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Lee Takes Over at Quarterback for Churchill Football Team

Bulldogs improve to 2-0 with victory against Whitman.

The Churchill football team improved to 2-0 with a 33-9 victory against Whitman on Sept. 7.

Whitman Continues Quarterback Transition

McGowan to start against Wootton, Morton could see time.

Whitman opens the 2012 season against Wootton on Aug. 31.

Bethesda Country Club To Host Wounded Warrior Tournament

Annual event returns Aug. 20.

In 2005, Jim Estes, director of golf at Olney Golf Park began teaching injured servicemen and women to play golf — many of them amputees, many with prostheses. He took the job so seriously that he practiced raising his right leg and hitting the ball off his left leg for hours as he tried to figure out the best way for one-legged people to hit the ball.

Pies Tackles National Competition

Local golfer qualifies for USGA Men’s Amateur Golf Tournament.

The U.S. Golf Association Men’s Amateur Golf Tournament is the most prestigious golf tournament for amateurs in the United States — and Potomac’s Rusty Pies qualified for the second year in a row. The tournament will be held Aug. 13 - 19 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.

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Shim, Weiss Lead Churchill Field Hockey in 2012

Bulldogs looking to build on 2011 region runner-up finish.

The Churchill field hockey team looks reached the 4A West Region championship game last season.

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Pedaling with Pals

Potomac Pedalers provides group rides for area cyclists.

Cyclists of all ages and ability levels can participate in group rides with the Potomac Pedalers.

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Title IX Marks 40 Years (Potomac)

Area coaches reflect on the law’s impact and societal changes.

Title IX's impact is felt 40 years later.

Bethesda’s Renfroe Is Ripken League’s Top Slugger

Mississippi native leads league in home runs, RBIs, fourth in batting average.

Bethesda Big Train slugger Hunter Renfroe leads the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League in home runs and RBIs, and is fourth in batting average.

Potomac Native Wins World Series of Poker Event

Churchill graduate wins nearly $560,000.

Potomac native and 2005 Churchill graduate Cliff Goldkind won nearly $560,000 in a World Series of Poker event.

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Manager Colangelo to Big Train: ‘Perform or Quit’

Bethesda falls to last place in 10-team CRCBL with loss to Rockville.

The Bethesda Big Train fell into last place in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League after a loss to the first-place Rockville Express on June 18.

Potomac Sports Briefs

George Washington University is hosting a softball camp and Catholic University is hosting a baseball camp.

Potomac Sports Briefs

Former Churchill guard Will Lewis (2011) was recently named to the 2011-12 Founders League All-League team while playing for The Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, Conn.) as a post-graduate.

Big Train Opens Season as 3-Time Defending Champion

Big Train Opens Season as 3-Time Defending Champion

The Bethesda Big Train enters its 14th season of existence.

Bulldogs Boys’ Lax Ends Season at State Semifinals

Churchill falls to Westminster, 14-10.

While Churchill experienced emotional high and lows, the Bulldogs are hoping the 2012 season acts as a foundation for a formidable future.

Churchill Girls’ Lax More Competitive at State Level

Bulldogs capture third consecutive region championship.

After winning a third consecutive 4A/3A West Region championship, the Churchill girls’ lacrosse team once again fell short in the state semifinals. This time, however, a more competitive contest gave the Bulldogs reason to believe they’re improving.