Varsity cheer head coach Dom Borello is now joining the gymnastics team as assistant coach to varsity team head coach Christie McCormick. Borello has been coaching cheer and gymnastics since 1999 and was able to lead the cheer team to their first conference championship. Director of student activities Joe SwarmContinue Reading
Despite their inherent differences, swim & dive compete and practice together. The combined practices strengthen the bond between the teams. “I really love the communal environment and how the whole team is like one big family,” junior and swimmer Gabriela Stapleton said. On Thursday nights, both teams have a pastaContinue Reading
The freshman boys basketball team defeated the Edison Eagles 55 to 46 on Thursday, Jan. 18 in a team effort filled with ball-movement, unselfishness and enthusiasm that the team has been perfecting throughout the course of the season. Last time the Statesmen faced the Eagles, Marshall was victorious by aContinue Reading
The girls freshman basketball team defeated Edison High School 58 to eight on Thursday, January 18. The girls were led by Tessa Murphy, who scored nine points for the freshman team that now holds a 10-1 record. The girls were up 20 to four after the first quarter, and theyContinue Reading
The gymnastics team finished second after falling short to James Madison High School with a score of 134.9, losing by only 0.8 points. The meet, which also happened to be Senior Night, took place on Jan. 11 in the main gymnasium. Centreville, Westfield, Wakefield, and Lee all finished with lessContinue Reading
The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 26-23 on Monday, Jan. 8, in overtime for the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, giving the University of Alabama their fifth national championship win under their coach Nick Saban since 2009. Both teams are part of the the Southeastern Conference, orContinue Reading
Vienna Youth Incorporated house basketball provides athletes with friendly competition outside of school sports. Despite being a house basketball league, VYI creates an intense environment away from high school sports. “The league is competitive [and] everyone is very talented,” senior and VYI player Jayan Zachariah said. Zachariah also mentionedContinue Reading
The winter track and field team hosted Marshall’s first invitational track meet in honor of alumni David Cannon last Saturday, Dec. 2. Cannon was a two time cross country team state champion in 1971 and 1972 and he still holds the two mile school record. In 2016, Cannon diedContinue Reading
Fairfax County School Board Member and Marshall Alumni Ryan McElveen recognized cross country coach Darrell General and track and field coach Clifford Wong at the Fall Sports Banquet on Nov. 14 for their titles of All-Met Coaches of the Year. McElveen attended the banquet to personally congratulate General and Wong.Continue Reading
The varsity team earned a record of 9-1, four wins more than the previous season. The Statesmen’s only loss of the regular season was against James Madison High School. “It was a really good season even though the end of it was disappointing, but the regular season was the bestContinue Reading
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