Second-Half Defense Lifts Bulldogs Past Patriots
Churchill’s Williams helps shut down Wootton’s red-hot Ibeh.
Churchill boys’ basketball head coach Matt Miller could see it coming. He tried to warn the Bulldogs but it was too late.
Churchill’s Racoosin Plays ‘Like a Guy’
Athleticism, jumping ability make Bulldog guard an offensive threat.
Shira Racoosin’s skill set — most notably her ability to shoot an actual jump shot — has been compared to that of a male hoopster. While Racoosin appears slightly embarrassed about discussing the topic, her athletic ability makes her one of the top scoring threats on a Bulldogs team ranked No. 11 in the latest edition of the Washington Post’s top 20.
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Pony Steelers Team Won the Division 4 Maryland Youth Football State Championship.
State Champions
The Rockville Football League (RFL) Pony Steelers Team — a Potomac/Rockville group of mostly 9-year-old boys — recently won the Division 4 Maryland Youth Football State Championship.
County Breaks Ground on New Animal Adoption Center.
Animal-Lovers Celebrate Ground-breaking.
“At last” were the opening words of pride and relief from David Dise, director of the Montgomery Department of General Services who kicked off the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Animal Services and Adoption Center on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Roller Rink Adapts to Need
County hopes to adapt roller hockey rink for accessible sports this fiscal year.
Some of Pam Yerg’s players use crutches and walkers and "struggle through the ruts and grass and the mud" to be part of soccer activities and games
Splitting Time Between Potomac and Vermont
Couple enjoys life as innkeepers.
Readers who watched the 1980’s television sitcom “Newhart” will remember the Vermont inn that Newhart and his wife ran. The Norwich Inn, the implied setting of the show, is now owned by Potomac residents, Jill and Joe Lavin.
‘Up On The Rooftop’
Potomac native coordinates more than 100 events at rooftop venue.
As soon as spring breezes begin to blow and the warm sunny days of April and May appear, a rooftop high above Rockville Town Center will come to life with dancing music, tantalizing food, happy hours and parties for young, old, single and married.
At Geographic Bee
Susanna Yau, an 8th grade student at Fourth Presbyterian School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship.
Column: "Progression"
There’s a word – in a medical context, anyway, that you don’t hear every day. And if you’re a stage IV lung cancer survivor – like me, 35 months post-diagnosis, it’s hardly the word you ever want to hear – or see – describing the most recent CT Scan of your lungs (Mediastinum) where your malignant tumors have been in "partial stable remission" going on two-plus years now. "Progression" means growth. Growth means the relative calm under which you’ve existed for the last few years is officially over.
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade 2 students sing during the annual all-school chapel honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
WES Hosts Cartoonist
Cartoonist and author Marc Tyler Nobleman visited Washington Episcopal School on Dec. 7.
January Flowers Bring Winter Smiles
Potomac Village Garden Club provides flowers and friendship for seniors.
The Village at Rockville is a little more floral thanks to a delegation from the Potomac Village Garden Club. The club provided chrysanthemums and carnations for floral arrangements on Jan. 24, which were supplemented by greens from members’ personal gardens.
Potomac Psychologist Helps Sleep-Deprived New Parents
Strategy allows parents to get at least five hours of uninterrupted sleep each night.
When Megan Price and her husband Marc Weiner describe the first weeks of life with their 6-month-old son Adrian, one of the first adjustments that comes to mind is sleep deprivation.
This Week in Potomac
River Road Bank Robbed, School Bus Safety Cameras, Presidential Election Judges Needed
Future Reporters?
The third grade class at St. Raphael School listens to reporter Colleen Healy talk about her work at The Potomac Almanac.
Wellbeing: Cybercycling for Better Health
Exergaming — exercise combined with video games — might offer a greater cognitive benefit than traditional exercise alone.
The same staccato beeps and flashing graphics that keep some youth glued to video games might also boost cognitive function in senior citizens.
Editorial: About Halfway
Always entertaining, the high-stakes session of the Virginia General Assembly reaches new heights this month.
The user-friendly website for the Virginia General Assembly plus live-streaming of the legislative sessions might make you believe that most of the important decisions in Richmond are being made out in the sunshine.
Whitman Attempting To Fill Ceccone’s Scoring Void
Vikings struggle offensively during loss to Walter Johnson.
With leading scorer Angelica Ceccone sidelined for nearly a month — and possibly for the remainder of the season — due to lingering effects of a knee injury suffered last season, Whitman has relied on a committee approach for picking up the offensive slack. On Friday, however, the Vikings didn’t have a player score more than six points as Whitman produced its lowest offensive output of the season.
Potomac Sports Briefs
The Churchill girls basketball team defeated Walter Johnson 80-63 on Jan. 13, improving its record to 10-2 while extending its winning streak to nine games.