HS is currently in a HOLD status because of an alleged swatting call. MCPD officers are on scene investigating the validity of the threat.”

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4A Maryland Football State Championship Preview & Prediction

By MCS Staff
Courtesy Matt Brezovec

For the seventh time in 13 years, Maryland’s two gold-standard programs meet on the state’s biggest stage, an annual collision that now feels less like a championship game and more like a heavyweight trilogy gone long. Wise vs. Quince Orchard is no longer just a matchup; it’s a brand, a legacy, a measuring stick for what elite public-school football looks like in this state. And this year’s installment might be the most compelling yet. The game between No. 1 Quince Orchard vs. No. 3 Henry A. Wise will take place on Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD).

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Maryland 4A/3A Football State Championship Preview & Prediction

By Damon Anderson
Courtesy Daniel Soso

If you believe in football karma, if you believe that high school seasons sometimes bend back toward the moments that shaped them, then this state championship matchup feels predestined. The Class 4A/3A – No. 1 Sherwood vs. No. 2 Mergenthaler (Mervo)  takes place on Thursday, December 4th at 7:00pm (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD).

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Clarksburg’s K.C. Landefeld Named Maryland Flag Football Coach of the Year by Washington Commanders

By MCS Staff
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Clarksburg Coyotes head coach K.C. Landefeld was recognized Sunday night by the Washington Commanders as the Maryland Flag Football Coach of the Year, an honor celebrating his leadership, player development, and the sustained excellence of the Coyotes’ girls flag football program.

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