Our school’s girls basketball team, headed by Coach of the Year Devaughn Drayton and senior captains Ana Bournigal, Emma Nelsen and Molly Kaufman, achieved unprecedented success during this year’s season. Thanks to their unique team camaraderie and...
This past Friday, fans from our school and Washington-Liberty (W-L) High School packed the stands at MedStar Capitals Iceplex to view the sports spectacle of the year: the Yorktown vs. W-L hockey game. It was a hard fought battle between the two long-standing...
The Yorktown Ice Hockey Club is on the longest winning streak in team history and can be seen dominating opponents on select Fridays at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. The Hockey Club’s recent triumph is attributable to their immense depth in skill.
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On December 29, Arlington Public Schools (APS) announced that all extracurricular activities, including athletics, would be paused until January 14 due to the rise in Omicron cases across the county. However, the pause ended two days earlier than anticipated,...
Our school’s students have a reputation for challenging themselves and succeeding academically, but this resolute work ethic does not end with the school day. Despite the bell that releases students at 3:01 p.m., many remain in the building for extracurricular...
With the end of fall sports, players and students alike are looking forward to the upcoming basketball season. Beginning in November, our school’s 2021-2022 basketball season has been and will continue to be altered by new COVID-19 restrictions.
Our...
Winter sports are right around the corner and the importance of COVID-19 vaccines for student athletes and staff is a popular conversation. COVID-19 has affected sports at our school in the last two years with strict regulations and protocols.
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Senior star swimmer Emily Brooks’ rigorous work schedule and academic accomplishments have paid off as she has committed to Pomona College. Her leadership out of the water and speed in it are major factors as to why the girl’s swim team has enjoyed...
In what has been dubbed the Yorktown Hockey rivalry game of the year, the Patriots took on the Washington-Lee Generals on March 4 at Kettler Capitals IcePlex. As is typical for any competitions with our cross-town rivals, the intensity was at an all time...
Yorktown is known for its school spirit. Our true blue colors bleed from our athletes to our fans. We come together not only as a school but a family to demolish our opponents. But what happens when two of our favorite sports are put against each other...
Beth Gentsch, Sentry Staff Reporter
• March 20, 2015
The starter opens his mouth. “Take your mark.” Swimmers lean down, their arms of chiseled muscle holding steadily. With the sound of the beep, eight fastskin clad bodies dive in and become a whirlwind of waves mixed with arms and legs. Coaches shake...
Dan Huycke, Sentry Staff Reporter
• January 31, 2015
James. Carroll. Two words, one man. The legend behind the man is what I set out so fretfully to finally understand and discern. A senior, an MVP, an enigma. James Carroll is constantly rewriting the guidelines and redrawing the boundaries of the human...
