Sunday, April 7, 2013
The eight courses brought in more than $10 million in revenues in fiscal year 2012.
April is the biggest month for the eight Fairfax County golf courses and with warmer weather on the horizon, county officials are expecting to see a spike in rounds played. Judy Pedersen, a spokeswoman for the Fairfax County Park Authority, said April is the traditional time when golfers start thinking about and playing more golf – both because the weather is improving and because golf becomes more visible with key national events like The Master’s. According to the National Weather Service forecast for Falls Church, temperatures will be in the high 50s Saturday, mid 60s Sunday and by Monday, temperatures will hit the low 70s. “Last year, April rounds accounted for about 12 percent of total play for the fiscal year,” Pedersen said. “And …
The Edison Eagles started their baseball season in March.
Since the season started, the Edison Eagles varsity baseball team has had a few games postponed according to the schedule provided on the school's sports website. As for the games Edison has actually played this season, they haven't won very many. The Eagles' current overall record is 2-5. Here's a schedule of upcoming games for Edison varsity baseball: For more information on Edison High School sports, click here.
Friday, April 5, 2013
The Lancers started their baseball season in March.
The Lee High School varsity baseball team started in early March with scrimmages against South Lakes and Thomas Jefferson. The Lancers also participated in the Langley "Icebreaker" Tournament where they lost to Langley, 2-4 and beat Mount Vernon, 7-6. The Lancers then lost to Lake Braddock Secondary, 0-10, on March 20 and also lost to Osbourn Park High, 0-10, in the "Let's Play Two" Tournament on March 22. The team then won against Thomas Jefferson in the same tournament, 2-1. The Lancers lost two more games in the tournament after beating Thomas Jefferson. On April 3, the Lancers lost in a home game against W.T. Woodson, 0-11 and took on South County Friday evening. Here's a schedule of upcoming games for Lee varsity baseball: For more …
Louisville, Wichita State, Michigan and Syracuse go for the title. Here's where to watch in Kingstowne.
Finally, the NCAA Final Four. The March Madness 2013 Final Four television schedule begins Saturday with a television schedule that includes Louisville v. Wichita State followed by Michigan v. Syracuse. The Vegas lines on the Final Four give Louisville a 9.5-point edge and favor Michigan by 2. Sure, your March Madness tournament brackets are probably busted, but you can still have fun with the tournament. How? Here's Charles Barkley on David Letterman discussing March Madness. And here are a few bars and restaurants with big screens in Kingstowne area and within reasonable driving distance, so you can watch the tournament with other March Madness junkies: Have other suggestions? Tell us in the comments.
The Hayfield Hawks started their baseball season in March.
The Hayfield Secondary School baseball team has gotten off to a rocky start since their season opener against Mount Vernon March 21. The Hawks beat Mount Vernon, 10-0 then lost the next two games against McLean (4-8) and West Potomac (1-11). Hayfield beat Wakefield Tuesday, 11-2 and lost to Oakton High Wednesday, 3-17. Hayfield's current season record is 2-3 and they have a long season ahead of them. The Hawks will take on the Edison Eagles 6 p.m. Friday at Hayfield. Here's a schedule of upcoming games for Hayfield varsity baseball: For more information on Hayfield Secondary sports, click here.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
The Washington Nationals enter the 2013 Major League Baseball season as favorites to win the World Series thanks to Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and some important new additions.
Major League Baseball opens its season Sunday, March 31 and the Washington Nationals are an Opening Day favorite to win the World Series. The Nats, winners of the National League East division in 2012, begin a 2013 season heavy with expectations on Monday, April 1 when they play host to the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park. First pitch is at 1:05 p.m. • Opening Day ticket information for the Washington Nationals With the deepest pitching staff in baseball anchored by standouts Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann, and a strong lineup that should be buoyed by 20-year-old prodigy Bryce Harper—the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year—entering his first full big league season, baseball experts are high on the Nats. World …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Virginia teams begin their run for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Championship.
Trying to keep up with the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament? The Georgetown Hoyas are poised for a run that could get them farther into March Madness than they've been since at least 2007. Full television schedule of 2013 NCAA March Madness. The Bleacher Report says a Georgetown run to the Final Four in Atlanta "doesn't seem unfathomable" but the site stops short of annointing the Hoyas champions. It predicts March Madness for the Hoyas will begin with a victory over Florida Gulf Coast in their opener Friday and continue with a dismantling of San Diego State before a loss to Florida. Who are you cheering for? Tell us in the comments section below! Most predictions and Las Vegas odds for the 2013 NCAA Tournament champion favor Louisville. …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Summer is right around the corner, and multiple places are offering different camps for kids of all ages.
Before you know it, the last bell of the 2012-2013 school year will ring and your kids will have more than two months of school-less days. To keep your kids active in sports and activities and educationally challenged during their long summer vacation, Browne Academy, Burgundy Farm Country Day School and Fairfax County Park Authority have plenty of summer camps to choose from including science, sports and performing arts camps. Here's a quick line-up of summer camps scheduled in the Kingstowne area: Burgundy Farms This year, Burgundy Farm will be offering science, sports, performing arts, visual arts and photography camps for kids between the ages of three years and eight months old and 12 years old. Camp will run from June 17 to Aug. 9. …
Bracketology strategy, the NIT, favorites to win and the NCAA East Regionals at Verizon Center in DC.
There's increasing debate over whether March Madness makes office workers more or less productive, but it starts this week either way. March Madness 2013 first-round games started Tuesday and the tournament doesn’t end until the final buzzer of the last game on Monday, April 8. Here in Virginia, a number of men’s college basketball teams are “in the dance” – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Liberty University, James Madison University (JMU) and, in DC, Georgetown. Here’s the official NCAA 2013 tournament bracket. What's your bracketology strategy? According to CBSSports.com, "There is no exact science to filling out a bracket. So much ends up being a result of gut feeling, intuition (male or female) and good, old fashioned luck." A…
Monday, March 18, 2013
Want to see Virginia teams in NCAA Tournament action? Act quickly, as two of them are No. 16 seeds. Plus, where to watch games in Kingstowne.
March Madness is upon us! Have you filled out your bracket yet? Virginia flavor - James Madison, the No. 16 seed in the East Region, opens play Wednesday. The Dukes, who have not made the NCAA Tournament since 1994, got there by winning the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship Tournament, will play No. 16 seed Long Island University in a first-round game in Dayton at 6:45 p.m. The winner of that game goes on to a matchup with No. 1 seed Indiana on Friday. Virginia Commonwealth, a Final Four team two years ago, enters this year's NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed. The Rams (26-8), who got in with an at-large bid, will play No. 12 seed Akron - winner of the Mid-American Conference Tourney - in the late game (9:45 p.m.) Thursday in Auburn …
