Gymnastics has a core group of returning athletes, but it also has new talent joining the team with varying amounts of gymnastics experience.

The “group has a lot of talent and depth stemming from their individual participation in the sport in the past at both the competitive and noncompetitive levels,” coach Sue Walton said.

“The first meet went well and helped the girls work out all their jitters,” Walton added. “We scored our highest team score [107.9] since I’ve been coaching, but have the potential to score much higher.”

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The varsity wrestling team won their first tournament of the winter season against Richmond area and local schools on Dec. 3 and went on to place tenth out of 32 in the annual NOVA Classic tournament on Dec. 9.

The team also won 49-21 and 47-24 against Lee and Edison high schools respectively on Dec. 14 in scrimmage matches. Junior Robert Gonzales said “we should have placed higher as a team” at the NOVA Classic tournament but “we had three weight classes where nobody wrestled.”

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While the exposed ceilings and closed-off classrooms may be the most prominent signs of construction inside the school, the renovation has had an influence both at school and at practice for fall sports players. According to field hockey captain Maddie O’Beirne, senior, one of the challenges that the construction hasContinue Reading

The girls varsity field hockey team, currently ranked first in the district, maintained its momentum on senior night and went on to defeat the McLean Highlanders 3-2 on Oct. 4. Despite being down 1-0 the first quarter, Marshall scored about two minutes later. Both teams scored again, bringing the gameContinue Reading

The freshman volleyball team is experiencing greater success than last year’s freshman team, which finished with a record of 8-6.
Defeated only twice so far, the fall 2011 season is off to a good start for the young team.
Coached by Dorothy Brown, the team has played 10 matches so far, with eight of the wins with a score of 2-0.
“I’m trying to develop the individual player … and put them in a position that fits their skills,” Brown said.
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The Marshall Statesmen and the Langley Saxons, long-time division rivals, met in yet another football game on a warm and wet Friday evening. The Saxons (2-1) came off of a loss to Chantilly High School the previous week and the Statesmen (1-2) were coming off a sweet victory against Falls Church.
Langley elected to receive first and Marshall stopped them on downs and the Statesmen fans, all covered in black, were wild from excitement. However, the great play did not continue as Marshall fumbled the football and the Saxons recovered and later turned it into the first touchdown of the game.
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During team practices, the baseball teams conduct warm-ups on the baseball field along with their new companion: a coyote. “We got it about a week after practice,” sophomore and varsity baseball player Michael Evans said. “It was [junior] Ryan Medric’s idea.” “We got a fake coyote to guard our fieldContinue Reading

The varsity baseball team has had a winning season so far this year with a 4-2 record. The team’s victories against Fairfax, Thomas Jefferson and South Lakes High Schools earned it a spot in the regional top ten. Junior Kent Blackstone, one of the varsity captains, said that the teamContinue Reading

Despite losing their starting goalie and a supporting attackman, the boys varsity lacrosse team broke their four-game losing streak and beat McLean High School 13-11 on senior night, the last home game of the season. The game, played last Thursday, was the team’s highest-scoring outing. “It was exhilarating,” goalie andContinue Reading

An achy, sharp pain in the inside of the edge of the tibia and swollen ankles are what describe a track runner’s worst fear: shin splints. According to athletic trainer John Reynolds, shin splints are medically known as medial tibial stress syndrome and are caused by two different foot conditions:Continue Reading