WASHINGTON POST: Some 20 minutes after his team earned a 75-67 win over Bishop McNamara on Tuesday night, St. John’s guard Malik Mack was laughing in disbelief at how intense the final minutes were. The […]
WASHINGTON POST: Riley Nelson was notified that she made the 2023 McDonald’s all-American game by a sudden onslaught of joyous teammates. “I think they saw before I did — I was too sick to look,” […]
WASHINGTON POST: Late in the fourth quarter, when the scoring had dried up and St. John’s was carving into Bishop McNamara’s lead, the Mustangs needed a basket. They had relied on strong, pressing defense throughout […]
WASHINGTON POST: Six years before she committed to the most famous women’s basketball program on the planet, Qadence Samuels felt disqualified by her ability. She was 11 years old and facing her first day of […]
WASHINGTON POST: Donnie Freeman was always a big kid. His parents are tall, and he inherited their height. But when Freeman was in middle school, he kept growing. One spurt after another carried him from […]
Washington Post: Every weekend in the D.C. area, there is plenty of future Division I talent on display — both in the city and throughout its suburbs. Here are 10 players who will likely play […]
The 2021-22 high school sports season meant more to student-athletes and coaches than usual. After the previous two campaigns were canceled or shortened because of the pandemic, this past school year allowed many teenagers to […]
Hours after he was officially announced as the basketball coach at DeMatha Catholic High, Mike G. Jones walked into the Copper Canyon Grill just off the Beltway in Prince George’s County. He was there to […]
The area by the back entrance of the DeMatha Catholic High gym buzzed with people as a balmy June Friday reached its hottest late-afternoon stage. A Fairleigh Dickinson coach talked loudly into his cellphone about […]
